Lost Aunt Academy Journey Synopsis
Janet Mercer travels to Lost Aunt Academy with a young witch Arthur Floming and Drofeanor of mathematics and chemistry aboard. They arrive at the entrond pintion where they meet Mrs. Dene vor, matron of the Academy.
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Janet Mercer
Moata
Arthur Floming
Flea
Ind
Denevor
Angavad
Lostland Academy Opens to New Teachers at Twilight
Janet Mercer and companions arrive at Lostland Academy in a remote New York valley. They meet Haskell, Tam Wilton Wayne, and Dr Jethro Bracebridge’s legacy as portraits watch, while the grand estate hints at hidden tensions and a chilling lakeside gorge.
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Ietteran
Lostland Academy
Colin
Lostland
Haskell
Arthur
New York State
Janet
Old Academy
Albany
Miss Mercer
Jethro Hracebridge
Mra
Denver
Misa Mercer
Crashaw
Chaucar
Burns
Shelley
Paver
Wilton Payne
Uroge
Yna
Railroads Meet New Competition From Modern Trains
Railroads push speed, comfort, and electrification to win back riders from buses planes and cars. Officials cite 104 mph tests and new Night Club cars with hostesses music air conditioning and reclining seats. The piece traces U S railroad history from Civil War era lines to Promontory Utah and notes innovations like turtle-back day coaches green glass club cars and radiog lighting in a broader push to attract passengers.
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Washington
Westernwest Hive
United States
National Geographic Society
New England
Florida
Pullman
Cowboy Loses Clash With Hawk in Texas Pasture
Zelma O'Neill a former cow boy in Dewet Texas tried to rope a hawk perched on a fence post. The hawk attacked latching claws into his knee and the horse neck causing a fall and deep wounds. He rode home faint and awoke in bed with his wife tending him.
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Dewet
Texas
Zelma O'Neill
O'Neill
Horace
Hawk
Remains Found at Shiloh Battlefield in Tennessee Dig
Excavations by the Smithsonian at the Shiloh battlefield uncover an old temple, about 30 small structures and around 20 skeletons. The site sits on a bluff overlooking the Tennessee River with cliffs on three sides and a low line on the fourth. Dr. Frank Roberts suggests a proto-Music hogean culture built the ancient palisade fence.
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Nand
Menning
Mia
Denver
Janet
Lostland
Otenga
Lastdand Academy
Jimmense Pines
Janot
Tennessee
Washington
Shiloh
Smiithsonian Institution
Tennessee River
Frank Roberts
Beleves
Gulf Status
Cyclist Finds Africans Just Ordinary Folks
James C. Wilson, a former college instructor, rode 8,000 miles across Africa and found Africans ordinary in daily life. He said they have no Bay ages and few wild animals, adding that they are just neighbors once you know them. He wins a drum carved from a tree trunk and wool blankets handmade by locals.
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Washington
James C. Wilson
Wilson
Africa
Guillotine Chief Ends 300 Executions in France
Anartow Deibler, national executioner of France, guillotined his 300th criminal at dawn a post office robber. He earns 7,600 francs per execution and plans to retire soon with a fortune. He also claims to be rushing a new “foolproof” device and intends to reveal its details.
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France
Anartow Deibler
Camilla
Maucher
Daibler
Railways and the Civil War era expansion debate
The piece argues for expanding the Northern Pacific extension beyond the Mississippi at St Paul to year round use. It notes Civil War rail disparities with the South possessing far fewer lines and the North’s networks serving mobilization needs. compares European and American railway development toward traffic demands and frontier growth.
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St. Paul
South
Europe
Real Facts About Life in Russia Revealed by Lyons
American correspondent Eugene Lyons reports from Russia for six years, contrasting new factories and cities with overcrowded homes, exile camps, food rationing, and passports. He notes executions are minimized in speech, frontier censorships and wars loom, and class conflict shadows Europe’s mood at the brink of renewed war.
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New York
Eugene Lyons
Russia
Soviet Republic
Lyons
Amerlea
Europe
Poultry better hatching methods in sight
Prof A Ratanom of Cornell predicts simpler, more economical hatching methods through selective breeding, better feeding and housing, and improved storage of hatchable eggs. Scientific incubators tailored to chicken and duck eggs will be developed to increase hatchability and reduce waste, guiding the industry toward nearer perfection.
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A. &. Ratanom
Poultry Department
Cornell Universlty
WNU Bariige
Turkey
Congressional Library Honors Old Dime Novel
The dime novel has risen to prominence in the Congressional Library in Washington. In Philadelphia a Happy Hours Brotherhood of 60 members promotes dime novel collecting. Robert H. Smeltzer notes novels are harmless and even beneficial, recalling family attitudes and the typical plots where good triumphs and justice wins.
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Congressional Library
Philadelphia
Congressional
Washington
Happy Hours Brotherhood
Interast
Robert H. Smeltzer
Brotherhood
Milk Iron Copper Diet Keeps Rats Healthy Long Time
Scientists report rats can survive for extended periods on a diet of milk iron and copper with good condition maintained. The finding suggests minerals in milk may support long term health in controlled studies.
Keep the Pullets Busy Says Pathfinders Poultry Advice
A Pathfinder Magazine article argues the first week in confinement is crucial for pullets. It notes common vices like feather picking and floor laying rise during the laying house introduction. It urges busy birds with green feed, open nests, scratch areas, laying mash, and cleanliness from lice and mites to reduce winter mortality.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Cure for Scaly Leg in Poultry Suggests Ointment Remedy
A Montreal Herald farmer advice states scaly leg in birds can be treated with foot disinfectant, sulfur and lard ointment rubbed into the legs, and coal oil solution intrusively applied briefly. Do not peel scales. allow nature to remove them while treating every four to five days until legs are clean.
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Saya
Montreal Herald
Nature
Coloration of Egg Shells Affects Purebred Hatching
An authority at North Carolina State college warns that shell coloration in purebred flocks deviates from breed, unsuitable for hatching especially for purebred sales. Unless birds are trap nested, identifying off color layers is hard. breeders should discard current males and replace with birds from flocks without this issue.
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North Carolina State College
Poultry Hints For Healthy Chick Raising In Wisconsin
Tips for healthy poultry farming include parasite prevention and proper housing. The text notes Wisconsin has 689 butcheries and a capacity for 9,850,180 eggs, lists breeds like Jersey Giants Langshans Cochin and Brahmas, and advises low platform feed and water stations to prevent contamination and chick picking.
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Wisconsin
Eetec
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