Strong and Steady By Horatio Alor In Portville Scheme
Walter Drummond’s former ward Joshua eyes his father's locked trunk and five hundred dollars. Walter travels to Portville after a letter from Clement Shaw hints at a lucrative, risky transfer offer. Walter assumes a new identity, uncovers James Wall's mining scheme, shuffles into the Portville office, and earns a fortune while pursuing solid, steady progress.
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Walter
Clement Shaw
Columbus
James Wall
Metropolitan
Wall
Portville
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Joshua Drummond
Carl Walters
Waller
Shaw
Ampleton
Tie
Fifteen Year Old Walter Strikes It Rich in Columbus
Walter, after a lengthy business tour across many towns, reports solid profits from selling his book. He has earned about three hundred fifty dollars on two hundred eighty copies sold, with expenses around two hundred sixty three, leaving eighty seven dollars profit. He seeks independent earnings away from home, reflecting on his shop in Mr. Drummond’s store and wondering about cousin Joshua Bhaw. He asks the hotel clerk if any letters have arrived.
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Walter
Columbus
Joshua Ba
Mr. Bhaw
Isa
Varied Notes From The Era On Science And Society
A collection of fleeting items covers topics from metal finishing and anesthesia methods to theater of law and religion. It notes aluminum books for the blind in Edinburgh, Pennsylvania railroad shop orders against swearing, and a Vatican library director joining French academies. It mentions cathedrals rising in the United States, Budapest letter boxes, Shackleton’s Antarctic post office posting, and experimental high pressure effects on health.
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Bothe
Great Atlantic Thera
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kennebec Journal
Boorman Wells
New York
London
Colorado
Denver
Philadelphia
Father Elirie
Vatican
Academie Des InsecriptHlene
Institut de France
Father Ehbrle
Bicester
Oxford
England
Normandy
Bilcester
Europe
United States
St. Paul
Ireland
Budapest
Hungary
Christchurch
Antarctic
Westminster Gazette
Shackleton
New Zealand
MacArthur
Calvary Baptist Church
Helen
Grounding Wire Fences to Prevent Lightning Losses
Farmers are urged to ground wire fences to protect livestock from lightning. Run No 9 wire from top to bottom, bury ends to reach damp soil, and attach to about every third post. Grounding reduces animals being struck when a storm hits and is a small cost compared to herd losses.
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Goodall
Insect War Plan Mirrors Human Conflicts
Columbus Dispatch reports a satirical piece on scientists proposing parasitic insects to combat crop moths in Marsachusetts. The letter weighs ecological ethics, noting moths resist direct attack and praising parasite strategy while pondering future consequences for humanity and agriculture.
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Marsachusetts
Wolds
Sind
Columbus Diepateh
Leather From Frog Skin Used In Various Goods
Leather from frog skins is produced in the country and used for American novelties such as pocketbooks and card cases. In France, some children's shoes are made of this leather.
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France
The Safe Power Bridle for Horses and Automobiles
A California inventor proposes a patent powered bridle with blinds over the horse’s eyes to prevent fright when autos near. The device, attached to a power bridle bifid, folds blinds over the horse’s eyes via a strap to obscure vision, reducing run away risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
State proposes state supervision of all bridges
State Engineer Frederick Skene of New York proposes a law to require state and county approval for all bridges over 80 feet and to mandate bidding after proper advertisement. The measure urges state engineer supervision before payment, addresses past irregular contracts, and aims to correct inferior structures.
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Frederick Skene
New York
Gen- Jem
Tle
Tomple
Englner
Debunking Tree Lightning Myths From Royal Garden Study
Dr A W Bothwick in Noten of the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh challenges popular beliefs about lightning strikes on trees. He argues no tree is immune, beech does not attract more strikes, and taller trees are not dramatically more dangerous. He says lightning does not tear bark or damage roots as feared, and that tree cells simply collapse and shrink.
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New York
A. W. Bothwick
Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh
Anya
Strick
Cuckoo as Beneficial Insect Destroyer in Suburban Life
A Suburban Life writer extols the cuckoo for insect control noting the bird feeds on caterpillars and other pests. It describes how the cuckoo stores food, eats many caterpillars, and appears to enjoy hunting, while implying no national danger from bird disappearances.
Canning Advance Shows Sterilization Effects on Fruit
A report from Oregon Agricultural College led by Prof. F F Pernot outlines a method for canning fruit that preserves flavor color and texture by sterilization. Steps include cleaning jars heating fillings filling interstices not sealing tight and multiple steamings at 160 to 165 degrees for ten minutes with intervals 24 to 48 hours.
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F. F. Pernot
Oregon Ricultural College
Pernot
Corvallis
Oraan
Uncertain1 devise claims to safeguard cards and pledge
A mechanical device described as protecting a pack of cards and altering outcomes, promising absolute guarantee of security and fairness. The text is fragmentary and unclear about purpose, mechanism, or authority.
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Horatio Alor
Drummond
Jonthan
Fia
Joshua
Mr. Drummond
United States Bonds
Me Finn
Gorman
Rn Arms
Tane
Vroventa Runnaway
Wagen Road Ridges
Washington
Professor R. Kent
Department of Botany
Dington State College
Pullmat
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