Hitram Benson the office roly poly fills Bacon & Co desk
Hitram Roly-Polly Benson, nicknamed Hiram, serves as the cheerful information desk attendant at Bacon & Co. brokers. The undersized, pink, neat employee is loved by sponsor John Marvin and endears himself to the office alongside pink typographers. An early mishap at Security National bank leaves him distressed. An officer arrives as bystanders gather.
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Hitram
Roly-Poly
Benson
Bacon & Co
Hiram
John Marvin
Security National Bank
Hiram Recovers Lost Packet and Funds in Clever Bank Gambit
In a 1915 Chapman tale, Hiram helps John Marvin recover a lost packet and a $500 check. Boosted by insider tips from former bank colleagues, Hiram doubles as a de facto fixer to reclaim funds from a deceitful Drollard, ending at a wedding where he gleefully celebrates the success.
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Marvin
Miss Roberts
Hiram
Drollard
Security National
The
Thrills of a Woman's Day and Her Unseen Burden
AWoman bears endless duties at home and in crisis from caring for children to guiding a husband through affairs and threats. She stays steady through fires crashes and injuries, rarely fainting, driven by inherited duty and resilience passed from mother to grandmother.
Smoke Signals and a German Spy in French Lines
A French infantry battalion encamped in cover signals to the enemy via a chimney. A German spy disguised as a peasant manipulated a chimney screen to send long and short puffs, guiding German forces as French maneuvers unfolded.
Cleaning Up the Orchard in the Fall
Expert advice from Michigan Agricultural College urges prompt orchard cleanup to destroy overwintering pests and diseases. Burn or bury pruned branches and rubbish to conserve nutrients, or plow under decaying material to deter hatching insects. advise against piling near tree bases as heating can scald trunks.
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L J. Mathews
Michigan Agricultural College
Tillage Practices for Orchard Soil Fertility and Cover Crops
The article argues tillage adds no plant food but affects soil fertility by making more available to trees. It promotes cover crops to protect roots from frost, reduce erosion, and retain nutrients. A northern approach favors spring deep cultivation followed by a yearlong cover crop rotated with the orchard, decaying each spring to feed new growth.
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Northern
Middle States
Commercial Value of Stable Manure
The article explains the worth of stable manure parsing into three sought after constituents. It notes nitrogen at 20 cents a pound phosphoric acid at four cents and potash at five cents in commercial fertilizers, plus the high value of humus for soil fertility. It cites New York farmers paying $2.50 per ton for condensed plant food in manure and warns to avoid waste and consider freight costs. urging timely profit awareness.
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New York
Fall clean up fights insect pests on farms
In the war against farm pests a fall clean up is a good method. Fall plowing helps prevent insect injury while rubbish left in piles near fences or in orchards becomes winter quarters for pests. Burn or scare away trash to reduce infestation.
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Blackstone
Wharton Winkleman
Nix
Mary Hobart
PSP
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Der
Hegierung Sr. Majestat Des Kenigs
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Berlin
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Aus Wien
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Washington
Carl Mittener
Gingeboronen
Dlanifelt
Rufeland
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Amsterdam
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Cine Leperde
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