Romance of Queen Mary's Reign continues with a perilous escape
In a flooded retreat toward Santon, Francis Cludde faces mounted pursuers after a brutal river crossing. He saves companions, fights off attackers in the woods, and discovers a wounded stranger as night closes in, hinting at further danger on the road ahead.
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Francis Cludde
Queen Mary
Clarence
Bertie
Lore
Santon
Savage
Sante Ane
Anne
Flertie
The Labor Character Anew in Hard Times
A New York Times report finds that under heavy unemployment, workers who remain show higher output and greater value to employers. Observers say efficiency rose as fewer workers do more, turning some loss-making contracts profitable and enabling continued operations.
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New York Times
New ramie fiber process found in China
A Chinese discovery reveals a rapid method to render ramie fiber into a soft plane in minutes. A company formed to prepare filanse for general use and flat shipments are planned to Cuba or Europe.
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China
Pittsburg Examiners Spell Casting Contest Draws Local Interest
Pittsburg braces for a spelling bee on June 23 with the Allegheny county contest at the city schools. Teachers and students prepare. Pittsburg team travels June 4 to compete. public interest and ticket sales rise as organizers seek a gold medal winner.
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Lané
Pittsburg
Pintsborg
Allegheny County
Andrews
Gui
Cerminel
Notes on hog farming in southwest Missouri
Reports from southwest Missouri say hogs fatten on abundant 17 year locusts this year. Pigs on clover pasture with grain should be fed at night. sow oil can eat nutritious rations and a fair amount of corn helps her. Expect soft corn this fall, possibly causing winter difficulties for hog raisers. Best shade is a wind swept shed on elevation. Avoid dusty fence holes and brushy gaps.
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Prustiere
Renes
Pyar
H. J. Wan Bayer
Missouri
Wallaces Bammer
Alfelia
Gromin
Posbie
Teun
Arli
Ito
How Much Silage Weighs Per Cubic Foot
A farmer asks how many cubic feet are in a ton of silage and cites a table from The Physics of Agriculture. It lists weights per cubic foot at various depths, with averages from 10 15 20 and 29 feet, including silo capacities of 20 by 15 feet and 29 by 15 feet.
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Professor Iting
Live Stock Pointers for Cattle Pigs and Sheep
Practical advice for livestock care covering wart treatment in cattle with castor oil twice daily, draft horse selection focusing on size energy and action, pig protection in cold and early spring litters, milk-based porridge for pigs, meat suitability for young pigs. English feeders favor turnips and cabbage and daily exercise for fattening sheep, plus humane stockmanship.
An Appeal to Millionaires Offends the Era of Marsh
A chaotic report discusses Marsh of Brooklyn in dire health and a failed attempt to seek treatment at the Pesteur institute. Authorities refuse care as beyond cure while the afflicted man dies within 72 hours. The piece hints at accusations of financial complicity to fund relief and questions the motive behind the medical denial.
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Pevernin
Marsh
Brooklyn
Dogaf
Pesteur Institute
A Humble Parson and a Generous Banker in a Panic
Washington Star recounts how Treasury Secretary George B. Cortelyou described two well known tailor men amid a market panic. A parson wrote that he bought 400 shares of Dash Railways at 196 and now faced ruin at 55. A banker buys back the shares at 106 and the parson repays a kindness by asking brokers to buy Dash Railway stock at 55 and send it to the president for 106.
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The
Washington Star
George B. Cortelyou
Treasury
Cortelyon
Dash Railways
Dash
The Cow Club Debate at Gungawamp Store
A humorous poem tracing The Cow Club gathering nightly at Stokes' grocery to settle every issue from railroads to Marconi and air travel. They end by arguing who owns the grandest milk yield, while the group races to resolve the oldest question of whose cow is best.
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Cow Club
Stokes
Marconi
Gungawamp
Joe Cone
New York Sun
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