Palestine a tiny country with storied landscapes and ruins
The National Geographic sketch of Palestine as a small land between the Mediterranean and the Jordan, famed for its hills, plains, caves, and ruins. It notes limited natural wealth, arid soils, scarce water, and a landscape dominated by stones, olive yards, and ancient sites while Mount Carmel and the Kishon valley offer rare woodland and perpetual streams.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Palestine
Council of the
League of Nations
Viscount Bryce
United States
The
Holy Land
Mediterranean
Israel
Jordan
David
Benjamin
Jerusalem
Connecticut
Abraham
Hermon
Damascus
Lebanon
Jordan Valley
Joshua
Canaan
Iowa
France
Fesdraelon
Yre
Ephraim
Bethel
Acre
Greece
Italy
Norway
Scotland
Asia Minor
California
Washington
Tabor
Mount Carmel
Bay of Acre
Kishon
Eadraelon
Spanish Coin Found on Road Believed to Be Charles III Silver
Mrs. Fred Mabse of Mon ee found a Spanish sliver coin on a road. The Gate of 1778 design and worn head suggest Charles III, king from 1760 to 1788, with the coin once valued alongside the Continental currency.
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Fred Mabse
Monee
Contiental Congress
Charles III
Spain
Molly Dear! A railroad feud drama in the muskeg
Joe Bostock dies from a rifle shot as Carruthers, chief engineer, fights to reach Clayton for a pivotal meeting. Molly McDonald rescues Carruthers, but her father objects. Carruthers and Molly vow marriage as they endure storm and danger to stop Bostock's rivals from seizing control of the Misso ubi line.
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Big Monkey
Missoubi
Joe Bostock
Wilton Carruthers
Bostock
Carruthers
Hudson's Bay Company
McDonald
Molly
Clayton
Engagement Amid Portage Turmoil at Big Muskeg
Wilton wrestles control of Joe Bostock’s Missauibi shares and tackles a liquor-infused camp crisis at Big Muskeg. He rescues Molly from assault, discovers Bowyer’s hostile moves, and reassures her with plans to secure their future as he mends the camp’s broken trust.
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Wilton
Will
Molly
Kitty
Joe
Bowyer
Betts
Clayton
Winnipeg
Clark
Phayre
Mr. Bostock
Joe Bostock
Missouri
Seamence Kitty
Teleto Betts
Bren
Bettsch
Jim
Big Muskeg
Anderson
Hic
Yander
Andersen
Digby
McDonald
Turning Soil Improves Pest Control and Hog Forage Profit
United States Department of Agriculture advises hog raisers to plow barn lots yearly to combat pests like roundworms and to produce forage through rye pasture. Rye yields provide cheap protein, laxative benefits, and exercise for breeding and growing hogs. sow 3–4 bu/acre and begin pasturing in about six weeks, with successive plantings for year round pasture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Corn Belt
Monstrous Birds of the Ancient World
A London Tit-Bits note surveys giant prehistoric birds, from seven foot parrots in the Rocky Mountains to eight foot raptors and a half ton Metagneer island creature, suggesting wingspans and weights far surpassing modern birds. The excerpt includes a literary insert from James Branch Cabell.
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London
Rocky Mountains
America
Metagneer
Worms threaten lamb losses warns Oklahoma expert
A. E. Darlow of Oklahoma A. and M. urges sheep owners to rush spring lambs to market and rotate pastures to reduce stomach worm losses. Drenching remains the key control, with guidance in Oklahoma station bulletin 187 by J. E. Guber.
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A. E. Darlow
Oklahoma A. and M. College
Darlow
Oklahoma
J. E. Guberlet
Vitamins in yellow corn feeding experiment at Wisconsin
Wisconsin experiments show yellow corn with skim milk yields better pig growth than white corn. Two pen tests with equal care found over half of white corn pigs seriously affected and some died, while yellow corn produced healthier results. Green crops could supply vitamins for white corn programs.
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University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Caring for sheep in pleasant, steady work
The text describes sheep care as enjoyable for a man who likes routine and study. It notes the habit can be amusing and implies steady, predictable labor in livestock care.
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Victor Rousseau
Hackett
Tonguay
Tom Bowyer
Portage
Deer
Manuel
James Branch Cabell
White House
Wisconsin University
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