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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1910
Page
6
An editor responds to readers with advice on pigeon care and breeding. Topics cover cock vigor versus hen quality, egg production, feeding cracklings, and avoiding poor stock. Readers are urged to select healthy birds and avoid common mistakes in breeding and management.
A fragmentary poultry column discusses incubator use and power sources, duck eggs hatch timing, and costs. It mentions a New Jersey fancier losing 3,000 duck eggs, incu bator tests in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, and varied grower profits. It notes temperature checks, skunk farming plans in Waynesboro, and cautions about dusting ducks with sulphur and lice in chicks.
The Buster, developed by C. C. Stone of Moline, is praised as one of the best strawberry varieties. It produces large, round, bright red berries with few seeds, midseason to late harvest, vigorous plants, and good foliage though rusts can be an issue.
A new farmers youth program uses boys and girls clubs to promote practical farming education. Clubs organize contests, demonstrations, and activities under state or local supervision, with support from the U S Department of Agriculture. The system spans 28 states and about 144 000 members, led by New York Nebraska and others with large enrollments.
Guidance for proper spray application to trees with correct equipment and wind use. Spray should cover all parts of each tree and work from windward sides across aisles. In calm weather spray in any direction. in brisk wind cover both sides by adjusting spray timing with wind shifts.
A sixteen year old girl in New Jersey manages a farm operation at Barbourton overseeing a crew of farm hands. She is praised as an expert in agriculture, balancing school, family expectations, and college plans while preferring farming over other careers. She claims country life suits her and aims to pursue practical farming knowledge beyond books.
Instructions on lowering a tall apple tree top to control San Jose scale and promote new growth. Recommend removing high branches, thinning water sprouts, and taking two to five years to form a new top. Warn that severe heading requires wound care to prevent canker. grafting may require different steps.
The article describes Rost celery as a distinct root variety grown like common celery. Seeds are sown under exact names, roots mature by midsummer, dug as needed, tops trimmed, bulbs cleaned and scraped, then sliced and pickled or served with cream or French dressing. Flavor is described as mild and delicious.
The death of Mark Twain draws tributes from scholars and writers across the United States. Yale English professor William Lyon Phelps calls Twain a foremost American representative in literature. Hamlin Garland and James Whitcomb Riley praise his humor and insight. others in Boston Indianapolis and Indianapolis offer high regard for his influence and character.
The Society of Colonial Descendants organized with Washington headquarters. Brigadier General Cari Woodrall retired is governor general and Dr Joseph G De Bullock a Roosevelt relative is deputy governor general. A Colonial hall will be built. The group aims to preserve colonial heritage and ideals. George Washington chapter for men and Martha Washington chapter for women planned, modeled after the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
An 8000 dollar monument funded by Howe family subscriptions will honor three Spencer born inventors Harris Howe William Howe and Tyler Howe. The unveiling near Spencer Massachusetts on May 19 will include an address by Andees Howe of Worcester.
The will of Inlis Lord Talntor leaves 5000 dollars to Bacon Academy and 2000 dollars to the First Ecclesiastical Society of Colchester Conn. The remainder is bequeathed to the wives of her five brothers Isabella Comatock Isabella van Taintor Isabella Spencer Annabelle Taintor and Georgiana Taintor.
Oscar Hammerstein once led the Manhattan Opera House and influenced multiple major theaters. Born in Bertin in 1847, he fled to America in 1863 and built a tobacco trade business, later founding or managing venues including Harlem Opera House and the Manhattan Theater. His career spanned real estate, writing, and theater ventures with wide influence.
The article recounts Oscar Hammerstein I’s theater ventures from 1900 to the early 1900s, including the Victoria Republic and the planned Drury Lane on Thirty-fourth Street. It details the Manhattan Opera House project, its costly season, and Hammerstein’s 1907 remark before the final collapse of several planned theatres. It notes his later losses yet ongoing perseverance.
The text voices concern over sin and worldly pleasures, citing biblical parallels. It warns against idolatry and drunkenness, urging repentance and adherence to Christ while stressing the need for divine wisdom over human effort.
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