Held in Trust by George Kibbe Turner in True Love style
A detective romance centers on a vast trust fund that fuels deceit and murder. A dead woman is impersonated, the husband threatens confinement, and the hero questions a crime masked by a glamorous love story. Turner, ex editor of McClure's, crafts timely intrigue around wealth and power.
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George Kibbe Turner
McClure
Gorgam
Gorgam Trust Fund Chief Tracks a Hidden Woman
Jasper Haig, famed lawyer and manager of the Gorgam Trust Fund, scours Fifth Avenue for a specific young working woman amid crowds of shoppers and factory workers. Hasbrouck Rutherford aids, noting the White Cross badge of the Women’s Welfare Society. The pursuit unfolds as the trust’s delicate heart, Adelaide Rutherford, weakens and the fund’s future hinges on her survival.
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Jasper Haig
Fifth Avenue
Gorgam Trust
Hasbrouck Rutherford
Gorgam Trust Fund
Haig
Adelaide
Jasper
Rutherford
White Cross
Gorgam
Daniel Gorgam
Adelaide Rutherford
Revised Federal Grades for Hay Become Effective 1924
The United States Department of Agriculture announced Revised United States grades for amothy hay, clover hay, clover mixed hay and grass mixed hay effective February 1, 1924. The 49 grades were reduced to 20 with an added clover grass mixed class. Grading now factors foreign material, reports sample grades, and provides percentages for timothy, clover and other grasses in clover grass mixed. Copies and further details are available from the Bureau of Agricultural Economics in Washington, D.C.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Federal Day Inspection Service
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Washington, D. C
Wild Women with New Money Strain a City Shop Clerk
Mary Manchester, a delicate saleswoman in a New York department store, battles heat and fatigue while the postwar influx of new money fuels extravagance among Wild Women. Her health wanes as luxury customers flood the department she serves, testing her endurance and resolve.
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Mary Manchester
New York
Opportunity Like No Other Tonight
A rousing line proclaims that no future chance equals the moment before the audience, urging immediate action and seizing the present opportunity. The quote underscores urgency and personal empowerment, inviting strong personal commitment to a pivotal choice.
Rye and Oats Mixed Are Satisfactory for Swine
In areas where corn is scarce rye provides economical hog feed. Rye and oats ground half and half form a satisfactory blend, with grinding to remove oat hulls. Ensure rye contains no ergot, especially for brood or pregnant sows, to avoid abortion risks.
Fertilizer’s impact on crop maturity and soil health
Fertilizer pushes crop maturity about two weeks earlier than fertile wheat on similar land. It advances the average maturity by at least ten days. The text warns that judicious use differs from injudicious use that excludes crop rotation and humus restoration by legumes and grasses. Continued fertilizer use may exhaust humus and degrade soil health.
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Jong
Luck in Raising Pigs and Management Factors
The article argues that pork producers rely on luck to determine pig survival rates and that careful management determines whether 65 or 90 percent of pigs farrowed are raised. It labels reliance on luck as careless and notes profitable hog farming requires better husbandry rather than blaming fate.
Diet Causes Leg Weakness in Young Ducks
The article states that leg weakness in young ducks is due to overly concentrated food and excess feeding. It recommends a diet with corn plus wheat bran flour middlings, about 15 pounds per hundred of cornmeal, ample green foods, beef scrap, and coarse sand mixed in.
Apaches of Paris and the Casque d Or feud
In 1908 Paris newspapers dubbed the apaches as bands of quarrelsome men. Manda and Lecat vied for Casque d Or’s affection, leading to a deadly clash when Lecat shot Manda. Manda’s friends formed a large faction, sparking violent feuds that earned them the nickname Dame apache.
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Paris
Manda
Lecat
Casque d'Or
Casing-head Gas Oil Process Yields 8000 Gallons Daily
A method developed since 1904 uses an absorbing oil sprayed through a tall tower to strip gasoline from natural gas. Gas rises at the top nearly gasoline free while the oil at the bottom absorbs it. Distillation recovers gasoline, allowing a plant to treat 80 million cubic feet of gas per day for about 8,000 gallons of gasoline daily.
Species of rattlesnakes and their ranges
Several species of rattlesnakes are described. The common eastern rattlers are widespread from the White Mountains in New Hampshire to Lake Superior and the dry plains border. Diamond rattlers inhabit southern coast states from North Carolina to Texas with varieties extending west to Lower California. Other species occur in the Rocky Mountains and northern Mexico, with ground and black rattlers noted in southern states and the Allegheny mountains.
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White Mountains
New Hampshire
Lake Superior
Plains
North Carolina
Texas
California
Rocky Mountain
Mexico
Allegheny Mountains
The Alligator Gar Description and Habitat
The alligator gar known as Litholepis or Lepisposteus tristaechus inhabits southern U S rivers Cuba Mexico and Central America It is greenish and can reach about 20 feet in length Its flesh is inedible its tough scaly armor resists spears and bullets It can breathe air to some extent but dies in foul water
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Litholepis
United States
Cuba
Mexico
Central America
Franklinite Deposit Found in Southland New Zealand
Government officials announce a new Franklinite zinc ore deposit discovered in Southland New Zealand. The ore matches the Franklinite mined in New Jersey and may indicate a significant local mineral resource.
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New Zealand
Ford
Southland
New Jersey
Coast Trade Vast in United States
The vast length of sea and lake coasts and abundant harbors fuel the United States coast trade, making it the world's most extensive due to widespread settlement along the coasts.
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United States
California Fig Syrup Ad Warns Mothers About Imitations
An old advertisement urges mothers to insist on genuine California Fig Syrup for children with a pleasant taste that eases bowels. It notes a teaspoonful can prevent illness and directs asking a druggist for bottles showing age appropriate directions.
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California
May's Fiancé Cast as a Dreadfully Bad Egg
The remark labels May's fiancé as a poor choice and explains her reluctance to sever ties. The dialogue hints at strained sentiment and social judgment surrounding an engagement. The source conveys gossip tone and character dynamics without detailing events.
Mind Reader Wife Surprise Revealed
A playful exchange hints at a planned surprise for a spouse described as a mind reader. The note suggests anticipation and affection within a domestic moment.
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Houston
C. W. Strain, G. P. A
New
U. S. Coast
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Doan
Peeve
J. M. Kee
Twyman &J
Marshall, Tex
Ee Foster-Milburn Co
Mig. Chem
Buffalo
May
Mitchelley
Hall & Ruckerl
New York City
Grove’s