The Story of Francis Cludde Chapter in Flight and Fight
In a flooded night pursuit Clarence and four men clash with the narrator and his party. After a brutal river crossing the group seeks safety at a church, then wintered by a farm, and finally reach Santon only to be set upon on a road near Lanton by three horsemen. One foe is badly wounded as the counterattack ends with mystery and danger.
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Clarence
Duke of Cleves
God's House
Anne
Bertie
Wesel
Santon
Lindstrom
Bertle
Lanton
Master Bertle
The Labor Character Has Improved in Hard Times
The New York Times observes an unusual gain in worker efficiency during hard times. Fewer jobs lead to increased output and value as employed workers prove their worth, turning some losing contracts profitable and enabling continued operations.
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New York Times
New Ramie Filasse Process Emerges in China
A Chinese discovery enables ramie fiber to become a soft filasse within minutes. A company formed to prepare the filasse for general use plans soon to ship the first lots to Europe.
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China
Europe
L i al L i al Growing Cheap Pork
A brief item notes cheaper pork prices amid market shifts. The report highlights consumer impact and possible regional supply changes. No specific dates, numbers, or organizations are given in readable text.
Pasture and Grain Mixes Boost Hog Growth, Says Experiment Station
Harry Howard warns pasture can reduce grain needs by up to one third for 100 pounds of pork but warns against overdoing it with young pigs. He notes clover alfalfa pastures provide high protein and better gains than bluegrass, with alfalfa yielding more pasture and lower costs per hundredweight.
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Harry Howard
Delaware Experiment Station
Montana
Missouri Experiment Station
H. J. Waters
Missouri
Alfalfa Timing Advice From Experienced Growers
A veteran reader explains alfalfa’s fixed habits and best harvest timing. Do not cut before crown buds form. cut when one half to one inch of new growth appears near the crown, around bloom, to avoid weed competition and reduced next crop. For small acreages, careful timing matters. large fields require rapid succession of cuts to maximize yield.
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Wallace
Notes on Hog Lot Management in Southwest Missouri
Reports from southwest Missouri indicate hogs fatten on abundant 17 year locusts this year. Pigs should graze clover and receive night grain, lice are not profitable, and sows should receive ample nutritious feed. Expect soft corn this fall, possibly challenging winter feeding, so provide elevated shade and wind sweep.
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Missouri
Weight of Silage and Silage Volume Rules
An Illinois correspondent asks how many cubic feet are in a ton of silage and cites variations by silo depth and corn condition. Professor King shows weights per cubic foot at depths 10 15 20 and 30 feet and gives example silo capacities for 20 feet by 15 feet and 30 feet by 15 feet.
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Illinois
Wallace
Professor King
Live Stock Pointers From Cattle to Sheep Breeding
Advice on animal care covers wart treatment for cattle with castor oil, selecting energetic draft stallions, avoiding sluggish stock, protecting late and early pig litters, porridge for scarce milk, unsuitable raw meat for young pigs, and favorable feeding for English sheep feeders with exercise and kind stockmanship emphasis.
Be Alive and Proactive for Career Success
The piece argues that a young man must be alive to the spirit of the hour and show enterprise to win employment. It warns that cigarette habits hinder progress and stresses that eager, dynamic, and pushy individuals are in demand while dawdlers fall behind in the battle for bread and advancement.
Big Shortage in Cattle Strikes Chicago Trade
The Chicago Live Stock World notes a severe cattle shortage as May receipts were the lowest in 22 years and only 31 000 cattle arrived in the first five days of June. Prices rose for fat steers while overall supply remains tight due to high corn prices and Texas water disruptions.
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Chicago
Southwest
Texas
Willow and Thrushes Sing to the Sea
A poetic fragment voices a leaning willow hearing woodland voices in a year’s message. The speaker, Julian Durand, marks spring songs from thrushes, hills, and rivers, and ends with a commitment to listen to nature’s lyric heartbeats.
Yale Slang Cohorts Glory Gloom And Ball of Fire Terms
Yale students coin terms for women noting A Glory for an attractive young woman A Gloom for a less attractive one and Ball of Fire for a delightful guest at college parties alongside other labels like peach pippin and corker for describing desirability.
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New York Times
Yale University
Yale
Two Topers My Friends Call Me The Postum Preacher
A Minnesotan school teacher writes that Postum cured her nervous prostration and helped her quit coffee. She describes her conversion after years of coffee use, noting steadier nerves and better sleep, and urges others to try Postum as a coffee alternative.
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Possum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Francis Cludde
Queen Mary
Stanley J. Weyman
Lial i
Mdi di
Dodds
Kldney
Gare
April
Farlodipas
Julian Durand
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