Ninety Nine Year Leases and Odd Notes
A discussion traces the origin of ninety nine year leases to England with Elizabethan limits on 100 year terms and later constitutional questions on extended tenures. The Youthful Mind features quirky exam answers about ignorance and bizarre definitions, followed by Somewhat Grewsome Humor about a city man famed for wit who parades a hearse carrying his mother’s coffin and smuggled whisky in a joke about taking away the day and bringing back the spirit.
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England
oMorr
Auld Hawkin
Mdinturgh
Highlands
Moving Through Constant Change as The Heavens Circulate
Turton notes that the heavens move endlessly and the world never stands still. He argues that the ceaseless motion of celestial bodies and the earth’s elements, the wind and water, serve to teach us to remain active and observant in life.
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Turton
Smelling for a Living in London
A new occupation, the odor detector, has emerged in London. A fitter practitioner uses enhanced smelling to detect gas leaks in buildings. He inspects gas pipes and fixtures and charges tenants for each leak found, with some earners around 15 dollars a week.
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London
Time Changes and Odd Social Observations in Prose
A fragmentary essay style piece contrasts evolving physical types with modern metropolitan anxieties. It laments changes in appearances and social behavior, mentions New York distress, and touches on suicide rates among Black Americans before emancipation, closing with a reflection on habitual usage in global life.
Hog Butchering Derrick Plan From Prairie Farmer
A Prairie Farmer correspondent describes a home hog butchering device. A nine foot ground pole supports a fourteen foot beam with a wing and axle, another pole stands six feet away. Two four foot wagon tongues mortised into the top of the second post hold four hogs for hanging. Friend Heater endorses this setup as a practical aid for small-scale butchering with limited facilities.
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Prairie Farmer
Hutcherings
Friend Heater
Care of Young Pigs Warns Early Feeding Matters
A Farm and Home writer emphasizes prefarrowing care for brood sows and balanced feeding before and after farrowing. He recommends milk, wheat middlings, oats and corn in proper proportions, with fresh water and green feed when penned. After six to eight weeks, pigs are weaned and kept warm in a roomy winter pen to stay in excellent condition.
Feeding the Beef
Beef cows require rations that maintain body condition and support calf growth. Wintering can use oat straw and corn stover with some clover hay in early spring, but silage plus small amounts of clover hay yields better gains. Allage corn is more palatable than shocked corn, favoring silage for breeding cattle on farms.
Notes on Hog Lot Fencing and Herd Care
Guidance on selecting sows for market quality, fence choices, and yard management. Warns against barb wire and recommends woven wire fencing with ground wires for lightning protection. Stresses confinement, uniform herd age, and separating pregnant sows to reduce nuisances and improve growth and health.
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Hogan
The First Year The Reason Why Pullets Profit
W D Lloyd of Marion County Iowa explains profitable pullet raising in Orange Judd Farmer. Starting after January 15, early laying reduces cold weather impact. He reports two broods of Silverlaced Wyandottes produced 16 pullets that began laying just before seven months, laying 200 eggs between January 4 and February 4. Feed costs averaged two cents per dozen, netting about 20 cents per dozen.
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W. D. Lloyd
Marion County
Orange Judd
Breeding for Eggs and High Laying, Show Bird Notes
The article discusses selecting early heavy layers as best producers. It notes April and May chicks as preferred and claims heavy layers yield 80 percent more fertile eggs. It cites 200 egg daughters from 200 egg hens, a 95 point pullet with 192 eggs in top months, and a 96 point cockerel bred from the same hen family. It emphasizes egg production, show appeal, and a long-lived high scorer.
Bees Between Sawdust Walls Wintering Diagram
W Johnson of Scott County Missouri describes an outdoor wintering arrangement for bees. He notes damp, low wet climate and shows entrance placement with a square quarter inch hole cut in the slot to organize the hive setup.
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W. Johnson
Scott County
The Average Hen and Egg Economics
The piece argues that the average American hen lays about 66 eggs per year and yields less than a dollar in earnings after costs. It notes feed and care cost about half a cent daily, totaling roughly $1.82 yearly, making it unprofitable to keep average hens for egg production, though more farmers are keeping above average hens.
Chick Rearing Schedule From Hatch To October
The report outlines hatching new matured chicks including American varieties in April and Mediterranean types in May. It advises feeding for growth to ensure they remain pliable by October.
Dropping Board Method for Poultry Roosts
A Farm Journal proposal outlines a lighter cheaper system replacing a solid platform. Two wide boards placed in front of and behind each roost catch nearly all droppings, allowing easy removal into a basket or onto the floor. Loose boards aid vermin control and cleaning.
GOOD POULTRYMAN TAKES CARE OF YARDS AND HOUSES
A good poultryman keeps yard and houses neat and warm with comfortable sheds. He selects pure breeds, culls poor specimens, feeds a balanced diet, and prevents mites. He provides a separate pallet house and keeps fowls from roosting in trees or on fences, signaling a capable caretaker.
Poultry Care Rules From Farm Journal and Journal of Agriculture
The texts urge owners to use root cutters, expose fraud with trap nests, and avoid overextension in poultry tasks. Emphasize fresh eggs, proper fowl care, and humane handling while condemning ill ventilated houses and cold damp conditions. Keep drinking water not chilled to support laying and health.
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Farm Journal
Journal of Agriculture
The Need of Grit in Chicks and Birds
A Farm and Home writer argues grit saves chicks from bowel trouble during hot summers. The author recalls running short on grit, then producing limestone grit with crushed rock and charcoal to improve results. He praises dry feed and observed better outcomes with free access to charcoal.
Eggs Exported Surpass U S Poultry Demand
The Farm Journal notes the United States exported 19,000,000 eggs to Great Britain last year and British poultry imports from the U S exceeded 17,000,000 pounds. The piece argues the poultry business will remain strong as demand abroad and at home grows.
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United States
Great Britain
Alys Farm Journal
Country Mud and City Dust Unite in Harsh Urban Tale
An examination contrasts country mud with the city’s coal dust and pneumonia fumes, noting the brick dust typhoid and other filthy components clinging to shoes and clothing, depicting a grim urban landscape amid a century of grime.
Northwest Voyages and Pioneers in Arctic Search
A compact history notes early Northwest Passage efforts from 1497 Cabot discoveries through Frobisher and Davis to Hudson, all driven by national rivalries. It highlights William Baffin’s 1616 voyage reaching 77 degrees 45 minutes north and locating Jones, Smith and Lancaster sounds as gateways to the passage.
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John Cabot
Denmark
England
France
Portugal
A. W. Greely
Frobisher
John Davis
Davis’ Strait
Henry Hudson
Atlantic
William Batfin
Jones, Smith and Lancaster
Houghe Passage
Baby Tortured by Itching Cures by Cuticura Remedies
Mrs Hatte Currier of Thomaston Maine reports a nine month old baby suffered severe itching on face and feet causing sleepless nights. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she observed improvement within hours and full recovery after one box. She keeps the ointment for future rashes or insect bites and credits it with healing cradle cap. June 9 1906.
French Knights Find Validate Papal Honors Crucial Now
Queen Wilhelmina agreed to validate noble titles and decorations after France ceased recognizing Vatican ennoblements. This prompts a The Hague pilgrimage and raises prices for pontifical orders such as the Golden Spur and the Holy Sepulcher.
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France
Vatican
Wilhelmina
Hague
Home Made Catarrh Cure Promises Quick Relief
An at home remedy called Cyclone is described using half ounce Fluid Extract Dandelion one ounce Compound Karyon and three ounces Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla. The mixture is taken after meals and at night to purge catarrhal poisons via the kidneys. A child story follows about a boy named Richard who refuses cake at a dinner, preferring the kind served at home.
Constipation and the Golden Rule Reexamined
A brief meditation noting that many people fail the standard of fairness, using the idea of the golden rule as a benchmark. It underscores common human limits in applying ethical reciprocity.
Prove Every Claim Dr Williams Pink Pills for Anaemia
Testimonial style claim for Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for anaemia and other conditions. A painter from Plainfield recounts surgery recovery, weakness, and eventual improvement after taking the pills. The ad touts effectiveness for rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous issues, and blood health, with pricing 50 cents per box and six boxes for $2.50 from Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Williams
Louis L. Clark
Lincoln Place
Plainfield
N. J
Indian Reaches Advanced Age in Choctaw Nation
Columbus Connitabby, a full-blood Choctaw, is believed to be the oldest Indian in the United States at about 114 years. Though frail, his mind remains clear, and he cannot speak for long. The account notes his large number of descendants and long life, amid a collage of dated medical ads and inspirational quotes from era publishers.
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Columbus Connitabby
United States
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