Jealous love, fake heir, and a villain’s revenge plan
John by chance James Lee meets Lucy Gresham daughter of Sir John Gresham a wealthy ship builder. Lee blamed for robbing the firm seeks revenge on Ames Lucy’s cousin. He inherits wealth changes his name to Warrington attends Lucy’s party and plots love to hurt the Greshams. He marries Lucy but declares he does not love her and hates her whole breed.
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James Lee
Lucy Gresham
John Gresham
Lee
Gresham
Oliver Ames
Lucy
Warrington
Ames
The Truth Behind Jim and Lucy’s Marriage
Jim admits he married Lucy to repay his father Ames for a prison sentence. He reveals he is the man who robbed a pay clerk and served three years, while Lucy wrestles with shock and disbelief, then accepts the truth as her youth seems to die.
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Jim
Pather
Ames
Purgatory
Lucy
Gresham's Girl Confronts a Husband’s Revenge Plot
Lucy faces the aftermath of Jim Ames’s confession that he married her to spite her father and Oliver. She declares love, while Jim insists on continuing his vendetta. Morning after, she shows resolve to discuss their future as he resists, and the couple brace for further conflict.
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Jim
Father
Oliver
Fight Against Bots and Worms Rejuvenates Farm Horses
In Woodford county more than half of 2000 farmers have haying teams treated for internal parasites as part of a state wide drive led by the University of Illinois College of Agriculture. About 950 horses and 625 mules are being detoxed with liquid carbon disulphide in township campaigns, with 48 counties participating. Dr. Robert Graham calls it the best move to cut production costs by restoring horse power.
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Woodford
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
H. A. deWerff
de Werff
Robert Graham
College
Timepieces of precision kept in frost line vaults
The Shortt clocks built in England are the most accurate timepieces and are housed by the U S Naval Observatory in a dual frost-line vault system. An 18 inch air gap insulates the inner vault and requires an air lock for entry. Electric lamps are serviced without entering the chamber. Visitors view the mechanism via a periscope.
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England
United States Naval Observatory
Washington
Earliest Pictures of Surgical Operations Found
W Max Muller identifies doorpost engravings near Memphis Egypt as the earliest known surgical operation pictures dated about 2500 B C. He notes these antedate well splinted fractures from the fifth dynasty circa 2750 to 2623 B C.
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Garrison
Memphis
Egypt
W. Max Muller
Mineral named zonolite used to dampen sound in buildings
Engineers are testing a corklike mineral called zonolite used in halls to deaden walls and reduce reverberation. The material reddens in color like gold and expands many times its volume when exposed to flame, and is found in Colorado and other Northwest regions.
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Colorado
Northwest
Plant Life and Death Linked to Electrical Phenomena
University of Arizona experiments suggest life and death in plants may directly result from electrical phenomena. Researchers conducted tests to explore how electrical impacts influence plant vitality and aging processes.
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University of Arizona
Terraces Save Illinois Soils, University Bulletin Advises
E G Johnson of the University of Illinois warns that five and a half million acres in Illinois suffer heavy erosion and soil loss. The mangum terrace channels runoff across slopes to outlets, preventing gullies. County agents or the university offer bulletin 20 Saving Soils by Means of the Mangum Terrace with complete construction plans.
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Illinois
E. G. Johnson
University of Illinois
Lamb Feeding Trials Show Alfalfa Slightly Inferior to Sudan Hay
Oklahoma lamb feeding trials indicate corn and wheat offer similar feeding value. Alfalfa hay yields about 10 percent lower gains per 100 pounds than Sudan hay. Lambs fed alfalfa hay gain faster and cheaper than those fed whole alfalfa, while Sudan hay ground or whole shows no notable difference.
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Sudan
Oklahoma
Potatoes as Ration for Cattle Sheep and Hogs
Potatoes may supply up to half the dry matter in rations for cattle and sheep and a quarter for horses. Dairy cows should be limited to about 85 pounds daily to avoid butter quality issues, while fattening sheep may receive two to three pounds daily with grain. Feed should be chopped and mixed for cattle and sheep, and raw potatoes are acceptable for cattle sheep and especially brood sows when cooking time is scarce.
Record Potato Yield by Smith-Hughes Student
Joy Bishop a senior agricultural student at Arlington High School recorded a high yield with 47u bushels of Certified Rural Bussett potatoes on 1.2 acres last summer. She used 20 tons of manure on clover and alfalfa sod planted certified seed on May 20 watered and fertilized 1000 pounds of 6-8-6, cultivated seven times and sprayed eight times. Total cost was 147 dollars with a net profit of 73 dollars.
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Bussett
Joy Bishop
Arlington High School
Smith- Hughes
Ohio
Agricultural Squibs and Farm Notes From The South
More than 33,000,000 head of sheep and lambs were marketed in 1931, an increase of 3,815,000 over 1938. Garrard county Kentucky farm youths sold calves for 88 000 dollars and won 7 525 dollars in nine years. Brood sows should be medium to large with active dispositions. Winter pruning favors grape vineyards. Catawba county North Carolina farmers reforesting waste areas with pines this winter. Heavy feeding with no exercise on Sundays or rainy days harms horses. reduce feed when idle.
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Garrard County
Castoria Promises Safe Soothing for Children
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe regulator for babies to older children, claiming gentle action on delicate organs and relief for colic, colds, fevers, and digestive upset without harsh drugs, urging mothers and doctors to trust the brand name Castoria.
Castoria and Piles Remedy Circulars Headlines
Local mail order notes advertise Castoria products and a pile remedy sold with a money back guarantee. Offers include home delivery, two dollar mail order, and distribution work for reps in several cities.
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Korys
Kory Remedy Co
Buckeye St
Toledo, CO
Ad brings unintended reunion in Newport court case
A Newport miner posted a personal ad seeking a widow with a child. He received one reply and arranged a meeting. He went to the meeting and found his separated wife waiting with a court order for maintenance.
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Newport
England
Betty-Jack single frame asks for help with rejection
A brief verse fragment shows a character urging Betty-Jack to persist when faced with refusal and suggesting Dick-Say as an alternative, framing a humorous social prompt about choosing partners.
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Betty
Jack
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