The Main Chance in Meredith Nicholson Chapter V
Evelyn Porter hosts a house party with Wheaton and Haridan, while Raridan asserts himself with Evelyn's friends. A drunken intruder invades the veranda, Wheaton fights him off with Bishop Delafield, and Porter contemplates Evelyn’s future as the social circle debates guest lists.
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Evelyn Porter
Wheaton
Raridan
Haridan
Rarilan
Mea Sale
Evelyn
Tie
Miss Warren
Connecticut
Miss Marshall
Missouri
Annie Warren
Uelle Marshall
Belle Marshall
Abe
Warry
Saxton
Saston
Mr. Porter
General Whipple
Mine Marshall
Porter
Mia Whipple
Walle
Fivelyn
Slampmay
Jimmy
Moe
Evelyn Opee
Wong
Bishop Melfiedt
Wheston
Imhop
Hivelyn
Mer
Bishop Delafield
Jim
Occidental Hotel
So'elock
Billy
Clark
Dean
Mie
Clarkson
Bic
Bawlnese
A. Ip
Uniu
Bey
William Sopa
Pawnee
Portable Hog House and Farm Dairy Innovations
Portable hog house designed for sow and litter with clean floors and end doors, plus ventilator roof detail and compact dimensions. Feature articles discuss farm dairy upgrades via centrifugal separators, enabling cream delivery and labor savings, and veterinary notes on cattle cud chewing and digestive cues with practical remedies.
Ventilation Ridge Method Uses Battens and Strips
A Farm and Home note describes nailing 2 inch thick strips above battens to raise the ventilator 3/16 inch above roof beams, ensuring ample ventilation while preventing direct drafts.
Milk and Milking Factories in the Cow
The text explains that milk production in cows is not voluntary but a physiological process. John Burroughs notes the udder is a factory fed by blood and milk is produced inside. Disturbances such as a stranger or separation from a calf arrest the flow, likening it to digestion and nervous system control.
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John Burroughs
Man
Indiana Parmer
Stoppage of Milk Fire in Dairies and Flock Vices
The article discusses common dairy issues including milk duct infections and teat closure in cows, recommending antiseptic washing, inserting healing plugs, and avoiding milking tubes. It also covers sheep care noting that usefulness declines with age and diseased sheep can harm the flock, stressing removal of thriftless stock.
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Denver Field
Dynamite for Tree Planting by Rail Road
The Engineering Record reports Long Island Rail Road crews blast to dig tree planting holes. A two foot deep hole is made with a posthole augur at 36 degrees, loaded with half a stick of 40 percent dynamite. Two men can excavate 250 holes per ten hours at about 7.44 cents per hole.
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Long Island Railway
Flowers on Food and Floral Eating Trends
A London Globe inspired note explores edible flowers and culinary uses of petals in daily life. It mentions candied violet petals for buttonholes and lists common flowers and flower parts eaten, while also describing a wax turpentine polish recipe for leather care.
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Daily Papers
Esus
London Globe
Waste in Manure and Government Agricultural Grants
The Cornell Experiment Station reports piling two tons of horse manure in the open loses weight and key nutrients over five months, making rotted manure worth less per ton than fresh manure. National appropriations for the Agricultural Department rise to 15.77 million dollars, with forestry fire protection gaining 0.5 million.
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Cornell Exment
Steeda
Agricultural Department
Forestry Service
San Jose Scale Threat in All Seasons
The San Jose scale is a soft bodied insect with a wavy covering. it can only be penetrated by corrosive chemicals. Because it harms foliage, treatments should be applied in winter or during tree dormancy to protect crops.
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San Jose
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meredith Nicholson
Corvalent
Rwridan
Miss Porter
Bramivan
Hes
Orange Jude Farmer
United States Department of Agriculture
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