Haymond Poker Tale of Morse Code Hunch at Desert Stop
In a Texas lore piece a telegraph operator Stevens befriends Pete a local with a knack for poker and Morse hints. At Haymond a night-long game against two Chinamen yields a $15 000 win before a theft and standoff ends with guns drawn.
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Stevens
Heymond
Old Mexico
Anthony
Kansas
New Mexico
Las Lunas
San Marcial Veleta
Yelotm
Doapita
el Paso
Faro Howk
Galveston
Harrisburg
San
Bearent
Las Linad
Yuleta Alim- AuvenEn
Ste Fanir
Mel
Ytevebs
Tie Tong
Tie
Szudy
Wrocdd
Rey Mixta
Fn-Tan
Pete
Foreman
Pato
Steveun
Stevan
Murphy
Kenin
Showstown
Canal defenses to guard Panama Canal lie guarded by mortars and infantry
The article describes new large mortars with a one mile range and shells rising five miles, to be emplaced in pits for concealment. Disappearing carriage rifles form the main canal defense, backed by a detach ment of the Tenth United States Infantry guarding key rocks and gate machinery against bombing or mining threats.
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Panama Canal
Chanel
Tenth United States Infantry
Jonka
Gatun
Enigmatic Digression From a Southwestern Town
A fragmentary, quixotic piece describes an engineer on an examination trip amid a dusty southwestern setting. A prospector and a crowd mid discussion hint at frontier wealth while a cryptic exchange with Jim references extreme distances and vast sums. The text blends scattered quotes and a marginal advertisement for a saturated foot bath for elderly readers.
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Roworsse
Red Mountain
Jim
Better Farming Methods Feature Explores Ideas for Agriculture
A page promoting improved farming practices, urging readers to learn from others and share thoughts. Written under Kenyon & Weir, it emphasizes farmers supporting each other and exploring better methods for increased yields and sustainability.
Gopher Destruction Described By Agricultural Text
The document identifies the plains and prairie gophers as major agricultural enemies. It outlines their burrowing behavior, solitary life, and diet of succulent roots, noting alfalfa expanding food supply. It covers control methods, highlighting poisoning with carbon bisulfide injected into burrows.
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Plains
Ceed
Tannera Croes
Recross
Benefit To School System Consolidating Rural Institutions Movement
Massachusetts Ohio and Indiana lead a movement to consolidate rural schools aided by better roads. Centralized graded schools would serve children within four to five miles, with improved buildings teachers and facilities at minimal cost. Transportation expenses rose with consolidation but saved costs by fewer schools and reduced operations.
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Ssachusetts
Ohio
Indiana
Durham County
North Carolina
United States
Massachusetts
Agricultural Department
Proper Time to Cut Grass and Feed Chicks
The article argues for a balanced grass cutting time, avoiding too early or too late harvest. It notes mature stalks yield better feed and cautions against hurried barns and green hay. It also cites Old Biddy’s method, feeding chicks small, frequent rations with tender plants, worms, and bugs for active movement.
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Biddy
Sowing Sorghum and Poultry Tips From Farm Notes
A regional agricultural digest offers guidance on sowing sorghum using drill methods and broadcast seeding for hay, plus fodder benefits. It covers tree protection from rabbits, deep litter feeding for poultry, dangers of riding colts on harrows, building level roosts, and turkey management with careful record-keeping.
Keeping Up Fertility of Wheat Land by Rotation and Fertilizer
A concise treatment urges ongoing soil fertility for wheat through annual application of potash nitrogen and phosphates, plus regular rotation including leguminous crops. It emphasizes gradual improvements via drainage and long term sod turning, noting rotation cannot replace mineral replenishment.
Practical Farm Notes Warn Against Haste And Waste
The note urges delaying heavy work, warns a likely small trust crop, and rewards careful spraying and timely market sales. It cautions against overcutting hay and soil neglect, stresses weeding, proper wool pricing, and avoiding excessive economy to protect pasture and long term farm health.
Timely Warning to Hog Breeders on Abortion Cases
A Minnesota Experiment Station veterinary note warns hog breeders of rare but spreading infectious abortion in swine observed by two breeders in the northwest. Cases linked to boar exposure. breeders urged vigilance and preventive measures. Additional items discuss maize silage for horses and cultivating slow corn to control weeds and improve soil warmth.
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Reynolds
Minnesota
Northwest
O. P. Bull
Secure Profit in Handling Runt Pigs by Separate Care
Walter B. Leutz argues runts in pig herds are weaker and less profitable unless segregated and given special care. Mix ground grain into thick slop, provide warm shelter, and keep them apart from larger hogs to avoid chilling losses and improve returns. Also suggests reducing garden work with horse tools and staking tomatoes for better fruit.
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Walter B. Leutz
Strange Condition Supports Peas and Beans in Summer
To the one who stops long enough to give the matter serious thought it deserves such strange things. Many farmers miss fresh vegetables through the long summer season which they could easily enjoy with simple garden supports. Chicken wire makes a neat support for peas and pole beans and does not cost much more than brush.
Silage and Vegetables Notes in Seasonal Guide
Silage facts show maize stored as silage saves space and cost, keeps indefinitely, and feeds readily. Ten tons of silage equal about one ton of hay in space, and one ton of hay equals roughly two and a half tons of silage. Vegetables advise frequent sowing of year round morite vegetables.
Steel and the Tariff Promises Not Fulfilled
Judge Gary of United States Steel warns that three months of decline in steel and iron markets mirror broader manufacturing slowdowns. He blames the current tariff as dampening activity, while the article notes public awakening to corporate influence and criticizes Democratic tariff effects on domestic and foreign trade. It also critiques recall of judicial decisions and the currency law, contrasting them with public interests and the 1912 political climate.
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United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Greater Corporation
Congress
United States
Department of Commerce
Payne
Baltimore American
Supreme Court
Taft
Philadelphia Press
Parrots at Royal Visit Sparkled by Loyal Yell and Cold Silence
In a palace anecdote, two parrots mocked or praised the royals as King George and Queen Victoria arrived, one squawking God save the King while the other remained silent. The laughing crowd and amused owners highlighted a comic glimpse into royal spectacle and human folly within a newspaper page filled with sharp quips and sayings.
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England
Tikit
King
Elsa
Baydoy
George
Left Willy Wondering
A mother chastises Willy for lying in a dialecty exchange, warning of punishment by a terrifying, one-eyed black man who leads him to the moon and forces him to perform for life. The brief, archaic vignette ends with Willy’s fear and intent to never lie again.
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Willy
Puck
Postum Promises Health Shown In Testimony
A reader testifies that swapping coffee for Postum relieved headaches, improved sleep, stomach health, and overall well being. The letter, from Battle Creek, mentions two Postum forms Regular and Instant and notes a positive brother’s results and a recommended reading promoter The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Fostum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Payton
New York
Parker
Cargar
Tango
Geon
Pedro Miguel
Miraflores
Patience
Peggy
Sian
Aime Dispensary
Sac
Engineering and Mining Journal
Kenyon & Weir
Gopher
Pocket Gopher
Tailyra
Comet Atong
John Skelton Williams
Mr. Williams
Williams
Mr. Perkins
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
Colombia
Democratic
Libby
McNeill
Chicago
Parc-Po* Geonios
Pittsburgh
Seipeet Parcel Post Tobie Co
Remberion Ave
Penn
Speers
Rnas Co Eer
Ind
Africa
Bos
Que
Rushville
Eben
Webster
Spain
Europe
St Ul
Basardous
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