Plimsoll Plots Amid Ranch Plans and family Ties
Chapter XV continues with the Three Star ranch leadership expanding water, alfalfa, and cattle breeding efforts. Sandy stays ahead of Ed in ranching practice while letters reveal a ploy to trap Jim Plimsoll and stop missing yearlings. Molly Keith plans a visit to the Three Star as Keith travels with Molly and Miss Nicholson, though health limits keep Mrs. Keith from traveling.
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Plimsoll
Sandy
Three
Brandon
Ife
Bourke
W. J. Brandon
Three Star Ranch
Mormon
Molly
Keith
Casey Town
Miss Nicholson
Hereford
Sam
East and West meet in Molly at Three Star
Miranda Bailey moves to prepare Three Star for Molly Casey's arrival. Molly returns grown and radiant, Sandy faces new love as East meets West in the Western ranch community. Keith looms as a promising yet wary Eastern promoter while Molly bonds with Sandy and helps Pedro, with Miranda’s sharp opinions shaping the scene.
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Miranda Bailey
Three Star
Pedro
Miranda
Molly
Sandy
Sam
Mormon
Hereford
Wilson Keith
Fifth Avenue
Pronto
Keith
Casey Town
Oklahoma
Texas
Molly Casey
Donald Ketlch
Darky
Sims
Donald
Bourke
Miss Nicholson
Blaze
Don
Grips
Ergetic
Nicholson
Clarice
Kiplin
East
C’ud
Boarder Cows May Lose Their Homes
A dairy farm cost study shows that low producing Holstein cows incur much higher feed costs per 100 pounds of milk than high producers. The Illinois bulletin compares feed cost across production levels, explaining why small herds struggle financially and how owners might shift away from lower yielding stock. The bulletin is available from the University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station.
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University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Experiment Station
Urbana
Distinct Advantages in Use of Manure Spreader
Farmers agree manure spreaders are profitable but underused. Horses unload and uniform spreading aids top dressing of wheat, boosting grain and grass stands. Daley of Missouri College of Agriculture cites quick payback, noting spreaders must be used rather than left idle.
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F. L. Daley
Missouri College of Agriculture
Ohio Farmers Grow 100 Bushels Corn to Acre
Extension specialists at Ohio State summarize forty Ohio farms that achieved 100 plus bushels per acre on ten acres in six years. The study notes practices like clover follow, manuring, mixed fertilizer use, and variety choices, with yields proving profitable by cutting overhead and bushel costs. W. H. Gilmore set a record with 134 bushels per acre last summer on ten acres.
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Ohio State University
Ohio
W. H. Gilmore
Rhubarb Care Demands Big Fertilizer for Juicy Stalks
Garden notes warn rhubarb plants require heavy manure and cultivation each year to prevent skinny stalks. Regular feeding helps produce juicy stalks and robust growth.
Change of Life Loses Terrors in Greenville Woman Testimony
Mrs. Joan Myers of Union Street Greenville Pennsylvania credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing severe menopausal symptoms. She weighed 95 pounds during illness but reports weight gain and improved well being after using the medicine. Dozens of similar letters praise the remedy and offer to answer inquiries.
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Greenville
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joan Myers
Union St
Ydia E. Pinkham
Teething remedy story and cautionary note
A Georgia mother credits Teethina with easing her infant son's gas plagued stomach and announcing the child now has 16 teeth. The ad urges readers to buy Teethina from druggists or send 30 cents to Moffett Laboratories in Columbus for a full size package and a baby book.
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Teethina
Cuticura Ad Promises Clear Skin and Scalp Relief
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for facial skin, dandruff, itching, and rough hands. It advises applying ointment on rising and retiring, then washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water, claiming dramatic improvements.
They All Love Him Blackstone to a relative remark
A short humor snippet features quips about wealth and relatives. The exchange contrasts a rich man’s perspective with a witty remark suggesting relative values. The lines play on social satire and wordplay.
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Blackstone
Webster
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J. Allan Dunn
Cleus
Manning
Peters
Young Keith
Lathrop
Holland
Mitchell
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