What Gold Cannot Buy Chapter X
Hope Desmond befriends the young heiress Mary Dacre at the Court where Dacre confides a love history and plotting around Hugh Saville, George Lumley, and family tensions. Hope contemplates Hugh's disobedience and faces Lumley's keen interest as she weighs confidences and consequences.
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Mary Dacre
Hope Desmond
Misa Dacre
Baroness Castleton
Misa Desmond
Miss Dacre
Lord Everton
Hope
Captain Lumley
Miss Desmond
Miss Deamond
Hugh Saville
Richard
Hugh
Hippe
Men of Action and a Summer Lecturer Question
A Willowby summer resident asks Hiram Gale about Professor Newman and notes his name on a lecturer list from last winter's course. Gale reflects thoughtfully as he answers.
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Professor Newman
Willowby
Hiram Gale
Mr. Gale
United States
Alaska
Philippines
Sim Hobart
Pick Willis
Xeain
Pick
the Sentinel
Sam
Gasoline tractor touted as boon for small farmers
An inventor markets a two cylinder gasoline tractor in California as a one man, all-season farming aid. It powers plowing harrowing and harvesting with easy seat operation and adjustable wheels for orchard work, claiming twenty four horsepower and two speeds.
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California
Sion
Orchard
Thumps in Pigs Caused by Fat and Inactivity
The article explains that thumps in pigs arises from excess fat and inactivity. It describes symptoms including a violently beating heart, tremors, weakness, and red purplish extremities. Recommendations include reducing bedding and feed, increasing outdoor exercise, and providing fresh air and green forage.
Antarctic Continent: A Chronicle of Its Discovery
The history traces the Antarctic continent from Ortelius to Shackleton. It notes Cook’s doubts, Palmer’s 1820 revival, 1840 explorations, and the roles of D Urville Enderby Kemp, Carpenter and Murray. Shackleton’s surveys defined the magnetic pole, expanded maps, and extended knowledge of the southern regions.
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Antarctic
Ortelius
Capt. Cook
N. B. Palmer
D'Urville
Enderby
Kemp
Rossa
Wilkes
Phyal¢Lats
Carpenter
Murray
Drygaisk
Bruce
Gerlache
Charcot
Larsen
Scott
Shackleton
Victoria Land
Enderby Land
Wilkes Land
South Pole
Palmer Land
Newcat Posthole Auger For Fence Makers And Farmers
A Michigan inventor units a post-hole auger that creates narrow straight holes quickly. The tool resembles a clean, correct diameter dredging device and digs dirt out as it is pressed into the ground. It promises firmer posts by avoiding oversized or slanted holes.
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Newcat
Michigan
Selecting Seed Corn For Next Year’s Crop
The article stresses seed quality as crucial after soil and cultivation. It warns against overvaluing abnormal corn, advises selecting rows that yield well, and notes that good seed boosts yield though any seed that germinates can grow a crop with proper soil and culture.
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Rowa
Italian Worker Enthusiasm Sparks Farm Debate
A Washington Herald note reflects mixed views on employing an Italian native for farm work. The remark praises Italian hands while questioning native labor affinity.
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Italy
Becus
Washington Herald
English horse handling reforms known to aid safety
In England the check rein has been abolished as part of reforms by St George Bourgoyne, the late commander in chief, aiming to improve safety in horsemanship. He testifies to the beneficial results from freeing the artillery and commissariat trains.
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England
St George Bourgoyne
Homemade Feed Cutter from Simple Lumber
A basic DIY feed cutter uses a common broad ax as the knife mounted on a wooden frame. Build a frame from 2x2 inch hardwood and inch boards, with a handle fastened to the stand and a strap iron guard to guide the edge safely.
Water Power Development Totals Across the Country
Latest figures show water power development at 6,357,000 horsepower and the number of wheels turned at 62,827. The data reflects scale of national hydro power capacity and mechanical output across industries.
A Valuable Cow Grace Fayne Dies At Moyer Farm
Grace Fayne, a 1.5 homestead a holstein freestain cow valued at 4000 dollars, died of pneumonia on Harvey A. Moyer Farm north of Syracuse New York. She held the world butter record 85.65 pounds in a week and 194.18 pounds in thirty days, surpassing a former 35.22 pound weekly mark. One calf sold recently for 2000 dollars and the animal was heavily insured.
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Grace Fayne
Harvey A. Moyer
Syracuse
N. Y
Poultry Yard Advice for Health and Profits
The Poultry Yard advises that hens fed milk in winter lay more eggs than those fed on bones and meat. It warns against overcrowding, stresses dividing flocks, and recommends grit with crushed rock and oyster shell to keep birds healthy and productive.
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Farm Journal
Busy At Oberammergau Preparing For Passion Play
London dispatch reports Oberammergau is preparing for next year’s passion play with 19 of 30 dates on Sundays and extra Monday shows. Beds in the village total about 4 200 with one third reserved for the lodging bureau. tickets and lodging are tightly controlled to curb commercialism. Anton Lang, 85, returns as Christus as 1900 profits go to village needs. About 200 000 visitors are expected next year, including 40 000 English and American guests.
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Oberammergau
London
Focal Oficial Lodging Bureau
Vols
Berlin
Munich
Herr Bauer
Garmlech
Agenta
Anton Lang
Christia
Christus
David
Is It Not the Old Man's Fault That He Is Poor
Walter Weyl argues in Success Magazine that poverty in old age is not always moral failings alone. He notes inherited hardship, misfortune, and systemic failures can leave elderly people penniless despite honesty and effort.
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Saya Walter Weyl
Success Magazine
King Lear
Power and finance ambition in a king of finance spark
Washington Star quotes a would be financier seeking a throne with caution from a great European money lender. A flippant remark about naming and power contrasts with a New York Press line on belief and appearances amid social commentary about women and ease of deception.
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Waslington
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Mrs. Alexander
Balmuir
Hugo
George Lumley
Mr. Saville
Lord Castleton
Lumley
Bome
Mrs. Saville
Mr. Raweon
Rawson
Bnalle and Slag
H. A. Surface
Harrlaburs
Surface
Neo
Horace
Overammergau
New York
Presa
Thes
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