Island Mystery Drives Artist to Seek Rest
Gay Delano, a New York artist near nervous collapse, rents the Lone Pine cottage on idle Island from the Captain and his sister Alice Andover. She shares space with Auntalmiry, an elderly tenant who moves out. Gay witnesses a drowned man with a bullet wound and reports the incident, but neighbors doubt her. She draws the dead man’s face and encounters a stranger who tries to take the drawing, while the portrait later vanishes.
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Gay Delano
New York
Idle Island
Lone Pine
Alice Andover
Gay
Auntalmiry
Rand
Gay Telane
Rand Wallace
Wallace
Wallaces
Atfinta
Tand
Finnie Wallace
Randolph Wallace
Gramp
Maine
Summer Colony
Manhattan
Saqua
Kand
Bowdoin
Hand
Jsuntily
Islander Rand Wallace Reveals A Web Of Family Ties
Rand Wallace narrates a saga of Wallace kin across Maine and Manhattan, from a sea voyage tragedy that claimed both parents to a long line of relatives. Gay Telane, intrigued, probes his education and life, while he recalls a daring escape from school and a college attempt.
Island romance unfolds between Gay and Rand Wallace
On a Maine island, Gay reflects on family plans and college while meeting Rand Wallace, a reluctant retiree with a rugged past. Their breakfast coffee scene reveals mutual intrigue despite his aimless life and her strict work ethic, as she wrestles with attraction and ideals.
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Gay
Rand
Mr. Wallace
Special Folding Method to Prevent Lost Bills
Bankers advise a standard way to carry small bills to avoid loss. Smooth and stack denominations, fold end inward, crease along center, then roll into a compact wad for secure handling and easy access.
The Clash of Randolph Wallace and Gay Delane
Randolph Wallace eschews labor and extols freedom from work while Gay Delane clings to effort and achievement. He calls labor a confinement and notes ambition as a stern slave driver, yet she insists life demands action and work. The debate reveals deep contrasts in values and the pull of pure spirit toward freedom.
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Randolph Wallace
Gay Delane
Gay
Gnoy
To End Church Debt by Skinner Promises Novel Collection Box
Amos Skinner proclaims invention to a friend a device claimed to collect church donations. A novel coin slot system supposedly sorts silver into velvet and copper into a bell, promising millions as every church would buy it.
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Amos Skinner
Skinner
Play or Get Off Stage Shakespeare Quote on Understudy
A reflection notes that while Shakespeare declared the world a stage, many fail to recognize an understudy ready to spare the audience from weak performances. It urges everyone to act their part with responsibility and vigor.
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Shakespeare
Qrit
Parasites Target European Corn Borer Pest
United States Department of Agriculture reports on using natural enemies to curb the European corn borer. Parasites, imported from Europe and released in infested fields, show establishment in the Midwest and New England, but effectiveness remains uncertain. Emphasizes clean farming and destruction of corn residues as immediate control while parasites may prove helpful over time.
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United States Department of Agriculture
D. W. Jones
D. J. Caffrey
Department
Europe
Bureau of Entomology
United States
Middle West
New England
Washington, D
Plan New Hog Pastures During Winter Season
Plan new hog pastures and fencing now to avoid spring rush and ensure clean ground for next year. Old lots harbor parasitic diseases that reduce growth and can cause heavy death losses among young pigs and sometimes older hogs.
Agricultural Notes Emphasize Feeding and Farm Tasks
The column urges timely dairy feed purchases and water access to boost milk output. It advises yearly visits to state agricultural colleges, and suggests evergreen planting timing by season. It notes poultry farmers fear fat hens, recommending laying mash and clean scratch grain to maintain egg production.
New Marquis Wheat Rust Resistance Plan For 1929
Minnesota agricultural station announces Marquis wheat will not be distributed before 1929 due to rust resistance. Only 125 bushels available next year to reserve seed stock and grow on station farms in 1928 to ensure pure supply for wide distribution in spring 1929. The cross of Marquis and Lumillo yields a highly rust resistant grain with good milling quality.
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Minnesota
University Farm
Marquis
Machinery Will Reduce Expense of Farm Labor
The article argues that agricultural machinery cuts labor costs and raises yields, enabling farmers to compete with progressives who use equipment. It links better equipment to higher income, improved living, and the shift from man power to directed power as essential for farm advancement.
Manure strengthens with acid phosphate for higher yields
A study from Ohio shows applying 40 pounds of acid phosphate per acre with eight loads of manure before a corn wheat clover rotation increases corn by seven bushels, wheat by five, and clover by half a ton. Top dressing winter wheat with manure benefits from phosphated manure. spread a half bag of acid phosphate per load.
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Ohio
Tankage and Fertilizer From Offal and Blood
Offal and blood from farm butchers can be converted into tankage for hog feed or fertilizer. Cooked offal mixed with 16 percent acid phosphate at 35 to 50 pounds per 100 pounds yields a dried, storeable product that resists putrefaction.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Seat of Learning
Portland
Auntalmity
Canada
Bemis
Bangor
Mumi
MacKillian
Arctic
Arctic Circle
Florida
Mexico
Koxor
Chapter
State College of Agriculture
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