Princess Hildegarde Plot Teeters Over Marriage Pact
Arthur Warrington recounts a thwarted royal match involving Princess Hildegarde, Grand Duke Barsehelt, and Prince Dopple Kinn. In a country chase he encounters secrets, a mock wedding, and a mysterious scar. Max Scharfenstein’s memory and a Dutch lineage thread through a tale of coercion, love, and looming peril.
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Arthur Warrington
Barsehelt
Hildegarde
Dopple- Kinn
Warrington
Hon
Hotty Me
England
Brincess
Fils
Barscheit
Doppelkinn
Doppel- Kinn
Paris
Heaven
Betty Moore
Betty
Weird Tale of Rebellion and a Civil War Tragedy
Capt. Foster recalls a dramatic Civil War incident near Little Rock Arkansas with references to Gen. Fred Steel and a murder that led to a scaffold. Capt. A M Scott notes eyewitnesses who may remember the closing acts of the event from the 1863 campaign around Tadena Ark and the August 10 march toward the capital.
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Foster
Indianapolis Star
A. M. Scott
Capt. Scott
Fred Steel
Tidena
Ark
Little Rock
Wrath and Gallows in Arkansas Guerilla War
A veteran recalls Union forces reaching Little Rock in 1863, their farmers taking oath papers, and bushwhackers terrorizing the region. A military court martial hanged two leaders for murder and a Confederate spy was later hanged, with public turnout and reactions shaping postwar memory.
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Kansas
Little Rock
Steel
Davidson
United States
Arkansas
Missouri
Helena
Jones
Key
Kat
Southwest
Old Furniture and Ancestry in the Home
An essay questions ancestor worship in collecting antique furniture and warns against valuing pieces solely for lineage. It notes many valuable items were lost or exchanged for modern pieces, and reflects on money and inheritance with a humor-tinged aside about wings and fortunes.
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Eben
Washington Star
Rodney's Feathered Ally and Babylonian Warnings
The piece recalls Rodney's April 12 victory aided by an unlikely ally a crowing bantam kept from the galley cook and later pensioned ashore. It also cites a W R. Pater reflection on Babylon noting scientific achievement paired with labor injustice and ruins as a historical warning.
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Rodney
de Crasse
King
Douglas
Van
Fish From the Car Windows on the Salton Sea Ride
Passengers on Southern Pacific overland trains engage in sport fishing from car windows into Salton Sea. A trestle crossing arroyo and dining car scraps lure fish, with reports of large carp aboard Pullman cars as the practice grows.
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Southern Pacific Overland
Salton Sea
Planning A Farmstead Layout For Efficient, Safe Operation
A Breeders' Gazette planning note proposes a farmstead laid out in a single row 300 feet back from the house front. It places cattle, feed, horse stables, and pens with 60 foot spacing, concrete yards and a rainproof iron roof between stable and pig shed to curb fire spread, plus a wagon shed, meadow sweep, and scattered trees for beauty.
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Breeders’ Gazette
Intensive farming as a practical reality and plan
The piece argues intensive farming replaces broad acre ideals with close, careful cultivation. It stresses labor, crop density, and soil improvement, noting benefits for dairy and bran alfalfa yields, and urges pasteurization at creameries to curb disease. It cites rubber tree counts and microbial differences as supporting context.
How to Handle Manure for Best Fertility Returns
Guidance on manure management advising rapid removal from barns and spreading on fields or alfalfa and clover sod. Highlights include waste losses in heaps, benefits of frequent spreading, use of ground phosphate rock to retain value, and recommended practices for fall and spring applications to sustain fertility and boost yields.
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Sheter
Roots as animal feed cited by Cornell researchers
Cornel experiments highlight roots as tonic and nutritious for livestock while noting excess water content requires pairing with other feeds. Yields of dry matter from mangels beets and rutabagas surpass corn, with cabbage urged as a succulent option. rutabagas favor hogs sheep and cattle and carrots and parsnip serve as condiments for horses.
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I.m
Cornell
Dust and farming tips from the Missouri Valley Farmer
The article advises using tough brush for field work and explains how to drag the field after seeding to level it. It warns about dust in milk reducing shelf life due to germs and emphasizes covering cans. It also discusses using corn fodder for winter and spring feeding, stressing ample shocks and avoiding running short in spring.
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Missouri Valley
Breeding Crate For Swine With New Adjustable Features
Breeders' Gazette reports reader-supplied improvements to a swine breeding crate. The design stations the adjustment at the back, adds 10 inch side boards with bored holes for an iron rod under the sow, includes a crotch support with a notch, and uses a chain for adjustable side board hinging. A keep-out top of two 4 inch boards prevents the sow from climbing out.
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Breeders’ Gazette
Horses and poultry feeding notes from old farm guide
A historic roundup discusses butter flavor value and horse care, noting the limits of racing, the benefits of bran for poultry, Timothy hay preferences for horses and cattle, water with feed as in Norway, and duck diets with ground grain mashes for better digestion. It emphasizes quality feed, proper ratios, and seasonal adjustments.
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Norway
Laughing Philosopher and Winter Feed Outlook
A philosopher notes that the laughing man is seen as sympathetic when he falls. A quip on advice costs, warning that advice comes cheaper than legal and medical help. The piece also mentions mill feed rising this winter and questions alfalfa as a substitute for wheat bran.
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Artie
Dandy
Franz
Asu
Steinbeck
Barschelt
Grand Duke
Jott
Wedding Doppelkinn
Prince Charming
Capt
W A
Glorieux
Babylon
Desert
W. R. Pater
Waterloo
Houston Post
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