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Newspaper
The Bottineau Courant
Location
Bottineau, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1901
Page
8
The article outlines farmer oriented poultry practices from the Canadian experimental farms. It covers incubation timing, outside runs, broody hens in movable wooden nests, infection control, and brooding routines. It discusses nest setup, feeding, and care for day old chicks, and questions the economics of rearing 2 pound chicks to larger weights.
A. H. Duff explains that strong bee colonies must have ample storage to prevent swarming and maximize profits. Storage capacity should match colony strength, with surplus boxes added at the right time, typically at the honey harvest start, but only when the colony is ready.
A Rural World excerpt advises fire as a control method for lice in poultry houses. It details preparing saturated torches from pine tar turpentine and kerosene, burning cracks to destroy pests, and monthly treatment in warm weather. Additional steps include whitewashing with lime salt, avoiding dips, dusting hens with ashes, rubbing beaks with melted lard, and a tobacco dip option if needed.
A long poultry building divided into pens must have bottom-boarded divisions to stop fowls, especially males, from fighting. An effective division door made of lath uses tightly spaced lattice at the base, with gaps widening upward for a contrasting, handsome gate as described by M Hustell in Form and Home.
A collage of jokes and witticisms from papers like the Atchison Globe and Philadelphia Record. Snappy lines touch on economy, social manners, mishaps and daily life with transient humor and cartoonish dialogue. Notable bits include quips about hats, trains, dogs, and household oddities.
The article explains fish diets within seven classes, noting the food chain from plants to carnivores. It challenges the view that gray mullet only eats seaweed, cites a Land's End fisherman’s belief, and acknowledges varied diets including seaweed, worms, jellyfish, starfish, sea urchins, and other fishes.
A Atchison Globe note debunks circulating sensational tales urging calm and verification. The Chicago Record Herald quotes a Servian ex officer Milovanovich completing a 21 000 mile record walk at about 40 miles daily wearing out over 30 pairs of hobnailed boots.
A Detroit Journal testimonial from John Jones praises a celebrated Infant's Food after a baby fed on modified milk and a dog biscuit incident. The baby recovered, the dog died, and the writer expresses gratitude, offering consent to publish his name.
A quirky quarrel unfolds as a sitar remark and a prune company manager clash with a misrun ad. The manager laments a biased editor wrecking claims about the prune’s authenticity after money and time were spent proving it. The editor allegedly ran the ad in the Rearranging house notices.
A fragment quotes doctors debating medical costs and surgery, discussing three months’ rent as rest, an appendicitis operation priced at 100 dollars versus 5,000 for another option, reflecting disputes over medical fees and treatment choices. The text conveys price contrasts and patient concerns in a brief, dialogic style.
Notre Dame University invites readers to request a free catalogue and details on terms and courses including a broad preparatory school tied to the university. The Commercial Course for business preparation can be completed in one or two years. The institution emphasizes thoroughness, exactness in student care, and dedication to students, with 56 years of active educational work.
In a Chicago Tribune feature a gardener named May asks William to weed a bed. He inspects, returns, and May quips that it would be simpler to flower out the weed bed.
The Northern Pacific will offer a low first class round trip rate of 45 dollars from eastern terminals to Seattle Tacoma and Portland. Sale dates July 6 through July 18 with return by August 15. Destination must be reached by July 18 and stopovers allowed in both directions within transit limits. Ideal for home prospects, farm hunting, visiting relatives or a pleasure trip to the northwest.
A Bostonian duped by a grafters’ three shells scam is discussed with explanation about a bean substitution. The piece then promotes Allen’s Foot-Hose powder for feet, promising relief from tightening, popping shoes, corns, itching and soreness. Sample offered free, address in Le Roy New York.
A quip quotes a child asking what a metropolis is and noting the cost of street car fare to reach a place with clover. The tease reflects urban life challenges and the contrast between city and country living.
A scrambled ad page snippet touts Cascarets as a cure all for ailments from headaches to stomach issues with a 10 cent opening price and stamped C. C. on each tablet. It also includes assorted quotes and notes from various publications on dress laundering, poems, and public figures, reflecting a chaotic early 20th century newsprint collage.
Letters from Kathleen Graham and Florence Allan praise Peruna as an invigorating tonic for dyspepsia and a worn out system. Dr. S. B. Hartman of Columbus, Ohio, a leading authority on women's catarrhal diseases, will handle cases this summer. advice is free by application.
A fragmented excerpt compiles cartoon captions and light banter from 19th or early 20th century papers. It samples witty lines about economy love compliments and gossip from Philadelphia and Ohio publications. The tone remains breezy and observational.
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