Foul brood symptoms and care guidance for beekeepers
Foul brood is a contagious disease killing larvae five to nine days after egg laying. Do not reuse old combs or equipment, replace with foundation, and keep colonies strong with vigorous queens. Remove diseased combs, shake bees onto clean frames, feed sugar syrup, and burn four brood cells. unite weak colonies to start cure, and watch for signs like sunken caps and ropy matter to prevent spread.
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F. G. Herman
Cels
Toni
Beliefs and facts on trees’ lightning vulnerability
The article surveys historic and folk beliefs about which trees resist or attract lightning, noting beech and certain species as supposedly immune, while oaks and ashes are thought prone to strike. It explains physical factors like crown shape, bark grooves, leaf type, and isolation affecting strike likelihood, then reports broad patterns of lightning frequency across regions and seasons, and concludes any tree can be struck with fires often starting from dry litter or soil contact.
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Ty F. G. Plummer
Pliny
Seneca
Plutarch
United States
Rocky Mountains
Arizona
New Mexico
Florida
Illinois
Cuba
Alaska
Flock of Chickens Learn Bad Habits From Each Other
An article by Walter B. Leutz explains that flocks of hens sometimes pull and eat each other’s feathers. It cautions that tight confinement and idleness trigger the habit and suggests turning them to range or giving them enrichment and green feed to keep them active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter B. Leutz
Laying Hens Profit From High Summer Egg Prices
Laying hens yielded strong profits as egg prices stayed high throughout the summer, boosting poultry farmers' returns and market activity.
Oyster Shells as Lime in Hen Diets
An old controversy over oyster shells for lime in poultry feed is settled by New York Agricultural Experiment Station findings. A pound of shell provides lime to manufacture about a dozen eggs. keep a small box accessible for hens to self regulate intake.
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Ter
New York Agricultural Experiment
Start Your Baby With Sound Health Start Your Baby With Sound Health
A paternalistic health ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild laxative tonic for infants and families. It cites testimonials from Dixie Dudley of Magnolia Ark and Mrs Carl Dudley, claiming relief from flatulency and constipation and noting wide use across generations. Availability is advertised at five cents or one dollar per bottle with a money back guarantee and a free sample offer by mailing W B Caldwell at 417 Washington St Monticello Il.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie Dudley
Magnolia
Ark
Caldwell
Carl Dudley
Dixie
Dudley
W. B. Caldwell
Washington St
Monticello
Reginald Advises Barrel Purchases for Sugar and Candy
A playful exchange shows Reginald insisting on giving a pound of candy despite sugar price rises. He suggests buying in larger, barrel quantities to save money, while his lover teases about extravagance and economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald
Ex Governor Pennypacker on Divorce Echoes in Philadelphia
Trend of the Times notes a Philadelphia discussion where former Governor Pennypacker comments on the divorce evil with a wry smile. An acquaintance at the Historical Society proclaims happiness, prompting a joke about engagement, marriage, or divorce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennypacker
Philadelphia
Historical Society
New York Tribune
Care tips for dying rubber plant and ferns
When rubber plant leaves yellow and drop the plant is dying. Feed olive oil tablespoonful every two weeks. Wash plant weekly with warm soapsuds allowing suds to moisten soil. Sprinkle every other day. Use the same treatment on ferns.
Breakfast Letter Praises Grape-Nuts For Health
A reader reports his wife recovered health after four weeks on Grape-Nuts with cream or milk, highlighting breakfast and supper improvements and overall vitality. The ad copy promotes Postum Co. products and references The Road to Wellville brochure.
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Moman
Tina
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Khead
Wellville
Realization dawns on man after attempting many limits
After attempting numerous tasks a man discovers the many things he cannot do. The reflection centers on limits, effort, and self awareness without dramatic events.
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South Africa
Europe
New York
Yellow Pine
Yster
York
Trend of the Times
Bill
Jill
FOLEY
Texas
Reque Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston
San Antonio
McCane’s
Texans
South
Planet JR
Southwestern Distributors
South Texas Implement & Vehicle Co
Houston, Tex
Edison
Houston Phonograph CO
Main
America
Weber, Kimball, Ivers & Pond
Bush & Lane
Leyhe
Chickering Bros
Chicacu
Jesse French
Kohler & Campbell
Packs d
Ludwig, Schaeffer and
Smith & Barnes
Kimball
Levhe Piano Company
THE
Catoncern
Dallas
O. P. Jackson & CO
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