Cowboys Bet on Yale Runner in New Mexico Foot Race
The Flying Heart ranch faces a bet over a foot race against the Centipede cook to reclaim a prized phonograph. Yale cheerleader J Wallingford Speed and Culver Covington are slated to run, with Helen Blake and Fresno in the fray as romance and rivalry unfold amid ranch life and training tensions.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Fresno
Stanford University
Ladies
The
Cowboys
Awrence Glass
New Mexico
Marichetta
Willie
Lawrence
Totes
Mariedetta
Catskill Mountains
Glass
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Blake
Carara
Larry
Berkeley Fresno
Corral
Joplin
Missouri
Stover
The Centipede and the Flying Heart Clash Over Losses
In a tense encounter, Willie guards a cherished saddle won from a sheriff’s remains in Dodge City, while Carara vows to gamble his honor for it. Spearheaded by J Wallingford Speed, the group warns of danger from rival outfits and the Centipede.
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Blake
Wally
Carara
Willie
Stover
Dodge City
Kansas
Speed
J. Wallingford Speed
Helen
Miller's Descriptive Wedding Roast About Coal Heaviness
The Eugene Regis ter editor Joaquin Miller, famed as the Poet of the Sierras, once penned a joke column in which he described a wedding. He noted the presents included a ton of coal praised for its quaint massiveness and unusual heft compared with modern coal.
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Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Eugene Register
Eugene
Overworked Mrs Knagg laments paper reading burden
In a conversational exchange Mrs Knagg complains about the time strain from sections like household, women’s page, beauty, fashion, marriages, divorce, society notes, death records, and ads, arguing men have more time to read papers.
Caring for Hens in Winter for Profit and Health
Begin trap nest records to value each hen and start an account with the flock. During bad weather keep fowls indoors, maintain cleanliness, disinfect housing weekly, and ensure fresh water to prevent freezing. Feed corn at night for warmth and digestibility, and provide scratching sheds to keep hens busy and healthy.
Locating Farm Land for the Prospective Buyer
The article advises prospective farmers to contact the state commissioner of immigration and agriculture at the state capital for land information. Eastern states often publish farm sale lists with detailed data. Send inquiries to industrial departments of large railroad firms. Do not buy without inspecting the land and speaking with neighboring farmers.
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State Commissioner of Immigration and Agriculture
Industrial Department
Decapitating Block Described with Spikes and Wood
An old instructional note explains a method for decapitating fowls using a heavy wooden block and two parallel spikes to hold the neck in place. The technique aims to simplify the process and speed up the act.
Retain the Soil Moisture In Strawberry Cultivation
A Horticulurist writer argues soil moisture is paramount for large small fruit crops. Maintain a close mulch around each plant to reduce evaporation, stir only shallowly, and cultivate about once a week or after soils dry enough post showers. The weed problem is minimized by diligent mulching and surface stirring.
Jack for the Heavy Wagon
Instructions describe a simple heavy wagon jack built from common lumber and wire. It uses 2 by 8, 2 by 6, and 2 by 4 pieces, a No 9 wire, nails, a bolt, and mortises and tenons to assemble a lever device to raise and grease a wagon.
One Reason for Few Eggs
E. J. Miller explains farmers lose eggs in late fall and winter because flocks lack green feed. Milk and egg production hinges on a steady supply of green, succulent feed. Rye is highlighted as a cheap and effective green feed for these needs.
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E. J. Miller
Timothy Hay Market and Grass Switch for Farmers
Farmers consider selling top timothy and horse hay while buying lower grade meadow and brook grass. Strong grass supplies in many localities push prices down as farmers fill barns with better cuts and forego stacking the lower grades for cattle feed.
The Humane Man and His Stock
A concise reflection notes that a humane man mirrors the welfare of his stock. When animals are comfortable, he feels at ease. when they suffer, he shares their unease.
Dizzy Headache Sick Ady Cascaret 10 Cent Box Ady
Sick headache biliousness and dizziness blamed on liver and bowels. Text urges cleanse the stomach remove sour undigested food and foul gases and carry out waste. A Cascaret tonight will straighten you by morning and keep head clear and liver regular for months.
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Ady
Hobo anecdote told by Senator Bryan sparks club talk
In Washington a club heard Senator Nathan P. Bryan of Florida recount a hobo tale. A tramp asked for a meal and was told to earn it by cleaning a gutter. After eating sandwiches, the hobo claimed he prays for rain instead of using a hoe or shovel.
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Washington
Nathan P. Bryan
Florida
Willie
Fido
Infant Hercules Disrupts Home With Strong Appetite
An infant in a domestic scene rebels against gentle care. He knocks over a table of milk and government tested food, escapes to the pantry, samples baked beans and corned beef, drinks buttermilk, tosses a nurse to a closet shelf, then wanders to the front porch muttering about unsanitary snakes.
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Hercules
Helping Him to Save
A humor line contrasts a patient’s diet with a doctor’s bill. The exchange notes a playful motive behind medical advice and payment timing.
Coffee blamed for illness and Postum hailed as cure
A testimonial attributes pale health and long illness to caffeine in coffee. After giving up coffee, the speaker says Postum improved digestion sleep and headaches within weeks and weight later reached 148 pounds. The ad notes two Postum forms Regular and Instant and urges readers to try the product from Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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