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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1908
Page
3
The article extols birds as essential natural pest controllers in farms, detailing how species like chickadees nuthatches woodpeckers and swallows forage for insects in trees and on the ground. It notes seasonal insect outbreaks with birds returning north to aid in control and highlights the need for habitat and road improvements for farming.
Connecticut widow Mrs. June C. Barrow operates a four acre farm with bees poultry and fruits to support her family of three. Despite starting seven years ago with debt she built a living from ducks pigeons and turkeys on one acre, while investing in bees and small fruit. She plans to expand duck production and reduce pigeons, warning against scaling up too quickly.
An old fashioned guide extols elderberries as a delicious wild fruit and offers practical methods to preserve and enjoy them. It recalls pioneer homemaking, describes augmenting pies with berries and vinegar, and suggests elderberry juice as a flavoring and medicinal addition to grape juice.
The article reviews potting strawberry plants by burying pots to speed production, enabling a yield next year but notes it has no commercial value. It dismisses the method as suited only for small gardens and warns readers against expecting commercial viability or steady crops.
In a era of banditry, Pietro Carricci traps victims with clever ruses. Luigi Bartinelli is lured but later freed when Maria Bassanio, under threat to her family, shoots a sack containing a bandit. Carricci dies, Basilio’s gang captured, and Bartinelli’s heirship and a dowry reward land in Maria’s hands. The government offers ten thousand dollars for Carricci.
On a sultry city street two boarding house lovers, Thearle and Maude Ryerson, escape by train to a country lake and fields. He contrasts real country life with artificial city charm, inviting a life away from crowded streets and theater lights. She smiles, realizing he is the true fresh air fund they both sought.
Two men formed a religious venture for evangelistic work in Manhattan and Brooklyn. After two months they separated and pursued independent reform. An experienced church worker says partnerships in religious campaigns are often short lived and that earnest workers resist outside advice.
In Leipzig Jenny Lind debuted at a Gewandhaus concert conducted by Mendelssohn. Ticket demand rose as prices increased, prompting a protest by conservatory students who claimed free admission. Sixteen year old Otto Goldschmidt led the student delegation to interview authorities and won.
Pearl Leighton, eighteen, and a playful nine year old brother become entwined in a comic Street scene after the girl discovers a painted umbrella bearing the phrase I am looking for no lover. A courteous stranger aids her by washing the inscription and returning the umbrella, hinting at a budding romance.
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