Hog Cholera Remedy And Two Coop Feeding Idea
The Department of Agriculture details a home remedy for hog cholera using a mix of charcoal salt baking soda Glauber salts and antimony sulphide with a measured dose per 200 pounds, plus kerosene or turpentine in feed as optional. It describes a two coop feeding block by Edward Brown with linked shade and shelter for broods, allowing shared space while keeping chicks in separated age groups when needed.
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Department of Agriculture
Buiphar
Edward Brown
England
The Fly Threat to Health in Everyday Life
A health essay argues the common house fly spreads disease from manure and sputum, carrying cholera and typhoid germs to food and water sources. It cites 1905 fly studies, notes sunlightkills TB, and details control measures from New Orleans yellow fever campaigns to oiling manure piles and sanitation practices at markets and picnics.
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Moses
Egypt
Health Board
Nuttall
Kober
Washington
New Orleans
France
Mies
Trismot
Treating Old Apple Trees in German Experimental Rows
German experiments on improving declining Varterland orchards show unmanured rows yield 104 pounds per tree over 1900 to 1904 with 294 apples in 1904. Complete manure at winter roots raised five year yield to 163 pounds and 401 apples by 1904, with average fruit weight rising from 2.98 to 4.19 ounces. National Fruit Grower.
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Varterland
Department of Commerce and Labor
Mahin
Nottingham
Honey Bee Habits and Beekeeper Warnings
The article notes many bee habits both good and bad and praises the protective sting of female bees. It discusses swarming, the need for space in honey production, and recommends producing extracted honey with ample room to reduce swarming and simplify hive management.
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New York
Gapes and Its Treatment in Incubator Chickens
The article explains that incubator chicks are believed immune to gapes when kept off ground but become exposed when moved. It notes the disease is caused by a small parasite in the windpipe and mentions misbeliefs about treatment and the novice’s struggle with the afflicted bird.
Etee French Feeding Block Described by Inland Poultry Journal
The article explains a round log feeding block with a handle used to feed chicks without soiling the food. It notes that ground-fed food is often fouled and wasted, discusses the French system common on farms, and emphasizes the need for clean fresh food for young birds.
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Inland Poultry Journal
England Shows Broad-M mindedness in Mustafa Kamel Rally
A London rally organized by Mustafa Kamel Pach o rganizes openly in broad daylight as a demonstration of England's broad-minded stance toward subjects of different race or color. The event aims to influence Egyptian sentiment toward the English offer amid calls for Egyptian self rule.
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England
Mustafa Kamel Pach
London
Egypt
Genera Journal
A Schoolgirl Pitcher Carrie Moyer Draws Notice in Base Ball
Carrie Moyer, seventeen, daughter of Victor Moyer of Macungie, earns fame as a skilled pitcher. From childhood she played with boys, starred at Kutz town Normal School, and now challenges pitchers like Rube Waddell. Her pitching is scientific and adaptable to any field position.
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Carrie Moyer
Victor Moyer
Macungie
Miss Moyer
Rube Waddell
Kutztown Normal School
Bethlehem
Peigonget
The Tiger Problem in a Distant District Ends
Yuan Ying, a kind magistrate in a tiger plagued district, appeals to the guardian spirit for relief. Tigers are captured after the appeal, easing local fear. the widow and her son’s tragedy prompts action against the predator.
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Yuan Ying
Yuan
Ying
The Silent Music of Earth's Otic
Poetic fragment from Madison Cavein in Harper’s Magazine evokes nature’s sounds as music. Imagery pairs rock and moas with mole and cricket, trees and acorns, lovers and fragrance, framing Earth’s living scene as a timeless, silent symphony.
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Buch
Earth
Madison Cavein
Harper’s Magazine
Tiger as Son to Widow in Ten Year Penance Tale
A magistrate pardons a tiger who killed a widow’s son, ordering the beast to support the widow. The tiger acts as her devoted helper, bringing food and clothing. For ten years he delivers deer each night, aiding her livelihood until her death, the tiger mourning her loss.
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Barthercase
Thagistrate
Tiger
the Tiger
East of Asia Magazine
Desolation Follows Yukon Boom Dyea’s Deserted City Tale
The piece recounts the Yukon Klondike rush decade ago when Dyea and Skagway grew as gateway towns to the Chilkoot Pass. Dyea faded after White Pass railroad and $20 ferry boosted Skagway, leaving Dyea abandoned with decaying wharves and empty streets. Skagway flourished while Dyea declined, later listed as a discontinued post office in Alaska's directory.
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George Carmack
Shookum Jim
Skagway
Dyea
Chilkoot Pass
All Point
Chilkoot
Leslie
Wekly
White Pass
Lake Bennett
States
White Horse
Lynn Canal
Iron Horse
Alaska
Skagway Mar
Geographic Society funds Liberia expedition for Dr Voss
The Geographic Society of Switz erland provides Dr Voss an instructor in zoology at the University Bern with funds to explore interior Liberia.
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The
Geographic Society of Switzerland
Voss
University Bern
Explo Tae Interior
Liberia
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Bessie L. Putnam
Tribune Farmer
Pennsylvania
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