Mystery of the Mount Rocks Outlawed by a Storm
A party on a river outing discovers gold pieces dropped from the sky after a cyclone. The storm unseals a hidden chimney scene where Groom the trapper once hid letters and money linked to his love Cecilia Bites. The storm unearths a tin chute turning coins into the cliff. The group buries the letters near the hearth as relics of a long-ago tale.
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Wilton
Lowen
Wilder Dee
Gibbons
Gitar
Venturey
Gibbon
Cota
Mor Trewibbone
Owen
Oibons
Rowen
Wall
Highiand
Clit
Groom
Come
Bowen
Acre
Wsot
Malachi Groom
Cecilia Bites
Atake
Ander
Apt Pupil and Hetty Stokes Engagement Rumor
Mrs Carter recalls Hetty Stokes studying abroad and engaged to a wealthy man's son. The lively conversation touches on Hetty's quick hearing and social rise, with Mrs Carter noting Betty's knack for picking up new things.
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Mra. Carter
Tmatron
Hetty Stokes
Muse
Mrs. Carter
Betty
Hella
Peru Maintains Government Monopoly on Match Products
Peru enforces a government monopoly over Match Monopoly Matches and related products. Production and sale are overseen by state authorities. The long term effects remain unclear as the policy is recently implemented and still developing.
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Peru
Dairy barn floor construction and stall design basics
The guide outlines sanitary floor requirements for a dairy, including smooth durable surfaces, elimination of voids, drainage, and compacted gravel subgrades. It covers curb and stall layout, manger dimensions by breed, platform pitch, and the need for rounded corners and a gritted surface to ensure easy cleaning and stable footing.
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Jerseys
Appearing Cows Not Always Profitable In Dairying
New Jersey state dairy expert says cows with good looks and appetite may yield less milk than poorer eaters. Study of Mercer County Cow Testing shows three cows eating 70 dollars of feed yearly produced 2,292 pounds each, while two cows at 103 dollars produced 14,817 pounds each. conclusion warns against wasting feed and labor on low producers.
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New Jersey
Mercer County
Save Young Live Stock to Increase Net Profit
The article discusses reducing infant livestock deaths by addressing three disease groups. First, cases largely beyond treatment due to malformation or birth accidents. Second, conditions reducible with hygiene isolation and medical care such as tuberculosis and acute respiratory diseases. Third, ailments preventable with feeding, care, and sanitation like gastrointestinal diseases and parasites.
Failure to Breed in Cattle Linked to Infectious Abortion
The text cites contagious abortion as the chief cause of cows failing to breed. It notes maternal organ changes render conception uncertain or impossible. Treatment involves manipulation of the uterus and ovaries with regular irrigation, lasting a prolonged, costly course.
Ohio to spend nearly 11 million on state highway upkeep
Ohio plans about 11 million dollars this year for maintenance of 10 000 miles of inter county state routes with over 1 million from county funds and the rest from state funds. An additional 124 million will go to new highway construction with federal state and county cooperation, totaling around 135 million in road work.
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Ohio
Neltheri
H. J. Kirk
Bureau of Maintenance and Repairs
Kirk
Wider Roads Needed to Ease Growing Auto Traffic
The piece argues vast road expansion is essential as car ownership climbs to 17.5 million in the United States while 1924 output fell to zero. It cites The Post Star and Engineering News Record urging broader highways to prevent congestion, stressing roads must grow faster than auto sales.
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United States
Post-Star
Engineering News-Record
Investigation on Earth Roads Development to Be Conducted
A national investigation on earth road development will be conducted under the highway research board. Prof. H. S. Steinberg of the University of Maryland is acting secretary. The goal is to found an inexpensive road surface for intermediate traffic with low construction and maintenance costs.
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Highway Research Board
S. Steinberg
University of Maryland
Lee Highway plans for new boulevard linking memorial bridge
To relieve traffic between New York City and Washington D. C. the Lee Highway association outlined plans for a wide boulevard from the Arlington Memorial Bridge over the Potomac to a proposed Hudson river bridge at One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Street in New York City. Officials say they are in talks with government officials about the project.
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New York City
Washington, D. G
Lee Highway Association
Potomac
Hudson River
Manhattan Island
New Jersey
One Hundred and Seventy-eighth Street
Buffalo for sale in Yellowstone herd offered with crate and transport
Government surplus stock includes about 100 buffalo available for capture and relocation to Gardiner Montana with crate and transport costs expected at around eighty dollars. The offer invites any person able to secure a buffalo heir from the herd to pay the price and arrange shipment.
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Washington, D. C
Yellowstone Park
Side Express
Buffalo Range
Gardiner
Mont
Ita
California Beast Seeds Dominate Global Seed Trade
California grows sixty percent of the world seed crop with over a hundred tons of nasturtium seed annually. If all sweetpea seeds from California were given to every person, each would have a fifteen foot garden row, leaving several hundred tons for export.
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California
Chinook Wind Brings Relief to Cold Montana Wyoming
A strong warm wind known as thin will descend the eastern Rocky Mountain slopes into Montana and Wyoming. It is expected to melt snow and provide relief from cold weather as it moves from the Chinook territory.
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Rocky Mountains
Montana
Wyoming
Wordplay mixup ends with clever twist
A schoolteacher uses the word novelette for a lesson and Johnny Brown misreads it as novelette as two parts. He writes about a fox terrier dragging a tin can tied to your novel ette, provoking a humorous correction and classroom laughs.
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Johnny
Johnny Brown
Exalted Courage in Faces of Danger
A reflective piece contrasts calm courage with anger and bullying in danger. It asserts true bravery remains serene under threat, while rage can degrade character and cannot be counted as courage despite bold acts.
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Furn
Hailstorms Confound Mathematicians This Summer
Scientists note no true hailstorm has appeared in seas or oceans this summer. They find hotter days produce larger hailstones and semi tropical regions may experience the largest stones during the few storms observed this season.
Store Uses Fifty Miles of Wire for London Alarm
A London shop installs an extensive burglar alarm system using fifty miles of wire to ensure security. The protection emphasizes early warning against burglary and enhances safety for the premises.
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London
Fat man falls on orange peel in street. arrested for unlicensed performance
A very large man slipped on orange peel and fell in the road while performing in the street. He was arrested for giving a street performance without a license, per London Answers.
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London Answers
Blood and cattle reaction questioned in study
Researchers exposed horses and cows to blood to test if it provokes irritation or excitement. The animals stayed indifferent or mildly interested, showing no alarm. The observed agitation by cattlemen is attributed to accompanying cues like wounded companions or cries, not the blood itself.
Pipe of Pan myth turns Syrinx reed into instrument
The legend says water nymph Syrinx fled Pan and was transformed into a reed. Pan cut the reed into seven graduated pieces and fashioned the pipe he called Syrinx.
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Pan
Learned Blacksmith Elihu Burritt of New Britain
The Learned Blacksmith was the nickname of Elihu Burritt of New Britain Connecticut. He was a linguist writer and social reformer and authored several volumes. He died in 1879.
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Elihu Burritt
New Britain, Conn
Fast-Moving Planet Jupiter Spins Quick Day
Jupiter spins so rapidly that a day lasts nine hours and fifty minutes despite its diameter being about ten times Earth's. The planet’s rapid rotation yields extreme day length, influencing atmospheric dynamics and weather patterns.
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Jupiter
Earth
Overcoming Troubles through Tempered Winds and Faith
A compact reflection on handling multiple hardships forging resilience. It cites the law of compensations reducing disappointment and notes the Lord tempers the wind to the shorn lamb in many ways.
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