The Countess Farleigh and the Woodmount Mystery
Lady Farleigh confronts Gripston and a hidden drug plot as she flees Woodmount with a vial of opium. Mrs Leveson remains elusive while servants, a hat, and a cryptic key hint at peril. The tale ends with the Countess seeking Dr Ormond’s aid gone to the continent and Lady Farleigh turning to a perilous remedy.
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Mr. Gripston
Soleus Posers
Woodmount
Arthur
Mr.Gipston
Gripston
Farleigh
London
Edward Gii
Countess
Babel
Dr. Ormond
Ates
Leas
A Glimpse of the Enemy at Dundrum House
Six months after a family tragedy the Levesons host a June celebration at Dundrum House to honor Walter Newtons coming of age. The scene features Lucy Leveson Teresa and a crowd of gentry, officers, music and festivity amid a lush estate by a silver river and rustic bridges.
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Levesons
Dundrum House
Walter Newton
Captanges
Mrs. Leveson
Lucy
Teresa
Recipe fragment for cake or batter mix
Fragmentary culinary note lists sugar butter eggs and baking ingredients. Appears to be a baking recipe with measurements and a grated ingredient, but key steps and complete amounts are missing.
Tile-Draining Expansion in Illinois Industry
Illinois now hosts more than [00 tile factories spread across the state. This rapid growth contrasts with only thirty three factories seven years ago and signals a booming tile drainage sector driving regional development.
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Illinois
Refuse tobacco as manure wealth in large tobacco regions
Refuse tobacco including stems has notable manure value. In major tobacco areas the waste is sometimes available for little more than harvesting costs, and it is rich in mineral elements essential for plant growth.
Tile-Draining the Roadside
Western farmers struggle with road quality as excess water makes soils muddy. They push tiling underdrain plans to reduce water, aiming to prevent wheel ruts and frost depth erosion and keep roads usable for teams and wagons.
The True Dignity of Agriculture
A piece praising farming as the foundation of society and the source of all other occupations. It argues against low regard for farmers, highlighting their role in supplying food, materials, and sustaining life, and calls for honoring farming as a noble, divine vocation. The essay elevates the farmer above other professions and urges recognition of agricultural work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rehalls
Chambers
Congress
Aoas
Tony
Fast-Walking Horses Shine At Agricultural Fairs
The article emphasizes the fast-walking gait as crucial for farmers. It notes that fairs focus on trotting, but breaking young horses to a fast walk early increases lifelong farm usefulness and harness readiness.
Stable Air Quality and Bedding Practices
The article notes a horse stable smelling like plaster muck road dust or absorbents, with ammonia causing eye irritation and damage to harness varnish. It urges frequent bedding changes and liberal use of absorbents to improve conditions and maintain manarial value.
Gains by twenty two year old steers at University Farm
Prof. Morrow reports that twenty two year old steers at the University Farm Champaign Illinois fed whole corn on pastures averaged a little over 91 pounds gain in October They consumed about ten bushels of corn per steer in September and fifteen bushels in October The hogs following are estimated to have produced 70 to 75 pounds of pork per steer over the two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis, Williams & Co
Oak Hill
Frank Greel, Jr
Sandusky County
Pice
Wm. Green
J. J. Osbun
Denison University
Granville
Osbun Leavs
Frederick Walter
Tuscarawas County
New Philadelphia
der Deutsche Beobachter
William Batson
Licking Reservoir
Newark
Batson
Sundny
Superior Street
Cleveland
Electric Lght Company
Josiah Barber
Franklin Avenue
Captain Barber
West Side
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Riverside Cemetery
Reform School
The Stock for Poor Farmers Says the Chicago Times
The Chicago Times advocates hog farming as the best option for small farmers. It argues pigs reach weight quickly, require cheap shelter, and can utilize a wide range of feed. It notes labor and equipment needs are minimal and marketing is accessible in towns with rail access.
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Chicago Times
Apple maggot appears limited threat to Maine orchards
The Maine Farmer notes the apple maggot is widespread but damage remains light. Although present in soft pulped apples, it seems unlikely to multiply into a serious enemy this year and may stay a minor nuisance.
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Maine
Pears and Apples and the Problem of Insect Damage
Read on horticultural notes from Pratt-Grower where C A Green discusses large scale pear and apple farming, storage at near freezing temperatures, and the risk of insects. The piece cites Parker Cobden Illinois where straw mulch fostered worm damage to berry crops, while no mulch limited injury.
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C. A. Green
Parker's
Cobden, Ill
How to Trim a Fruit Tree for Better Harvest
A short guide on pruning fruit trees emphasizing sun exposure and thinning. It argues pruning from the top down, removing crowded interlacing limbs, and thinning fruit to improve size and quality. It notes dwarf trees need vertical growth before fruiting and suggests staking young trees.
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C. M. Hovey
Eggs Preserved in Salt and Wax Priors at Birmingham Show
Report from a Birmingham exhibition describes prize winning eggs preserved by packing in common salt. Second prize entries used wax and spermaceti or wax and suet blends with antiseptic salt and rice starch. Methods aimed to keep freshness, flavor, and texture for up to two months, with the waxed eggs revealing clean interiors after stripping. The London Agricultural Gazette notes the tested techniques yielded admirably preserved eggs, potentially standing first in longer contests.
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Birmingham
London Agricultural Gazette
Early Jets and Poultry Care in Winter Farming
The article advises early winter poultry keepers to prioritize care during molting with generous feeding and shelter. It stresses securing a near market for large scale operations, noting hotel, restaurant, and boarding-house buyers pay well when reliability and quality suit their needs, else poultry farming may lose profitability.
Care of Feather Beds Advice From a Minneapolis Household
The guide warns against sunning feather beds to avoid rancid smell from oil loss. Air feathers thoroughly on a windy, cool day. The author recalls nearly spotting a bed due to prolonged sun exposure when starting housekeeping.
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Minneapolis
Beautify Your Home Aims For Simple Cheery Living
A 19th century style exhortation on making the home a pleasant haven through hygienic living, neatness, and simple decor. It urges happy, contented women to maintain clean spaces, plant life, and tasteful pictures while avoiding grim images and war scenes. It praises modest rooms over pretentious furnishings and offers small fixes to hide flaws.
Decorative Home Crafts And Fringed Fashion Notes
A jumble of do it yourself ideas from tassels and napkins to chintz and scrap upholstery. Readers learn to craft curtain bands cushions baskets from everyday items and simple fabrics with practical tips on packing canned fruit for transport and creating ornate lamp and chandelier details.
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Charlie
Crafting Tiny Silk Squares Into Useful Trim
A reader shares a method to use quilt scraps from silk and satin. Cut scraps into inch by half inch strips, stitch a length of strong sewing silk through the center, pull tight, trim. From varied colors, the small loops create decorative edging for cushions and similar items.
Dressing the Little Ones and Simple Schoolgirl Dress
An editorial urging simple, practical children's dress over costly fashion. It argues plain fabrics and easily made outfits keep girls healthy, modest, and ready for play. It praises aprons, wraps, and simple caps while cautioning against vanity and fragility in school clothes.
Make the Kitchen Attractive and Bay Window Comforts
The article suggests brightening kitchens with bay windows and a permanent sofa nook. It recommends placing flowers on a center stand and using attractive, light decor to ease labor. It also gives a pie crust recipe for a light dessert with jam filled strips fried in hot lard and dusted with sugar.
Rice Pudding Delicacy Shared With Household
A recipe for a delicate rice pudding is shared describing washing half a pint of rice, boiling it, whisking in a quart of hot sweet milk, and baking for thirty minutes then resting three hours. No eggs or flavorings used. The writer notes sharing with a sick person who approved it.
Fraudulent Pearl Oil Painting Case Leads to Jail
Springfield post office inspector arrested W. M. Castle on charges of using the mails to promote the Minia ture Pearl Oil Painting Company. Castle advertised in New York and other cities and swindled many, taking $10 from each victim. total taken unknown but likely large.
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Springfield
J. H. Brown
W. M. Castle
United States
Youngstown
Sharon
Pennsylvania
Mahoning Valley
W. P. Read & Co
Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railroad
Baxter
Toledo
Stratfeville
Burke
Read & Co
Ohio State Grange
Akron
J. H. Brigham
Woortly
Delta
Fulton County
H.W. Howe
Andrew Torrance
Citzen
No. 50
Main Street
Cavanaugh
Norton
Court of Common Pleas
Everal
Hocking Valley
Columbus
Colmbus and Hocking Coal and Iron Company
Thy
Straitsville
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Defiance County Express
Frank G. Culley
Business Directory
B. F. Enos
Court House
L. B. Peaslee
Law
Court Street
Defiance,o
J. F. Deatrick
Karst
Clinton and
Third Streets
Defiance
Ohio
K. V. Haymaker
J.W. Wixen
Miltone
Orcutt
Ralston’s Block
H. B. Harris
Stone Front
Henry Hardy
Wolsite
W. C. Travis
Krotz House
Jack
Clinton Street
O.no
Charles E. Bronson
Harley Bros
Sutphen
Ttorney
Woisiffer
Frank W. Knapp
Wertheimer
J.I. Hale
Defiance, Ohio
Kim & Tenzer
Perry Street
Wabash Depot
C. H. Lindenberger
R.T. Potterf
Willams Undertaking Rooms
American Union Sewing Machine
G. H. Williams
AL Timor
R. Brown
Fancy Steam Dye Works
F. Heitzwable
Practia
LYER
A-Martin
Clinton
al Fleger
Baltimore
R. Brown Baker
New Gallery
L. E. Beardsley
Third Sts
Deatrick & Sumners
Corwin & Kiser
Eureka
H. Gherke
Werin & Grants
Warren and
Grant Sts
2D Ward
L. Blanchard
Undertaker
Fifth Sts
Old Stand
J. L. Scott
Defanoa
Palace Jennerry Store
AL Schuentz
Glinton Street
Dr. Bosanko Mavie Co
Piqua
O. Soldbur
Colby & Scott
Defiance, U
BARD
Church
LEE
Wabean
Chicago, Il
Ocuresia
Wbrazs Chemical Sc
Cincinatti Ff
Gomis
Boston
Adcert
Agriculture
Orchard and Nursery
Ohio State News
FACTS
Worx
Fensacola
Flor
Mercer County
Kentucky
Harvard
Hempsteap County
Arkansas
Sanne
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