Collar Button Sparks Love and a Second Chance
Beulah Arnold and Ellis Truman, once engaged, drift apart after a collar button mishap and rumors. Years later Ellis acts to repair the breach by returning a diary and proposing a fresh start, with Beulah accepting.
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Beulah Arnold
Ellis Truman
Grove Hollow
Cupid
Widow Marsh
Beulah
Ellis
Arnold
Fellows
Bliss Truman
Arnold Cottage
W. G. Chapman
Man's Letter to Editor Over Ten Cents Donation
A reader complains that ten cents could buy a soda or rent a room for Indian street children in Sunday school. He later sends two dollars to the missionary society, hoping to restore his peace of mind for a few weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Children of India
Mission‘ary Society
Thermit Process Description From Early Text
A fragment describes Thermit as a mixture of coarse aluminum powder and magnetic oxide of iron, noting it is used in a process for producing intense heat. The text appears incomplete and lacks a clear historical context or full explanation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eales
Guinea fowl on farm range for food lay near house
A WV farm note extols guinea hens as effective insect destroyers and steady egg layers. It notes their wide daytime range for food yet returning to the house to lay, describes crossbred guineas, market timing for six to eight months, and how to age fowl by breastbone flexibility feet and helmet color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Legg
West Virginia
Ways of Blanching Celery
E F Meane from Colorado Agricultural Experiment Station lists practical celery blanching methods. Trench and banking bury soil around plants. avoid manure. Boards on sides or wrapping with Manila paper and temporary tile supports offer protection and cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. F. Meane
Colorado
Belief vs Truth Stokes Contested Public Discourse
Readers debate whether people prefer comforting lies over blunt truth amid rising media claims. The discussion centers on honesty, perception, and the social cost of misinformation in public life.
Hog lice spread disease in hogs with common disinfectants urged
Farmers are urged to disinfect hog houses troughs and feeding grounds to prevent lice which carry disease germs. Lime coal tar disinfectants and frequent kerosene or crude oil treatments every several weeks are recommended to keep hogs thrifty and healthier. A home spray recipe mixes warm water kerosene laundry soap and soft soap for application during feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Progress
Cream Cooling Box for Milk on the Farm
Wisconsin Experiment Station notes a farm cooling box placed between pump and troughs to lower milk temperature quickly. A concrete box with a cover and shade keeps water cool when not running, with wooden and galvanized insulated tanks available commercially for similar use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Lammis
Wisconsin
Second Motorist But You Must Remember We Have Been Scorching
A compact note recalls ongoing heat and warns that a second motorist should recall the prior scorching period. The message emphasizes caution and shared experience on the road.
Not as He Expressed Them Aeths and Profanity on the Street
A police court hears a man charged with abusing his team and using loud profane language on the street. A witness, Uncle Aus, admits the words would be fit for a sermon if arranged differently. The barber joke follows about a hair restoring remedy leaving the customer bald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darky
Aus
Everybody
Speaking From Experience in Wartime and Domestic Defense
Quote contrasts national defense with personal defense. Pa explains that in war the navy is first line, while in marriage the telephone line serves to square himself before coming home. The exchange uses humor to reflect on duty and domestic life.
Young Doctor’s Hazy Diagnosis Tricks Readers
In a Stray Stories vignette a practitioner laughs at a first diagnosis that names a long list of organs. The doctor boasts he told the patient that liver stomach heart lung and brain trouble, prompting a wry exchange about accuracy and error.
Young pullet works quick in poultry study report
Roy E. Jones of the Connecticut college of agriculture notes a Rhode Island Red pullet hatched February 5 laid 13 eggs by July 4 and brooded. Her life work began under four months old. About 75 pullets hatched February 5 7 11 began laying June 19 and near 50 percent production now. They were fed sour milk from start and stayed without water until warm weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy E. Jones
Connecticut College of Agriculture
Rhode Island
Connecticut: Agricultural College
Tricroscope Insight Not Achieved in Self Study
A humorous reflection notes that self study cannot fully replicate external examination through a tricroscope, suggesting limitations of solitary learning and the value of shared analysis.
Making Spoiled Hay Useful
Excess rains this season spoil hay causing storage issues for farmers. Do not burn spoiled hay. lightly spoiled hay can be dried salted and fed to stock. Unfed portions can serve as bedding and manure, preserving fertilizing value for fields to be plowed in spring.
Store Poultry Implements Cleanliness for Next Season
Instructions advise cleaning and disinfecting poultry equipment and supplies after use. Proper sanitation ensures readiness for the next season and reduces disease risk.
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Tabby
Laddie
Gladdie
Ned Ransom
Thermit
Guinea
Dachshund
Art
Denison
Castoria
Chas. H. Fletcher
iAsk
DU Pont Powder Company
Wilmington
Teamster
Ted
Libby
McNeill
Chicago
Andersen
Indiana
Tofay
Hotel MuAlpin
New York
Geneva
Eick Brothers DO Ie
Florida
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