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Newspaper

Benton County Times

Location

Vinton, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Oct 08, 1903

Page

3

By Whose Hand? Chapter V Continued From The Night

Edith Sessions Tupper’s tale unfolds with nervous tension in Mrs. Dalrymple’s drawing room. A mysterious Senorita linked to Rex’s death surfaces as perfume talk prompts speculative science about scent’s power and crime while Angele and Satane watch reactions amid fragile proprieties.

Saitane M. Angele Satane Angsie Anssie Angele Mrs. Dalrymple Rex Lamia Severance

Fragmented Romance Moves From Piano to City Return

The narrator describes an intimate moment with Angele during a concert, the professor glancing oddly at a cousin, and plans to meet again at 11 for luncheon. A telegram from his partner pulls him away to Sea View, prompting a quick midnight return to New York for urgent legal business.

Angele Sea ‘View New York Angelo

Returning to Sea View Ends Three Day New York Delay

In a club smoking room Severance reunites with Tallman Converse and Reynolds. They discuss Severance’s trip back to Sea View and his role settling Dalrymple’s estate. Tallman recalls the name with a grim shudder, hinting at a troubling past. (To be continued.)

Sea View New York Tallman Converse Reynolds Severance Dalrymple Jove

Lawyer Neatly Caught In Brooklyn Bill Plot

A Brooklyn business house pursued a $21 debt from a lawyer known only as Baker who dodges collections with scolding and silence. The firm replied by sending a Will and promising more unpaid bills, a maneuver the Brooklin Eagle calls humorously apt.

Brooklyn Baker Brooklin Eagle

The Cost of Steamship Speed and Its Toll on Power

An exploration of the escalating power and coal costs to push Atlantic liners beyond key speed thresholds. The 1993 94 Rhodes steamship guide notes 1000 hp yields 16 17 knots and 2000 hp yields 21 knots, while each additional knot increasingly demands vast power increases and coal consumption, despite weight reductions being limited by passenger and cargo needs.

Rhodes’ Steamship Guide Pissengers

Joyful Party at Portsmouth Suppers Strawberries and Games

A communication from the Times-Blade reports a cheerful gathering in Portsmouth Ohio. The crowd engaged in strawbery ing snake shooting and frog hunting, then evening music followed by ice cream and candy.

Portsmouth Ohio Tolsde Blade

Saved by a Dream and a North Country Murder

A land owner’s agent in northern England heeds a wife’s recurring dream of a hidden murder route. The next night, surgeon Stirling is killed at the exact spot, his watch stolen, and two men named Cain imprisoned for pawnbroker evidence. A pink glass button matching Cain’s waistcoat ties the case though they are ultimately acquitted.

England Stirling Durham Cain

Eagle battles cat on moving freight locomotive

A cat owned by a freight-train engineer fights an eagle perched on a dead spruce as the train rounds a curve. The cat sinks teeth and claws, tearing a hole in the eagle, which dies after being carried to the locomotive tender. The cat survives with scars.

Chicaga Bate

Bottled Brother tale sparks church debate

The London News recounts Dr Milespie, moderator of the Church of Scotland, being told by a wary street urchin to answer questions about family. The boy claims his mother is dead, he has a brother at Glasgow College, and his other kin are kept in a bottle by two Lords.

Milespie Church of Scotland Naebuddy Mather Ian Glasga College London News Rock Island Ciie Bloomeld Peenie Bloomfeld Laddsdale Floris Blooms Unionville Moi Heo Pents Tildalga Starr Cameron Rin Omecan

Men of the Foreign Legion Show Desertion by a German Officer

A German officer reportedly enlisted in the French Foreign Legion at a frontier town recruiting office, leaving the German army without explanation. Such a step by an officer is said to be unusual and caused a notable sensation amid frontier observers.

Foreign Legion Sone Mos

The Bishop of Uirkam Observes Language Slang Trend

The Bishop noted that aging people tend to prophesy and warned the English language may soon be nothing but slang, with italics betraying shifting speech patterns and evolving usage.

Ofuirkam

Iowa reports sixty strikes with no violence in 1902

Iowa use of labor blanks shows 60 strikes in the year with no violence or threats. Brigham and Holder draft a new chapter analyzing new industries, water power, and county manufacturing, while Seerley notes modest teacher savings and salaries in the state.

Des Moines Brigham A. E. Holder State Labor Bureau Iowa

Apple Stock Quality and Seed Selection Debate

S. T. Thompson urged horticulturists to reject weak seed from cider mills and choose the best stock for grafting. He warned that poor parent stock yields enfeebled trees and urged farmers to plant hardy, proven seed to produce sturdy fruit, citing mixed success in Wisconsin and Minnesota. He emphasized selective breeding, mentioning plums and cherries, and discussed raspberry blight and cherry pit storage and planting practices for winter.

Onze S. T. Thompson Hainois France Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Bim

Fruit Displays And The Great Opportunity For Growers

The time of year for fruit displays at fairs nears as horticultural societies urge growers to attend meetings with displays. More participants should contest for prizes, making fruit exhibitions a school for studying varieties. Currently few growers contribute widely, often one person dominates displays. The aim is many growers showing their best fruit.

The Guinea Hen and Hawks

The article debunks a superstition that Guinea hens scare hawks and serve as watchdogs. It notes many farmers doubt their value for deterrence while acknowledging their meat and profitability. The piece concludes breeders may give Guinea hens more attention in the future.

National Creamery Buttermakers Halt This Year's Convention

E Ludendorf secretary for the National Creamery Buttermakers Association announces the executive committee has decided no convention this year. Next gathering is set for St Louis October 25 to 27, 1904, with thanks to fans for hosting. California bid for 1905 San Francisco nominated, as eastern conventions have been east of the Rockies.

E. Ludendorf National Creamery Buttermakers Astior St Louis San Francisco Rockies Pacific

Poor Cream Ends Minnesota Creamery Venture

A new Minnesota creamery closed after receiving poor quality cream from farmers who could only supply weekly. Despite first class buildings and equipment, butter quality suffered, profits vanished, and reputational hopes faded.

Minnesota Butte

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