Lilac Train Brings Hope and Reunion to Montana Depot
In a Montana mining town, a woman Miss Lizbeth keeps a secret love waiting for Reuben. The arrival of the Sweet Lilac train with blossoms sparks a long awaited reunion as Reuben arrives to claim a symbol of their past. A baby daughter’s fragile health amplifies the emotional moment.
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Abe
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Lindeth
Liebeth
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Jim Davis
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Odor of Flowers Not Always Most Pleasing
Psychologists report that flower scents are not universally preferred. In tests with hundreds of people, the faint smell of cinnamon or nutmeg proved pleasant, while many rejected each flower odor.
Comfortably House Poultry for Better Eggs
Guidance on building and maintaining a well lit dry ventilated poultry house with proper floor space for exercise. Emphasizes roof protection from moisture, high floors, south side openings, east west window placement, and a droppings platform to keep floors clean while allowing scratching.
Dried Buttermilk Proves Profitable for Poultry
At the Indiana experiment station tests compared dried buttermilk with quid butter milk for laying hens. Revenue per pen shows dried buttermilk at 8.21 and profit over feed 5.00, versus quid milk 7.19 and 4.02, while no milk earned 2.39 and 0.78 respectively. Dried buttermilk also improved egg hatchability.
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Indiana Experiment Station
A.C. Phillips
Phillips
Emden Geese Described as Popular Breeds
The Emden breed is one of the best known and most popular geese. They are large and well formed with a straight back, canoe shaped underpart, blue eyes, orange bills and toes, and pure white plumage. Size and vigor drive mating choices, with females sometimes developing a loose skin flap under the body.
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Emden
Poultry and Dairy Notes for Market Quality and Feed
Poultry notes stress keeping stock strong and meeting market preferences. Do not wash eggs unless for immediate local sale as washed eggs lose value. Milk composition and calf rations are listed with specific ingredient amounts for two feeding options.
Dairy Cows Need Warm Water for Steady Milk Production
Cows require eight to fifteen gallons of water daily and milk output drops in cold weather if water is too cold or hard to reach. Automatic or barn trough watering with well to indoor pumping keeps water warm enough, and indoor access plus daily exercise boosts drinking and eating.
Dairy separators cost farmers money due to wear and misadjustment
A Wisconsin dairy expert reports that worn or misadjusted separators waste money by skimming fat from milk. Tests showed skim milk fat higher than expected, prompting replacement of separators and saving about 276 dollars a year for one farmer.
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A. J. Cramer
Wisconsin
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
Liberal Feeding Is Big Secret With Dairy Cows
The article argues that liberal feeding drives dairy success. It warns that poorly fed calves grow into unprofitable cows and that farmers must find cows that convert large feed into milk. It urges providing abundant feed to the right cows to maximize daily milk output.
Dairy Barns for Nebraska bulletin promotes clean dairy practices
A Nebraska extension circular No 721 emphasizes selecting star boarders and selling calves to improve profits, while stressing clean milk, proper pasture, and sanitary barns. It notes small breeders benefit from the bulletin's plans for good dairy production and animal welfare.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska At Lincoln
Jane Seymour Becomes Henry VIII's Third Wife
Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII and queen of England, served as lady in waiting to Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn. She wed Henry VIII the day after Anne Boleyn's execution. Seymour died in October 1537.
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Jane Seymour
Henry VII
England
Henry
Catherine of Aragon
Anne Boleyn
Cooking In Aluminum Heat Management
Aluminum conducts heat rapidly and stores it, so after a pan is thoroughly heated any extra heat causes overheating. It is best to turn down the gas flame by half once the pan is fully heated.
Trial of Stage Skill Between Oldfield and Bracegirdle
In 1707 two leading English actresses Anne Oldfield and Anne Bracegirdle competed for a famed part on alternate nights. Bracegirdle lost the contest and, in disgust, departed from the stage.
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England
Anne Oldfield
Anne Bracegirdle
Burnet's 1681 Theory of the Earth as an Egg Concept
English writer Thomas Burnet published Sacred Theory of the Earth in 1681 arguing the planet formed as an egg like shell. He claimed the Deluge caused the shell to rupture releasing waters, shaping the earth.
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Thomas Burnet
Uncle Eben Quips on Advice From Professionals
Uncle Eben jokes that nearly all folks with knowledge to give good advice are lawyers or doctors who charge real money, as quoted by the Washington Star.
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Uncle Eben
Washington Star
Pascal on Fickleness and Illusion of Pleasure
The quotation critiques how present pleasure proves deceptive and how we misunderstand the vanity of what is not present. It reflects on human tendency to misjudge happiness by fleeting experiences and ignorance of loss or absence.
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Pascal
Gentleness versus violence theme echoed in Locke quotation
An old publication card presents a quotation from Locke praising gentleness over violence, noting its success across endeavors and its tendency to avoid frustration of aims. The brief item frames gentleness as superior in deeds and outcomes.
To Woo A Husband The Business Girl Seeks Suitors
A Canadian paper notes a humorous take on courtship where a business minded woman pursues marriage by engaging with eligible bachelors. The quip suggests modern separations of work and romance in a witty social observation.
Fashionably shool girl feet and happiness in style
Quote notes that no feet can look as neat as a fashionably shool girl's though they are always happier. The line appears in the Houston Post-Dispatch.
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Houston Post-Dispatch
First Circus Press Agent Emerges in 1797 Elephant Exhibit
The earliest known circus press agents appeared in the United States in 1797 linked to the promotion of the first elephant shown in public. This note highlights the origins of circus promotion and media hype surrounding new attractions.
Quotable Thought on Giftedness and Autonomy
A reflective aphorism from Goethe notes that true happiness comes to those who require neither obedience nor command to be fulfilled. It elevates inner autonomy as the mark of greatness and contentment.
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Goethe
Have You a Daughter? Mothers praise Dr Pierce prescription
Mrs von E Holteneh of Seattle recounts backaches and catarrhal illness eased by Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. She credits the remedy with guiding her daughters through puberty and urges readers to obtain the prescription from local drug stores or by writing Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Buffalo, N Y.
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Seattle
Wash
Dr. Pierce
von E. Holteneh
North 52d
Pierce
Sreeiea
Tavalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Indian Ocean Storms Rapidly Hit Shipping Lanes
Storms in the Indian Ocean unleash sudden violent hurricanes that batter ships and seaports along Asia's southern coastline, causing immense damage to maritime traffic and port facilities.
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Indian Ocean
Asia
Proportionate Values Quote Cites News Telegraph
The New York Telegraph says if gold were as plentiful as tin and tin as rare as gold we would be buying sardines in gold boxes and paying with tin. The remark highlights shifting value perceptions through a humorous comparison.
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The
New York Telegraph
Caspian Sea Named World’s Largest Salt Lake
The Caspian Sea lies between Asia and Europe as the world’s largest lake with an area around 160000 square miles. Its water is saline and it is more than four times the size of Lake Superior.
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Caspian Sea
Asia
Europe
Lake Superior
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