A Nightly Plumber Crisis and a Drenched Governor
The narrator recounts a chaotic Saturday night turning comic disaster as a flood of water from a china bathtub soaks a household. A governor, author, and publisher witness a failed rescue while a plumber drags through early morning duties and a public spectacle of neglect and discipline. The tale blends farce with family banter and a luckless search for help.
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Tommy
Gald
Walt
Gle
Ehomaris
Secret African Youth Societies Described by Mining Engineer
In Liberia and among African peoples, secret youth associations like the Gree Gree Bush and Dorit Bush are depicted as powerful moral, religious, and social training systems for both sexes. Leaders are called foah and country devil, with entrance guarded by warnings, labyrinth paths, and ritual secrecy that even Christians note as influential in afterlife.
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Willam B. Thatcher
Africa
Poe
A Cyclone Cellar Plan for Underground Rooms
A detailed plan for constructing an underground cyclone cellar using concrete walls five inches thick and a vaulted roof. The illustration shows walls, arch, doorway, and cross section with vent coverings, emphasizing durability against flying timber. Farmers in western areas consider cellars vital.
Sheep Help Control Weeds In Pasture and Field
A Farmers Review writer advises using sheep to combat wild morning glory and Canada thistle in fields. Sheep grazing in spring furrows uproot tender roots and eat seeds, reducing re growth. in fall they clean up remaining vines without harming corn. Lambs can be turned into August or September corn to finish clearing the weed.
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Canada
Ugne
Atry
Farmer's Review
Useful Wire Reel Review and Hog Feed Tips
A historical note reviews a windable barbed wire reel mounted on old wheels and describes manual operation. It includes pig feeding guidance with varied grains, greens, ash and minerals, stressing diverse seeds and clover hay for rapid hog growth and good condition.
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Hare
Mixing of Concrete A pamphlet urges proper ratios for strong highway concrete
A writer from an eastern cement company emphasizes correct mixing for bridges and culverts. He advocates mortar at two parts sand to one part cement, notes dense mixes with two and a half to three parts cement, and suggests four parts stone with adequate mortar. Proper vibration, tight forms, and surface finishing reduce patching later.
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Eastern Cement Company
Lars
Rand
Shaft Works Pump Method in Popular Mechanics Sketch
A faded excerpt describes a pony pump setup with a shaft and crank outside a building and the operator inside, labeled Popular Mechanics. It mentions using the device on a yump where a well is near the house and an extension spout directs water into an indoor sink.
Wisconsin to pay farmers to drag roads for road tax
Wisconsin officials announced a plan to let farmers clear and drag roads as payment of road taxes at 75 cents per mile per drag session. The proposal aims to boost dirt road conditions by using the spilt tax and drag work, with towns requesting drag work. The Prairie Farmer notes benefits of proper road dragging and urges careful, regular execution.
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Wisconsin State Farmers’ Institute
W. C. Hotchkiss
Tha State
Wisconsin
Farm Advice From Willis Oct Farm Notes on Cattle and Sheep
Farmers receive practical tips on management from Willis Oct. Include cattle care, feeding, shelter, udder checks, and parasite control. Emphasizes gentle handling of sheep, breeding strategies, bee importance, corn testing, manure values, and spring farm routines to boost yields and income.
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