Ciphered Letters Drive Wall Street Plot and Romance
Jessie Ludkim and Keeler discuss a ciphered letter system that lets a typewriter convert coded text to English. Cole uses altered type to spy, while Frank Keeler exploits the scheme to amass stock profits and plots with Ludlam and B W and G. A subplot shows Peter Gibbs facing poverty while a language quirk about article usage unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Combine
Cole
Ludiam
Frank Dovily
Frank
Tata
Trunk
Mr. Tandlam
Mason
Iren Richards
Fiat
Wall Street
Lidium
Keeler
Hynet B. W
Cale
Ludlam
Jessie
Fran
Rank
Eipher
Mitch
Ltn
John Tludlam
Akee
Job Cole
B. Weall G
Ludlany
B. W
Different Nosy Biggs and Enpeck Speak Four Languages
A Detroit Tribune note recounts Diggs and his friend Enpeck, noting Enpeck speaks four or five languages previously, though he rarely has chance to speak now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
Enpeck
Diggs
Detroit Tribune
Suggestion elected amid family budget talk
Henry proposes cutting expenses this month as a plan to tighten the household purse. The notion comedy unfolds with a quip about the mother-in-law as a suggested target.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Bordeaux Mixture Guidelines From 19th Century Agricultural Guide
Plain directions for producing Bordeaux mixture by GC L Shear from the department of agriculture. Details include lime and copper sulfate stock solutions, barrel configurations, water volumes, stirring, and proportions to yield a spray mix.
Volume Mixing Method Described for Barrel Prep
Two men with pails can pour the two solutions simultaneously into a barrel and stir with a wooden paddle. Stock mixtures may be made with fifty pounds of lime and fifty pounds of stone per barrel. The mixtures would be one pound per gallon, requiring four gallons of lime and six of bluestone for a fifty gallon barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Bell
Dr. Price
Swift
Pride
Inoculation of Soils For Legumes Only Warned
The article warns that soil inoculation with tubercle bacteria is practicable only for legumes and not for wheat potatoes or melons. It cautions farmers against false hopes and sellers advertising universal soil cures and urges informed decisions before inoculating crops like beans and peas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs
Voorhees and Lipman
Garden Keyboard Tips for Planting and Care
Garden notes advise manure for squashes and thinning operations after weather stabilizes. Remove blossoms from new strawberry plants. Mulch between rows with salt hay or straw to keep moisture and weeds down. Plant sweet corn in early and late sowings for a long harvest. Veranda boxes should be planted now for joy. Phlox is a brilliant bedding annual with bold colors and contrasting shades.
Amateur Detective Work Wins Bride at Country House
A guest recounts aiding detective work to clear a fellow guest of theft at a country seat. Miss Kate Taylor leads the investigation, reveals the thief, and the narrator is later revealed as her husband. The tale ends with marriage to Miss Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orksinal
Charlie Coe
Virginia Carney
Miss Water Taylor
Miss Taylor
Bin
Tsee Lim
Misa Carney
Kate Taylor
Ian i
Dimmer
Hunter Halsey
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Casper’ Walton
Michigan City
Ind
Dr. AW. Chase
Crase Mephing Co
Buffalo
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Homeseekers
Queen & Crescent
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North
South Carolina
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
Ohio River
Oneway Settlers
Tho River
S. McCullough
Dearborn St
Chicago
M.A. Hays
Agent Land and Industrial Department
G. B. Allen
St. Louis
Illinois Central Railway
City
Utah
Billings
Mont
Helena
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Garrigan
Chinook
Anaconda
Ogden
Salt Lake
Pocatella
Idaho
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Wash
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Oregon
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Victoria
Vancouver
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the Southland
The
Northwest
J. CO. Tucker
Chas.s. Lafourprie
T. P. Ay
Clark St
California
Linus
Pacific Coast
Chicago & North-Western Ry
Colorado
Black Hills
North-Western
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Hot Springs
Deadwood
Lead and Custer
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Chicago & North-Western Re
Geo. B. Turneaure
White
Jessie Ludkim
Rank Keeler
Yessie
Iaik
Tessie
Ludlum House
Father
Motes Adahn
Peter Gibbs
Gibbs
J’dher
Pye
London Chronicle
Chronicle
GC. L. Shear
department of agri+culture
Schoefffl & Brokhausen
Schoeffel & Brokhausen
Amars
Galena St
WM. Walton
Stephen
F. A. Schulz
Wilson Bros
Elgin
WM. Walton Neph Clothing
Stephenson St
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