Portraits Upon a Will Spare the Jealous Kin
A rich uncle's will splits a bickering clan of four cousins led by Esther. Alice, loyal and steady, nurtures a connection with Worth Davenal who loses his fortune but regains dignity through honesty and love. A private executor's watchful eye yields a final $20,000 to the truly grateful niece.
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Mary Winsted
Nettie
Theological Seminary
Esther Dalton
Alice Rowe
Alice
Esther
Robert
Mary
Rob
Dalton
Daltons
Winsteds
Nettis
Davenal
Hather
Worth
Arice
W. G. Chapman
Worthy of Good Opinion Says A Milwaukee Journal
The Milwaukee Journal advises that pulling down others harms one’s own character. Do not blame others for gain, or you reveal your own faults. Earn the good opinion of others by being worthy, rather than boasting about virtue or belittling others.
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Milwaukee Journal
Habit of Judging and the Need for Charity
The piece argues that the habit of judging is nearly incurable and requires a long process to tame. It urges valuing kind interpretations over sharp character analysis and warns that clever but unkind remarks harm progress. It calls for growth toward higher, truer understanding beyond quick moral detection.
Gauntlope Corrected Usage in Old Phrase
The article notes the term should be gantlope instead of gantlet in the phrase to run the gantlet. Phillips explains gauntelope as a punishment where a naked offender runs between soldiers and is struck by switches. The origin traces to Gant in Flanders and the Dutch lope meaning run.
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Phillips
Flanders
Explorer recalls opening of IBET to foreigners after Lhasa expedition
Col Sir Frank Young describes a voyage from Darjeeling through Sikkim to Lhasa where a treaty opened Tibet to outsiders. The party faced Tibetan resistance, sieges, and a May to August trek passing Gyantse to the Potala Palace, with encounters at Yatung and in Chumbi Valley.
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Ibet
Frank Young
Lhasa
Westminster
DarjJeeling
Sikkim
Himalayas
Gyantse
Tibet
Yatung
Chumbi
Proper Rations for Lambs in Winter Flocks
Practical guidance for farmers on feeding range lambs in fall and winter. Emphasizes early purchasing, pasture grazing, use of roughage and manure benefits, shelter facing south, group housing of forty to fifty, dry clean quarters, secure troughs, and succulent feeds like roots and corn silage to improve gains and efficiency.
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Beets Grow Best in Rich Sandy Loam Soil
Beets thrive in good soil with rich sandy loam yielding best results. Sow in spring after frost danger, drill 12 to 18 inches apart, thin to 4 to 5 inches. For horse cultivation, use double drill 6 inches apart and 30 inches between rows.
MAKE GRAIN ELEVATOR
Plans by George Bersan Mora Minn describe building a grain elevator from a belt and pulleys to move and load grain. The item details required parts, dimensions, and construction steps for a manual or powered elevator usable with a fanning mill and wagons.
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George Bersan
Mora
Minn
Missouri Valley
Egg Collectors Coax Eggs to One Safe Pan
An inventor describes a compact oak barn nest system. Hens lay in a dark shed and eggs roll through a network of chutes into a padded collection pan. Each nest connects to the main chute with a bottom hole feeding the egg-room. A small door allows easy retrieval.
Prime Roasters Rearing Guidelines
To produce prime roasters confine birds at about four months in small pens with shade. Hopper feed cracked corn and provide a wet mash twice daily. This method aims to distribute fat through the flesh for extra toothsome eating.
Light Poultry House For Healthier Flocks
A light poultry house admits plenty of fresh air without direct drafts. Strong light and freak air deter many diseases, as germs cannot live in such conditions.
Fruit and Potato Cellars
Fruit and potatoes must be kept at a uniform low temperature with ample ventilation to avoid gas buildup. Do not store large quantities in house cellars. use pits dug in high dry ground with straw and earth, plus a trench to shed surface water.
Midwinter Hog Feed Instructions From Hog Rearing Note
Midwinter hog feeding guide recommends using millfeed and wheat bran slop with grass and clover pasture for late summer piglets. When pasture fails, pour slop over finely cut clover hay, add flaxseed meal, and scald hay in cold weather. In the final feeding month give ear corn after slop is consumed.
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Fopolose
Popgort
Robert Burr
JRA AD
Forbidden City
Everest
Handy Grain Elevator
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