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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
3
A detailed description of a large uncapping box for honey frames. It covers dimensions, materials like galvanized iron, bricklike supports, corner feet, and handles from old harness. Benefits include even drainage, space for multiple workers, and ease of transferring frames to the extractor. Tips on heat, sharp knives, and maintaining knives hot.
A Rural New York correspondent describes a drip watering and milking pail for fowls. They advise using a candy pail with a hoop six inches from the bottom, remove the top hoop, cut three five inch slots near the hoop for the birds to reach through, then seal with linseed oil and two coats of paint.
Old earthenware and china are to be broken into small bits by a bummer for grit material. The discarded crockery will replace gravel or oyster shell as grinding grit. No risk of feeding too much grit is implied.
Mrs. Mulile Wachendorf of Waukesha County Wisconsin describes making and using trap nests for hens. She explains trap door dimensions cord supports and adjustable entrances to entice hens into nesting trays and to aid access for observers.
Denmark operates an egg syndicate with farmer members in Copenhagen using rubber stamps bearing member certificates and serial numbers. Only stamped eggs are accepted. bad eggs trigger fines and possible expulsion, ensuring the market stays stocked with eggs guaranteed in good condition.
A Farmers' Mail Breese suggestion uses pint or quart glass bottles two thirds full of water tied to cords and hung on poles. When wind moves the bottles they swing and reflect light, startling hawks and making them dart away from the chicken range.
The article advises separating cockerels and pullets once sex differences appear and training fowls to come to you. It warns against sloppy feed, notes disease risk from expensive feeding, and stresses vigor and strong stock for breeding pens with secure enclosures to deter predators.
Edward B Clark discusses bird migration with observations from field glass study. He notes nocturnal and daytime movements of warblers thrushes and warblers, explains factors like food, frost, and daylight, and cites hawk predation and lighthouse deaths. He urges careful, detailed observation to understand this enduring mystery.
A noted essayist argues about flirtation and virtue, contrasting pure and criminal talk, and surveys the American woman as a transplanted ideal. It traces the rise of the “American Beauty” and the illusion of painted heroines versus the plain, human woman who belongs in men’s hearts.
The article argues that divorce was once regarded as disgraceful and privately hidden. It contrasts past attitudes with present views, noting marriage was deemed final and dissolution rare. It urges dignified endurance and rebuilding rather than public lament or reproach.
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