Up Saltpeter Creek Love and Hidden Home
Harry Barry and Mrs. Clancy ride to Saltpeter Creek to uncover Wah Sung love troubles. They find a secret Cantonese cabin tucked beyond the thorns with a home rich in Chinese ritual, showing Wah Sung's longing and loyalty.
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Harry Barry
Harry
Harrys
Clancy
Crane
Gabriel
Lou Re
Wah Suog
Wah Soong
Wah Sung
Rand
Three Mile Pasture
Wab Sung
Canton
San Francisco
Mrs. Clancy
Lone Bull Ranch
Medal Records For Some Campaigns Across Bravery History
The article notes remarkable medal records including Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC earning Victoria Cross distinctions as both sailor and soldier, Lieut Kirby RE with VC and DCM in the South African War, and a Royal Engineers sergeant with two Humane Society medals. It mentions Mrs Evans with three Crimean medals, Lord Roberts correcting VC double wear, and tallies for the Gough family and Gen J M Grier. It highlights remarkable one-day medal feats by Corp Taylor and lists regiments famed for medals.
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Evelyn Wood
V.C
Crimea
Lieut. Kirby
R. E
Air Battalion
Royal Engineers
Humane Society
South Africa
Evans
Lord Roberts
Golenso
Gough
C. J. B. Gough
H. H. Gough
J. E. Gough
J. M. Grierson
R. Elliott
Yeomen of the Guard
M.V.O
Edward
John H. Miller
Seaforth Highlanders
Rifle Brigade
Affghanistan
Egypt
Burma
A Corp. Taylor
Rpper
Lloyd's Medal
Board of Trades
Stanhope
Lancers
Delhi
South Wales Borderers
12Th Lancers
Citta Vecchia
Surgeon-General W Babtie VC Promoted After Many Frontline Years
Surgeon-General W Babtie VC, son of John Babtie of Dumbarton, is now promoted after serving as Deputy Director-General Army Medical Service since 1910. A Glasgow and Edinburgh trained physician, he joined the Army Medical Service in 1880s and served in Crete 1897-98, South Africa 1899-1900, earning the Victoria Cross for gallantry at Colenso and aiding to bring in wounded Lieutenant Roberts under fire. He also earned CMG and Queen's Medal with five clasps.
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W. Babtie
V.C
Army Medical Service
John Babtie
Dumbarton
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Crete
C.M.G
South Africa
Natal
Ladysmith
Transvaal
Babtie
Colenso
Roberts
Lamplighter Sun Fueled Gas Lighthouses at Panama Canal
The Sun a Lamplighter. Acetylene lighthouses along the Panama Canal use copper cylinders exposed to sun. Morning sun expands cylinders to close gas valves, while diminishing light at night causes contraction and reopens gas with pilot jets igniting.
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Panama Canal
Sinal
Jetc
Spencer's Chinese Client and the Clever Defendant in Napa
The Knave in the Oakland Tribune recounts a tale about Dennis Spencer of Napa a noted lawyer and orator. A well dressed Chinaman visits his office asks high fees for defending a Chinaman charged with murder and returns with 300 gold coins claiming he will kill the man then and there. The story ends with Spencer defending and securing acquittal.
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Knave
Oakland Tribune
Dennis Spencer
Napa
Spencer
Chinaman
Wasp
New Plane Promises Safe Float At Any Height
A glib salesman touts a novel plane that can float at high altitude with ease and also float on water. The buyer questions what happens between the altitude and water, highlighting safety doubts in a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Waiting For Her and Wah Sung Married in Country Visit
In London Opinion the scene shows Wah Sung returning with a baby and a Chinese household head, amid a romance plot. Harry Barry and Mrs Clancy react with tears and schemes to claim a cabin and a future with the couple. Wah Sung is depicted with dignity and affection.
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John
London Opinion
Wah Sung
Lone Bull Ranch
Harry Barry
Harry
Clancy
Petre Family Heads Catholic Society In England
The Petre family led by Lord Petre sits in London with his mother and sisters as one of England’s oldest Catholic houses alongside the Duke of Norfolk. Originating with Sir William Petre in Henry VIII’s era, their prominence predated him by two centuries and includes ties to Ingatestone and Thordon near Chelmsford. Ingatestone is linked to Lady Audley’s Secret and features a priest's hole with an old chest used for sacred vessels.
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Petre
Lord Petre
London
England
Duke of Norfolk
William Petre
Henry VIII
Petres
Tower
Titus Oates
Pope
Ingatestone
Thorndon
Chelmsford
Audley
Barrie Outlines His Writing Method In Quirky Notes
Barrie reveals a playful recipe for journalism and fiction. The note to a magazine editor splits into two parts with a jaundiced view of how he writes. Journalism demands one idea across three paragraphs and a leader. Fiction requires long hours and staged portions.
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J. M. Barrie
Barrie
Peter Pan Kittens Describe Forever Young Pets
A light dialogue from the Boston Transcript notes Willie and Auntie discussing Peter Pan kittens. Willie explains the kittens are never going to grow up, a playful reference shaping the pets as perpetually youthfully named.
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Willie
Boston Transcript
Silage a Factor in Beef Feeding
J M Fuller reports from experiment stations that corn silage boosts feeding value for fattening cattle. Studies show silage outperforms corn fodder by at least 30 percent when land use is considered, with Indiana and other stations contributing data on silage versus fodder.
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J. M. Fuller
Orange Judd
Fillpois
Indiana
Silage Boosts Finish and Profit in Fattening Steers
Tests show corn silage as roughage yields faster, cheaper gains than clover hay or mixtures. Silage fed steers finish better, shed coats earlier, sell higher, and return greater profits. studies from Virginia Iowa Indiana Illinois all support silage as a key factor in beef production.
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Virginia
Jean
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois Station
Cleaning and handling guidelines for dairy separators
The bulletin instructs to thoroughly clean and scard the farm separator tinware and bowl after each use. Cream should be cooled immediately after separation and kept cold by cold water, stirred occasionally, and delivered in clean cans at least twice weekly in winter and three times weekly in summer. During transit, cover cans with dry coverings in winter and wet coverings in summer, and keep cans reasonably full to prevent churning.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Saltpeter Creek
Mr. Barry
Velly
Wah Bung
Jim Lewis
Bors
Jim Levis
Trsi Beyend
Historic Homes
Kansas Agricultural College
Agricultural College
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