Milman Plans Unlawful Campaign Against Paul Raxon
Peter Milman, ruined financially by a trusted friend’s misdeeds, recruits Achille Lutry and former colleagues to expose Paul Raxon. Milman reveals Raxon’s scams and forms an extra legal alliance to force restitution. Four men weigh vengeance over legality as they confront the fallen magnate.
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Peter Milman
Brewer
Milman
Achille Lutry
Sneed
Lutry
Fleming Bradney
Floyd Malet
Neeland Barnes
Paul Raxon
Raxon
Milman garden schemes and a pledged ally
In Chapter V Milman boasts security devices for his iron walled garden and hints at a criminal plan. Bradney agrees to Tim joining the venture, while Milman confirms Malet will participate and the pair discuss pursuing an unlawful but perhaps equitable course.
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Milmans
Peter
Peekskill
Barnes
California
Milman
Bradney
Achille
Malet
Tim
Mr. Malet
Forgiveness Is Better Than Revenge in a Web of Power
Milman negotiates with Bradney and Neel and Barnes to form a three month trial on a plan to topple Paul Raxon, using inside knowledge from Loddon and a web of wealth and influence. Milman reveals he knows Raxon’s past and aims to use his information to outmaneuver the New York magnate.
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Professor Bradney
Malet
Paul Raxon
Milman
Bradney
Visi
Tors
Loddon
Raxon
New York
Peter Milman
Wall Street
Bellington
The
Traction Trust
Senator Raxon
Washington
United States Senate
Senate
Great Rock
Roxon
Jim Caffray
Bar Association
Paul
Paul Raxon Belief in His Own Talent Highlighted
The excerpt notes Paul Raxon’s long standing belief in his own ability as a central thread, suggesting a profile of confidence shaping his career path. The text hints at the origins of this conviction and its influence on his actions.
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Paul Raxon
Farmers advised on hog feeding by state college expert
A farmer with five brood sows sought guidance on a self devised ration of 25 parts soy bean meal 25 parts corn meal and 50 parts wheat bran. Professor Hostetler warned it is poor for growing or fattening pigs and suggested replacing bran with corn meal and adding fish meal. Dean Schaub notes this extension service helps prevent costly mistakes and stresses including a full return address in letters.
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Karl H. Hostetler
North Carolina State College
Hostetler
Agricultural Workers of State College
Dean I. 0. Schaub
School of Agriculture
Comfortable Hog Must Be Fed Right Kind of Feed
An analysis warns that a hog fed an unbalanced ration becomes restless and unprofitable. It argues that kitchen slop with corn or grain sorghum yields slow gains, while a balanced ration cuts corn needs to about 300 pounds per 100 pounds of gain and adds protein and minerals.
Linseed Meal Cuts Pig Feed Costs in Ohio Trial
An Ohio Live Stock day study shows linseed meal added to a corn tankage lime stone ration boosts pig daily gain from .75 to 1.02 pounds and lowers feed per hundred pounds gain from 421.1 to 406.4 pounds. Fourteen and six-tenths pounds of linseed meal replaced 10.5 pounds of tankage per hundred pounds gain.
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Ohio
Livestock Facts for Efficient Farm Management
A compiled guide notes polled or dehorned cattle ease handling and shed needs. It states silage can save about 1 dollar per 100 pounds of beef and underscores water access and silo storage as key to feeding hogs and preserving green feed.
Literature owes much to early troubadours
Mentor Magazine notes the troubadour as a knight and poet roaming from northern Spain to Provence and Italy. Their songs, the first lyrical poetry in medieval Europe, offer a valued historical supplement with 2,500 preserved works in Langue d Oc.
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Spain
Provence
France
Italy
Mentor Magazine
French Housemaid Title Explained as "bonne a tout faire"
A historical note explains the French term bonne a tout faire meaning good at everything. The phrase highlights traditional domestic roles and the broad duties of a housemaid in earlier times.
Indian Chief Dictates Tribal Creation Myth
Historian Nordenskiold shares a creation story told by a Panamanian Indian chief to two secretaries, one Spanish speaking and one English speaking. The tale, linked to the Cuna people on Panama’s Atlantic coast, travels from Panama to Sweden via Nordenskiold’s expedition and is preserved as a rare trophy.
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Panama
Sweden
Erland Nordenskiold
Professor Nordenskiold
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Chaco
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Advertised for Cold Relief
An advertisement claims headaches from slight colds are relieved by Bromo Quinine tablets that cure the cold. It instructs to look for the signature of E. W. Grove on the box.
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E. W. Grove
Pilot recounts risky flight tale at San Francisco dinner
Lieut Lester Maitland told a dinner story about a Midwestern fair flyer charging $10 for rides. A farmer in the passenger seat trusted the pilot as the engine supposedly knocked, only to reveal the sound was his own knees bending in fear.
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Lester Maitland
San Francisco
Reminiscences of Railway Life at Kemp Retirement
Amusing reminiscences of old railway life were shared at a ceremony honoring Mr. John Kemp the Aberdeen passenger agent who retired after 50 years with the London and North Eastern Railway. An early era guard recalled firing nine rabbits and three hares from a van while the train ran between stations.
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John Kemp
Aberdeen
London and Northeastern Company
London Mail
Between Ladies Quip on Job and Misses Mistakes
A brief exchange features a woman asked about her job and she replies she checks up other people's mistakes. The remark suggests the punchline about finding delight in correcting errors.
Dawn McNeill Sees Rising Costs Across Atlantic City
Dawn McNeill, Duluth queen of beauty, complains in Atlantic City that hotel front rooms and French frocks have become unaffordable. She notes prices have risen sharply since her youth while the value of earnings remains low, saying five times as much is paid for fashions yet the money buys less.
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Dawn McNeill
Duluth
Wake Island Discovery and Claim Timeline
The Bureau of Insular Affairs notes Wake Island was discovered and surveyed by Commissioner Wilkes during 1838 to 1848, and the United States formally claimed possession in 1899 under Commodore E. D. Taussig.
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Bureau of Insular Affairs
Wake Island
Commissioner Wilkes
United States
E. D. Taussig
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