Double Brooder design and farm notes from the New England Farmer
Instructions describe a double brooder with an open bar cover and tight top, a galvanized water tank, standpipe, and sliding chick platform. Also covers a water circulation method, lamp-heated heat source, and a note on chicks growing well with minimal oil heating. Additional items warn about tree roots clogging tile drains, recommending straight ditches and cemented joints, plus a brief ice storage tip and a local ad for Dr. King's remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Comb Honey Production Notes From North American Beekeepers
R F Holterman spoke at the North American Beekeepers Convention in Chicago on comb honey production. He urged selecting local flow depth, preferred two sided sections 43 inches square with light foundation, and discussed swarming, queen rearing, and hive ventilation. He advised shade, bee escapes, and using fall sheets or starters depending on locality. He emphasized requeening only after swarming and sorting drone comb from combs during harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Holterman
Chicago
United States
Holterman
Nursery and Garden Labels and Bee Queen Mating Notes
The article describes zinc plant labels for orchards and gardens, detailing material, size, and writing methods, plus notes from Jennie Atchley on queen bee mating experiments. It cites variations in drones and queens, including Italian and black lines, and mentions observed outcomes in offspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sursery
Jennie Atchley
Texas
American Bee Journal
A Cure for Croup Helps a Kansas Visitor
A Kansas man from Eas, Russell County, Patton, reports Chamberlain's Cough Remedy saved his child from a severe croup attack while visiting Iowa. He praises the remedy and notes it is sold by Garrett & Beatre in Frederick. The Clover Bae product line is advertised by Gane & Pearre, druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Croup
Iowa
BR. Patton
Eas
Russell County
Kansas
Patton
Garrett & ‘Eatre
Rederick
The Sultans Horses and The Soldier's Horse Reflect 19th Century View
Colonel T A Dodse reviews Turkish horses and Arabians in Harper's Magazine excerpt. He claims Turkish stock is not superior to American mounts and praises U S horses. The piece discusses horse breeding, Arabian and Hungarian blood, and the Sultan's stable as a benchmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Turkey
T. A. Dodse
United States Army
Harper's Magazine
Arabien
Rooner Dodge
Olr
New York
Orient
Colonel Dodge
Abd-al-Mejid
United States
Pan Tina Cough and Consumption Cure Ad
An old advertisement touts Pan-Tina and Fan-Tina cough remedies as pleasant tasting, claiming quick cures for coughs colds throat and chest illnesses. It notes Steiner Bros Drug Store Lane’s medicine and urges caregivers that children suffer coughs and whooping cough. Pan-Tins Cough and Consumption Cure priced at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steiner Broe
Steiner Bros. Drag
Hog Slaughtering for the Small Farmer
Practical designs for home pig slaughter and dressing using simple mechanical devices. A single person and helper can process a dozen pigs quickly, with a scalding vat, moving bar, and fixed pulleys guiding carcasses to the dressing bench. Efficient layout and a dedicated building with a boiler are advised, with emphasis on safety and sanitation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stewart
American Agriculturist
First Great Church Meeting Spreads Across Kentucky
A century old gathering scene in Kentucky describes a massive camp meeting along Red River and Limestone Creek led by Presbyterians Methodists and Baptists. It details crowding preaching services and regional spread to Muddy and Rulze creeks with impact on denominational work to the present time. A second note highlights the Goliath beetle arrival at London Zoo, a giant West African insect adding to the insect house collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Arcentine
Thorne
Red River
Keut Tau
Tame Loha
London Zoologiet Gardens
West Africa
Proverb Origins and Odd Bottling Customs Noted
A fragmented notice surveys proverbs about choosing evil and labels a strange custom of bottling jeans among Persere people. It mentions Thomas à Kempis, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and a dead person’s rites with tears and medicines. The text is garbled but preserves names and scattered events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thas
Kempis
Chaucer
Shakespeare
Persere
Spain
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Darmer
and & Great
Ena
King
Inertt, Garratt & Pearre
Draggists
Sug
Ensland
Sira Bhore
Heroine
Gom, Lele
Rarl's
Felst
Ian Aee
Gane & Pearre
Drogrists
Arizona
Lane
Bonnie Bine
Bonnie Blane
Indianapolis
Theodore P. Hang
Shurler Haugher
Hie Con
Albert S. Reed
Francis 4. Coffin
Percival B. Coffin
Indianapolis Cabinet Company
Cabinet Bank
Central
Africa
South America
Tara
Cara Bare
Farm
Hood
W. A. Frazier & K &G
Lewis Giock
Pittsburg
Harvey Heed
Eawavne
Webbeetah Beeberts
Death's
Mr. 7
Hoal
Oryre
Hanvey” Inn
Jon
Don
N. K. Fairbank & CO
ST. Louis
Nelaton
Kemeon
the & Bords
Tmi
Mnuthig Dt
Jeney
OFFIC
H.R. Lounsbery
Broadway
NEW Tore
Sexton Grand
Iron King and
Noble Cook
Frederick
E. Patrick Sr
Frederick, MD
S. C. Thomas & CO
Eff Sands
E. Z. Rensburg
Carlin House
Orphea
Goutschi
Gautsch! & Sons
Excelsior
Paragon
Calcutta
Rosnoke
R. J. Wilson & Son
Excelsior Stove House
East Patrick ST
Erie Medical
Buffalo
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