A Practical Guide to Wax Pressing for Bee-Keepers
ABee keeper explains a wax press setup using a galvanized square tank and boiler alternatives, outlining construction details for a compact outdoor furnace. The guide covers dipping tools, batch processing, water use, skimming, cooling in tins, and cautions about heating wax and iron rust turning wax black.
Ducklings Free From Lice Due to Oily Skin
The ducklings appear lice and mite free, likely thanks to the oily nature of their skin. The fats on the feathers seem to deter or remove parasites, supporting the idea that oil rubs help keep the birds clean.
Care of Young Chicks In Simple At-Home Setups
Practical poultry guidance on building a safe chick coop from a store box, using a seller’s screen, and keeping mother hens vermin free. It advises wholesome ready feeds or mixed cereals with grit, notes brooders needed for proper growth, and stresses contentment and cleanliness for healthy, prize-ready chicks.
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Poultry Journal
Drinking Dish Protector for Clean Water in Poultry Yard
A simple crockery drinking dish cover helps keep water clean in the poultry yard. The farmer suggests using a durable crockery dish and a handmade protector made from two one foot square boards, cut diagonally and joined to form two triangles.
Ducka industry teased by Webber on survival odds
Webber the duck man argues that even with only half the eggs hatched and only half of those surviving, the venture would still provide enough fun to sustain the business, ignoring the fertilizing value of the vanquished host.
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Webber
Out of the Question in Lent Dinner Debate
Mrs Knicker asks if Mrs Becker forswears meat during Lent. Mrs Becker replies no, arguing her son James must have good dinners to ensure she earns money for Easter clothes.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Internal Remedy
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and claimed to act on blood and mucous surfaces. It is described as non-quack, prescribed by top physicians, and made of tonics and healing ingredients. Testimonials offered. price 75 cents.
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F.j.cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Taxe Hall
Anu
R. Paxton CO
Boston
Masa
Outspoken Criticism and Dairy Disease Claims
The Penang Gazette denounces the British administration as a weak parody of governance. A debate over bovine tuberculosis notes thousands of dairy cows slaughtered while a Cleveland company touts Rasana as a potential immunity, urging readers to obtain a free booklet.
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Penang Gazette
Mutual Mercantile Co
Cleveland
Bill Nye’s Prancing Young Steed Joke
A Harper’s Weekly quip recounts Bill Nye making a Sunday drive with a frail mare. He hires an old bony horse, the lady balks at the delay and the outfit, claiming the horse may die soon. Nye retorts that the horse was a prancing young steed when he arrived.
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Bill Nye
Mr. Nye
Nye
Specknoodle Delivers Fun Misheard Name Gaffe
A college student introduces his friend Mr Specknoodle to his hard of hearing mother during holidays. She mishears repeatedly and jokes the name sounds like Speck noodle, prompting humorous exchange in a light magazine vignette.
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Mr Speckwoodle
George
Specknoodle
Mr. Specknoodle
Everybody’s Magazine
Postum Turns a Teacher’s Health Around
A school employee narrates a recovery from coffee jitters after switching to Postum Food Coffee. A friend credits Postum as a healthier drink for all ages, noting improved health and steadier nerves after following the preparation directions for fifteen minutes of boiling.
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Wellville
Special trains to Pacific Coast tour from Chicago lines
Special trains via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western offer early July departures for Pacific Coast trips with all expenses paid. Round trips include sleeping car, meals, and fully arranged itineraries in congenial company. For details contact S A Hutchison, Manager Tourist Dept, 212 Clark Street, Chicago.
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Chicago
Union Pacific & North-Western
Pacific Coast
S A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Don’t Sneeze Your Head Off Ad Adds Krause’s Capsule
An old advertisement promotes Krause’s Cold Capsules promising quick relief from colds at druggists for 25 cents. The line ends with a Plato quote about sustaining loss, reflecting era advertising tone.
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Krause
England Depends on Imported Grain for Vast Supply
English grain imports from abroad would require about 10,500,000 acres to yield the same amount domestically. The statement compares annual imports with potential domestic production in acres.
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England
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