Ormerod's Secret Mission Aboard to Foil Murray Plot
Harry Ormerod, a proscribed Stuart partisan, returns to rescue Alder man Juggins and travels to America. He masquerades as Juggins’ servant, meets Murray’s daughter aboard, is discovered by De Veulle, and is cast overboard but survives. A truce holds until New York arrival as he works to foil the Jacobite plot.
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Harry Ormerod
George
France
London
Robert Juggins
Juggins
Ormerod
American
England
Andrew Murray
de Veulle
America
Burnet
Murray
Tom
New York
Pardon and danger in the East River voyage
The narrator contemplates a possible pardon through influence at Whitehall as Governor Burnet looms. After anchoring near Nutten Island the party travels to the George tavern in Queen Street and Hanover Square where Murray and his retainer plot amid a crowd at Cawston's tavern, drawing the narrator's wary attention to a red-haired woodsman.
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Whitehall
Rernink
London
Nutten Island
Broad Street
George
Queen Street
Murray
Cawston
Hanover Square
Kurt van Dam
The
Tom
BN Chuont
Gus‘ami
Passages in Fort George Lead to Unlikely Bond
A narrator, walking near Fort George, encounters a naked painted Ojibwe or Iroquois man with war paint and weapons who is harassed by children. After defending him, the man speaks perfect English and thanks the narrator as they exchange gestures of friendship. The Indian asserts hospitality as law, contrasting with white norms, and pledges lasting friendship.
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Fort George
London
Burnet
New York
Brother
Ta-wanne-ars
Ta-wan-ne-ars
Meeting with Governor Burnet in a colonial council
An envoy visits Governor Burnet in a spacious hall where eight council members gather with maps and papers. The messenger delivers letters from Master Juggins and Murray’s London reports, prompting Burnet to propose a private discussion with the envoy before continuing the council's fur trade strategy.
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Garden Street
Captain van Horne
Massa Burnet
London
Humph
Murray
Juggins
Ormerod Sees Power in Superstition Use
The narrative depicts an unscrupulous man using superstition to sway an ignorant populace and gain leadership, hinting at a broader plot.
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Ormerod
Excess Gratitude as a Mutual Duty in Society
The piece argues gratitude is a strong but not enforceable duty. It cites Goethe and Balzac to show varied views on gratitude as a virtue versus a merchant’s demand, noting gratitude is a duty but not an absolute right.
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Goethe
Honore de Balzac
New Use for Masks During London Teak Rescue
Gas masks once used to shield soldiers in World War I were repurposed by London workers hunting teaks in city gas mains. The dangerous job required deep trenches and high pressure vapors with limited escape. Masks enabled safe progress as crews faced incised flows of considerable pressure.
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London
Winter Egg Profits Rely on Care and Feed for Hens
Dr. B F Kaupp of South Carolina State College explains that winter egg production drops as bugs and green forage disappear. He notes high winter egg prices and urges proper housing parasite control and targeted feed. Extension bulletins 155 156 and 158 outline how to keep flocks profitable through winter.
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B. F. Kaupp
South Carolina State College
Kaupp
Poultry Department
Prevention in Poultry Houses Saves Losses
The article from the University of Nebraska stresses prevention over cure for poultry diseases. It warns against relying on pills and sprays alone and cites overcrowding, poor ventilation, filth, and vermin as core causes. It urges cleaning, proper care, and management to maintain flock health.
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University of Nebraska
Lights Boost Profits in Hens at Nebraska Station Test
A winter trial at the Nebraska Experiment Station compared two pens of 90 Leghorns. One group received morning electric light starting at 5 AM, the other did not. The lit hens produced $25.44 more income per 90 birds with similar care, showing morning light as a practical method for improving feed use and labor efficiency.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Breeding Pens Improve Flock Quality
Farmers learn to select top male birds and a few hens to form a breeding pen. Egg production and standard traits should guide selection. Toe marking or banding chicks from this pen shows offspring superior to the general flock.
Dry Mash for Hens and Feed Ratios by Season
The article explains how to balance dry mash and scratch feed for hens. It recommends feeding twice as much scratch as mash in winter and reversing the ratio in summer and spring. Heaviest feed should be given late in the afternoon. It notes succulent feeds like alfalfa clover and sprouted oats aid digestion.
Desert oasis blooms as 24000-barrel well opens in Death Valley
Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley links to Mount Whitney via a Panamint Range road as a 24 000 barrel artesian well starts a desert resort. The site, 278 feet below sea level, recalls the 1849 Jayhawker party whose water discovery saved four children and inspired ongoing settlement.
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Death Valley
Calif
America
Mount Whitney
Panamint Mountains
W. Lewis Manly
Tom Rogers
Bennett
Arcane
California
Growing Bison Herds Again Problem to U S
Philadelphia reports that wild buffalo numbers fell from millions in 1871 to few dozen by 20th century. Conservation efforts created protected herds, but now ten U S herds crowd ranges while private owners exhaust ranches and zoos stock up.
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U. S
Philadelphia
North America
United States
Canada
Mussel Bed Expansion Aims at Fish Free Mussel Cultivation
In Muscatine Iowa experiments at the Fairport biological station, Dr M M Ellis of the University of Missouri seeks a chemical method to raise glochidia to maturity without host fish. This could allow private mussel beds and ensure a steady supply of shells for buttons and other goods.
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Muscatine
Iowa
United States Biological Station
Fairport
Here
Ir. M. M. Ellis
University of Missouri
Ellis
Rockefeller family loses bid for West Seventy Seventh Street oasis
John D Rockefeller Sr and Jr abandon their fight for a residential oasis between business buildings on West Seventy Seventh Street near Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
West Seventy-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Scientific Mating Would Abolish Cancer
Dr Maude Slyde of the University of Chicago told the Radiological Society of North America convention that eugenic mating could eradicate cancer within two generations. She urged ending marriages of convenience and requiring a eugenic basis for unions to prevent hereditary cancer in offspring.
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Milwaukee
Maude Slyde
University of Chicago
Radiological Society of North America
Dr Pierce’s Golden Discovery Promoted as Stomach Remedy
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Discovery as a stomach alterative that enriches the blood and clears the skin. It claims blemishes vanish and beauty improves with use. Dealers offer liquid or tablet forms and a 10 cent trial order from Buffalo NY.
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Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Water Cure Promises Kidneys Cleanse With Salts
An advertisement touts drinking a quart of water daily plus four ounces of Jad Salts to flush and stimulate the kidneys, claiming it prevents waste buildup, neutralizes acids, and relieves urinary and bladder issues. It warns of ailments from sluggish kidneys like rheumatism and headaches and promotes Jad Salts as a cheap, pleasant solution.
Headache from a Cold? Listen to Vegetable Pills
An advertisement notes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills contain only plant ingredients and act gently as a tonic laxative by stimulation, not irritation. The copy promotes the product as a safe cold remedy with a focus on vegetable origin and mild action.
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Wright
MN. Y
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