Bluff That Decided a Life or Death Poker Game
A Westerner recalls a Frisco poker night where Harry Randall bank cashier, Mort Henry, a mine owner, Smith, a retired physician and the narrator played for huge stakes. Randall bluffed with a red card turn and a heart reveal, risking ruin and murder, then won with a flush and three of clubs, king, queen, jack, ten, leaving the group in stunned silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Harry Randall
Slarry
Mort Henry
Mort
Smith
Doctor
Harry
Henry
Randall
Slarry Randall
N. Y. Sun
Good Roads and Farm Wealth in Indiana Hints
J R Coramons of Indiana University argues for state aid to county roads via a state highway commission funded by an inheritance tax. He cites farmers’ losses from bad roads, potential land value gains, and varying costs of road building, urging state leadership to boost agriculture and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Stone
Federal Department of Agriculture
United States
Wollen
Indiana
England
France
Ely
Secretary of Agriculture
New Jersey
Indianapolis
Boston
Massachusetts
Ohio
Penn
Sylvania
State Board of Charities and Corrections
State Board of Tax Commissioners
State Highway Commission
New York
Geneva
Switzerland
J. R. Coramons
Indiana University
Milk Pail Trolley: A Dairyman's Labor Saving Wire
A farmer describes a milk delivery wire system from barn to dairy house. A taut steel wire supports a trolley wheel repurposed from a sewing machine to haul milk cans. The setup handles 15 to 20 gallons with a 10 year old helper, reducing effort despite wear from children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Darks
Garden and Orchard Practices For Better Yields
Garden guidance advises against planting orchards on poor soil and stresses that trees require nourishment. It notes beans peas and corn profit from plant foods near a good market and highlights phosphate boosts for berries currants and small fruits. Specific regional examples from Kalamazoo Michigan illustrate pruning potato vines and managing plant energy to improve tuber size and yield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tle
Turek
Kalamazoo
Mich
Iris
How to Tame a Nervous Horse Through Familiarization
Finely bred horses fear unknowns yet grow calm once they know what frightens them. Trainers should expose the horse to the object, allowing it to smell touch and inspect with its lip, reducing flight instinct as familiarity grows.
Springtime memories and poems mingle with a humor note
A composite page features poems reflecting spring love loss and memory including lines about violet and anemone imagery and a fallen loved one. Short quips and literary excerpts from contributors like William F. Barnard and Caroline A. Soule mix with witty social humor and brief theatre notices.
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Hehened
Thad
William F. Barnard
Linnie
Thom
F. L Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Caroline A. Soule
Hove
Puck
U.S
Detroit Free Press
Hall
F. J. Cnexey & Co
Toledo
Perkins
Jarley
Harper's Bazar
Nashville, Chattanooga & &J. Louis Railway
Chattanooga
Epworth League
Buiako F. Hina
Marquette Building
Chicago
R. C. Cowanors
Insurance Exchange Building
St. Louis
D. J. Muntanry
N. E
W. Fourth Street
Cincinnati
Ostie Basmoo
George
Ife
Ee McVicker’s Theater
Linsey-Woolsey
The
Cotton King
Sutton Vane
S. P
Haney
Hopkins Place
Baltimore, Md
Dee
Nat C. Goodwin
Hoo
Ey's Theater
Bulwer
Rochefou
Moser
Horace
Euripides
Osty
Ram
Tienks
J. L. Case T. M. Co
Racine
Wis
Lonor
Napoleon
Richter
California Fig Syrup Co
Minnesota
Pork Mess
New
Texas
Sas City
Omaha
Forstner Auger
Bridgeport Gts
Broadway
Morse Bros. Props
Canton
Mass
U.bea
Stey
Strows Instruments
Esievacam
ST. Jacobs
Cortlandt
Adams’ Pepsin
Adams & Sons Co
Sand Streets
Brooklyn
N. Y
Madison Street
IIL
L’art de la Mode
Ner
Morse-Broughtok CO
East 9Th St
Pennasalt Prg CO
Phila
Pasaenge
Tllinois
Ison
Taina
Manchester Town
Merky
D. M. Woodward
Minneapolis
Minn
Davis Oneal
DAVIS
Rankin
MFC, CO
ROMAN
Maelne
Wie
Ty J. I. Case Threshing Machine Company
GFN
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