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Newspaper
Williston Graphic
Location
Williston, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1904
Page
6
The speaker longs to return to a simpler life in a country lane near Houston. He imagines rolling oats, a mule and plowed fields, meals from a cookie jar, and a mother’s prayers. He reflects on giving up wealth for pure thoughts and reclaiming youth’s dream from past days.
Ellen Maher, a West Exchange operator, grows obsessed with two voice customers Red 1001 and Main 45. She discovers Main 45 and Red 1001 are lovers while plotting to derail their plans. Maher orchestrates a cross‑wire to trap them, leading to a dramatic setup for a date at Depue’s and a sly personal agenda unfolding on the line.
T F McGrew summarizes that turkeys thrive better in open shelter or trees when well fed, with risks from tree roosts including wild behavior and theft. If confined, provide airy, clean quarters, avoid overcrowding, and place roosts high and vermin free. In milder winters open roosts or tree roosts on tall posts work best.
Colonies readily accept young queens after swarms and removal of parent stock. New queens are safely introduced at night, kept without food, then placed and left undisturbed. Queens mate once. workers and drones have short lifespans. Introducing a queen of a chosen race will soon lead to colonies producing drones of that race, stocking the apiary with desired bloodlines.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson reports a Guatemala turkey as a new foe to boll weevil in Texas. It may aid cotton planters by eating the pests and becoming a food source. The program plans to distribute these turkeys on infested plantations if trials prove successful. Green mustard benefits poultry, aiding digestion and disease resistance.
A Midland Farmer article urges farmers with a few bee colonies to expand surplus storage and harvest more honey. It argues small apiaries outperform overstocked ones, noting swarming can reduce honey yield if storage is limited. With prudent space and prompt collection, farmers can produce hundreds of pounds of honey for personal use and sale.
A diagrammed poultry self feeder reduces waste by controlling feed flow. A box eight inches deep with a front opening and a backing board directs feed to chickens on the floor. A nail strip at the front prevents spillage and the device can be mounted to a building.
The American Tribune notes dust heaps are essential for fowls and recommends strict cleanliness to avoid filth. It argues thorough breeding over common fowls, warns against damp roosts, and says fowls will eat granulated charcoal. Free range strengthens health and green food supports egg production. Corn alone tends to fatten rather than boost egg laying.
Turkeys destroy many insects as active foragers. One industrious fowl performs great service by consuming hundreds of insects daily. The bird acts as an active insect destroyer, and its daily contribution more than compensates the owner for the feed. Such benefits should be credited to fowls as valuable farming adjuncts.
Farmers' Review notes skim milk as a valuable partial ration for poultry, reducing waste when pigs consume excess skim milk and grain remains the main feed for fowls. The article urges not to neglect skim milk in farming practice.
A Brooklyn woman recalls customs inspectors aboard a liner claiming age. The piece also promotes the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad for World’s Fair travel with through trains, Pullman Sleepers, and fares, plus a guide book offer. Various short notices follow including a shoulder injury from a hug, a cure for consumption, and Chicago chiropodists’ society incorporation.
Don's Kidney Pills claim to cure kidney trouble and backache, with a testimonial from Capt. S. D. Hunter of Pittsburg Fire Department stating a three year old kidney attack was fixed. Sold by dealers at 50 cents, Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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