The Alsatia Voyage and a Hidden Necklace Mystery
On the steamship Alsatia bound from Liverpool to New York a young Englishwoman Lucy Carteret travels with Mrs. Amelia Beggarstaff as self styled chaperon. Carteret recalls her London birth and American upbringing while Beggarstaff coins schemes and keeps watch as tensions rise aboard the luxurious liner.
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Liverpool
New York
London
America
Miss Carteret
Mrs. Beggarstaff
Portrait Cameo Sparks Royal-Ship Intrigue
On a voyage, Mrs. Beggarstaff discovers a cameo brooch that may be a 2000‑year‑old antique and a portrait of the girl’s father. The claim clashes with Mrs. Beggarstaff’s skepticism as a detective eyes a potential US/UK intrigue aboard the ship.
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Miss Carteret
Metropolitan Museum
Quoin
Beggar staff confession hints at Lucy Carteret case
A staff member confesses to suspicion surrounding Lucy Carteret as readers await the next installment for new developments. The fragment suggests ongoing mystery tied to Mrs Beggar and related events.
Figs Dates and Raisins Food Preparation
The article notes dried figs dates and raisins share similar compositions and are excellent for children and adults when thoroughly masticated. It warns skins may be hard to digest for young children and suggests chopping the fruit before serving.
Cost Of Raising Leghorn Pullets From Pennsylvania Study
The Pennsylvania experiment station summarizes four years of data on Leghorn pullet costs. Findings include 1.83 eggs set per chick hatched and a total hatching cost of 5.7 cents per chick. Feeding costs and mortality influenced final costs, with a gross pullet cost of 43.4 cents and a net cost of 38.1 cents after cockerel profits. Mortality averaged 17 percent across 909 chicks, and early hatching favored growth and profitability.
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Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Meat Based Feed For Chickens In Confinement
Fowls in pens or yards with little insect access need meat or meat meal to supply protein and minerals. Meat scrap or tankage is commonly fed, especially to laying hens, and young chicks benefit from occasional meat. Mix with grains and keep mash moist but not sloppily wet. feeding frequency varies from once daily to two or three times weekly.
Good Shelter for a Brood Coop Design
G H Hagee of Arno Missouri describes a double brood coop built from a 12 inch board 16 feet long and scrap lumber. A slat partition splits the coop for dual use while ventilated gable ends and end doors with simple hinges provide access. No floors are included though rat proofing would help.
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G. H. Hagee
Arno
Gooda
Keep Poultry House Clean
Advice to keep a poultry house as clean as a dairy barn with regular removal of droppings. Daily sprinkling of dry garden soil or sifted coal ashes can absorb moisture and odors, reducing dampness without daily cleaning.
Good Poultry Feeds Analytical Nutrient Table
The analysis lists protein, carbohydrate, and fat contents for feeds including Corn Cracked Corn Cornmeal Gluten Meal Wheat Wheat Screenings Wheat Bran Wheat Middlings Oats Oatmeal Barley Buckwheat. Proteins range from 8.6 to 29.4 percent with varied carbohydrate and fat values across feed types.
Feeding Dry Mash to Hens
Advice on free access dry mash for laying hens to boost egg production. Ground mash digests easily and can supplement morning and night grain feeds. A noon feeding of mash with milk in long troughs can increase production, and variety with scraps and vegetables helps. A touch of red pepper in wet mash acts as a mild stimulant.
Green Feed for Chickens Improves Yard Flock Health
Chickens confined to small yards should receive green feed like lettuce oats alfalfa or clover, but optimal care comes from a good range where no extra greens are needed.
FEED FOR LITTLE CHICKENS
Early poultry guidance advises feeding young chickens sparingly to keep them active, reserving the last meal for full consumption. The note emphasizes not overfeeding during the day and allowing size-appropriate intake in the final feeding.
Ohio woman praising Lydia E Pinkham remedy after displacement
Mrs Jenniz Moves of Lima Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after displacement. She recalls a midwife role and urges other women to try the remedy and write for guidance.
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Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Jenniz
North St. Lima
Peita
Sulphur From Smelter Gas Promises Sulphur Cure
Ellwood Hendrick outlines two methods to extract sulphur from smelter gas presented to the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. He notes fumes from burning sulphur cause farmer protests and cites potential to store and sell crude sulphur, with wet and dry processes driven by sulphur separation from oxygen.
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8. W. Young
Leland Stanford University
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Ellwood Hendrick
A Careful Young Man
A young suitor asks to take an option on a daughter’s hand in a cautious exchange. The father questions the suitor’s intention, weighing a potential match with wary interest.
Cut Them Out Remove from your vocabulary
Emporia Gazette quotes a reader urging removal of phrases such as don't Ike and can't eat from everyday speech as a language reform vote of conscience. The note argues against negative phrasing in public discourse and personal conversation.
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Emporia Gazette
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Lucy Carteret
Misa Carteret
Peter Traft
Mrs. Merrilees
Mrs. Bergerstaff
Mia
Beggarataff
Weems
Ave
Mentioney Paper
Tred Beirly Meate Co
N. Learhorn St
Chicago
Economy
Laechrael
Nutrition
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