A Vancouver Bustle Ends In Debonair Daisy Rescue
In a perilous race from Vancouver around Cape Horn to England the Daisy, small and crewed by twenty one, defeats Captain Jones after a schemed mutiny by Diego Ramirez. The vessel is rebuilt at sea and reaches Dartmouth first, Jones jailed and ruined, while the Daisy’s captain is celebrated in Vancouver.
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Jones
London
Vancouver
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Portugee
Captain Jones
Diego Ramirez
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Victoria
Straits of
Fuca
Cape Flattery
Ms. Jones
Providence
Ashant
Antarctic
Ushant
Dartmouth
Mr. Jones
Her Majesty
Bet of 1839 Uses Currency Value as Proof
Col J G Berret recounts a dramatic bet in 1839 where a man offered to stake 100 in bank notes against 25 cents in silver to showcurrency value. After six repeats the horse lost and the bettor paid 700 in bank bills for 1.75 in silver, illustrating the era’s money value.
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Arlington
Col
J. G. Berret
Washington
Washington Star
Col. Berret
Irightwood
Andrew Jackson
Veteran Field Marshal Haines Turns Eighty One
Field Marshal Sir Frederick P. Haines, England’s veteran, celebrated his eighty first birthday. His career began sixty one years ago and he fought in campaigns from the Sutlej of 1845 to Afghanistan operations. He remains hale and has a sharp tongue, recalling Wolseley’s charge that he was “a mere stripling.”
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England
Frederick P. Haines
Punjab
Crimea
India
Afghanistan
Lord Wolseley
Frederick
Philadelphia Post
A Careful Speaker and a Confusing Aim
A dialogue shows an orator claiming no proof was intended, only to confuse his opponent. London Answers notes a medical college gaining knowledge to aid in carrying a chicken, while a family head or father prepares. A boy smoking two cigars shocks observers.
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London
Use of a Syphon Limits Water Rise Over Elevation
The piece explains that a syphon can raise water over an elevation up to about twenty four to twenty six feet. It notes atmospheric pressure corresponds to a thirty foot water column and a vacuum pump can draw water from a thirty foot depth, discounting friction and air leaks. A practical pump raises around twenty five feet.
Bacon hogs need fat and length for quality carcass shape
The Bacon Type section explains that bacon hogs must have about 1.5 inches of fat with abundant lean, emphasizing form over thinness. It notes the side should be long with depth and straight from shoulder to hip, avoiding a bulging shoulder or pendant ham as seen in lard hogs.
Poultry House Plans for Small Flocks
The poultry-house design allows twenty fowls per apartment, scalable to fifty with experience, and includes rowable units with wire yards and open summer roosting sheds. Tight tar paper lining provides winter warmth. earth floors work when dry, covered with sand or sawdust. The piece ends with advice on growing corn fodder to support herd production.
Michigan Apples Back in Favor Says National Fruit Grower
Signs point to renewed interest in apples among Michigan fruit growers. The National Fruit Grower notes Michigan soil is ideal for orchards and recalls the state once led in apple production according to local commission men.
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Union
Michigan
Prof
Taft
The
Agricultural College
Royal Mask Wins Prize at Dublin Society Show
Royal Mask, a 10-year-old thoroughbred stallion owned by Edward Mitchell of Derryvullen Enniskillen Ireland, bred by R T Beddington, sired by Mask out of Princess Victoria, won first prize and the Croker Challenge Cup at the Royal Dublin Society show last month.
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Royal Mask
Edward Mitchell
Derryvullen
Enniskillen
Ireland
Mr. R. T. Beddington
Mask
Princess Victoria
Prince Charlie
Royal Dublin Society
Horse Talk For Practical Breeders And Stockmen
Practical advice for horse breeders and stockmen covering gear safety with side straps on wagon shafts, stall dimensions for comfort, and feeding with oats. Also notes on cattle herd sizes, predicting fewer large herds and a shift to smaller, better cared for cattle across the range country.
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Denver Stockman
Texas
West
Extermination and Prevention of Bedbugs Steps
A journalist outlines methods to rid homes of bedbugs using rough on rats with carbolic acid and linseed oil, plus a sulfur and ashes method. It also advises a spring cleaning routine with alum borax salt and sulfur to prevent infestations.
Consomme Chasseur Recipe Step by Step
Prepare a stewpan with two ounces of butter two sliced onions a carrot two celery sticks two or three bits of turnip thyme parsley and a bay leaf. Place game bones with giblets on top cover simmer half an hour until browned then add about two quarts of stock boil and simmer two hours. Strain cool skim fat strain and heat to serve.
Good Veal Standards for Milk-Veal Wholeness
The article explains milk-veal is from four weeks old until solid foods start, noting texture becomes stringy after. It describes color indicators pinkish gray for wholesome milk-veal and bluish tint when too young. It also mentions bone sizes in six week calves as an age guide and authenticity cue.
Delicous Bread Pudding and Old Fashioned Fried Pies
A home recipes column gives directions for bread pudding with beaten eggs sugar nutmeg vanilla butter and milk baked with soaked stale bread. It also covers apple dessert with gelatin molds and a lemon sugar juice mix and a fried pie method with jam filling and hot fat.
Currant Jam Making Instructions
Wash stemmed ripe currants and mash them. Use one pound sugar per pound of fruit. In a granite kettle layer fruit with a quarter of the sugar, boil, then add another quarter of sugar and finally the remaining sugar. Boil until very thick, adding sugar gradually to prevent hard set.
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K. C
Sweet Potato and Oyster Bake and Oyster Rarebit
A historic recipe describes boiling six sweet potatoes then layering them with butter salt pepper oyster pieces cracker crumbs and more potatoes in a baking dish finishing with oyster liquor baked about twenty minutes. It also details an oyster rarebit using cream American cheese oyster juice butter stirred to creaminess and poured over toast.
Turkey Filling Flavor Variants and Preparation Tips
A recipe note advises against soaking crumbs or adding moisture when making turkey filling. Use half a cup of butter per quart of crumbs, mix into hot butter, season, cool, then fold in one beaten egg. Options include oysters, mushrooms, or other flavorings for a distinctive finish.
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Burrard Inlet
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Good Poultry House
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