Management of Geese on the Farm
Geese offer a profitable farming option with minimal care and low feeding costs. Geese need free range and water, thrive on grasses and insects, and can be housed in larger shelters. Breeding birds should not exceed three years for fertility. African geese mature fastest and are best for larger flocks. Goose feather markets provide extra revenue. hens increasingly hatch goose eggs. Asparagus cultivation tips follow, including planting depth and weed control, with fall bed care and winter protection.
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Bulletin
Department of Agriculture
Saga
Afteen
The Farmer's Dog on Farm Training and Care
On farms a dog is vital for herding and guarding. Use kind words, avoid harsh punishment, and reward good acts. Training can start young or later with patient repetition. collies are praised for intelligence and usefulness, possibly top value among breeds.
Asparagus Dish Described In Early Spring Style
A brief note on asparagus as a spring vegetable. It compares asparagus with early green peas and suggests cooking it with cream thickened with a little flour to make a dish similar to peas. The piece notes asparagus is planted in spring and implies it is best fresh when in season.
How To Set Turkeys From Old New England Tip Sheet
Instructions for hatching turkeys describe using common hens or allowing natural brooding. Tips include selecting a nest, building a shaded, fenced yard, placing water and corn, and moving hens at night. Steps advise artificial eggs to induce broodiness and regular checks to ensureNest activity and safety away from other stock.
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R. W. Davison
New England
Inclosed garden debate at Radcliffe college
A senior class talk at Radcliffe considers the future of the suburban garden. The piece contrasts open unfenced spaces with private walled gardens, noting a shift away from commons and recalling coastal and southern towns with traditional wall enclosures.
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Radcliffe College
Atlantic Seaboard
Salem
Providence
Norfolk
Charleston
The Farm Waste of New Implements
The essay laments constant purchasing of new farm tools and warns that many farmers go bankrupt buying unneeded gear. It urges buying durable, well cared for implements that last a lifetime and bringing home used tools daily to protect them from weather and theft.
Goslings and Ponds Early Risks to Young Birds
The Mirror and Farmer notes that newly hatched goslings are naked and unprotected by feathers, making them vulnerable to chilling. They perish in cool pond water and fare better on dry land until they feather. Once mature, they endure hardships like parents.
The Peeping Frog and Its Spring Song
A tiny one inch yellowish brown tree frog emits the spring love song as males inflate a vocal bag to peep. It clings to twigs with toe disks and winters in mud in swamps. Look for it at sundown in swampy areas for a quiet glimpse.
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Pes
Lighthouse Keeper Katy Walker Defies Sea and Time
The only woman in the world to head a sea lighthouse, Mrs. Katy Walker of Robbins Reef in New York Bay, has managed the station for twenty one years since her husband’s death. Despite regulations, Rear Admiral Rogers secured her appointment. she has never left the post for a full day, even with an assistant. She handles lamps at night, monitors fog bells, and keeps the lighthouse in pristine condition in one of the world’s busiest harbors. Her record remains unblemished by inspections, and she rarely leaves the lighthouse for shopping or vacations.
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Sharpe
Katy Walker
Robbins Reef
New York Bay
Walker
Rogers
New York City
Lght
Iia
New York Journal
Cleansing the face and rhubarb recipes from 1900s advice column
A fragment from a period publication blends grooming guidance with culinary tips. It discusses facial cleansing using cold cream and powder, warns against pore clogging, and shares four rhubarb recipes including souffle, baked, steamed, and stewed preparations.
Fashions of Summer Frocks and Linens From Aged Styles
The article describes ruffled summer frocks, linen shirtwaists with chain stitch edges, and black French knots on white gowns. Walking skirts in mohair, absorbed tucks and shirrings on dresses, linen walking hats, and willow green velvet appliques are noted. Tailored gowns favor light eye colors, mixed braids, and Mechlin lace elaborate Indio linen skirts for wear with light dresses.
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Indio
Volcano counts by region in the Americas
The note states North America has twenty volcanoes Central America twenty five and South America thirty seven reflecting regional totals of active volcanism across the Americas.
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America
North America
Central America
South America
Wasters in Life's Time and Energy Thrown Away For Lack of Concentration
A New York Journal excerpt by Winifred Oliver stresses that waste of time and energy stems from poor concentration. It contrasts the hurried, unfocused worker with the calm, single minded accumulator of effort, arguing that focus yields greater achievement and leadership.
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Winifred Oliver
Increasing Responsibilities of the Supreme Court
An essay argues the United States must join global councils as commerce and possessions expand. It notes many future issues will be judicial, citing Tucker v. Alexandroff on treaty interpretation, habeas corpus, and extradition. The Spanish War also expanded prize and neutral duties to be decided by the Court.
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Washington
Orient
Council of the Nations
Judicial Department
Tucker
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Russia
Supreme Court of the United States
Scribner’s
The Abolition of Home by Lucia Ames Mead
A critique of wealth expansion altering family life and the meaning of home. The article argues that increasing riches and constant mobility erode the idea of a stable home, replacing it with travel, multiple residences, and transient memories for affluent children and their heirs.
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Lucia Ames Mead
Col
T. W. Higginson
Massachusetts
New York City
Rockefeller
Newport
Bar Harbor
Lenox
Lake George
Portolco
Palm Beach
Pasadena
Alaska
Vienna
Orient
Blanche
Harold
Pilgrim
What Knowledge Is of Most Worth in Health Education
A fragmented discussion on health education in schools cites Herbert Spencer and American Medicine. It argues that health knowledge outweighs other teachings, urging that students gain a basic understanding of body functions and personal hygiene to maintain health throughout life.
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Herbert Spencer
Teachers’ College
New York
Mexico Floating Gardens by English naturalists
English naturalists describe artificial floating gardens near Mexico City built on clumps of peat moss and ragged vegetation. They anchor the mats to saplings driven into the lake bottom, forming island-like platforms with plants and fruit.
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City
Mexico
Berle
Watt
Ing Om Lt
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Peeping-Frog
London Express
Washington Post
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Hfé
Eng
Justice David J. Brewer
Floating Gardens
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