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Newspaper
Weekly Call
Location
Troy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
8
The author recalls early lessons from 1875 California on beekeeping. He favors extracting honey over comb due to higher profit and lower freight, noting bees producing 100 pounds of comb honey can yield 350 to 400 pounds of extracted honey with proper care. He shipped 11% tons from 75 stands in one season, highlighting rapid growth without his full method.
A farmer describes arid Arizona beekeeping, noting small flora requires more flowers per load. He reports 6,960 pounds from 54 stands, compares yields to California, and details a north-south layout, a 13 by 16 foot honey house, capping table, and sluice system with glass, tin, and a sun heater.
Mrs B Mackey offers home remedies for lice in poultry stressing early action and careful use of powders and creams. She warns against overuse, suggests dusting hens before brooding, applying thick cream under the throat and on wing feathers, and using small amounts of lard if cream is unavailable.
A reader explains corn root development from surface thread roots to deep brace and main feed roots. The piece notes horizontal roots pruned by cultivation, vertical roots reaching four feet for late-season moisture, and advises surface soil fertilization with shallow, frequent cultivation to preserve roots and reduce moisture loss.
Pipe iron trellises made from second hand pipe and boiler tubing offer low cost durability. Ships from wrecking firms at 3 to 6 cents per foot, cut to five to six foot pieces, driven two feet in. Vines are trained to two main branches each winter, with growth swinging free in spring. Iron posts resist insects and fungus. Kriffin system uses two arms for training. cultivation possible in both directions.
A Britannica style survey notes British prime minister Balfour writing at a tall desk with candles for dark days in London. It also profiles German anatomist Albert von Köliker who, at eighty five, stays active through gymnastics and travel. The piece mentions Campbell-Bannerman sleeping standing up, Rothschild sleeping better at a theater, and Madrid denying sensational poverty rumors about Admiral Cervera who lives modestly in Puerto Real with half pay and private funds.
Old Pope Leo XH times an audience with Anna Moroni, near a century old, recalls. Massachusetts Governor Crane dislikes public speaking despite engaging addresses. Iowa Governor Cummins stands as a forestry authority, tracing back years as a hobbyist. Dr Gettys of St Louis fined five dollars and costs for telephone profanity. Judge Sidener rules long distance offense incurs jurisdiction where offense completes. profanity lacks provocation or self defense.
At Turin a large automobile cotillon hosted 45 cars with guests. In Copenhagen a young Danish writer named Madsen fell and died from compression by a high collar. In London a bicycle thief was caught as the meter confirmed the distance between the theft site and the recovery location.
An Albany Argus item details a two cent per mile, no-limit mileage ticket valid across New York Central and many East Coast lines and accepted by several additional railroads. The measure aims to simplify travel for regulars and occasional riders alike, with broad coverage east of Buffalo and no rebate requirements. Other notes praise Union Pacific engineering, rail steadiness, and a Cascarrets promotion.
The piece describes home novelties including silk brocade curtains with a large cluster voses border linked by a lace effect ribbon. It highlights inexpensive green Spanish faience vases as dower holders for summer tables and Japanese design cushions embroidered in gold thread on white silk.
An Aug. 4 report from St. Aubert Missouri tells of E. R. Tangendoefer whose kidney ailment baffled local doctors. After using two boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills he was cured with no recurrence. He says surrounding physicians failed, but the pills cured him completely.
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