The Thunder Gate Saga Continues at Sea
Ellen and Kayama-San press toward a tense separation as Wells plans a risky voyage. At Yokohama Ellen buys clothing while Wells face hostility from shipboard passengers and contemplates a dangerous vow to keep her safe.
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Hisu
Ellen
Kayama
Kayama-San
Robert Wells
Yokohama
Eilen
Madame
Wells
Steamship Company
Japan
Tokyo
Ife
Lord
Williams
Wealthy uncle ponders nephew's career in music
In a brief exchange between a rich uncle and the boy's mother the uncle asks about studies and talent. The lad shows promise as a musician with a haughty manner and a teacher predicts he may become a conductor, prompting a wry remark about future paths.
Feeder pigs offer higher per pound prices than market hogs
Clemson expert Professor L V Starkey explains that younger pigs yield cheaper gains and feeder pigs fetch more per pound than fat hogs. He notes large litters, proper housing, early castration, and eight week weaning boost feeder pig profitability, with peak demand in the fall when corn is harvested.
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L. V. Starkey
Clemson College
Professor Starkey
Proper Ration for Mare Is of Much Importance
The best time to grow foals is when they are carried by their dams says N K Carnes of the animal husbandry division at University farm St Paul Minn Farmers neglect mare nutrition until after foaling and should feed a high protein ration with oats bran and meal plus clover or alfalfa hay for muscle and bone. After birth ensure foal drinks colostrum to aid digestion and prevent constipation. if needed, give castor oil and a warm water and soap rectal injection. Watch for navel infection and keep the stable sanitary. treat the umbilical cord with boric acid powder or tincture of doine.
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N. K. Carnes
Animal Husbandry Division
University Farm
St Paul
Minn
Live Stock Care Tips for Farms in Old Text
Practical guidance on avoiding mud wallows and rotating pastures for sheep. Emphasizes careful worm checks, proper feeding for dairy profit, and feeding hogs, cattle, horses, and sheep with appropriate hay and oats. Warns of hog cholera symptoms including diarrhea and eye pus with skin blotches.
Building a Home: From House to Heartfelt Dwelling
The article argues homes require more than materials and structure. It urges careful planning, personal care, and heartfelt consideration to turn a house into a real home. Start with paper plans, compare styles, and fix every detail before building.
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Indianapolis Star
Paint Pays Great Returns for Home Owners
An authority urges painting as essential for sanitary conditions and long term savings. Interior and exterior paint protect structures, cut repair costs, and boost property value. decorating revitalizes old homes and enhances selling appeal. Continuous upkeep is framed as money well spent.
Paris Haussmann era shaping modern city planning
Regional planning contrasts large city replanning with broader future oriented efforts in suburbs and open country. The Paris transformation of 1859 under Napoleon III and Baron Haussmann is cited as a notable example, illustrating how deliberate reform can correct past errors and meet new conditions, a model noted by Frederick A. Delano.
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Paris
Napoleon III
Baron Haussmann
Frederick A. Delano
National Municipal Review
Europe
Trees on Highways and Roadside Planting Trend
The American Tree Association predicts a record year for tree planting especially along roadsides. Enrollment has reached 72,000 with active members in planting new growth and preserving existing trees. The piece notes a European roadside beautification influence and highlights the walnut as a vanishing, high value species.
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American Tree Association
Weston’s White Way Lights Up Main Street Ambition
Canadian city Weston Ontario boasting a population around 4500 proclaims its Main Street as one of North America’s best lighted streets. Nearly two miles of illumination use modern fixtures with urn-shaped globes atop fluted iron poles. Lamps include 360 and 400 watt electric lamps set 110 feet apart downtown and 180 feet apart in residential areas.
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Weston
Ont
North America
Main Street
Birds trained to sing like nightingales in captivity
A German fancier trains canaries to mimic nightingales by exposing hatchlings to recorded nightingale songs. The birds then sing only nightingale tunes, illustrating that bird song is learned from associates rather than inherited. The note compares this to mockingbirds and mentions recent discovery of clay models of ancient animals in southern France.
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Canaries
France
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