Discovery of a hidden gold bag on Hamill Down
Will and George uncover a brown canvas bag containing twenty sovereigns hidden beneath a Gray Wether stone. A stranger named David retrieves a blue bag with a tin box from another hollow on the slope. Initials on the canvas bag suggest Daniel Leighan’s long-rumored missing treasure, tying the box, bonds, and past robberies together.
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Sidcote
Widdicombe
Heytree
King’s Tor
David
George
Will
Daniel Leighan
Three Thousand Pounds in a Box Haunts Uncle and Nephew
David pressures his uncle over a locked tin box containing papers worth three thousand pounds. The uncle admits the truth of the robbery and its financial ruin, while David hints at possessing a paper from the box and implies a hidden sale. The chapter ends with warning that presenting the coupons could trigger arrest and seizure.
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David
Daniel
Silent confession of vanished money and a rival’s vengeance
A speaker recounts presenting coupons to extract payments through his own bankers, stopping them at last but never recovering funds. He believes paralysis from a pony accident was a mask for financial ruin, and he questions a man named David about any information that could benefit him.
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David
Roosevelt with rough riders stirs San Antonio crowd
President Roosevelt visiting San Antonio in 1908 joins the rough riders at the fair grounds. He smiles through dust and sweat in khaki dreams, recalling his rise to the presidency while veteran riders joke they knew it all along. The scene blends presidential aura with frontier grit.
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Roosevelt
Maj
Llewellyn
San Antonio
N«w York World
Fair Grounds
United States
Rough Riders
Ceylon Acrobat's Feat On a Bamboo Pole
A traveler recalls a Colombo street spectacle of a native acrobat balancing on a 15 foot bamboo pole. He performed dances and pantomimes while balancing sticks, a circular stone, and himself with remarkable precision and daring feats of equilibrium.
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Ted Colombo
Ceylon
Colombo
Smoking With a Holder Analysis by Cigar Man
The Washington Post notes that cigar holders remain popular among smokers who seek cooler smoke, sanitary benefits, and less surface ash. Different reasons include avoiding mustache burns, protecting tables during cards, and comfortable reading.
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Washington Post
Drawing a Natural Conclusion
The dialogue mocks a Buffalo expert claiming high voltage devices disturb digestion. A quip about high voltage in fresh cucumbers follows, credited to a Cleveland Plair Dealer.
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Mandy
Buffalo
Jirah
Cleveland Plair
Promising Relation Shifts in Nerveleigh Family
In playful diction a young Nerveleigh calls an older man to congratulate him, promising to be a son but the elder protests, wondering if his daughter might become his daughter-in-law. The dialogue reveals a comic twist as the youth clarifies the intent is a sisterly bond.
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Young Nerveleigh
Old Gotrox
Columbus Ditpatch
Any Name Would Do. A Small Town Meeting Moment
The landlady offers coffee, tea, or cocoa to Mr Slopay who answers with a witty line. The dialogue hints that as a traveler nears a big town, his sense of self shrinks, a humorous note on urban proximity.
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Mr. Slopay
Puck
Plan to keep hog troughs clean with adjustable scraping trough
A Kansas farmer proposes a trough design to keep drinking water clean for hogs and reduce mud and filth. The trough uses two planks and an adjustable scraping mechanism mounted above the center to remove mud as hogs drink, aiming to prevent water contamination and disease.
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Iowa
Kansas
How to Tie Corn in the Shock Like a Quick Compressor
The article describes a simple method to bind corn shocks using a curved stick, a 12 inch rope, and a 4 inch ring. A hole is drilled near the end of the stick, rope forms a loop, and a separate ring completes the compressor apparatus. The sequence involves looping around the shock, passing the stick through the ring, and pulling tight to prepare for tying.
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J. H. Freeman
Corn Shock Binder and Sod Bound Fruit Trees
Instructions describe using a corn shock binder to tie stover during husking and gather stalks for easier hauling. Also explains sod bound fruit trees, noting young trees on grass ground risk restricting root growth and plant food uptake.
Tree Relief Technique Described for Ground Soften
A historical note explains loosening soil around a tree by digging away grass to relieve root strain. The method emphasizes letting roots access ample ground, aiding stability and growth.
Goats or Sheep in New England Flocks
The Angora goat is not widely popular in New England with few flocks and waning enthusiasm. In the South and Northwest goats fare better, while Eastern states report growing interest in sheep especially English mutton breeds. Vermont backs Merinos though Oxford Shropshire and Hampshire are favored by new flocks. The appeal grows to restore sheep numbers to historic levels.
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New England
Texas
Vermont
Oxford
Shropshire
Hampshire
Does It Pay to Coddle Alfalfa
Does it pay to coddle alfalfa when fields are in poor condition. The best approach is often plowing up and re seeding, especially where irrigation is used. Disking after each cutting can curb weeds and is a recommended practice. In the East rust and yellowing may appear. mowing the field often restores vigorous growth and helps overcome disease.
Pulling Old Fence Posts Method
W Leonard offers a Farm and Ranch technique using a chain and a plank to uproot fence posts. A 2-foot plank is placed near the ground with the chain over it, then a single-tree attached to the chain lets horses pull the post straight up.
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W. Leonard
Farm and Ranch
The Squab Fad Expands and Then Settles Around Squab Plants
The squab industry experiences waves of interest, but steady operations endure. While fads rise and fall, legitimate squab plants persist, as do other poultry sectors like eggs, ducks, and Belgian hare. Those who stay with squab farming often earn fair profits rather than excess wealth.
Smut Attacks Vary With Sowing Time And Soil Type
Observations show early sowing of cereals when soil is cool reduces smut in barley oats and spring wheat. Cold clay soil lowers smut compared with loamy soil, while sandy humus soils harbor the most disease. Soil temp in the first week after sowing drives smut spore germination and cereal infection. Cereals begin growth before the fungus can develop.
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New England Homestead
Why Strawberry Plants Die
Plants die when kept too long after digging before transplanting. Crown too deep kills many. dry times kill from lack of soil pressure on roots, while in wet seasons roots survive if left on surface. Transplants should be placed promptly to minimize death.
Keeping the Soil Fertile
Prof. Hopkins outlines simple soil improvement tips. If the soil is sour, apply lime to sweeten it. For nitrogen-poor soil, grow clover or a legume to fix atmospheric nitrogen. For phosphorus deficiency, use bone meal or phosphorus. for potassium, apply potassium chloride or a similar compound.
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Prof. Hopkins
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