A Feud Ends in Murder on Cotton Town Road
In Cottonville a farm and mine superintendent John Penfield battles Jim Glover over work and pride. After a duel of words and threats Penfield kills Glover. pursued by townsfolk and law, he hides in the cotton warehouse, then faces trial while Tennie Penfield supports her son.
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John Penfield
Gotton Creek
Kenilworth
Penfield
Jim Glover
Jim
Georgia
Nancy Hanks
Glover
Kenilworth Coal & Iron
John
Tennie Penfield
Tennie
Marshal
Tony
Cottoneville
Jo Scott
Jedge
Gus
Abe
Wheel 6
Marsh
Western Avenue
Uncle Primus
Primus
Raga
Ragas
Rags
Two Different Species in a Family Joke
A father explains a bookworm as either a person who would rather read a book than eat or a worm that would rather eat a book than read. The quip frames a playful distinction between human and animal habits in a rural setting.
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Willie
Squirrels Aid Government Seed Harvest in Forest Reforestation
Government forest experiments rely on red squirrels to stock high quality pine cone caches. Squirrels hoard cones early, storing eight to ten bushels in holes with an average cache of about two bushels, aiding seed collection when trees are standing or felled. Chipmunks and wild rice also store seeds.
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Forest Service
Forest Rangers
Nature
Uncle Sam
Engineering Tests and Flood Control Urged by Senate Inquiry
Government engineers argue river hydraulics lag behind research and flood control needs after recent Mississippi floods. Senator Runsdell and colleagues push for wider testing and the diab oratory to advance flood management, with concern over Washington routing and funding.
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Asma
Washbuston
Clon
Runsdell
First Use of Water Colors in European Art
Water colors were virtually unknown in Europe until the eighteenth century and used mainly as decorative media. Fresco paintings evolved from their use and water colors eventually replaced many colors in decorating famous buildings.
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Europe
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Francis Keaton
Short Stories Co., Ltd
C. H. Schipman
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Monticello, Lowa
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Scotch Grove
Iowa
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Langworthy
Monticello
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Furrier
2Nd St
Cedar Rapids, Towa
America
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Indianapolis
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