Pickle Smith and the Unofficial General Visit
Colonel Wilson-Willis of the First battalion Princess Mary's Loyal Bucks endures a tense breakfast with his daughter Cecilia as Pickle Smith creates chaos with a cricket ball. Later Sir John Irish visits unofficially and hints Pickle could be his A D C, while a swap of confidential reports nearly ruins the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hearst
Wilson-Willis
Princess Mary's Loyal Bucks Régiment
Cecelia
Cissy
Cecilia
John Irish
Mutt
Sir John
London
Pickle
Carrington
India
England
John
Preservation of wild flowers faces civilization threats
The text laments ground clearance and farming destroying native plants and forests. It notes Mayflower trailing arbutus near extinction in New England and discusses efforts by wild flower societies in the United States and Europe to protect rare species. It references Edelweiss in the Alps and the Selborne Society in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trorest
Manand
New England
United States
Alps
Switzerland
England
Selborne
Boston
New York
America
Removing Scars of War Through Light Cure
London readers hear of the light cure for war and operation scars. The Finsen night light stimulates blood cells to form new tissue, removing facial scars in minutes. Combined Roentgen and Finsen rays are advancing cancer and other malignant growth therapies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Mail
London
South Africa
Celestial Refreshments in Chinese Empire Taverns
Golden Penny describes roadside and riverbank inns in interior China. Small mud huts serve tea bread and puddings with a smoky interior and a furnace with hot water kettles. Tea is the staple drink but cheap Chinese whisky is sold in jars, with water for tea carried by travelers. Foreigners find tea often unsatisfactory and milk with sugar is viewed as a foreign barbarism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Young Man Shows Stenographic Pact After Drink Talk
A New York Press report recounts a court stenographer who recorded a drunk man’s rambling at a restaurant. The next morning he printed a verbatim report for the man’s office, prompting the man to pledge sobriety and pursue a renewed career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jack
One Woman's Devotion to Dead Husband in Texas Foothills
An Indianapolis woman, visiting Texas with cattle country tales, tells of Captain Follett and his English wife who buried her husband in the yard of their ranch home after his sudden death. She remains alone with his grave, manages a luxurious ranch, and hosts neighbors only for branding or market duties, while playing piano and maintaining refined life amid the cattle country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis
Sierra Madre Mountains
Captain Follett
England
Crimson Globe beet and farm boosting ideas
The piece praises Crimson Globe beet for flavor and early yield and discusses crops to supplement hog pasture with sweet corn. It covers fertilizing sod for better fruit, formalin use to prevent potato scab, and farm planning to optimize crops and stock feeding for profit.
Hen and flock management from a rural station column
Hen care suggests keep productive older hens for laying if they stay strong while culling weak layers for carcass sale. Identify San Jose scale with a magnifier and use lime sulfur salt spray. Provide grit and appropriate feed for first weeks chicks. Use sprayed soil inoculant to boost alfalfa, plus tomato fertilizer mix and a stable door plan for herd management.
Falls Heir to Fortune in Ripple Minnesota
Walter Butler a Deer River native and Browell Lawrence logging camp worker in Ripple learns he has inherited a £50 000 fortune from England via an aunt. The timber man nicknamed Shorty remains modest and continues his $30 monthly wages as spring ends his winter shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripple, Minn
Walter Butler
England
Browell & Lawrence
Deer River
Butler
Shorty
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Steve
Alessi
Staff College
Dundy ‘Duambs
Peter Saunderson Smith
Peregrine Sylvester Smith
Peter Saunderson
Skrimshanker
Peregrine Sylvester
Pickle” Smith
Winson- Willis
Griggon
Papa Conot
M'nm
Sappho
Polly
Miss Kfresh
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