Dinner at Brown’s Cove Shows Bumpy’s Growing Trust
Shad and Colonel Blake share a meal with Bumpy Brown that reveals the depth of Bumpy’s character, his care for others, and the colonel’s praise for his honesty. A plan emerges to fund Shad’s education and support Bumpy’s future, while ongoing criminal cases threaten to expose past secrets and new revelations.
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Shad
Bumpy
Cotone
Blake
Brown'n Cove
Smithers
Brown's Cave
Bony
Hake
Joe Gargery
Warener
Colonel Blake
Binney
Burpy
Tie
St. Lawrence
The
Oswegatelle
Grimes
Sergeant Brown
Ruth Blake
Mastery of India Won at Battle of Plassey
The article outlines how Clive rose from clerk to military leader and secured British control in India through the Plassey victory in 1757. It notes the 1778 creation of a governor-general system over Madras Bombay and Bengal, Warren Hastings as first governor general, and the transfer of sovereignty to the crown after the 1847 mutiny, with Victoria proclaimed in India in 1877.
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India
Battle of
Plassey
Britain
Stebert Clive
England
East India
Clive
Madras
Bombay
Bengal
Warren Anstings
East India Company
Crown
Victoria
Press of India
Dire Work of Plague in Lua Sta Killed 130000
A succinct note reports a plague in Lua Sta during 1700 that killed more than 130 000 people. The brief emphasizes the epidemic as a single epitomic event in the era.
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Luasta
Oldest assembly named for Welsh Bardic Pisteddfod
The text notes that the ancient Welsh bardic gathering known as the Pisteddfod is considered the oldest assembly in the world. It emphasizes its status as a historic literary and cultural congress in Wales.
Poultry Farm Coccidiosis Risks and Sanitation
A Rural New World letter explains chronic coccidiosis in adult fowls is hard to distinguish from other wasting diseases by appearance and requires microscopic examination postmortem. It urges removing affected birds, maintaining sanitary quarters, discarding old litter, and avoiding ground reuse to prevent spread.
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New World
No Raiser Can Report Profit From Dead Hens
Prof Misner of the New York State College of Agriculture reports a 92 New York state laying flock study in 1930 showing mortality from 3 to 73 percent, averaging 23 percent, with hens valued at 1 dollar start and 0.74 end. Depreciation from mortality reaches 34 to 69 cents per hen, impacting total flock expenses. He urges careful disease and parasite control.
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G. Misner
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Misner
Judgment on Mating Poultry to Avoid Poor Progeny
The article advises against mating birds with disease signs or weakness and warns against mismatched sizes. It recommends not more than eight to ten lightweight males per 100 females and about ten heavyweight males if fighting is minimal, otherwise consider smaller matings.
Birds Carry Diseases in Poultry Yards
The Idahn Farner urges fencing out English sparrows from poultry houses to prevent disease spread. He warns pests travel between yards and a patient poultryman keeps human visitors away to reduce risk. Visitors should use a disinfected box of litter or sawdust before entering.
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Idahn Farner
Don't Cut Down on Feed This Summer for Laying Birds
In this note the author urges maintaining generous feed for the laying flock despite low egg prices. Birds should be fed to maximize production through summer, with extra grain and careful avoidance of warming feeds. The main change urged is to resist feeding reductions and avoid the trimming of grain.
Mrs Niblo’s profitable flock yields steady chick orders
Mrs. John Niblo of Muscetah reports three years of detailed flock records showing hens averaged four dollars per what, after feed costs, with careful feeding, culling and breeding. A hatchery buyer requested records and approved a profitable flock, leading to repeat and new orders as quality fetched top prices.
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John Niblo
Girl Heroines of the Bard of Avon
An Indianapolis News column reflects on Shakespeare’s heroines and real life girl friendships. It recalls Cora, Anne Hathaway, Rosalind, Celia, Nerissa, Portia, Nevissa, Helena, Gernia, and others, noting loyalty, sacrifice, wit, and the bonds that echo in modern girl friendships. The piece ends with a light weather proverb.
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Cora
Riley
Anne of Green Gables
Diana
Anne
Dryad
Dianna
Shakespeare
Anne Uathaway
New Place
Anne Hathaway
Rosalind
Celia
Cousing
Juno
Portia
Nevissa
Nerissa
Helena
Gernia
Puck
Oberon
Puels
Tumgen
Pertlita
Miranda
Lentiinea
Sparkie
Hero
Indianapolis News
The Bait and a Sock Ruse in a Single Line
A comical fragment shows a man warning about a trap in a con and a woman named Dolly. The speaker notes the deceit is aimed at Mind and that the ruse centers on darning his father’s socks.
Prisoner banter and odd ads mingle in San Quentin notes
Fragmentary notes from a prison context mix quips about prison life and whimsical lines about wives, a warden dream, and a few odd advertisements. The text references San Quentin and includes scattered phrases about wireless devices, caramel popcorn shops, and a bargaining tone.
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San Quentin Dullatin
Fond of If Luck a Quaint Mix of Wit and Wordplay
A compact snippet presents whimsical lines about luck and midlife, noting half way meetings with a figure named Ste Jerrold, a yawning vaudeville audience, and a playful misstatement about liberty and pyramids. The tone resembles light-page humor with quirky phrases.
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Ste Jerrold
Tow Do It Open Its Tin In Side Madam
Tearson's Weekly presents a quirky note about a tin opening and a playful question about doing the best one can. The piece reflects light humor and domestic curiosity in a small newspaper moment.
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Tearson's Weekly
Scotland Receives Ardmennoch Burg Land Bequest
Blair bequeaths southern Ardmennoch land known as the Burg cliffs to Scotland. The 1200 foot Atlantic exposed cliffs shelter sea birds and hide timmy caves like Mackinnon wave once visited by Doctor Johngain. Also visible is the MacCulloch fossil tree, among the oldest in existence.
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Scotland
A. Campbell Blair
Ardmennoch
Timmy Caves
Mackinnon
Doctor Johngain
Barg
MacCulloch
Copper output dominated by American controlled mines
Three fourths of global copper production in 1929 came from mines under direct American control, per Social Science Abstracts summarizing a Swedish periodical. The 1930 note marks that the United States for the first time achieved this share.
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Social Science Abstracts
America
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