Lilac Train Brings Hope and a Lost Love Home
In a Montana mining town Miss Lizbeth’s lilac blossom gift triggers a reunion tale. Reuben, long parted after a failed promise, arrives with a train car of flowers and a note declaring, I am coming. The town gathers as he pursues a chance at reconciliation and a future with the daughter.
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Lizmeth
Liebeth
Montana
Leadville
Anetier
Allah
Hutte
Anaconda
Linbeth
Mies
Freyhen'e Banda
Reuben
Twee
Livbeth
Rewben
Lizbeth
Gomlee
Butte
Ilac
Tam
Jim Davia
Tate
Atok
Steaben
Odor Study Finds Cinnamon Appeals More Than Flowers
Psychologists report flower scents are not universally preferred by women. Across hundreds tested, cinnamon and similar spicy odors were described as pleasant, while several flower fragrances were disliked.
Comfortable House Encourages Fowls in Winter Egg Laying
A poultry house must provide dryness ventilation and light to optimize hen welfare and egg production. Ensure roofed dry floors air flow with open south wall and closed others. Increase natural light via walls windows covering about a quarter of floor space and front rear placement for daylight. Provide ample floor space and deep litter with a droppings platform under roosts to keep manure off the floor.
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Ao Poultry House
Dried Buttermilk Boosts Profit in Poultry Study
Indiana experiment station tests compare dried buttermilk with liquid and no milk in laying hens. A. C. Phillips reports the dried buttermilk pen earned $8.21 income and $5.00 profit per year per hen, versus $7.18 income and $4.02 profit for liquid buttermilk and 78 cents for no milk, with higher hatchability observed in dried buttermilk eggs.
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Indiana Experiment Station
A. C. Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Emden Geese Noted for Size and Distinctive Features
The Emden breed is highly popular among geese, known for its large, well formed body with a fairly straight back and canoe shaped underside. They display blue eyes, orange bills, shanks and toes, and pure white plumage. Line and vigor guide mating, and females often develop a dewlap or bosse pouch under the body.
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Emden
Poultry and Dairy Guidelines for Market Quality
Instructions on keeping poultry stock healthy and marketable, advising against washing eggs unless used locally, and noting the impact of washing on egg value. It outlines milk composition and simple calf rations, listing feed components and quantities for better growth and production.
Water access keeps cows productive in cold weather
Farmers learn cold water reduces milk if cows must reach far or drink frigid troughs. Automatic buckets or a barn trough kept warm supply ample water, boosting intake and feed efficiency. Regular outdoor exercise aids, but indoor watering protects milk yield in winter.
Get Rid of Separators That Rob Dairy Farmer
A Wisconsin dairy testing director cites separators worn out of adjustment wasting farmer money. A tester found skim milk fat misread. whole milk tests showed higher butterfat. A farmer bought a new separator after learning the discrepancy, saving about 2.5 cents daily or $276 yearly.
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A. J. Cramer
Wisconsin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Highwest
Feeding Cows Right Key to Dairy Profits
The article argues generous feeding builds dairy herd value. Well fed calves become developed cows and profitable cows convert large feed into milk daily. It calls for identifying cow types that efficiently turn feed into milk and supplying ample rations.
Dairy Cattle Care Highlights From Nebraska Extension
The bulletin emphasizes selecting star boarders in the herd and culling calves to protect profits. Clean milk depends on health, cleanliness, proper pasture, and a well kept dairy barn. It notes that small breeders can use the plans provided, whether for small or large facilities, to improve dairy product quality.
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Nebraska
Elreuli
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Jane Seymour Queen of England and Henry VII's wife
Jane Seymour became Henry VII's third wife and English queen after the execution of Anne Boleyn. She married the king the day following Boleyn's execution and died in October 1527 after serving as lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn.
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Jane Seymour
Henry VII
England
Henry
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Anne Holeyn
Cooking in Aluminum Heat Guidelines
Aluminum conducts heat rapidly and stores it in large quantities. After a pan is thoroughly heated, additional heat causes overheating. It is advised to reduce the gas flame by one half once the pan is thoroughly heated.
Stage Skill Trial Between Oldfield and Bracegirdle
In 1707 England saw a celebrated trial of skill between actresses Anne Oldfield and Anne Bracegirdle. Each played the same role on alternate nights, ending with Bracegirdle’s defeat and her departure from the stage in disgust.
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England
Anne Oldfield
Anne Bracegirdie
Burnet’s 1081 Theory On Earth As An Egg Shell
English author Thomas Burnet in 1081 proposed in Sacred Theory of the Earth that the planet began as an egg like form and burst during the deluge causing waters to escape.
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Thomas Burnet
Uncle Eben Warns About High Advice Costs
Uncle Eben jokes that nearly all who give good advice are lawyers or doctors or others who charge real money, as quoted by the Washington Star.
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Uncle Even
Washington Star
Fickleness and Vanity in Pleasure, a Pascal Insight
A reflective quote on human fickleness noting the instability of present pleasure and the emptiness of what is gone. It cites Pascal to emphasize how experience teaches the fallacy of transient joy and the vanity of absence.
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Pascal
Gentleness Wins in Locke's Pragmatic View
A brief reflection cites Locke on gentleness outperforming violence in outcomes. It notes gentleness often succeeds where force fails, framing restraint as practical wisdom in human conduct.
The Verb To Wool and the Business Girl’s Marriage Plot
A Canadian paper notes a humorous view of marriage as a simple expedient by which a business minded woman pursues a husband. Men form the search, and the pursuit yields a match through social practice rather than romance.
No man's feet can beat a fashionably shady girl’s
A quirky line from the Hovaton Post-Dispatch praising stylish footwear and the cheerful mood of a fashionably shady girl, noting that feet never look as neat as hers yet happiness prevails in her company.
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Hovaton Post-Dispatch
First Circus Press Agent Promotes 1797 Elephant Show
A fragment notes the existence of the first circus press agent in the United States, linked to the exploitation surrounding a first elephant exhibit shown in 1797, highlighting early promotional practices in American show business.
Quotable Line on Happiness and Obedience
An excerpt reflecting Goethe's view that true happiness comes from self direction. It suggests great minds find contentment without needing to heed commands from others.
Have You a Daughter Vital Advice for Mothers
Mrs. Sadie E. Holtener of Seattle reports severe feminine weakness improved after using Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription during and after her pregnancies. The ad urges readers to visit a neighborhood drug store or write to Dr. Pierce in Buffalo, N Y for medical guidance and the prescription in tablet or liquid form.
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Seattle
Wash
Pierce
Sadie E. Holtener
North
Dr. Pierce
Tavalida’ Hotel
Buffalo
N. Y
Violent Indian Ocean Storms Batter Ships and Ports
Storms on the Indian Ocean surge with sudden force causing immense damage to shipping and seaports along the southern Asian coast. The region, known for violent hurricanes, experiences powerful storms impacting maritime activity and coastal infrastructure.
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Indian Ocean
Asia
Proportionate Values in Gold and Tin Debate
The New York Telegraph argues if gold were as common as tin and tin as pure as gold, people would buy sardines in gold boxes and pay with tin, illustrating a price comparison on metals and value.
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New York Telegraph
World’s Largest Lake Caspian Sea Described
The Caspian Sea is the world’s largest lake located between Asia and Europe with an area around 160000 square miles. It is noted as larger than Lake Superior by more than fourfold though the text contains garbled phrasing.
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Asia
Europe
Lake Superior
Ite
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