Ingraham Family Struggles Over Business Ventures
Edward Patterson quits his Chicago life insurance job after investing with James Mariner in a new automobile invention. Edith and Ruth cope with changes at home as Bert Willard withdraws support, Edith leaves private school for a stenographer post, and tensions mount when mortgage plans and suspicions about fidelity surface amid financial strain.
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Ruth Ingraham
Edward Patterson
Chicago
Juslia
Edith
Patterson
James Mariner
Mariner
Edward
Roger Morgan
Ai Man of Mens
Crake
Gorman
N Patterges
Lan
Bert
Tie
Treally
Tlow
Willards
Discoverer chapter reveals Julia's anger over misread marriage terms
In a tense exchange, Julia confronts the man who claimed she accepted separation as final. He argues she had shown reluctance to live as his wife since six months earlier and assumed her wish to end the old arrangement. He cites Edith as a consideration he had not ignored.
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Mother
Bert Willard
Edith
Mariner
Jake
Gorman
Ned
Dad
Mr. Gorman
Roger
Ife
Hardy
Council
Ton
California
Khen
Julia
Magellan's Voyage and the First Circumnavigation
A diarist notes Magellan born around 1470 in Portugal offered service to Charles V. He led five ships with 230 men in 1519 seeking a westward route to the Indies. Mutiny in Saint Julian and his death in 1521 followed. The Victoria under Sebastian del Cano completed the voyage and circumnavigation. Pigafetta, Italian companion, kept the journey’s account later published.
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Fernando Magellan
Charles V
Spain
East Indies
Saint Julian
Batte
Magellan
Victoria
Sebastian del Cano
Pigafetta
Farmer rotation study promotes red clover benefits
L. B. Miller of the University of Illinois urges a permanent shift to corn, oats, and red clover rotations to stabilize yearly output and reduce costs. He cites Urbana trials showing higher combined yields and a larger feed and soil-improvement bonus from clover, with 1980 census data noting low legume usage in the corn belt.
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L. B. Miller
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
Miller
Urbana
Censis
Wiinois
Light Oat Seed Will Produce Normal Crop
The 19381 oat crop is poorer quality yet can yield a satisfactory harvest if properly cleaned, graded, and fanned. Drought reduced kernel weight in many regions, but with thorough grading and smut prevention treatment the seed should grow well. Eastern seed may be color lighter but remains satisfactory with good weather.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Figuring Silage Price by Nutrient Comparisons
Prairie Farmer cites Ohio State dairy men who estimate silage has about one third the feeding value of cod mixed hay. A ton of silage equates to nutrients found in seven bushels of corn or 4.5 bushels plus 600 pounds of corn stover, guiding fair ton pricing by averaging the comparative feeds.
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Ohio State University
Feeds for Beef Cattle Emphasize Home-Grown Roughages
Cattlemen improve fat beef production by using home grown roughages and grinding small grains. Coarse grinding preferable to fine grinding for feeding efficiency says A T Semple of the USDA. Grinding roughage not advised unless intake and profitability justify the cost.
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A. T. Semple
United States Department of Agriculture
Seed purity report on oats shows minor weed seed risk
A brief note on seed testing indicates oats with a purity of 99.61 percent may still carry a small amount of weed seeds. The statement warns growers about potential contamination despite high purity readings.
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Henry Kitchell Webster
The
Bobbs-Merrill Co
WNU
Ile
Noone
Insurance Company
Jake Gorman
Carolyn Seely
Carolyn
Ingraham
Willard
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