Love and danger at Valley Forge in a cold night escape
Lillian flees to safety with Robert Seaton after revealing a suitor Earl Wenlock’s coercive schemes. British Colonel Simcoe pursues, Seaton fights bravely in a hidden chamber, is captured, and is taken to the Walnut Street prison. Patience and Simcoe clash over mercy for Seaton amid wartime peril.
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Robert
Wenlock
Lillian
Lady Washington
Lady Stirling
Gen
Janox
Valley Forge
Darling
William Howe
Schuylkill
Patience
Capt
Stanley
Robert Seaton
Col. Simcoe
Simcoe
Seaton
Jacob Eastcourt
Spruce Street
Thith
Patience Angell
Walnut Street
Revolutionary Army
Cunningham
Philadelphia
New York
Brandywine
Germantown
The Earl Demands Secrecy Over Miss Eastcourt
A handsome, aging major general visits a colonel and asks to keep Miss Eastcourt’s name sacred from tonight’s events. The colonel and Sir William pledge secrecy, while Simcoe notes the earl’s real interest in the girl and hints he offers her his coroner. The scene ends with a promise of continuation.
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Col. Simcoe
Sir William
William
Simcoe
The Art of Talking and Women Conversation
The piece argues that women excel in conversation creating dialogue and sustaining talk on any subject. Men speak when inspired, shedding hesitation, while women often discuss nothing in particular yet stay engaging and pleasant. Listeners may feel refreshed without retaining specific ideas or notes.
General Grant on Golf in Scotland
Grant, touring Scotland as a guest, witnessed golf with a host at a country house. After several powerful swings that failed to move the ball, Grant quipped that while the game seems to offer exercise, he could not see the use of the ball.
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General Grant
Gen. Grant
Fatal Loquacity in a New England Village
In a quaint New England village, John Bates earned fame for silencing his tongue while making mattresses. A villager asked for the best mattress, Bates replied husks. Twenty years later the same question yielded straw, exposing Bates's refrain that he had ruined himself by talkin.
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New England
John Bates
John
Wound Cured Stuttering by Mauser Bullet
Private H. H. Redmond of Company C First Colorado Volunteer Infantry was wounded at Mariquina on March 31. A Mauser bullet entered his face, passed through his mouth and exited near the neck, yet he recovered swiftly and his stuttering disappeared.
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H. H. Redmond
First
Colorado Volunteer Infantry
Redmond
Mariquina
Berlin's Pauper Cemeteries Facts and Hope
Berlin burials in the paupers cemetery exceed 38000 each year. The note expresses hope that the Lord understands the boys, reflecting a somber, religious tone about neglected lives and posthumous care.
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Berlin
The Present Day Pig and Belgium Wheat Yield
The article discusses improvements in modern purebred pigs versus older stock, noting the need to balance form with commercial meat yield and the challenges of maintaining desirable traits. It then explains a Belgian wheat-raising method that aims for high yields, detailing seasonal steps from fall sowing to spring transplanting and the impressive 100 to 150 bushels per acre. It ends with a tale of sparrow control via shooting, praising native song birds and noting practical hunting results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Kerosene Film Said to Destroy Flies and Mosquitoes
Entomologists in Columbus report a Russian government expert stating that a thin kerosene film over water pools can kill gadflies or horseflies and deerflies by suffocating them. Professor L O Howard noted kerosene's effectiveness against mosquito larvae and suggested wider use where ponds breed pests.
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Columbus
Ohio
L. O. Howard
Agricultural Department
Killing Sparrows A Hunter’s Silent War with Birds
A writer recalls the nuisance caused by English Sparrows around his house and barn. He records firing about 200 shots and killing twenty five of the birds, detailing the struggle and the quiet impact on his property.
How Lord Rosebery Crops Potatoes With Heavy Manure Practice
An crowding account notes Dalmeny estate in Scotland yields 720 bushels per acre, far above U S and England levels. Lord Rosebery’s method uses 380 gross tons of Edinburgh manure per acre plowed into fallowed stubble, plus 448 pounds lime and 896 pounds of fertilizer compounds at planting, including superphosphate and various salts, alongside 30 tons of manure.
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United States
Canada
England
Lord Rosebery
Dalmeny
Scotland
Edinburgh
Profit in Squads for Box Training of Birds
Farmers’ Voice advises assigning each pair of birds to a specific box, choosing high or low boxes by the birds’ preference, keeping empty boxes closed, and inspecting at night. Feed only corn and wheat with oyster shells and grit, clean boxes weekly or biweekly, and scatter air-stacked lime and carbolic acid to prevent disease. perseverance and constant attention are essential for success.
Practical Water Heaters for Livestock Use
A water heating method for cattle troughs is described using a raised trough with a circular bottom opening, white lead sealing, and a galvanized iron cover over a small oil stove to warm a trough full of icy water at minimal cost. The piece cites American Agriculturist. Silage for Fattening Cattle discusses Ontario Agricultural College results.
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Ontario Agricultural College
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Mary
Dragoons
Earl of Wenlock
Allan Fitzgerald
Lord Fairford
Lord Stirling
Lord Stairford
Marl
Jie
Athe
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