No Way to Save Laure as Will Is Challenged
In a tangle of wills and romance, Keene learns Lynn Yeames plans to contest a will while Dr. Andrey schemes to gain Laure’s fortune through Miss Dalrymple. Flexmore’s health tightens the motive as a staged alteration battle looms amid mischief and danger on a foggy road.
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Miss Dalrymple
Lynn Yeames
Miss Thalrymple
Flexmore
Flexmore House
Laure
George
Tony
Andrey
Gertrude
Keene
Yeames
Lynn
Lyon Yeames
Kise
Deonsylvania
Wong
Pennay Vallia
Joseph Kalbfus
Doctor's Ride Through Mist to Beagle Woods
A narrator travels at two o'clock to a doctor's place near Flexmore's beyond Beagle Woods during thick mist. He relies on the doctor's horse to guide him along the familiar road, keeping collar up and nose down in a comforter as he proceeds toward the woods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Keene
Coneyford
Trap
Beagle Woods
Sam Martin
Master Keene
Mr. Fletmore
Mr. Keene
Flexmore's
How He Found Out
London beggar pleads paralyzed with a wife and six children starving. A passerby pretends deaf checks handwriting and exposes the ruse, calling the beggar the biggest fraud before walking away in indignation.
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London
Theo ‘E
New York Tribune
Origin and text of the British Riot Act as used in readings
The piece explains that the Riot Act was passed in 1714 during George I's reign and defines felony for riotous assemblies. It notes that readings skip the full statute and recite a standard proclamation ordering dispersal, ending with God save the king.
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George
Rictoun
King
Chicago News
Not Yet Myles Discusses Impending Divorce
Yonkers Statesman reports a dialogue about a daughter not planning marriage soon while a concern rises over an upcoming divorce. The exchange notes a three month timeline and hints at family worries about marital changes.
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Myles
Byles
Yonkers Statesman
Improved Ditching Plow Demonstrated for Traction Engine
An improved ditching plow designed for sewer or drainage ditches is described. The simple device features a beam, triangular cleaner with wings, a cutting blade, and a windlass linked pulley system for forward drawing by a traction engine. It is light enough to load on a truck for transport.
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Scientific American
Orpington Varieties Boosted as Farm Fowl Favorites
The article notes Barred Plymouth Rocks and White Wyandottes common across regions, with Buff Orpingtons rising fast in utility poultry. Buff Orpingtons attract winter layers and market fowls, while White Orpingtons gain notice for merit in layers and table fowls. eggs and meat appeal to farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth
Study of Blackhead Disease in Turkeys
Rhode Island Kingston station findings identify a microscopic parasite causing irritation and death in turkeys. Over four fifths of young poults in infected yards die by six weeks, with older birds largely at risk too. Eradication is difficult and drugs cannot cure infected birds. dry sandy lands lessen prevalence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Rhode Island
Seeds and cattle health facts from early spring notes
The article discusses starting seeds indoors including chrysanthemum germination in five to ten days and March 1 sowing deadlines to avoid frost damage. It also cites Secretary Wilson praising American cattle health due to strict inspection and disease eradication efforts with low tuberculosis rates compared to Europe.
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Jack Frost
America
Wilson
United States
Europe
Holstein cows chosen for state institutions milk program
The Iowa State board of control will place 1000 Holstein cows at various institutions. Holstein chosen for superior milk output after using different breeds. Last year Town Institution herds produced nearly a quarter of a million gallons. this will increase.
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Iowa State Board of Control
Tte
Creaaed
Improper Measurement Rules for Stacks of Wood
To find tons in long square sticks use length in yards times width in yards times half the altitude in yards, divided by fifteen. For circular stacks use the square of circumference in yards times four times the altitude in yards, divided by two, yielding cubic yards, then divide by fifteen for tons.
Wyoming posts treated with crude oil resist decay
Experiments in Wyoming show fence posts preserved by coating with crude petroleum and burning off the excess so the char remains above ground. The treated posts reportedly endure indefinitely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Government inspection reveals butter production rise to 68 million pounds
Government inspection shows renovated butter production reaching 68 million pounds, up 1 percent from the prior year.
Farm Facts and Fanden on Stock and Orchard Care
Farm notes emphasize choosing livestock that yields profit, not sheer consumption. Open-headed fruit trees resist rot better and orchard care should start with a sturdy framework, then pruning and stock-raising to maximize growth and fattening. Dairy cows require substantial feed to reliably support owner-needs.
Fragmented Civil War and World War era Events Summary
A garbled chronology lists events from 1400 to 1900 including Richard II and Ki murder. 1686 colonial references. 1700s British naval losses. 1768 treaty. 1776 Parliament conciliation. 1780s battles on Broad River and Greene’s movements. 1801 John Marshall appointment. 1804 New Jersey abolition act. 1815 Fort Mobile action. 1818 Alsace Congress. 1853 Kansas invaders dispersed. 1860s civil service reform. 1873 Spain abdication. 1876 Bell patent. 1870s Senate committee on election fraud. 1900 Spanish-American War events. 1900 Kimberley relief. 1900 Japanese surrender context. 1900 McKinley peace treaty. 1902 Anglo-Japanese alliance. 1900s unemployed demonstrations.
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Richard Ll
Mexico
Williar
Sirton
Oyton
den. Greene
Neriollng
John Marshal
Chil Jg
United States
New Jersey
Romsia
Sweden
Fort Boyer
Mobile
Mobile, Warrentend the Firitiah. 1818—Congress of
Als
Nubbins of Farm News from Minnesota and Nearby Areas
The report highlights a high potato yield in Oregon, and a strong broomcorn crop in Oklahoma. Hogs with tuberculosis are noted in Louisiana. Minnesota exhibits and grain inspections show rising activity and prices. A 28,000 sheep shipment from New Mexico to Arizona is described, with land purchases in Texas for a commune-like project. A Missouri stock shipper faces prison, and engineers survey ditches to drain 28,000 acres in Minnesota.
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Oregon
la Crouse
Heawell
N. M
Arizona
J. C. Dellman
Cedar
Texas
J. OC. Walker
Stock Shipiet
County
Mexico
Minnesota
Ams
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Frank Barrett
Frexmore
Lynn Yeamea
Dr. Andrey
Missa Dalrymple
Dr .Awdrey
Darymple
Asid
Orpington Fowls
Bupy Orpington
Orpington
Meassering
Stacka
Cristal
Alexander Graham Bell
Blanche K. Bruce
Mas House
J. Tilden
Brandon
Constitution of Japan
Havana
McKinley
Spain
Kimberley
Istoria
Nubbins
Farm News
Timothy Kay
Minnesota Grain Impectionment
State Inspection Department
Ena
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