Elm knocks at Brady cottage as a storm of secrets grows
In a tense scene Lucy and Jim investigate the Brady cottage after a storm. Jim hints at plotting revenge against Gresham, Ames, and Macklin, while Lucy presses for truth about her own feelings and the past. They approach the locked home, seeking clues to a troubling mystery.
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Finn
Lucy
Lee
Brady
Jim
Billy Brady
Billy
Gresham
Linforths
Macklin
Oliver Ames
John Gresham
Locked cottage door yields eerie reveal in Bray's mystery
Jim Warrington and Lucy return to Brady's cottage after a storm scene. Macklin appears near the elm, taunts Lee, and flees when faced with his nemesis. Lee contemplates past betrayal while planning surveillance and setting a private inquiry watch for any sign of hidden loot or intruders.
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Macklin
Newchester
Brady
Billy Brady
Lee
Lucy
Revelation Shrinks Impostor Plot In Lee Warrington Tie
Macklin confronts Ames with a startling confession that Mrs Lee's motive in pressing Warrington case ties to her husband who is actually Warrington in disguise. He charges the man as Lee and Warrington admits the identity, leaving Ames stunned as the scene ends.
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Warrington
Gresham’s
Ames
Macklin
Young Warrington
Lee
Perfect Man: Clothing Designers Define the Ideal Body
The article cites American designers defining a perfect man as 5 feet 8 inches tall, 140 pounds, 80 to 81 inch waist, 387 inch hips, 18 inch arm, and 32 inch leg. It compares English, Irish, and Scottish averages, noting Irishmen near the ideal at 5 feet 8 inches and 153 pounds.
Ventriloquism in Ancient Egypt and Greece
Traces of ventriloquism appear in Egyptian and Hebrew archaeology with Eurycles of Athens as a famed ventriloquist. Priests of ancient times may have mastered the art, possibly explaining speaking statues, oracles, and the River Pactolus stone that reportedly scared away robbers.
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Renee
Eurycles
Athens
Pactolus
Oldest Backgammon Dice Found At Penn Museum
The University of Pennsylvania museum holds a clay cube dice dating to about 2750 B C from Tepe Gawra. The cube shows five opposite four and two opposite three. A 3000 B C backgammon board is also in the collection, suggesting the dice came from a game set.
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University of Pennsylvania Museum
E. A. Speiser
Tepe Gawra
Mesopotamia
University Museum
Kudzu Gains Ground as Southeast Forage Substitute
United States Department of Agriculture leaflet 91-L promotes kudzu as a viable vine for the Southeast replacing alfalfa and clover where soils are too acidic. It explains planting, growth, erosion control, grazing and hay uses, and advises careful management to avoid overgrazing.
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United States
Japan
Atlantic States
Southeast
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Information
Washington, D. C
States Report Victory in Fight on Bovine TB
Wisconsin and Ohio have been designated modified accredited areas after state-wide tuberculin testing and reducing infection to one-half of 1 percent. More than 10 million tests in Wisconsin and 4 million in Ohio supported the designation. Four other states had previously freed their herds. The expanded tuberculosis-free area stretches across the country with eastern centers near existing free zones. Officials caution vigilance and periodic re testing of reactors to prevent reintroduction.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Wisconsin
Ohio
North Carolina
Maine
Michigan
Indiana
Fighting Hog Influenza Basic treatment and housing guidance
Indiana Farmer's Guide advises withholding feed during sudden outbreaks and separating sick hogs from healthy ones when outbreaks are less virulent. Provide deep straw beds, well ventilated quarters, and keep sick hogs isolated until back on feed. Consider sorting animals with pneumonia before increasing feed.
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Indiana Farmer’s Guide
Let Live Stock Help weed control says North Dakota farmer
O H Nelson who farms near Kempton narrates a field story from sow thistle to a weed free wheat stand. He uses sheep horses and cattle on rotated pastures to profitably graze the land and reduce weed pressure. During the 1929 drought stock grazed the sweet clover pasture closer than usual and plowing followed by spring seed bed prep continued the livestock system.
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O. H. Nelson
Kempton
N. D
Nelson
Ohio farmer urged to favor legume hay to cut feed costs
State extension specialist John Slipher advises farmers in western Ohio to depend more on legume hay to feed livestock as 1932 returns loom lean. Alfalfa yields more per acre than red clover and provides about 40 percent more protein and minerals, suggesting two years of alfalfa followed by wheat in place of the usual corn wheat clover rotation.
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John Slipher
Ohio
Chlorine Barge Joins Los Angeles Reservoir Fleet
A new municipal craft called a chlorine barge operates on a 100 acre Los Angeles reservoir. It releases liquefied chlorine gas into the water via long spouts to kill germs and minute growths, aiding water treatment for the city.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Set Fair Barometer Predicts Calm Weather Day
In a lighthearted exchange, Mary answers the barometer question with a humorous touch, noting it is her day out. The operator replies with a playful nod to the weather instrument and the idea of a fair forecast.
Red salmon tagged in Alaska found 1300 miles away in Serbia
A red salmon tagged by the Bureau of Fisheries in Alaskan waters turned up 44 days later in a Serbian stream 1300 miles distant. The bureau distributed 138,392,000 game fish last year from 15,000 requests, about 3 percent of those hatched. The bureau has also tagged 1,500 sea trout for study.
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Bureau of Fisheries
Weeds Still In The Yard Despite Size Complaints
In a humorous exchange, a couple notes their flat is suitable for them yet too small for visitors. The quip appears in Stray Stories with a line about weeds being present but useless, underscoring a light social observation.
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Chapter
Jill
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Ska
Julius Rosenwald
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Roanoke
John D. Rockefeller
Willie
Picture Palace
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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