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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1911
Page
6
Gd Herman outlines coastal bee wintering practices emphasize attention to small details. He warns bees starve despite honey nearby if they cannot move inside the hive to reach stores. He endorses woolen blanket or carpet covers with absorbent packing, notes limited need for passageways, and describes moisture management and ventilation effects within single walled hives.
The article explains how frosts and vapors escape from hives as weather changes, with warmth causing vapor not to condense. It notes that cold or warm, ventilation releases occur, yet hive entrances clog with dead bees indicating poor ventilation and potential colony stress.
C M Olbon of the Minnesota Experiment Station urges deeper fall plowing this year, six to seven inches rather than four or five, to improve root development and moisture storage. The depth should suit soil type, as light soils like jack pine are rot resistant to deep plowing. Deep fall work aids wetting and compacting before spring, reducing post-planting cultivation. Earth mulch, not dust mulch, protects moisture, but must not be too fine to avoid wind erosion.
Guidance on keeping bees healthy as they surface in spring. Emphasizes dry, insulated hives with a tight roof, a wind-break on the north and west, and long shallow entrances to deter mice. Stresses maintaining adequate food supply above the cluster and ensuring moisture can escape.
The stinking smut of wheat causes losses where wheat is grown and can be prevented. Seed may be treated to kill spores. use blue stone copper sulfate one to five with ten minutes immersion and skim infected grains. Drying then, or formalin solution one to fifty with thirty minutes, or hot water, are effective methods.
A writer in an exchange describes feeding boiled potatoes to hogs and using unsold tubers otherwise. No condition powder is used, only meat meal. Green foods include clover hay ensilage and the little potatoes fed to livestock.
A simple two wheeled wagon setup reduces labor by turning long logs into a fodder conveyor. Old wagon wheels with 12 to 16 foot poles form the frame, while a 2 by 6 cross-piece and mortised standards hold the long pieces. One man can do as much work as two on an average wagon.
In the past decade the average value of farm lands in New Mexico rose 160 percent, the number of farms 180 percent, improved lands in farms 348 percent, and total farm land value 469 percent. The educational system advanced about 500 percent, led by the New Mexico College of Agriculture.
A London article recalls the ducking stool once used to punish scolding wives across English villages. It details the chair rigged with ropes and bars, lowered into water by beadle officials, and notes stools still seen at Fordwych and Leominster. The practice began in the 15th century and faded by the early 1800s amid public backlash.
The article recalls medieval punishment by drowning in the River Stour ordered by a mayor and twelve jurats since the eleventh century. It notes the prosecutor’s duty to submerge the condemned man until death, with the later shift to drying and the introduction of the gallows as a milder method.
In Cleveland a 21 year old known as the funeral burglar worked with death as his partner during a spree of burglaries. Harry Nichols was arrested after two months of operations in which he posed as a mourner or undertaker assistant. He confessed at police headquarters without emotion, with a stolen gold watch found on him from the Michael Hannan home funeral day, along with other valuables.
Okla Jimmie Walker Shawnee Indian chief aged 108, who lost a rib in a railway accident weeks ago, has been removed home north of the city and is reported entirely recovered.
A historic advertisement claims Dr Derby's Kidney Pills cure kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatism with quick, noticeable effects. It promises a free sample, money back guarantee, and availability through druggists or Derby Medicine Co. based in Eaton Rapids Michigan.
A rural observer notes a renowned maritime painter’s origin as a plain farmer’s son. The writer muses on where the talent formed, joking that the artist might have drawn water towels on the farm.
Mrs Mary W Ramsey of Colorado Springs describes her three week old baby's eczema starting on the cheeks and spreading to arms and shoulders. She notes a marked improvement after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with all traces gone by seven months. Boils appeared during teething but cleared with Cuticura. she credits the remedies and offers free samples and a 32 page booklet from Cuticura Dept. 6 L Boston.
Baltimore American quotes a line about truth being at the bottom of a well and notes that, unlike wells, you cannot take truth by wishful thinking. The brief quip reflects a literary, reflective tone in a clipped newspaper feature.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Boothing Syrup for child teething soothing gums and reducing discomfort. Promises to ease insomnia, quiet pain, cure wind colic, and claims a $56 button watch can cause a man to miss his train.
A toy dialogue quotes two managers discussing a miracle play. One notes women flock to the show after a rough start. They reveal a missing baby from the Solomon and the Two Mothers scene and replacing it with a bulldog prop, per Puck's wry commentary.
Distemper cure promoted for humans and animals including dogs with a money back guarantee. Advertises over 600,000 bottles sold last year and prices of 60 cents and 1 dollar. Requests requests to druggists or to Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Ind.
A brief, tongue in cheek quote about attending the first performance of a new play. The speaker asks why the frat. answer notes the humor that the crowd behind him has not yet seen it, implying fresh audience reactions.
A vintage ad urges mothers to examine every CASTORIA bottle to ensure it is the safe remedy its claim of over twenty years use. The message references children crying for Fletcher's product and quotes Halleck on twilight and quiet passion in life.
Sore throat remedies pitched as rapid relief for diphtheria quinsy and tonsillitis risks. Advocates keep Hartline Wizard Oil at home as a cure all and urge steady effort without harsh punishment for failures.
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