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Hints to Bee Keepers and a Stockton Skirt Dancer
Hints advise not unpacking bees packed in chaff until spring storms end to protect the queen and brood. Do not disturb hives in cold air and prepare fixtures for swarming. White paint on sunlit hives recommended. Top bars and comb guides prevent cross combs. A Stockton belle’s skirt dancing tale ends with rescue after a mishap. A 1892 notice invites bids for a bridge project across the south fork of Ashley, with terms and deadlines.
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