Egg Eating Hens and Feed Habits Across Flocks
A fragmented late 19th or early 20th century animal care column discusses causes of egg eating in hens. It notes nervous conditions, owners’ management, and feeding as factors. It describes birds like Leghorns and Wyandottes, and mentions coats, fat, and cloths in odd phrasing, suggesting practical tips on preventing egg loss by securing nests and feeding properly.
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Rhone
Ncel- 8
Lyotrelesa
Sorel
Umes
Preserving Poultry Health With Light, Bathing, and Sun
A rambling guide on chicken care includes bathe and dust routines, insect control, and antiseptics. Advice covers lard with camphor for dust baths, kerosene for mites, and corrosive sublimate diluted for ticks. It emphasizes sunlit housing, warm weather care, and a sunny window setup to improve wormage and overall flock vitality.
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Dugt
Amy
Feathers and Eggshel ls from a Poultry Show
A jokey look at the Philadelphia poultry show and nearby chatter notes a $10,990 hen and a $12,000 hat represent high prices. It lampoons quack cures, oyster-shhell ground feed swindles, and wild claims about huge fowl and fowl-food waste. References to Washington, Scranton, St Louis, and Kansas appear amid playful exaggerations about hens, roosters, and a vast locust-infested Red Sea scene.
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Philadelphia
Scranton
Beef Bologna Trust
Washington
Baltimore
Orin
Rome
B. N. Williams
Kansas
Seck
Jill
St Louis
Angel
Red
Farm and Marden Manure Spreader Promotes Efficiency on Farms
An old manual extols the manure spreader as a vital farm tool. It claims the device can distribute manure evenly in minutes, saving labor and improving fertilizer use. The piece urges patience to learn operation and notes widespread adoption benefits and cost savings for farmers.
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Pete
Loosening Tight Nut With Hot Water Tip
A farm journal advises a stubborn wheel nut seized at eighty may loosen after applying a hot water stream from a teakettle for a few minutes, then turn off by hand. The tip emphasizes patient heating to free a stuck nut.
HUMS FROM THE HIVE BEE CULTURE TIPS FOR BEGINNERS
A fragmentary 19th or early 20th century guide advises beekeepers to buy books on bee culture, keep hives level, prevent swarming, label stands with warnings to avoid opening hives, use a smoker wisely, and place equipment for efficiency. It notes bees work well, small farms can support several hives, and bees pair well with poultry.
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Eoen
Bean Culture Tips for Bean Growing and Harvest
Advice on planting beans with soil preparation, row spacing, and cultivation. Plant eighteen inches apart, seeds every four feet or in hills one foot apart. Bury seed two inches deep, avoid wet soil, and weed cleanly. Begin cultivation as plants emerge, then stop after blossoms form to prevent pod loss. Successional planting around midseason ensures continuous pods. Varieties have improved, offering better quality pods despite higher seed costs.
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Huby
Rivey
Useful Summer Spray For Fruits Insects And Disease
The University of Kansas department recommends a combined spray for fruit trees and potatoes using lime and sulphur, arsenate of lead, and water. Apply now to peaches for rot control, apples to prevent wormy fruit, and to smooth fruit, then monthly from fall until ripening begins. Also mentions a bee feeding device with a paraffin coat.
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Department of Entololory
University of Katens
Bee Feeder and Fertilizer Mixes From Agricultural Press
An American Agriculturist item describes a perforated wooden bee feeder with a large float and a shorter front for handling, noting paraffin to seal cracks and a two to three day feed uptake by strong colonies. It also lists fertilizer blends for watermelons using nitrate of soda, acid phosphate, and potash with application rates per acre, plus an alternative mix with cottonseed meal. It ends with a cheaper method to protect corn from crows by adding chloride of lime to shelled corn.
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Ed Bor
Atrong
Georgia Experiment Station
Bible visions and spirit phenomena linked by Hull writer
A Frederick, Frederick, Inne letter piece argues Bible visions are akin to spiritualist trance and mediumship. It cites Luke, Revelations, Paul, and John to claim biblical accounts are manifestations by spirits. The author asserts ongoing spiritual communications, urging fair investigation.
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Aphhetualio
Moses
Hall
Hull
Sotiko
Patmos
John
Peter
Ulus
Paul
Christ
Whiderneas
Jerusalem
Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus
Lord
Spiris
Mach
Frederickhuive
Bo Uettis
Chen
Shakespeare
Heaven
Big Year Ahead for Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
The Baltimore and Ohio system reports a strong fiscal year ending June with May and year totals near 79 million and a forecast of over 80 million. President Willard outlines major improvements including second and third tracks, tunnel widening, and more signaling across major divisions to support rising earnings and passenger service.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Willams
Willard
Baltimore
West Virginia
Weat
Virginia
Ico
Expres
Signal Department
McCool’s
Indiana
Chicago
Cincinnati
Loveland
New York
St. Louie
F. R. Batere Rine
Helio
Thie Wanner
Duel Lessons From Gentlemen of Honor Across Boulevards
A series of anecdotes recount dueling etiquette and misguided pride among midth century swordsmen. Instances include a disputed street clash ended by mutual restraint, a cabby scuffle, and a lawyer learning restraint from a master. Lieutenant Randolph Ridgely uses mock commands to teach the folly of dueling, ending with a lesson on honor and restraint.
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Nerosa
Wr. Clemenceau
M. Deschanel
Baled
Catulle’ Mendes
Poe
St. Germain
Goth
Randolph Ridgely
Ciitzzens
Wach Ohere
New York
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Amother
Lee
Bulphir
AL Ang
Marden
Think Tank
Nuny
Kimball
Nerewich
THE
W. Ret. Watmen
Frederick, Inne
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