Pests on Farms How Fur Bearers Help or Hurt
Washington reports a Farm Bulletin on controlling pests while noting fur bearers contribute millions via pelts. Foxes, skunks, muskrats and beavers provide valuable peltries, yet some fur animals aid crops by feasting on pests. The piece details rodent threats, trapping methods, and safe humane options for farmers.
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Washington
Ned Dearborn
Bureau of Biological Survey
Stiles
Plains
Rooster Lom Hybrid Created by Dr Thomas Ross
A Portland Oregon scientist Dr Thomas Ross bred a queer hybrid named Rooster Lom from a turkey mother and rooster father. The creature reportedly crowing-like call starts loudly and taps off with a wobble, reflecting its unusual lineage and traits.
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Thomas Ross
Portland
Ore
Rootertom
Lightning Flash Sets Hen Bones in Virginia Yard
In Winchester Virginia Mrs Coleman Lyne of Jefferson County West Virginia reports a remarkable lightning relic. After a strike near her chicken yard thehen’s bones lay exactly where the hen sat, bones clean and unburned, eggs intact with small holes in each shell end burned clean inside.
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Winchester
Coleman Lyne
Jefferson County
West Virginia
Be True to Baby Use Proper Castoria Remedies
The passage argues against using substitutes or counterfeits for infant remedies and urges mothers to use Fletcher's Castoria but only as prepared for babies. It emphasizes that remedies must fit the child’s needs and warns that adult or general medicines can be dangerous for infants and children.
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Fletcher
Stolen Gems Hit Amsterdam Diamond Market
Amsterdam reports rising unemployment in the Dutch diamond trade as over 1,000 workers join the jobless, with American demand weak. The market faces losses from stolen Russian stones circulating through Europe, many reground, and dealers fear revival only after these gems clear the market.
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Amsterdam
Holland
United States
Bioghind
The Common Gift at a Rural Wedding
A wedding notice notes the couple exchanged vows titled The Common Gift. The bride and groom reportedly received eight clocks as wedding gifts, a detail highlighted in the brief item.
Leon Prize Won In Corn Kernel Riddle
The Leon community settled a local puzzle when a merchant offered a prize of a pair of slides for guessing the exact corn kernel amount a rooster would eat after 24 hours unfed. Mrs. N. S. Matthews of Leon guessed 248 grains, the rooster ate 240, and the event drew attention to regional lore.
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Leon
N.S. Matthews
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root
Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is praised as a kidney liver and bladder medicine sold by druggists. The ad claims decades of tested merit and urges readers to start treatment. A sample bottle offer asks ten cents and requests paper mention.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. C
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Holt
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Chicago
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Imate
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Alberta
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Omaha
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Ota
Tia Pheer
L. Jones
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Lily White
Phoebe
Scarter
Carter
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