13 Sep 1902
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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1902
Page
1
The Vermont Agricultural Station reports common horsetail as a dangerous horse poison found in hay meadows and moist soils. Bulletin 95 warns farmers to remove Horsetail from feed as cases of horse sickness and deaths rise, especially near Burlington, with multiple observed outbreaks and limited detection in dry hay.
In early rape pastures danger of bloat rises if animals unaccustomed graze greedily. Use connected tame grass, hay or straw at first, and limit access. Introduce stock gradually, starting with other feed to prevent hunger driven rapid consumption. Prof E A Bull notes cautious transition. Hybridization of fruit varieties discussed as future potential.
The article describes traditional Japanese rice harvesting starting in October or November with hand cutting and manual processing at different steps including threshing and hull removal using improvised millstones. It notes sacks called ta wara and prevalent handcarts. It also discusses summer silos for dairies, favoring silage year round, advantages of old versus fresh silage, and recommendations for building small or large silos to maintain milk production during droughts.
The Ohio Experiment Station warns tomato growers to watch for tomato leaf spot and begin early prevention. Wet weather favors the disease and spraying with Bordeaux mixture every two to three weeks could yield large returns if moist conditions continue. Gardeners should also spray for downy mildew in muskmelons and cucumbers from mid August, at 8 to 10 day intervals, as late yields are anticipated. A Selby notes for botanist. The pontine marshes are to be drained by a German syndicate, usually at the farmer’s detriment.
Chicago readers followed Captain Howard Blackburn owner master and crew of the sloop Great Republic as he completed two Atlantic crossings and a Great Lakes voyage. His life at sea began after a fatal drift at sea twenty years earlier when a companion died and he lost fingers toes. Gloucester citizens funded his return to sailing and he later led a Cape Horn expedition toward the Yukon. On June 18 1899 he first crossed the Atlantic and his second voyage followed a year later. He plans to sell the boat and pursue river navigation down the Mississippi.
Miss Elsie Crescy of Chicago, an actress, sues M A Donahue for 550000 alleging his novel’s cover pirated her photograph and linked her name to the heroine. Her father seeks legal action after the mother’s discovery of the image on a department store shelf.
A puzzle notes that among 1000 brother pairs and 1000 sister pairs the elder brothers live on average six years longer than younger brothers, while elder sisters live longer than younger sisters by a smaller margin. The conclusion drawn is that the younger sibling will die before the elder, based on birth dating and life expectancy patterns.
A two year old rooster aboard the battleship Kearsarge stationed in Manila Bay history and a live chick hatched from a cracked egg found in a dinner prep. The steward wrapped the chick dough and the bird grew rapidly becoming a beloved ship mascot that crows loudly and earns veneration from the crew.
A well dressed New York man asked the health commissioner for permission to send his wife to the smallpox hospital. He says she has tuberculosis in the last stage and wants to try smallpox to fight TB. Dr Lederer refused to grant the request.
Steel magnate Henry Clay Frick exits race for United States senator, aiming to succeed Boles Penrose of Philadelphia, who seeks reelection. Frick had previously opposed Senator Quay last year, signaling a new challenge in the Pennsylvania Senate landscape.
Newfoundland premier Sir Robert Bond and statesman Sir Robert Howd travel to America to discuss ratifying the Bond-Hiaine free trade treaty. Bond is a prominent Newfoundland landed gentry figure educated at Queen's College, England, with a long parliamentary career and independence from politics or commerce.
William Stifer acquired 8791 acres of unseated land in Logan township valued at 150000 dollars. In March 1793 David Lewis obtained patent rights but vanished, leaving the property to the state for nonpayment of taxes. Stifer claimed the land, paying a small sum to the state treasury to obtain absolute title, with two years of coal underlying the tract.
Attorney General Knox travels to Europe to personally handle certain Panama canal issues. Russell in France confirms there are elements warranting the attorney general's direct attention, though specifics are not disclosed. Reports of Solicitor General Richards resigning to join Abner McKinley are denied by Knox.
The famed St Bernard dogs are set to yield to new technology as mountain refuges will be connected by telephone to the principal hospital. The system aims to aid travelers, workers, and pilgrims crossing the Alps, though it may wound the dogs’ pride. Maine spool making expands, sending about 16 million feet of wood to Europe, mainly Scotland, with a single firm handling about half of shipments by steamship.
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