Honest Burglar Narrates a Night at Fort Electricity
An autoportrait of a renowned thief who honors honesty in burglary tells how he and partner Bill plan and execute a rooftop entry into a fortified mansion. They evade alarms, face a furious landlady, and escape by swinging from a rope, leaving the scene amid mounting pursuit.
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William Mummer
Mummer
William
Fanny Stevies
Wiliam
Muinsmer
Mitumer
Bate
Willam Milumer
Lill
Mint
Myself
Treu
Ascreech Owl
Burl
Bil
Prilley
Bill
Seattle
Tere
Relics and echoes of early American life and Lincoln autographs
The article surveys revived interest in Empire period furniture and old coastal fish houses decaying along Tong Island sound. It notes government ammunition costs, wedding gift box trends, watch-case engraving craft, and a Dorchester 1770 meeting backing independence. It ends with Lincoln relics added to a Washington museum, including a 1799 Bible owned by the Lincoln family and a Lincoln autograph deed from 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cirelevilla
Hes Penuse
Giréles
Peconta Hay
Tong Island Sound
Long Island
United States
New York
Dorchester
Mass
Continental Congress
Great Britain
Abraham Lingoly
Tenth Street
Washington, D.C
Lincoln
Memorial Association of the
District of Columbia
Gardiner G. [Fubbard
World money values compare nations across gold silver and paper
An 1890s style chart ranks nations by metallic and paper money totals. It notes France as the richest per capita if all money were shared, with the United States, Austria, Belgium, and Holland following in various shares. Germany, Russia, and Great Britain shown with substantial coinage but differing paper sums.
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Trance
United States
Pranes
Germany
Russia
South America
Austria
Italy
France
Great Britain
Frans
Belgium
Ulolland
Uhicago News
Agricultural road reform urged by national conference
The Agricultural Department plans to publish proceedings of the national road conference at Ascurry Vale July 5 and 6. Roy Stone cites steps for road improvement including permanent state commissions, use of convict labor in road material prep, quarrying and crushing, and railroads offering favorable hauls as support for wide reform.
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Agricultural Department
Congress
Asebury Vale
N. d
Roy Stone
Stane
Paniely
Department of Agriculture
State Commission
Dairy Suggestions On Ventilation And Feed In Dairy Herds
Poor ventilation favors tuberculous development in cows and many questions arise about stanchions, separators, and cooling. A separator should power the machine to the cow size, with milk cooled to forty degrees for up to three days. Proper ensilage depends on corn amount. Mr Gunner notes five pounds of wheat shorts and five pounds of gluten feed when corn yields forty bushels per acre.
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Gunner
Whitman urges roadmaking and bicycle vigor initiative
Colby University President B L Whitman argues for roadmaking and bicycle riding as key to progress. He says no other agency matches intelMrey trgad sport for advancing communal effort and education, and he advocates encouraging cycling to benefit society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agitis
Co Iel
intelMrey Trgad Sport
B.L. Whitman
Colby University
Waterville
Convict Labor in Road Works Condemned by Good Roads
A local Good Roads stance denounces convict labor for pond construction. It argues convicts are unjustly pressed into public works and notes abuses of forced labor, urging alternatives and reform. The brief reflects reformist sentiment typical of era road district advocacy.
Ripening Tomatoes Plan Aids Preservation At Home
The article explains tomatoes need sun but best ripen in warm dark storage. It describes a dry box with sliding shelves and a snug door to prevent spoilage, warning excess light and sun heat injure love apples. A warm moist closet, regular inspection, and keeping darkness are emphasized for saving the fruit.
Sunlight and Trees in Shade Growth Debate
The article discusses how different tree species respond to light levels, with maples and elms needing sun to thrive while birch dogs decay in shade. Conifers like spruces and firs tolerate shade and retain color. it notes European rules guide arboriculture as US forestry planning and experiments may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Division of Forestry
St. Louis Republic
Wintering Onlens and Uriuna from Farmers' Voice
The Farmers' Voice notes that many onions are perishable and should be sold in fall, but they can be wintered. W Atlee Burpee suggests storing like apples with ventilation, or in a dry loft piled high and sheltered with straw. Do not freeze hard or expose to very low temperatures, as rot may occur. methods include slitted barrels crates and baskets in the cellar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Tom
W. Atlee Burpee
Leaves Changing to Branches in Meehaus Monthly
The article argues that in this century it is understood all plant parts are variants of a simple form, with leaves and branches sharing a common origin. It notes leaves like those of Legon can become woody, and cabbage leaves may sprout woody structures, illustrating transformations from midrib segments into supporting growths.
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Meehaus
Legon
Local Market Fruits and Watermelon Varieties Shown
A historical market note explains city fruit and vegetable quality varies by distance. Georgia grown Kolb’s Giant watermelons ship well for transport, while home use favors the Rattlesnake variety prized for flavor though longer journeys may affect it.
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Georgia
Markss
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Neberts
Sancho
Dingeutte
Eva
Dill
Bilk
Detroit Free Press
N.Y. Prasa
Aturling Morton
Secretary OF Agriculture
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