Molier’s Trial Victory and Family Tangled After Fire
After Molier’s house burns, a hidden hoard is found and Vivette testifies that she accidentally started the blaze. The jury acquits Molier of arson and murder, while Molier plans a new home and a strategic marriage alliance with a wealthy New Orleans relative to secure Vivette’s future.
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Molier
Lafayette Bank
Tna Insurance Company
Iront Street
Hamilton County
Vivette
Rose
Gust
Molier's
Nolle
Joseph Gust
Mr. Gust
Miss—Vivette
Molicy
Joe Gust
Joe
Charley
Ruthy
Charley Molier
Gal
Gal Vivette
Vivette Molier
New Orleans
Moliers
Irrigation on Sloping Land Offers Simple Third Method
Three orchard irrigation systems are reviewed with emphasis on a low cost third method for sloped ground. The article details furrow layout, ditch spacing, leveling, and planting strategies to minimize waste and suit uneven terrain. It also notes protective ground work, rolling, and tools to speed setup. A later piece urges damming draws and ravines to store moisture, support crops, and enable poultry and ice making as a hedge against poor harvests.
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Irrigation Age
Hebron Board of Trade
Irrigation Committee
Nebraska State Irrigation Association Convention Report
The second annual Nebraska state irrigation association meeting was held December 18 19 1894 at the opera house in Kearney with large delegate turnout. Discussions favored irrigation first and warned against diverting to transportation, stressing use of water, alfalfa crops, and cooperative efforts to push irrigation projects across the semi arid west.
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Nebraska State
Nebraska State Irrigation Association
Opera House
Kearney
Mixed Matters in Early 20th Century Notes
The text notes 680000 books in the congressional library. It lists mason wages in London at 41.60 and in New York at 72, mentions the four-letter spelling of God across languages, and cites the White House repair cost around 2 500 000.
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Congressional Library
London
New York
God
White House
Raw silk from Kansas cocoons praised in world market
A historic note mentions Kansas cocoons yielding raw silk regarded as world class. It cites imports valued at 29.836 million dollars in the last fiscal year and contrasts nickel strength with iron under load. It mentions whales’ underwater endurance and a Charlemagne era chain armor cost of about 1000 dollars plus a Boston electrician’s view on poplar as a natural lightning rod.
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Kansas
Charlemagne
Boston
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Nebraska
West
Washington
Gulf
Ocean
Buffalo County
State Association
East
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