Dealing with Elementals
Madame Ida and Professor Nahum run a ghostly scam at a seance in Ohio. An old lawyer, Mr Karpen, pays fifty dollars to summon his son Percy, who turns out human and hungry for a real reunion with Edith and a home.
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Nahum
Madame Ida
Madame ‘Ida
Ohio
Summerland
Karpen
Henery Karpen
Ida
Mngerdd
Sharpen
Édollata
Percy
Mr. Karpen
Edith
Queen Victoria
Woman’s Skill Outshines Boastful Man In Pencil Sharpening
A Cincinnati Inquirer quip notes a woman’s cleverness in sharpening a lead pencil with a pair of scissors, contrasting it with a man who boasts about his mechanical ability.
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Cincinnati Inquirer
The Black Sea and Gallipoli Peninsula in a World View
The article surveys the Black Sea as an eastern waterway with strategic, commercial, and geopolitical importance. It details its geography, surrounding powers, major ports like Odessa and Batum, and the Gallipoli peninsula as a historic European gateway, noting limited industrial development and export patterns. It closes with a note on Turkey Europe links and Russia’s warm water port challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Russia
Caucasia
Turkey
Asia
Europe
Bulgaria
Roumania
Black Sea
Baltic
American Great Lakes
Danube
Dnieper
Dniester
Bug
Don
Asia Minor
Serpent's Island
West
Cimmerian
Colchis
Jason
Argonauts
Gallipoli
Pericles
Athens
Central Asia
Dardanelles
Gulf of
Saros
Crescent
Aegean Islands
Great Britain
Australia
Odessa
Sevastopol
Batum
Trebizond
Sinope
Varna
KostensJe
Bosporus
France
Marmora Sea
United States
EXTRA GARE AND FEED FOR YOUNG COWS
The article stresses care for dairy heifers from birth to first service, noting the extra feed needed in the first year and cautioning against overfatness if bred late. It argues many cows are condemned as unsuited to dairy work due to being sour, when proper feeding would give them a fair chance.
Concrete Henhouse Boosts Durability and Profit on Farms
Article argues concrete builds for henhouses offer fire resistance durability and rat proofing with minimal cost. It outlines material ratios sand gravel cement and water plus drainage and tile trenching to ensure a level foundation and lasting structure.
Raising Broilers on Farm
A. C. Smith outlines profitable timing for raising light-weight broilers. Hatch in May or June ensures two to two and a half pound birds by October with good feeding, free-range care, and minimal equipment. Earlier marketing yields better prices though profits remain modest and depend on feed efficiency.
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A. C. Smith
Feeding pumpkins to stock in farm rations
Ohio Farmer cites H. P. Miller stating pumpkins are worth about two thirds of ensilage for cows or sheep. Brood sows can use them well and they should replace grass similarly in hog fattening. A value around $2 per ton is suggested, though pumpkins alone cannot feed any animal due to high water content.
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H. P. Miller
Ohio
Dust Setting Hens Use Insect Powder and Citronella Oil
Dust hens with insect powder the day you set them and again on the tenth and nineteenth days to rid mites. Grease the chicks’ heads with citronella oil from any drug store.
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G. W. Masters
W. G. Chapman
Crimean Peninsula
New Jersey
Concrete Foundation
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