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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1907
Page
6
A garbled synopsis describes the American consul to Barschelt explaining how events unfolded. It notes the prince of Depent, an ugly old widower, and the ruler of the Doppelkinn principality. The consul had been in the country eight months and had never met the ruler until a surprising encounter.
The narrator recalls a six year old photo that sparks endless curiosity about a German princess named Hildegarde. Their meeting during a turbulent period reveals her bold, libertine spirit and a plan that could reshape the duke and duchy, set against moonlit rides, palace intrigue, and a mysterious castle where a soprano voice lures him inside.
Farm guidance covers stock care, feeding, barn design, and weather-ready tasks. Advice includes pig and calf rearing, butter storage tests, sheep and horse care, crop protection, and dairy barn ventilation. Emphasizes timely planning, humane treatment, and efficient labor for smallholders and rural readers.
A Denver Republican excerpt argues the common belief that earning the first $1,000 is the hardest hurdle and that money then “works” to generate more. It critiques how to turn savings into continued wages, urging personal effort to make money earn for itself, not rely on luck.
Farmers advised on managing lice that feed on fowls at night. Keep roost supports in oil to deter pests, oil-coated water can prevent infestation, and maintain low, level rooms with large round or flat slats for safer housing. Regular care keeps lice in check.
An Illinois reader asks how to keep bees from draining grape juice. If grape skins remain intact bees avoid fruit. remove broken berries for use in preserves. In small vineyards bagging bunches is advised to block bees and ants, while soil conditions and fertilizers influence berry cracking.
The article argues poultry keeping is well suited to women on farms as it relies on cleanliness and careful management. It notes thousands of women engage in commercial poultry raising and that education in tidiness boosts success, with women having the advantage of homegrown feed materials.
Excerpts advise removing cripples and weak chicks to keep a strong flock. If yards lack grass, turn soil with spade or cultivator, large yards with plow or harrow. Note milk as a supplemental feed, but water remains essential. ensure proper ration includes milk but milk cannot replace water.
An English duck raiser explains that ducks lay best when let out from seven to dawn, with eggs often found on the floor or in water if confined. The text warns against keeping ducks confined, notes risks of carryings eggs, suggests leaving ducks out longer, and discusses treatment and timing for ovary inflammation and egg laying patterns.
The comb helps judge a fowl’s health and adapts to climate. In cold regions thick, compact combs fare better, while thin combs freeze and signal poor laying prospects. Pale combs indicate mite blood loss and declining health, making comb condition a useful index for poultry keepers.
A Missouri Valley Farmer edition describes using a dried barrel as a frame to dust fowl with lice powder. The device is cranked to force powder through feathers killing mites. Do this in the morning before turning the birds loose.
The text emphasizes that a growing chick can be a profitable investment if well cared for and developed. It warns neglect or bad judgment leads to failure and recommends using two yards so one can be sown with rye while fowls occupy the other, allowing transfers to the green yard as the rye starts.
A reader offers a home poison mix of flour agar and arsenic in equal parts. The compound is described as a ready bait for mice, with the claim that it attracts eating and leaves no lingering odor after death.
In a curious note, a trout is enlisted to keep spring free of bugs and worms. The creature is said to work for bin boards in exchange for liver or cheap meat during fall and winter.
A brief notice advises separating cockerels from pub lets to promote better growth. It recommends placing fowls on separate range or in distinct yards to avoid interference and optimize development.
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