The Diary of Mary Marie and the Newport Choice
Mary Marie recalls engagement to Gerald Weston, Newport fantasies, and a marriage that glitters with ice cream and rings but hides growing rifts. After Eunice’s birth, Jerry’s ambitions and painting pull him away, revealing a mismatch in values. A promised letter to Terry frames a reckoning Mother hints at, as memories erupt and truth reshapes plans.
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Jerry
Helen
Father
Mother
Gerald Weston
Nora
Old John
Wothke
New York
New Port
Mather
Newport
Mie
Miyself
Kather
Fosher
Terry
Eunice
Dancea
Dara
Mary Marie
Xonarise
The
Coltere
Nettle Mary Marie
Eunlee
Movements of the Tides And Lunar Phases
The article explains spring tides peak near new and full moons with greatest range, and neap tides occur near quarter moons with lowest range. It notes highest tides occur one to two days after new or full moon, and references the oldest English text.
Preparing fuel for winter use
Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture, the article urges farmers to expand wood fuel use as coal supplies tighten. It details practical steps to accelerate wood prep with machinery, such as skidways, gasoline engines, and drag-saws, emphasizing safety and efficiency to reduce labor costs while ensuring a steady fuel supply for winter.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology of
George Washington Favored Purebreds at Wakefield Farm
Latane Brothers at Wakefield farm in Westmoreland Virginia enroll in the Better Lives Better Stock program. The historic birthplace of George Washington anchors the effort to use purebred sires across cattle horses swine sheep and poultry. County Agent L M Walker Jr and John R Hutcheson note the site’s strong farming heritage.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Wakefield Farm
Westmoreland County
Virginia
George Washington
Latane Brothers
L. M. Walker, Jr
John R. Hutcheson
Extension
Quail Prey On Beetles To Battle Corn Rootworms
Quail eat many beetles that infest corn fields including the adult rootworms. Woodpeckers nighthawks cardinals kings birds and phoebes also consume beetles, helping reduce rootworm damage in the crop.
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Nighthawk
Cardinal
Kings Bird
Phoebe
Weed seeds in screenings threaten chick feed quality
Farmers often fail to grind screenings fed to chicks, letting weed seeds survive. Seeds from wild oats, mustard, ragweed, corn cockle, hare pea, vetch, and cowherb contaminate feed and ground, risking germination and poisoning from corn cockle seeds.
Wire partitions replaced in farrowing houses
USDA findings show wire partitions in farrowing houses are undesirable and being replaced by solid wooden divisions about 82 inches high. Wire fences admit drafts harming young pigs and let sows observe adjacent pens, causing nervousness and fighting during farrowing.
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Mvina
United States Department of Agriculture
Destroy Weevils in Beans Report Mentions Cevila Use
A brief note discusses methods to kill weevils in bean crops, mentioning a product named cevila and general control ideas. It emphasizes practical steps for farmers to protect yields and reduce pest damage in legume fields.
Naming a Child Shakespeare in the Deep South
A Birmingham Age-Herald excerpt humorously recalls a family naming a son Shakespeare to honor a beloved major while noting the Major’s friend was bound for a Gna, and the domestic joke expands into playful racial and cultural observations of the era.
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Guntie
Shakespeare
Fur
Maj
Polk
Birmingham Age-Herald
Not Beauty Parlors and Smokers on British Trains
Fragmentary text describes a discussion on women smokers appearing on British trains and a comparison to a large green pickle. The wording hints at cultural commentary or humor about gender norms in transit, with references to Selentine American and a striking metaphor.
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Lm Tane Brothers
Talmadge
Washington
Senate
Kisetng
Captain Hobson
Washington Star
Colgate
Cashfrieré
Lina
Rammavat
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