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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1906
Page
3
The article describes a DIY brooder built from common materials for about a dollar. It notes many have had success with homemade breeders and offers guidance copied from Farmers' Bulletin No. 237 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help readers who prefer artificial chick-raising methods.
A homemade brood er box designed to house young chicks is described with illustrations. The lower heating lamp area is a tin or galvanized iron box three feet square, covered, and a tin cover. One inch strips form boundaries, with two one inch holes bored on each side of the box near the top.
A thatched floor layer supports a central eight inch hole beneath an old punched tin pan. A two and a half foot square table sits above, surrounded by a felt curtain with five to six inch gaps for chick movement. Boards forming a shallow enclosure brace the setup, with a removable side to connect hover and room floor at ten days old.
A Prairie Farmer writer proposes a simple hen nest design using six inch by twelve foot boards cut into twelve inch pieces to form nests on a three foot wide platform. Nests are arranged in a row with a partition of woven wire or boards to separate nesting from the platform, allowing selective confinement and easier cleaning.
A fragment of agricultural advice warning about weak poultry stock and management practices. It discusses turkeys, queen bees, poultry housing, and the role of lurid insecticides, urging live, alert workers and practical methods. It mentions beekeeping ranges, the idea that bees forage within about two miles, and farm production implications.
Practical guidance on handling bees during queen placement and hive reconfiguration. Steps describe relocating frames, placing a queen excluder, transferring brood and honey, and using a solar wax extractor. Includes cautions on airflow, frame alignment, and keeping the queen safe while optimizing wax production.
Build a narrow wooden frame hive with a long entrance tube and screen vent. Place near vines on a shaded porch, insert ready brood and queen cells from a seven day old hive, and observe larvae and hive activity to learn bee workings as Farm and Home recommends.
A Chicago Chronicle note on lawn care advises pulling persistent weeds such as dandelion dock and trash weed roots before reseeding. It recommends raking grass clippings, spreading manure or bone and ash dressings, applying lime or potash, and using nitrate of soda for color, with care to avoid nitrogen loss and proper settling after fertilizing.
Cleaning guidance for old garments from The Commoner instructs ripping and washing with gasoline for black Jaca dresses, ironing with damp cloth between passes, and proper drying. It warns against flames, drying of trimming, and reuses clear gasoline except for white goods, also covers silk crepe waists and ribbons with repeated rinses and air drying.
Soak gelatine in cold water for an hour then heat milk in a double boiler. Whisk yolks with sugar, add to hot milk and cook two minutes. Dissolve in gelatine, add vanilla, cool. Beat egg whites and fold in when custard is cold, then mold and chill until firm.
A compact recipe for banana blanc mange. Soak gelatine in water, heat milk with baking soda and sugar, dissolve gelatine, add bananas, pour into a jelly mold, chill until set, then unmold and serve with whipped cream.
A soda fountain favorite, mint lemonade can be prepared at home by squeezing lemons over sugar, adding water and a small liqueur glass of creme de menthe per cup of lemonade, then filling the pitcher or punch bowl with sparkling water such as club soda just before serving.
The text notes that ether is one of the most effective remedies for removing grease spots from clothing, suggesting a cleaning method or tip.
The Washington renovation of the White House and Capitol buildings used a high grade ready mixed paint chosen as the best available. Officials note that ordinary white paint fades from smoke and dust, so a ready mixed option was adopted to maintain the iconic white façade.
A fragment from a historical page discusses how Cleopatra and Volcan L influenced world destinies through handwriting. It argues Napoleon’s fate hinged on legibility of a message to Grouchy, whether battle was engaged or won, and credits Dumas writing master for the idea that small scribbles shaped empires.
A commercial traveler attends a social in Eastern Ontario where dinner runs late. A guest asks the hostess to play, and she performs two Chopin nocturnes with notable precision. After a pause, she offers a sonata to an old gentleman who unexpectedly agrees, seeking another musical interlude.
The passage recounts Sir Walter Scott's habit of inserting his own fabricated quotations into chapters. During a session Beatt asked John Ballantyne to locate a Beaumont and Fletcher passage, provoking Scott to exclaim that he could make a motto sooner than they could find one, and he did, starting a lifelong habit.
A San Francisco Call note reports Professor Schmidt arranging a program with Miss Amy Tover at a concert. The event promises a piece titled Within a Mile of Edinburgh Town and a directive to perform Make It within two fal ls.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a strained domestic scene. The exchange features a husband and wife with a six month silence and a reaction remark about discomfort. The source reads like a clipped, period style item from a community page.
In Moscow a bomb exploded near Governor General Doubagsoff’s carriage outside the Uspenski Cathedral entrance. A sentry and an aide were killed or injured, and the attacker perished. Doubagsoff was thrown, burned, and bruised but walked to the palace with assistance.
Scranton Pa May 6 union leaders vote to continue the operators plan for a three year coal wage agreement with no discrimination for miners who obeyed the suspension. A conference is set for Monday with George Baer to discuss term length and non discrimination, signaling likely return to work on May 14.
Chicago May 6 Dowie forces plan to contest Zion City possession as Dowie fights a charge of insanity. Three physicians examined John Alexander Dowie at Zion City and reported him perfectly rational with sound memory and understanding.
Mrs Naicy Cleary of Brewers NY says a lightning strike nearly paralyzed her and caused back and female troubles. She credits Wine of Cardus with curing her and claims renewed strength. Gardui and other advertisements appear, praising elixirs and a mechanical applause device in Vienna.
Advertisement asserts neglect of symptoms causes female disorders and touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the cure all. It cites years of cures and testimonials, praises Mrs Pinkham's remedies and invites women to write from Lynn Massachusetts for advice, claiming she answers in confidence.
Walter Wellman has Norway's consent to establish a wireless telegraph station at Hammerfest for his polar expedition. He will proceed to Parla for testing the Arctic capability. The notes also observe about teaching Sundays and personal godliness versus neighborly conduct.
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