Braxmar Solves Case On Train To Free Brother
Detective Braxmar assists Helen Findlay on a meandering railway case as John Findlay is cleared of murder after an obscure clue ties a final suspect to the crime. Braxmar gives up Arnton ties, reveals motives, and hints at future ties with Helen.
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Braxmar
Express
Chicago
George
Albany
Braxman
John Findlay
Arntons
John
Caspian Arnton
Remsen
Ohio
Helen Findlay
Arnton
Helen
Findlay
The
Arn
Ham Braxmar
Railway Post
Tomlin
Post Office
Cas Arnton
New York
Cal Arnton
Gillis
John Gillis
How to Dry Apples at Oregon Agricultural College
Oregon Agricultural College updates on drying apples using prune dryers and kiln evaporators. Details include peeling, slicing, bleaching with sulfur, tray and plane methods, temperature ranges, and typical yields of 8 to 12 pounds per bushel from varieties like King Baldwin and Northern Spy.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Corvallis
Q. A. C. Division of Horticulture
F. C. Bradford
Oregon
New York State
New York
King
Baldwin
Northern Spy
Ben Davis
Duchess of Oldenburg
Farmers’ Bulletin 291
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Earthly Paradise Quote From The Guilty Man
A Francois Coppee line extols devotion to a profession and youthful love as the height of mortal happiness. The speaker cherishes a sweet young woman and hopes for enduring affection, embracing a vibrant, youthful spirit.
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The
Man
Francois Coppee
Religion and desire shape modern ambitions in notes
A reflective meditation on how people pursue belief after securing wealth and success, hinting at the primacy of spiritual aims once worldly goals are achieved. The piece contrasts material gains with deeper quests and questions the timing of spiritual pursuit.
Bake or Buy Bread In Home Economics View
Domestic Science Dean Henrietta W. Calvin of Oregon Agricultural College argues home baked bread is cheaper, cleaner, and more wholesome than store bread. She breaks down costs for four loaves, compares quality, sanitation, and notes home baking saves money and improves digestion.
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Oregon Agricultural College
Cor‘wallis
Calvin
Firemen and Wives Clash in Comical Courtroom
A wife accuses her fireman husband of assault and battery after he admits shoving her to reach his boots for a fire call. He claims it was in defense of his person and honor, citing his wife’s care for uniforms. The case ends with the husband discharged and the wife reprimanded amid laughter, echoing a similar domestic scene elsewhere.
Burned Up A Fortune At Oregon State Fair Exhibit
A Salem farmer laments his farming loss as he studies an Oregon Agricultural College exhibit chart on straw value. The chart tabulates nitrogen phosphorus and potash per ton for wheat oat and clover straw and sawdust with total valuations shown.
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Salem
Oregon
Oregon Agricultural College
Heat Waste in U S Factories Warned
An editorial urges converting all heat from coal burning into mechanical work. It laments that in current factories less than one tenth of produced heat is used for useful work and calls for improved engineering to stop waste.
Making Artificial Wood From Straw and Grass
In England a new process uses straw sawdust and grass compressed together to imitate wood. The invention aims to provide a substitute where real timber is scarce.
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England
Chinese Women Want Ballot Leadership by Miss Margaret Chung drives plan
Miss Margaret Chung leads a movement to form an American women’s group to aid Chinese women in using their ballot rights. She serves as secretary of the Woman's Auxiliary of the Chinese-American League of Justice in Los Angeles and belongs to several Chinese reform groups. She says Caucasian sisters’ support is essential to fully reap the franchise’s benefits for China.
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Margaret Chung
China
Miss Chung
Republic of China
Harmless beggar tricks district visitor in village
A district visitor notes a small-eyed man with large glasses wandering door to door and shouting when tenants answer. The old tenant says the man is harmless and has asked for rent every Monday for 20 years, imagining he will be paid.
September Magic Captures Woods and Moonlit Nights
A St. Nicholas quote extols September as a magical month. It calls September a fairy among months, crowned with gold and full of play. The piece describes forests and marshes turning to wonderlands as September returns pale moons each night.
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St. Nicholas
Home Run In Boston Description
A vivid account from a Boston game details McSwipe delivering a terrific blow that sent the ball to the far field and allowed him to complete the circuit. The crowd gave hearty applause at the notable performance.
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Boston
McSwipe
A Wise Little Mouse and the Tom Cat
A small clever mouse hides from a hungry Tom cat behind a kettled pot. The cat leaves after eating, and the mouse reemerges to return to her hole full and content.
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Mousse
Thomas Cat
Handy fishing stringer for camp use
An American Boy feature explains a simple fishing stringer crafted from haywire. It details making a hand hold, concealing a sharp end, choosing wire size for target fish, annealing by cherry red heating, and using the stringer to transport the catch home. It promises easy construction in minutes and solid utility.
Riddles and Word Puzzles From An Old Childrens Page
A column of light hearted brain teasers and wordplay answers including clever guesses about trains and milk, a letter pun about K and flour, a bird and hunter scenario, a postage stamp joke, and a razorbill riddle about bill and chin.
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Milwaukee
New York
What Bothered Bobby in a Tiny Riddle
A父 owned an incubator and Bobby watches a chick hatch then asks how the chick got into the shell explaining a child’s curious paradox. The tale captures a playful moment of questions about origins and growth.
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Bobby
Thirteen Cakes and a Hoodoo in a Kid’s Plan
Johnny wonders if thirteen is unlucky and asks his mother about it. He explains there were thirteen cakes in a box and he ate one to break the hoodoo. His mother replies that some believe the number brings bad luck and questions the idea.
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Johnny
Where Peaches Come From in Canned Form
A playful dialogue explains that peaches do not grow on trees or bushes for Alice and Tommy, revealing that they come in cans and are a preserved fruit.
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Alice
Tommy
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