Hens and a singing hen bring Aunt Sara a Jersey cow
Mollie and Philip cope with unruly hens at the Peckham cottage. Aunt Sara arrives with a crate of fowls, but the sisters confess the mess and seek honesty. Aunt Sara grants a cow and laughs at the chaotic garden saga, ending with a cheerful sunlit note.
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Peckham
Mollis
Phil
Cicero
Mollie
Philip
Sara Peckham
Philip Brown
Molle Brown
Sara
Molle
Patchwork
Miss Peckham
Mollise
Philip Wild
Adelina
Sera
Wes
Arlas
Adeline
Aunt Sarna
Miss Sara
Mr. MacKenty
Dark predictions on Britain and doom quoted from historic figures
A handbill circulated in London lists dire prophecies by Pitt Wilberforce Grey Wellington Disraeli Queen Adelaide Shaftesbury and Sir Wilfred Grenfell along with a concluding note that Britain will endure as it has before, from The Christian World.
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London
William Pitt
Wilberforce
Lord Gray
Duke of Wellington
Disraeli
Adelaide
Marie Antoinette
England
Lord Shaftesbury
Overwork Limits Long-Term Achievement and Balance
The passage argues that excessive work hours hinder sustained achievement. Working eighteen hours daily may yield short term gains, but long term results improve when a worker rests eight hours and uses the remaining sixteen wisely. Overdriving oneself wastes effort and reduces accomplishment over time.
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Solt
Farmer rebukes persistent canvasser over book sales
A farmer challenges a persistent canvasser who touts a farming guide. The elderly man replies that he is not yet as skilled as he will become, signaling belief in future improvement through the book’s lessons.
Information Wanted: Father Tests Suitor on Finances
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a father asks a suitor about his finances before marriage. The eager suitor admits he does not know, prompting a brief exchange about readiness and approval.
Grain mixtures for soiling crops
Soiling crops should be grown to maintain milk flow in summer and early autumn. Studies at Charlottetown and Ontario show oats and peas as the top green yield, with oats peas and vetches offering high dry matter. Seeding at 10 day intervals from June to mid July extends the supply, with late July sowing viable if moisture is adequate. Notable mixtures include oats and peas, oats barley wheat with peas, and cereals-only blends like oats barley wheat. The barley should be late-opening and the wheat bald to reduce nuisance to stock.
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Charlottetown
Ontario Agricultural College
Guelph
Ont
Darning Stockings With Fagotting Stitches
A guide to repairing large holes in heavy stockings using fagott ing stitches and bridging, detailing how to avoid bulging darns. It advises threading lengthwise threads to bind the repair, warns against egg shaped damning moulds, and suggests a wooden damning foot for smooth results.
Doctor's strict diet advice ends in comic mismatch
Ailing Jones seeks medical help. The doctor prescribes a strict diet with limits on fat meat tea and whiskey and allows a small chop and one cigar a day. Jones reports sticking to the plan except for one large cigar, prompting a humorous quip about self control.
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Jones
Be a Finisher in Life and Race
The piece compares cross country starts and finishes, noting many begin while few finish. It argues ambition should aim above average and urges commitment to complete undertakings unless clearly mistaken, noting life prizes go to finishers, not starters.
Striking Stranger Flirts in Town Business Card Exchange
An unfamiliar man saunters into a shadowy attic setting with casual confidence and asks who is in charge. A good looking photographer replies that everyone would mistake him for the main person in charge if he allowed it.
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Strahige
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the Free Press
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Adelina Patti
Attle Station
Saral
Aunt Sara
Mary’s
Tome
Gara
Sarah
Chicago
H. Wiles
Central Ontario Bus 7 _Lines Limited
Toronto
Goodrich
Teja
Silvertown
Goodrich Safety
Goodirich
Acton Tire and Battery
B. H. Falconbridge Young Street
Acton
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