Historic Blackguards By Albert Payson Terhune
The article recounts a popular version of Robin Hood from 12th century England, tracing his outlaw life, adventures in Sherwood Forest, feasts for prisoners, and archery prowess. It notes questions of fact versus legend and ends calling Robin Hood a likeable, rollicking historic figure among historic blackguards.
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England
Robin Hood
Sherwood Forest
Nottinghamshire
Royal Forests
Stow
Robin
Nottingham
Little John
Blackguards
Leicester the Might-Have-Been Prince Consort of Elizabeth
The Earl of Leicester near miss as future consort for Elizabeth I is recounted. His charm and lack of scruple propelled him high, with a reputation marred by Amy Robsart’s death and a rumored poisoned cup as he neared possible kingship. The piece notes his charm, ambitions, and ultimate death in 1588.
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Robert Dudley
Earl of Leicester
Prince Consort
England
Queen Elizabeth
Leicester
Duke of Northumberland
Jane Gray
Mary
Henry VIII
Jane
Northumberland
Elizabeth
Dudley
Europe
Mary Queen of Scots
Kenilworth
Warwickshire
Playing with hot coals in Century Magazine
Hurlburt prepares to leave as a woman toys with a geranium and resists his kiss. He tests her boundaries and she coolly warns him off, saying she always drops the dangerous game in time. The scene ends with his surprise at her restraint and his failed advance.
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Hurlburt
Century Magazine
Pork Grown Cheapest When Grains Fed With Forage
Investigations at the Missouri experiment station show pork costs drop when grain is fed with forage. For legume forages like alfalfa and clover, straight corn often suffices, while non legume forages require sorghum or rye with linseed meal. Forage alone yields lower gains, so some grain is needed. the best economy comes from feeding 0.75 pounds of grain per 100 pounds of live weight daily, with alfalfa offering the strongest returns and an acre value around $384 for hog feed in clover plots.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Wisconsin
Missouri Station
Hoe is most handy of farm implements
An instructional piece by R G Wheatherstone extols hoes as the most useful garden tool. It praises sharp, bright blades and proper filing to maintain cutting edge, explains beveling, filing methods, and long smooth strokes for efficient hoeing, including weed and thistle control.
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Hoe
R. G. Wheatherstone
Conserving the Snows in Wenaha Forest Reserve
The government forestry bureau plans to treat thousands of acres with shrubbery and develop dormant springs in the Wenaha Forest Reserve to double summer water supply. The work is expected to finish with increased water availability in the mountains.
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Blue Mountains
Wenaha
Forestry Bureau
Teach Calf Early For Easy Bucket Training
Guidance notes urge early calf training to prevent prolonged suckling from the cow. The reasoning is that a calf left to nurse longer develops a stronger habit making it harder to switch to bucket feeding.
Effect of Plowing on Wheat Yields at Oklahoma Station
An Oklahoma station experiment compares July, August, and mid September plowing on wheat yields. July plowing averaged 27.1 bushels per acre, August 24.2, and mid September 22. The report urges smooth seed beds for better rain absorption and storage for crops, noting similar prep helps alfalfa seeding.
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Oklahoma
Government Egg Station to Study Spoilage at Frankfort
Special agent A. B. Lee will set up an egg experiment station in Frankfort to determine why eggs spoil quickly and to develop farm storage improvements. About ten percent of eggs received by dealers are bad, and the government is intensively pursuing causes.
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A. B. Lee
Frankfort
Heaters Save Orchard Crops In Missouri
J. J. Hazelton, large orchard owner near Springfield, placed 10,200 crude off burners last year and sold over 200 barrels of apples while nearby orchards yielded nothing. This spring he added 20,000 more heaters and again saved his crop.
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J. J. Hazelton
Springfield
Winter Shearing Practice Extends Season for Returns
The season extends winter shearing with declared higher housing costs, expected to yield large returns.
A Valuable Cow Reaches Milky Daily Output
A Holstein cow owned by D Lamunion of Salville NY aged 3 years averaged over 80 pounds of milk daily for seven days producing 29 pounds of butter.
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D. Lamunion
Salville
N. Y
Profit In Geese Raises Seasonal Profits For Pasture Farms
Geese provide high returns when pastured. minimal grain needed. Markets strong at Thanksgiving and Christmas, making geese a nearly clear profit for farmers with adequate pasture.
Pandora yawl story of Blythe and Arapakis ends in mystery
The Pandora sailed from Perth for Cape Horn in 1911 with Captains Blythe and Arapakis. After a deadly storm near Magellan the boat sank and later reappeared in New York with damage but no trace of its two skippers. Subsequent inquiries in England yielded no reports of the vessel.
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Perth
Australia
Blythe
Arapakis
New York
London
North Atlantic
Pandora
New York Harbor
Flying Dutchmans
Sargasso Sea
Samuel Blythe
Peter Arapakis
Lfe
Liberty
Cape Horn
Pacific
Atlantic Yacht Club
Arapalis
Darwin
Spencer
Balzac
Kipling
Kingsley
J. Forbes Blythe
Coventry
Years Devoted to Sleep and Daily Routines in Old Age
A London Answers item estimates how a person reaching 70 spends years in sleep and routine acts. It totals nearly one year in tooth care, six years at meals, about three miles of bread, 800 barrels of liquid, five years walking to work, seven years dressing, and 600 pairs of boots along with 400 dresses and 600 hats.
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Fife
London
Self Made to Order for Better Fit
The article argues that ready made clothing often fails due to misfit of the wearer rather than the garment. It urges designing a person to proper proportions via physical culture and professional help from osteopaths chiropractors bone setters and doctors to achieve a correctly fitted silhouette.
Genius and Marriage Riff on Wives of Geniuses
Miss Helen Gould weighs in on marriage and genius in a lively discussion. She cites examples from a Colorado rebuke to ward off old maids and recounts a musical scene where a contralto’s husband is asked about his past before marriage.
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Helen Gould
Colorado
Vivavoce
Talking Monkeys in South America Noted in Geography
In a geography class a pupil claimed that a region in South America has talking monkeys. The student then read from a geography book that the area is inhabited by a species of monkey properly speaking apes.
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South America
Footstool Church Tale Recounts Royal Design Demand
Raymond Unwin recounts how Queen Anne reportedly urged the St. John’s church design by kicking a footstool and saying to build it as shown. The architect then completed the church with four protruding corners, matching the royal demand.
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Raymond Unwin
St. John's Church
South Square
Westminster
Queen Anne
Electric Cure Cuts Ham Processing Time Significantly
A Cincinnati packer long ago found that passing alternating current through pickling brine cures hams in 30 to 35 days, far faster than the usual 90 to 100 days. A Cleveland plant now uses this method, converting direct current to alternating current with a rotary converter to power curing vats.
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Cleveland
Horses Used to Mix Clay in Argentine Brick Yards
Horses tread clay in numerous Argentine brick yards to mix material, offering a cheaper alternative to costly machinery.
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Terhune
the Press Publishing Co
the New York World
Lyttel
Robert
Huntingdone
Menne
Hym
Agayne
Obin Hood
Eign
Amy Robsart
Amy
Berkshire
Cumnor Hall
Oklahoma Experiment Station
Andora
Captain Arapalis
Parker House
Life
Footstool Church
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