Apiary locations and care guidance for beginners
George Spitler discusses locating and managing beehives for hobbyists and small farms. He notes urban examples from Cincinnati Chicago New York and Philadelphia and emphasizes protective sites near homes with sun exposure and nearby nectar sources. He warns against near highways without barriers and urges practical spacing for healthy colonies and honey yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Streat
Tesan Apary
C. F. Muth
Cincini
Thomas G. Newman
Chica-gi
New York
Philadelphia
Cheap shipping coops for fowl transport and storage
An article describes circular shipping coops for pens and trips, highlighting strength, light weight, low cost, and easy handling. It details construction from unbleached muslin, lath strips, barrel hoops, and gunny sack bottoms, including drawstrings and internal corn pockets for vented, clean transport of fowl.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie
Hawks
Judd Karen
Cement Stable Floors How to pour cement floors for horse stalls
A reader asks for directions to build durable cement floors for stables. Steps include excavating, creating a drained base with broken stone, laying cement over a sand mix, and finishing grooves and urine channels. Use Portland cement, cure three weeks, and prevent rapid drying with coverings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
A. Mitchell
Ohio
Among the Poultry
Practical tips from the St Louis Republic on poultry care. Emphasizes lime disinfectant, free range feeding, water supply, dust baths, exercise for setting hens, early treatment of diseases, and whitewashing coop interiors. Notes geese and ducks lose weight during breeding and ducks should not get wet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Sheep Killing Dogs and Economic Toll on Sheep Industry
The Farmers Review argues dog depredations inflict direct and indirect losses worth millions annually on sheep farmers. It urges a targeted dog tax based on weight to deter large killers while sparing household pets, asking sheep raisers to share experiences on dogs harming flocks.
Lightweight quips from late 19th century press banter
A collage of jokes and gibes from newspapers like the Philadelphia Press Detroit Free Press and Indianapolis Journal lampooning romance stagecraft and daytime chatter. Snippets tease mischief fashion elopement and clever wordplay reflecting social manners of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agatha
Charley
Tleklen
Marle
Clairmont Engle
Philadelphia Press
Indianapolis Journal
Detroit Prep Press
Detroit Tribune
Hole in the Mountain Seen From Tucson Saps Belief
The Catalina range near Tucson holds a peak with a apparent hole that vanishes when approached. Observers say the feat shifts with sky color and viewing distance, suggesting a reflected mica-like surface rather than a real aperture. The mystery draws many parties but remains unexplained due to rugged terrain and proximity limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucson
Aziz
Catalinas
Yueson
Sin Francisco Call
Fights Between Germs and Disease Inspire Medical Hope
A New York Ledger note discusses using antagonistic bacilli to combat malignant diseases and mentions accidental infections that led to patient recovery. It imagines germs acting like spiders to eat pathogens and envisions doctors releasing Bacilli armies to fight cancer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Ledger
Unprotected Bird Shooting Near Citica Practiced Tips
The article describes legal unprotected birds for near Citica practice and tips for small gauge shooting. It highlights kingfishers sparrows red winged and crow blackbirds as targets, noting aim strategies and the taste of their meat for stew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Citica
Republican Flambeau Club Train To St Louis For Convention
A special vestibuled train with sleeping cars and dining service will run from Minneapolis and St Paul to St Louis on June 13 to serve the Republican Flambeau Club and friends. Details on rates, accommodations, and contacts for booking are provided, with closest access to Auditorium Convention Hall and major hotels. The club comprises Minnesota business and professional leaders with a history of contributing to conventions and inaugurations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Jambeau Club
Minneapolis
St. Paul
St. Louis
Minwackee & St. Paul
Hedrick
Flambeau Club
Northwest
Twin Cities
Auditorium Convention Hall
Ufe
Cara
Republiceag Flambeau Club
Minnesota
Frank P. Nantz
Repub
van Flambeau Club
Oneida Block
J. T. Conley
Straul
Fragmented 19th century cure ads and tainted notices
A garbled mix of patent medicine pitches and public notices runs through the text. It includes a reward offer for catarrh cure, testimonials about Hall’s Catarrh Cure, statements about a prisoner and a police officer, farming land ads in South Dakota, and multiple medical product pitches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Dugany & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Lee Troax
To- 10
O. Watnixo
Kisxan & Manvis
Ohio
Vague Travel Tips and Sightseeing Quotes
A fragmented note cites June Republican and July People’s Party conventions in St. Louis and praises Burlington. It weaves in ad-like claims for Dr. Kline’s remedies and a stray Emerson quote about life and night and day. The text ends with a signature from Boca MUELLER of Lexington, Missouri, dated February 24.
Also Mentioned on This Page
RM and Garden
George Spitler
Guray Sipping Coop
SF. Louis
Mace
Mammy
goWo
Sao
Detroit Free Press
Filegende Blaetter
Judy
South Dakota
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
H. F. Hesten
Dearborn Street
Chicago
Cleveland
California
Devts
Para
Henry of Navarre
Koichi
Press
Hyle
Sjeseret
Jacobs Oil
Dr. Kline
Petle
Emerson
Boca Mueller
Lexington
Ayer’s
Ayer
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Arkansas
Jorwin
E. V. M. Powell
Howe
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