Marriage Plot Involving Sylvia And Creighton Family
Marvin suspects his father plotted to trap him with Lady Sylvia St. Croix while pondering whether the heiress is in America. His mother shares uneasy hints about a possible arrangement and a hidden visitor, as Marvin confronts a possible deception in the family circle.
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Marvin
Miss Schwenckton
Craix
St. Croix
England
Sylvia
Mare Yin
America
Creighton
Jead
Sylvian
A County Teacher Amid Suspicions Of Matrimony
Mr. Creighton and St. Croix discuss a feared engagement between Marvin and a schoolteacher from Sam Schwenckton’s farm. Creighton vows to uncover truth by visiting the school at closing time, while debating the danger of interference and the need to protect Marvin from potential suitors.
Chapter VII Reunions and Tense Family Rift
Marvin Creighton returns to his mother’s house seeking a quiet talk about a diary and an English mail she received. He confronts the deep fault lines between their temperaments and social aims as he reflects on their long standing feud and his distant father.
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Marvin Creighton
Falcow
Lightning Hits Glass Window In Unexplained Strike
A New York plate glass window shows a perfect round hole after a thunderstorm. Three workers inside heard a distinct report and glass fragments fell, but no object or puller was found. The incident is attributed to a mysterious lightning prank.
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New York
Difference We Imagine Between Psychoneurosis and Nervousness
The Ohio State Journal notes only a minor gap between psychoneurosis and nervousness, arguing that endurance defines response to abuse or prosperity rather than a clear disease boundary. The piece implies the diagnostic blur may be more about perception than science.
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Ohio State Journal
Prices Rise for Horses and Mules in 1927
United States Department of Agriculture reports prices for horses and mules began to advance after the wartime low. February farm prices for horses rose above 1926 levels, while mule prices climbed since September, with notable declines in on-farm numbers since 1900s across New England, Midwest, and South. Demand shifts and increased tractor use drove the price cycle.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Memphis
Montgomery
Atlanta
Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indiana
Ilness
Iowa
South
Middle West
Texas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
North Carolina
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Virginia
Delaware
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Mississippi
Arkansas
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Pacific
Nevada
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Pennsylvania
Corn Belt
California
Short Farm Notes on Sage Planting and Beetworm Control
Short farm tips discuss setting sage, improving street clover as a combined weed and hog crop, ceasing asparagus cutting by June, beet army worm and web worm damage, worm control with arsenate or lead, barley seeding advice, and maintaining moisture in asparagus. Dry pig pastures and rye alternatives for late drawing are mentioned with caution.
Sour Cream Subject to Import Milk Act
The USDA declares that sour cream imported for butter making falls under the federal Import Milk Act. All imported raw or pasteurized milk or cream must meet act provisions, including health of animals, bacterial limits, and approved processing plants. Permits are required before importation.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Food, Drug and Insecticide Administration
W.G. Campbell
Uniterd
Burning Diseased Animal Carcasses to Prevent Disease
The Farm Journal advises burning carcasses of diseased cattle to prevent spread, especially blackleg. Build a grate under the carcass, place brush and wood, slash the body, and drench with kerosene to burn thoroughly. If moving is necessary, use a stone-boat with straw, and avoid dragging to prevent infection. If burning is impossible, bury four feet deep with unslaked lime.
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Farm Journal
Milk Proteins and Plant Feeds for Hog Rations
The article notes milk provides high quality protein but scarce, urging use of vegetable protein feeds like soybean meal, cottonseed meal, wheat middlings to balance corn in pig diets. It warns these seeds are unbalanced alone and may require specific combinations for good physiological and economic results.
Shorten Broody Period by Feeding Liberally
There is probably one best method for breaking up setting hens broodiness is a natural tendency in hens. Some breeders have eliminated it by selecting birds free from broodiness. The best method is believed to be feeding hens on a good laying ration with generous protein content and scraps of Thanksgiving leftovers.
Cannibalism in Chicks Linked to Boredom and Diet
The text warns that chicks may develop cannibalism when confined with little to do. It suggests keeping them busy with roughage and proteins such as onions or other foods to peck, instead of letting them peck each other. It notes that proper ration reduces cannibal behavior and proposes adjusting housing to prevent pecking.
Any Woman Can Look Stylish by Mae Martin
A Mae Martin promotional piece explains how women can stay stylish by adapting existing clothing with home tinting using Diamond Dyes. It highlights easy dyeing methods, the long history of the dyes, and the free 61 page Color Craft booklet with tips to save money while enhancing garments. Mae Martin invites readers to request the booklet and dye products from Diamond Dyes in Burlington Vermont.
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Mae Martin
Home Service Cent
Diamond Dyes
Burslington
Vermont
Voice of the Sluggard and Beacon Fire Wakeup
A comic tale from Beacon describes a man sleeping as his wife rouses him about a town fire. He checks the room’s walls, notes they are cool, then drifts back to sleep despite the siren. The humor centers on his slow, indifferent reaction to a town emergency.
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Beacon
Pasper
Hoosier airport owner recalls fog near battleship
A Strong One Bot Shank, among the first civilian airmall plot holders, recounted a foggy New York flight where he nearly collided with the masts of a battleship over the East River. He said he missed the masts by a close call described with a humorous line about sensing danger by smell.
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Bot Shank
Hoosier
New York
East River
Shank
Indianapolis News
Protection Hunter Passes Trouble With a Carriage
A quirky passage from the Passing Show notes a misadventure involving a protector and his wife Willie who has swallowed one of the carriages, with fear of correction and social embarrassment.
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Hunter
Willie
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