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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
1
Myrtle defies a planned marriage to Tilson Montague after leaving a convent. At a masquerade she meets a noble suitor who later reveals he, too, seeks freedom from enforced betrothal. They unmask and confess love, embracing a true union despite family schemes.
Report describes a sun bath focused treatment at a Plymouth Massachusetts sanitarium for incipient tuberculosis. Patients live in small wooden shacks, naked during daily sun exposure, followed by needle bath, cold spray, rubdown, and outdoor recovery with liberal diet and a large garden. Visitors and expectoration are restricted. aim is to revitalize patients for return home.
A critique of entrenched Southern prejudice in narrow rural circles. Walter H. Page cites a Black college student translating Xenophon and a club discussion showing mocked Greek literacy by a judge. A child asks his mother if God watches everyone, highlighting everyday moral clarity amid bigotry.
Georgia peach prospects are bright despite late frosts. Alabama fruit outlook favorable except for pears. Strawberries ripen in southern counties while North Carolina sees growth slowed by cool wet weather. overall fruit damage minimal. Michigan reports mixed conditions with varying fruit estimates from the secretary of state.
Publan Garcia describes Bordeaux Mixture to protect plants. Mix copper sulphate six pounds with water to twenty five gallons, suspend until dissolved, then slake lime four to six pounds and dilute to twenty five gallons. Use a wooden or earthen vessel and stir well to avoid foliage burn. Test lime adequacy with ferro-cyanide of potassium. no color change means enough lime.
Fred M. Warner notes 124 correspondents say yes and 254 no about peach orchards sprayed for curl leaf. He hopes spraying becomes more general each year as profitable and essential for good fruit. Cor respondents say it is too early to gauge the crop.
A report from Indians states that in the agricultural college only about ten percent of the men seek salaried positions while the majority prepare to work on their own farms. There is strong demand for trained agricultural workers, and many students return to farm life rather than pursue teaching or other roles.
Madty Tied Wool L. M. Hartley, a Farmers' Review correspondent, stresses wool preparation. He says proper tying by an expert, and removing foreign substances, ensures cleanliness. He notes market preferences favor St Louis, Chicago, and Boston, and warns growers lose income if wool arrives in poor condition prompting buyer objections.
The article explains starting celery seeds in wooden trays two by three feet, with drainage holes, using sifted soil, then transplanting seedlings in 14 to 20 days. Later sow on open ground, transplant in five weeks, and cultivate shallowly to avoid disturbing roots. It lists pests like celery leaf tier, celery caterpillar, zebra caterpillar, and Late plant bug, recommending hand-picking and light field lamps at night to attract moths, plus weed control and cultivation for prevention.
A North Chicago suburb faces a 90 foot high bank prone to sliding toward the village water works. Experts recommend Bermuda grass for its strong creeping rootstocks to stabilize the slope, noting it stays effective even after frost kills the surface foliage though it dies back in winter.
Oklahoma Experiment Station data show rape as a desirable spring and fat pasture crop and a source of green feed during growth. The plant withers in severe cold but thrives in mild winters, withstands frost, and can yield up to twenty three tons of green feed per acre at first cut. For best results, plant in fine tilth, drill for summer persistence, and use three to four pounds per acre if broadcasting or one to one and a half pounds per acre in drills. Prof Thomas Shaw notes sheep fattening on rape in Minnesota.
April reports from Oregon note steady grass growth and good western pasture conditions while eastern areas suffer slow growth due to cold weather and feed shortfalls. Cattle came through winter in fair shape and should fatten with pasture. Lambing is well along with no unusual losses. In Idaho clover and alfalfa start, range grass grows slowly, sheep and cattle on summer range for weeks, and sheep shearing progresses well. Livestock are fair to good. March was cold, windy and dry per Weather Bureau. In New Mexico drought caused some cattle losses in Mora and San Miguel counties, but cattle and sheep overall fair. ranges drying and water holes shrinking. Haying begins in California. Arizona sees late season by two to three weeks due to cold and no rain. ranges poor in many areas and livestock need better pasture and water.
E I Famulener of Knox County Illinois extols White Plymouth Rocks for uniform size and color, high egg production, moderate broodiness, strong mothering, heavier than Wyandottes, plump tender meat with yellow skin, calling them grandest American breed and show room gems.
A reader from The Farmers' Review asks about corn planting methods near the Great Lakes and whether plowing before planting yields a better seed bed. He argues that thorough ground preparation matters for high yields and notes regional differences with states like Kansas and Nebraska where wind damage is a concern. He remains unconvinced by a shallow tillage system and seeks practical guidance.
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