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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1907
Page
6
A Virginia reader recalls severe overwork leading to nervous breakdown and neglect of life. After two weeks of Dr Williams Pink Pills, noticeable improvement occurred and full recovery followed. The letter claims the pills restore strength, blood and nerves, citing other fits and praising the remedy, with information to purchase from the manufacturer.
Corpl Frank Hayden of the army recruiting station recalls a year in China calling it a good country to soldier with few locals for company. He praises affordable food and cheap living, noting 66 cents for 176 pages or a dollar in Mexican currency, plus a chicken for 10 cents and cod sheep for 69 cents. He adds natives are useful cooks and can be hired cheaply. A second excerpt extols Defiance Starch for laundering and garment care, claiming it enhances textile beauty and stiffens fabrics without thickening. Emerson quote on grace and dignity rounds out the piece.
A simple carpentry note explains how to replace a missing bottom gate in a poultry fence. Use two thin boards cut to fit, heavy wire pieces to block gaps, and creases to hold wires in place. Bend boards to form the adjustable gate and secure with nails or a stapler.
A Prairie Farmer style note explains a gate issue in a garden scene. It suggests a bottom board to stop a small creature and shares practical fixes. Proposes nailing blocks on posts, mounting the board, or alternative fencing with wires or loosened fasteners to fit gates and deter passage.
A writer argues big capital in poultry farming misleads many. He urges first year as learning, earning side money, avoiding heavy loans. He cautions against overcapitalization and notes hens pay their way, while large start-up costs mislead about profitability.
As hatching season nears, provide ample green food to boost fertility. Cabbage mange wureel turnips and other refuse vegetables and frost of all kinds are satisfactory. Feed separately, either chopped in small portions at regular intervals or hung in pens for fowls to reach by jumping a line.
A practical note describes saving 30 to 40 chicks in each of two hatches by placing a hot water wrung flannel on them as soon as they showed signs of being wet. The cloth was removed at intervals as needed to keep chicks dry.
An early 20th century farmers piece warns that red mites in fowl nests devastate setting hens. It describes mites feeding on blood, causing pale combs and death, spreading disease between birds and ruining eggs. It notes rapid mite multiplication and nest infestation.
A bee culture correspondent describes a warm protective super cover made to telescope over an eight frame hive. The design uses a five inch extension around the sides, covered with cheesecloth and several coats of white lead paint to provide insulation. The aim is to keep the supers warm and protected in cold conditions.
The author discusses hive protection with different roof covers and warm supers. He notes better results with protective covers over multiple hives, questions filling dead air with chaff or sawdust, and emphasizes a five inch rim and top-hive protection. Pettit of Canada advocates a chaff cushion over the super of honey frames.
A Swan River Manitoba farmer, 26, describes 1904 crops and expenses for 156 acres. He lists wheat 90 acres, oats 30, barley 12, with costs for blue stone, binder twin, hired help, and threshing. Reported yields, assets, and receipts total 3218.00, claiming Manitoba farming profitability and inviting inquiries about homestead rates.
A brief note observes that some individuals ascend heights to survey and look down upon their neighbors, highlighting a possibly social or symbolic motive behind such climbs.
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