Subterranean Lace Plot Unfolds in a Barricaded Cellar
Master Bertie and Richard Bertie join a secret tobacco warehouse sting where lace is traded and a trapdoor leads to a candlelit cellar. Amid conspirators Sir Thomas Penruddocke and Master Walter Kingston push for uprising while a denounced spy creates fear in the ranks.
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Bertie
Bertle
Richard Bertie
Lincolnshire
Hertle
Thomas F Penruddocke
Walter Kingston
Anthony Kingston
Lord Devon
Kingston
Penruddocks
Hertie
Beth
Ponruddooke
Mick
Master Carey
Penrudocke
Richard Bray
Diane
Thomas
Penruddocke
Matthewson
Crewdson
Carey
Sir Thomas
Clarence
Crewdgon
New Mediums in Decoration for Concrete Artistry
An editorial in Cement Age argues cement and concrete will largely replace stone and terra cotta in decorative work. Economy drives rapid mold-based production, enabling intricate designs once hand carved. Concrete offers durability and low cost, suggesting wide use from statuary to garden features and entire estates.
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Cement Age
Onnee T
What She Thought and Alma Tadema Story Echoes
Fragmentary lines recall a tale about Sir Lawrence Alma Tadema and a woman’s impression of honors. The piece hints at personal memories and a social scene, with references to conversation and admiration, set in a formal era.
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Lawrence Alma-‘Tadema
Too Fine in the Bone in Hogs and Calf Crop Importance
The article argues hogs become too fine in the bone if feed lacks bone material and warns corn-heavy rations worsen the condition. It urges feeding clover alfalfa shorts oats and tankage, noting bone density depends on feed and brain influence. It also discusses calf crop importance for beef profits, winter care, and rising meat demand amid cattle-shift trends.
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Wallace
Shire
Clyde
Nebraska
Rea
Fall feeding of alfalfa yields strong results
Dawson Nebraska farmer Co. Hit, sharing in Wallace's Farmer, reports 14 year old alfalfa sown in spring with half stand yields. He describes mowing weeds three times, plowing stubble six inches deep, harrowing nightly, broadcasting 10 to 20 pounds of seed, and harvest producing about two tons per acre with no weeds.
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Hit
Dawson, Neb
Wallace
Becauas
The Mule as a Profitable Farm Asset and Market Hope
An early 20th century advertisement extols mules as highly valuable farm stock. It cites strong prices for large, well-bred animals, wide use across southern farms, and demand for the Panama Canal project era. It notes market resilience, ease of raising, and the mule’s steadiness and endurance.
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Panama Canal
Cuba
United States
Montana
Slop Feeding and Live Stock Practice Debated in South Dakota Farmer Page
The South Dakota Farmer discusses swine feeding, noting mixed opinions on slop versus dry feed. It favors a combined approach of slop and dry feed for growing pigs and describes thick slop routines and feeding schedules. The piece also cites Chicago Live Stock World on undesirable cattle, with packing, inspection and pricing trends noted from an Omaha convention.
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South Dakota
Sisa
Chicago
Live Stock Notes on Stable Care and Grooming
Daily routines outline farm tasks for horses including shaking bedding sweeping floors and drying by daybreak. It advises brushing every day and rolling out dry bedding at night, with special care to curry the ribs and belly as they are tender.
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Master Bertie
Penruddocke
Lord Delaware
Bertie
Ces
London
Richard Bray
Akike
Richard Dry
Father Laughs Off Son’s Exam Failures in China Tale
A Chinese father pressures his son to pass exams for an official post. After repeated failures the son refuses to drown himself as urged, citing Confucius. The tale ends with the father laughing and promoting his son to president of an insurance company.
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Ore Ages
Confucius
China
Perfection in Chinese Porcelain Sets Cited in Historic Tale
The article argues absolute perfection is rare in china and praises modern pottery for quality. It cites the Duke of Sunderland ordering a jeweled cup from Royal Worcester, with 900 attempts before one nearly perfect piece emerged. The near perfect cup cost about 1000 guineas and illustrated high standards in porcelain making.
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China
Nema
Duke of Sunderland
Royal Worcester Porcelain Works
Binna the Elder
Eseyer
Bishop Swearen by Proxy in North England Tale
A northern England anecdote recounts a tale of a bishop and a tall assertive attendant. The old man mocks gossip, claiming the bishop wears a “bit when he’s fishing.” The exchange with Millais questions the bishop’s character while hinting at local rumor.
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Sir John Millais
Lederman
England
Miljain
Millais
Longside
Wayne
Chicago News recounts Dixon remarks at Hurriion club
Ex congressman Frank J. Dixon of Illinois, visiting Hamley near Meyot Way, tells Hurriion club members about Solomon and a boastful fable. He recalls a luncheon and dinner crowd in Chicago during the convention season, contrasting a horse and a donkey tale with a biblical allusion.
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Frank JL. Dixon
Lllinois
Hameey
Hurriion Club
Chicago
Golomon
Sollomon
Belamon
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