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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1900
Page
3
Geese require free range and water, with low feed costs and simple housing. Feathers offer revenue with about one pound per year per goose. White Embden geese are practical for farmers, averaging 20 pounds for ganders and 18 for geese, laying around 20 eggs per season.
In late summer, requeen and ital ianize weak colonies to enter winter with strong stocks. Spring queen supply is limited so buying young queens now is cheaper. Introduce new queens with care, locate and cage the queen if found, and beware she must not escape back to the hive, per A H Duff in National Rural.
Advice from Rural World urges beekeepers to select strong desirable queens during swarming. Emphasizes avoiding objectionable stocks and improving stock quality for better returns. Recommends collecting queens from natural cells in thriving colonies at swarming season.
A Prairie Farmer reader, F. W. Chapman, argues oats provide superior winter feed for laying hens. He describes feeding oats in sheaf, with corn and bran varied by season, and notes rapid chick growth from dry oatmeal. He warns cost considerations but endorses oats as a constant year round staple.
An Orange Judd Farmer note describes a self adjusting feeding framework to handle chicks of different ages and sizes. It explains how a gradual sloped trough and open space prevent big birds from trampling smaller ones and ensure fair access to feed during a long hatch period in spring.
Rural World advises using a Little tobacco in the smoker to quell vicious hybrid colonies. Protect apiaries from toads, skunks, and mice. Increase or swarm management early as stores rise. Drones are essential but excess drones disrupt. control by removing drone comb and using worker comb or foundation.
The article compares confined and free range poultry, noting fowls thrive on a large free range but well cared for confinement can work for poultry business owners and enthusiastic children in farm families. It emphasizes dependable supervision and attentive care regardless of system.
Chicago Chronicle notes at the Methodist general conference critics chargeda bishop with extravagance over travel costs. Bishop McCabe says his annual travel expenses average under 350 dollars and argues heavy expenditures are necessary for an itinerant bishop. The contrast with a commercial traveler’s eight dollars a day highlights the difference in roles.
A Detroit story recounts a husband who lured his wife back from a five week separation by doubling a ransom like gift in a note saying Don't hurry back. He claims to not fear discovery as he keeps her at home despite suspicions. The Paris Exposition grants Walter Baker and Co. a gold medal for Cocoa and Chocolate.
Mrs Henpeck replies she cannot go with him next week while the doctor insists on a rest for Mr Henpeck. The couple banter about the implied plan and departure.
Letter from Hattie Morrison of Selma Kansas lauds Palmer's Lotion for curing sore eyes and eyelids after a year of suffering. The ad claims immediate relief and eventual cure without a doctor, offering a free pamphlet and sample if a local druggist is unavailable.
A Baltimore American item quotes a teacher claiming baldness is caused by a macrobe. Willie asks if man is a microbe, prompting discussion about the science presented in class.
Announcement of half-rate round trips to the West Southwest and Southeast with a $2 surcharge. Tickets on sale select Tuesdays from Sep 1900 through Dec 1900. agents listed and H C Townsend G P T Agent St Louis MO for full information. Filler ad snippets and jokes follow.
The Detroit Free Press recounts Cheerful Rastus limping into a city physician office supported by two broom handles. He jokes about his broken toes after a misfired attempt to strike a man during a dispute over a biler, then with splints adjusted, laughs at his own injury.
A humorous scene from Harper's Bazar depicts a suave caller arguing with an ice company treasurer about microbial safety. The caller requests delivery of oversized ice so that a few microbes could fit without crowding, mocking fears of contamination. A Chicago Daily News quip about wives follows.
An assortment of advertised tonics and remedies claims to aid digestion liver and bowels and cure ailments from colds to consumption. It cites Pills and tinctures from Lane's family medicine Carter's Ink Piso's Cure and Laxative Bromo Quinine with testimonials and pricing notes.
An advertisement extols Nebraska as a land of abundance for grain, fruit, cattle and hogs. It invites readers to request The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklets, and notes cheap rail excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to visit Nebraska.
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