Bess Trefoil Wins Suitor Over Deserving Hero
On a frosty February morning in a New England town, Bess Trefoil quietly endures dressmaking duties to support her aging aunt and cousin Flora. A sleigh ride sparks Flora’s envy while Bess toils late into the night. in the end, Bess’s steadiness earns the soft-spoken Charles Cotesworth, who chooses her over Flora. Cousin Thankful Morse notes Flora’s selfishness and celebrates Bess’s well-deserved happiness.
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Flora Trefoil
Bess
Nea
Flore
Beas
Charley Cotesworth
Asid
Nas
Flora
Ahso
Ais
Wendy Lis
Cilent
Celeeworth
Thankful Morse
Madame Enrico
Young Cotenworth
Ress
Charlie
Charlies Cotesworth
Cotesworth
Bess Trefoil
Nan
Thankful
Charles Cotesworth
Cousin Thankful
the Ledger
Sea Serpents Lecture by Mr Garman at Boston Society
Mr Garman lectured before the Boston Society of Natural History on sea serpents and sea literature. He displayed a real serpent specimen and traced lore from Pontoppidan to modern times, outlining offshore monsters and a Devonian era shark suspected as the original sea serpent. He argues many deep sea creatures remain unseen and may fuel terror in sailors.
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Garman
Boston Society of Natural History
Pontoppidan
Professor Garman
St. Louis Republic
Victoria
Murray
New South Wales
South Australian
Glasgow Herald
Barszawartha
Thia
Anaes
Weighed in the Balance at a Michigan Avenue Grocery
A man resembling a farmer entered a Detroit area grocery and accused the proprietor of failing to recall a prior visit and of shortchanging a customer on butter. He claimed the grocer gave two dollars too much in change, reasoning it would cover a claimed overcharge and horse-shoeing expenses.
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Michigan Avenue
Detroit Free Press
Wisconsin Experiment Station
W. A. Henry
Boston
Whose Face Was It A Stone Carvings Mystery
A Pueblo workman dressing a stone block uncovered a hard concretion. It dropped free revealing a perfect human face imprint on its underside. Plaster casts were made by archeologists and, after study, scholars debated whether it was a fossil or an idol. The block lay eighty feet below the surface.
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Pueblo
Col
Learned Societies
Europe
St. Louis Republic
The A-torning of a Fish
The article describes fish reproduction from spawning to fertilization. It notes the female lays eggs and the male deposits milt, which, under the microscope, reveals minute pollywogs entering each egg through a pore into the nucleus of the germinal vesicle. Life begins and multiplies, progressing from two cells to more.
Ply All the Aliment Necessary for Birds and Calves
A note on feeding birds and calves urges variety beyond grain to prevent feather chewing and hair loss. It suggests adding nitrogenous meat and, for calves, symptoms of a vegetable parasite causing patchy hair loss. treatment includes warm water, carbolic soap, and an ointment of lard, sulphur, and creosote applied twice daily.
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New York Times
American Dairyman
FAM
Ashes for soap and soil in farm practice
Practical notes outline saving wood ash for soap making and as a fertilizer after potash extraction. It covers lye leach setup, drying ash, and applying ash on orchards and clay soils. Additional items discuss potatoes as a precarious crop, hog fattening with potatoes, and general farm tips.
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New York World
Courier-Journal
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Silas
Amy
Cage
North America
Ethnology
Washington
United States
Comuntry
Indiana
Missassippi
F Attany Journal
Minnesota Experiment Station
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