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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
3
Local notes show E V Morton at home last week while Mrs J F Allen and Miss Louise visit Ocean View. Numerous visits, travels, and family news follow from Salisbury to Charlotte with a mix of social events, illness updates, church notes, and community announcements including picnics and a surprise marriage at Rev Propst’s home.
Mr Roosevelt landed Saturday in New York greeted by large crowds. On June 16 Mrs Dr Black hosted a six handed euchre event at four tables with a prize bonbon dish. Mrs Chadwick and Miss Schenck won, Mrs Sherrill took a consolation prize. On June 18 Mrs Sherrill hosted an eight table bridge game at her home, Mrs Taylor won a Fisher frame prize, Bryan Jones drew the consolation. Also promotions for wedding gifts and winter fruit storage from Home Canner Co, appealing to readers for durable silverware and quality canning methods.
A Lilliputian colony with over one hundred fifty dwarfs arrives in Paris. Count Primo Maget and Baron Magri lead two fully respectable Italians, while the group includes peasants and menials. The manager chose the smallest people, producing a mix of aristocrats and commoners in a notable display. Marion, a six-year-old American girl, rebels against museum viewing after years of being shown famous artifacts.
A Washington dinner features Hussein Kiazim Bey, the new Turkish ambassador, discussing cooking and cheese taste. The exchange includes playful jests about moldy cheeses and a joke about Roquefort versus Limburger with the host proposing a cheese race to pick a winner.
A passage describes Helen reaching the end of her prayer and momentarily stammering before her face clears, suggesting a shift in mood or realization as she finishes.
Practical advice from a Chicago newspaper man highlights hive care and honey production. Key tips include swarming management from nine to five, using a honey super over wintered hives, placing a windbreak, providing sturdy supports, and wearing protective gear. Regular maintenance and space management are stressed for larger yields.
The article explains best practice for bee feeding with sugar syrup. It notes spring syrup should be thinner to aid bees fetching water and thinning food, while autumn syrup should be thicker to reduce moisture and prevent fermentation. Quoted by F. G. Herman.
Beekeepers should provide abundant water near hives as bees travel long distances for fresh supplies. Use a daily water tray if no nearby stream or lake exists. Water helps dilute winter honey for larvae and softens wax. protect hives from cold North and West winds with hedges or fences. keep weeds down.
The text blends beekeeping notes on spring and summer feeding for colonies with sharpquotations on suffrage and political thought. It mentions bee food aiding strength for honey flow and survival, then shifts to wartime framing and social commentary about women's rights, ending with a note on France's warship spending and a slate waste recycling breakthrough.
The excerpt clarifies there is no relation between ambergris and amber and notes a long held mystery about ambergris origins. It recalls Sinbad describing a spring of ambergris found in a crude state and later disgorged by a fish, aligning with ancient Arabian lore.
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