Marriage Mystery at Ledham Seminary
Miss Agatha Browne, a handsome economics professor, faces a public marriage proposal after an anonymous letter arrives. In a campus farce, Professor Sampson Boylett chases her through a Romish history lesson, then unexpectedly kisses her as students watch, prompting talk of merged classes and scandal in this 1918 comedy.
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Misa Agatha Browne
Miss Agatha Browne
Xedham Seminary
Sampson Boylett
Miss Browne
South
Ledham Seminary
Philippa Clark
Mary Campbell
Millicent Day
Migs Agatha Browna
Mira Browne
Arbin
Institution of Learning
Miss Browns
Miss Agatha
Browne
Professor Boylett
Ledgham Seminary
Milly
Mary
Woman Repels Home Burglary With Kitchen Broom
Mrs A H Howard of 729 College Street awoke to a burglar packing silver into a tablecloth. She chased him with a broom, swung thrice, and he fled through an open window. The intruder had cooked and eaten a hearty meal in the kitchen before escaping.
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A. H. Howard
Los Angeles Times
Wasted Tims and Jorkin’s Frugal Futuring Tidbits
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item recalls a quip about seeking advice from many friends before deciding, ending with the speaker crediting himself as the eighteenth friend. Another note mentions Jorkin boasting about paying as he goes, followed by a friend’s remark that he never seemed to get anywhere.
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Tims
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Littis
Jorkin
Building Up a Herd Using Common Sense in Sire Selection
Farmer advice urges selling unprofitable cows and using proceeds to buy a single higher yielding animal. Citing champion milk records from Jersey Ayreshire Holstein and Guernsey breeds, the piece favors crossing bull calves with grade cows to boost profits. It highlights the Babcock tester as a reliable measure of cow value and cautions against poor performers.
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R. G. Whatherstone
Jacobo Irene
Jersey
Rena
Ross
Ayreshire
Holstein
Colantha
Yeksa Sunbeam
Guernsey
Universal
Babcock
Treating Scours in Calves
Two types of scours affect calves: common indigestion caused by feeding faults and white scours calf cholera, which is contagious but few days after birth. Keep pens clean, disinfect calving stalls, reduce milk to half during scours, then gradually increase. if no improvement, add dried blood or formalin solution to milk as directed.
Start In Poultry Breeding With Egg Hatchery Investment
The cheapest entry into poultry breeding is buying eggs and hatching them. A sitting of eggs can yield a dozen chicks for less than the price of one high quality fowl, and each chick is worth more than the total outlay.
Segregate Strange Fowls For Safe Flock Additions
Guidelines advise isolating new birds for several days to monitor for lice or disease. A healthy flock can be spoiled by a new specimen carrying germs of trouble.
Keep Farm Flock Healthy Dipping Essential for Flocks
Dipping flocks twice yearly is advised by H. B. Allen of the Indiana Agricultural College to control ticks and parasites, improve wool quality, and prevent infestations. Dip after shearing, with a possible second spring treatment ten days later, and a fall dip before winter.
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H. B. Allen
Indiana Agricultural College
England
Grateful Old Man Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mr W D Smith of Hthel Kentucky writes that Dodd's Kidney Pills have greatly helped him for ten to twelve years. He recovered from back strain and bladder inflammation, credits the pills with preventing backache, and is 77 years old. He invites publication of his testimonial with a photo and notes ongoing use to stay well.
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Wberry
Mr. Smith
Dodd
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo
Martynia a Curious Garden Plant with Varied Names
Hugo Erichsen extols Martynia as an undervalued kitchen garden novelty. The plant, once known as martinoes, bears odoriferous gloxinia like flowers and hairy seed pods called unicorn plant in Bulgaria and devil's fingernails in Mexico. Pods should be harvested before hardening as they spoil later. they pickle like cucumbers and suit mixed pickles.
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Hugo Erichsen
Flora
Martinoes
Buogland
Mexico
Planting and shipping tips from old agricultural column
The article advises Martynia should not be sown until trees are leafed and spaced three feet apart, suggests sowing in a hotbed and transplanting in April. It also describes shipping mares with foals in a partitioned car with hay, water, and careful handling, plus notes on oats for poultry and the issue of rough seed coats hindering digestion.
Perlis of the Aviator Aide Causes Flight Tour Banter
A young woman asks what happens if an engine stops in flight during a tour of inspection led by a mechanic. He replies that three men in France are currently airborne with engines stopped and cannot descend, starving in the air.
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Perlis
France
Castoria Safety Reminder for Infants and Children
The notice urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for the signature SAY and notes it has been in use for over 30 years as a safe remedy for children. A separate fragment mentions Perdita flirting with high rollers at the beach and nearly drowning that summer.
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Fletcher
Perdita
Painter John La Farge Death Rumor Sparks Union Probe
Union workers recount a Washington Post editor’s rush to verify painter John La Farge’s death after a telegram warned the artist’s passing. The Central Labor Union is urged to investigate what clues can be found, as editors recall the scramble sparked by a “flash” report.
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Washington Post
Telegraph
John la Farge
Willoughby
la Farge
Central Labor Union
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Rogers
Johnson
B. J. Johnson Soap Co
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Scope Chyla
Cordelia
Chicke
Crea
Aoie
Medical Union
Cour
LeClore
London
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Stewart
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Monroe Dulg Company
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