A Sheep's Clothing Aboard a New York Trek
Lydia Craven navigates a maze of hotel arrivals and car troubles in New York while Craven and Betty Merrilees unravel a necklace mystery. Quoin reveals Craven’s plan to pass a genuine necklace through customs using Lydia, amid suspicions and old loyalties.
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Fifty-sixth Street
Lydia
New York
Craven
Merrilees
Betty
Quoin
Tad
Peter
Southpaw
Blacklegs
Thaddeus Craven
Johnny Keeps His Promise and Misses Party Fun
Johnny explains he skipped a party to meet his uncle at the depot. The uncle offers a baseball as a reward if Johnny behaves as a "goal boy" while he is present. Johnny replies that there is no need to wait and that his good behavior deserves immediate reward.
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Johnny
A Word for the Rattler
A short saying contrasts a rattler who offers a chance to the sneak who takes it. The piece debates fair play and deception in a terse, regional voice.
Turkey Raising as a Profitable Side Line for Farmers
The United States Department of Agriculture argues turkeys offer a low-cost, high-profit farm enterprise for grain and stock farms with ample range. It covers breeding stock selection, coop setup, feeding regimes, incubation, and care of hens and poults to maximize hatching, growth, and survival rates.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Turkey
Hopper Feeding Favored For Raising Young Chickens
Poultry experts recommend free access to feed for newly hatched chicks and favor hopper feeding to promote early maturity. Beginners should start gradually as overindulgence can cause diarrhoea and digestive upset. A trial with a wheat bran mixture in self feeders led to voracious eating and subsequent bowel trouble, forcing cessation.
Discard Poor Laying Hens in Poultry Management
Poultrymen aim to stop keeping hens after age two or after a second laying season. Poor layers and any diseased birds should be discarded or killed. Healthy older hens can be fattened, dressed, and marketed, as they fatten easily when confined and protected from heat.
Women of Middle Age Seek Relief in Lydia E. Pinkham Ads
In Lowell Massachusetts a middle aged woman touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as the best remedy for lingering female ailments including nervous tension headaches and fatigue. The testimonial mentions warnings of suffocation hot flashes backaches and other symptoms with an invitation to write for confidential advice. An unrelated ad note promotes Sofa Beans as a popular new product introduced by Alice Pork and Beans.
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Lowell, Mass
Lydia Eam
Margaret Quinn
Worthen &T. Lowell
Mass
The Last of the Caribs and a Vanishing Native Line
The Carib Indian, first contact for European explorers, gave the Caribbean its name. The race nearly vanished under conquest and slavery, with only a few pure blood Caribs remaining, largely confined to Dominica at Salybia reservation.
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Columbus
West Indies
Caribbean Sea
Dominica
Salybia
No Chances: Safe Crossing Advice for Auto Drivers
A cautionary note urges drivers to always assume crossing is unsafe when unsure. Public swimming centers in Philadelphia stay open for pupil use all summer. Fireworks symbolize patriotism, and Odysseus’ works are noted for their heavy influence.
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Philadelphia
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Dowager Dragon
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Mrs. Merrilees
Loeb
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Mrs. Beggarstaff
Mra. Merrilees
Quinn
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ALE. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman
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Fort Wayne
Odys
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