Farm Dream Decides a Career Change in New England
In a memoir tone, a young English instructor recalls spring fever and choosing life on a farm. A furnitureless New England house near Slab City becomes the accidental home of Milton Noble, as the narrator resigns to pursue rural life after an Easter trip with Professor Jarnsworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veel
Vieloas
Essex County
Roissenut
Ty Gabes
Sloud
Minstro
Lynn
Mingliish Department
Jarnsworth
Econotes
Cheshire Cut
Alice
New England
Milton Noble
Milt
Borer Sar
Nees
The Professor and the Farm Sale Negotiation
In a rural encounter a professor, Mil t, and narrator tour a neglected homestead. The old farmer debates a sale for about five to eight thousand dollars, considering the state of the land and the estate. A car rides away as the narrator contemplates newfound freedom amid poverty and decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nobles
Bolhuhe
My Brook
Professor Buys Worn-Out Farm in Reckless Venture
The article questions whether a college professor with no practical knowledge can profit from a rundown farm and recover his investment. It notes his ignorance about practical matters and hints at further discussion to come.
Rich Turn to Cards as War Fortunes Fade in New York
Wealthy New Yorkers gather for high stake gaming as private parlors replace public houses. A multimillionaire son spent 250000 this winter on chemin de fer and vingt et un while a Fifth Avenue party saw a big wad vanish and a signature cover $26000 in IOUs. The piece contrasts postwar gambling vigor with earlier public funding shifts and a British Museum note on wartime economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York
New York Mail
Chemin de Fer
Yvingt Et UN
Fifth Avenue
Forty-second Street
A. Tame
Ward McAllister
Young Pittaburgh
U's
Jam Omelet and Coffee Custard and Frozen Dishes
A fragmented collection of kitchen notes describes making a jam omelet with olive crumb crust, white sauce, and baked until browned. a jam spread dessert variant. a coffee custard baked in cups with milk and coffee. and a lightened ice cream using sour or buttermilk with fruit.
Fireless Cookstove: From Hay Box to Modern Caloric Stove
An early cooker evolves from the hay box to a caloric stove with insulated metal compartments and steatites. It enables baking roasting and long boiling by retaining heat inside a water filled or liquid insulated chamber. The text describes stews and dishes cooked inside the fireless device over several hours using controlled heat.
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Tamia
Slab City
Milt Noble
Albnos
Albiny
Matveror
Evi
Bleday, Page & CO
Tyne
Sila
Rich
British Museum
Sir Hens Sloane
Earl
Ozford
Halifax
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