Mansion, mausoleum, and a costly lesson in pride
William Barry retires from business after a bitter split with Hackett over funds. Hackett builds a mausoleum while Barry funds a charitable home for sick and poor children led by Arnold Barry. A flood destroys the mausoleum, prompting Hackett to seek forgiveness as Felice and Arnold help restore the family’s honor.
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Felice
Arnold
William Barry
Winston
Barrys
Oki
Hackett
Keltie
Arnold Barry
Felicé
Comradeship of Men and Women as Democracy’s Phase
The piece argues feminism stems from a rising spirit of comradeship between the sexes rather than factory systems or marriage trends. It cites Finland and Russia as examples where men accept women as partners in liberty’s struggle, viewing gender equality as a broader democratic force.
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Finland
Russia
New York Evening Post
First Farm Paper in 1681 and Houghton’s Agricultural Letters
The piece notes England's 1681 first attempt at a farm paper with John Houghton collecting letters for husbandry and trade. It contrasts early English and American rural knowledge and recalls 17th century woolen-cloth burial laws to stimulate trade, per Rural New Yorker.
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England
John Houghton
Houghton
Ann
Boston
New York
Cyclone Ends Old Couple's Struggle in Kitchen Tale
An Indiana old man recalls a cyclone that swept through as he and his wife fought over corn. The storm hurled Sue White away, leaving the man clinging to a bush while the cyclone traveled forty miles. He laments her disappearance and notes supper will be ready in five minutes.
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Sue White
Sue
Chicago Daily News
Edward III Armor for the People in Medieval War Readiness
The 1349 epistle to London sheriffs urges public training in archery. It recalls Edward III noting arms drills for all classes, forbidding trivial games and promoting shooting to aid defense and war effort. Cambuck, an ancient hockey, is mentioned as a forbidden pastime.
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United States
London
Edward III
Asbestos Industry Expands with Arizona Deposit
The United States leads in asbestos production with growing domestic supply. In 1914 a new Arizona field emerged delivering a fiber rivaling Canadian grade, dubbed Grand Canyon asbestos though not yet mined commercially. Arizona fiber shows superior electrical insulation due to lower iron content. Georgia has long produced lower grade asbestos.
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United States
Canada
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Georgia
Lightning Strikes Home Near Valley Forge
A bolt of lightning pierced an 18 inch stone wall at William Reese's home near Valley Forge Pennsylvania. It shattered a grandfathers clock, blew its glass door across the room, stunned the oldest daughter, deafened the younger, killed a dog, and damaged the clock works as the bolt exited the house.
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William Reese
Valley Forge
Algeria’s Population and Culture During War
Algeria’s total population is estimated between 5 and 6 million. About 800 thousand are of European origin. The authorities have not made compulsory military service for native Mohammedan residents a wartime priority.
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Algeria
Ehch
Overlook the Garden Poorly Planned and Not Well Kept
The article urges farmers to value a well kept vegetable garden as a major profit center, citing returns 10 to 15 times greater than general crops. It discusses garden location for early crops, wind barriers, drainage, and proximity to the house to ease daily work.
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O. M. Clark
Bad Disease Among Cattle Threatens Herds
Infectious abortion in cattle ranks highly among serious cattle diseases alongside tuberculosis hog cholera and Texas fever. Two new treatments have appeared one diagnostic using an abortion as tuberculin like and a vaccine to immunize herds. No reliable information justifies definite statements yet breeders should watch for future developments.
Right Age to Breed Gilts
Practical breeders favor eight months as the minimum breeding age for gilts with many preferring twelve months for those kept for personal use. Breeding a half-grown gilt yields smaller, poorer litters, and weaning before pigs learn to eat delays growth by about two weeks.
Method of Tomato Culture Hinting at July Planting for Fall Fruit
A historic nursery note prescribes July 1 to 15 as the proper window to set tomato plants for September and October fruit. It outlines soil preparation, manuring, fertilizing, plant depth, sun protection, and mulching to keep roots cool and moisture steady, urging thorough, repeated cultivation for large well ripened fruit.
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Queen
Livingston Prize
Acme
Many Uses for a Windmill on the Farm
A Kentucky farmer explains a windmill powers a grindstone cream separator and churn while supplying house water watering the kitchen garden sprinkling the lawn washing horses wagons and doing other tasks. He says it saves him a hired man and is a essential farm implement.
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Kentucky
Eggs for Hatching Temperature and Freshness Tips
Advice on storing eggs for incubation in a cool moist basement preferably at 45 to 55 degrees. Fresh eggs tend to have higher fertility and hatch stronger chicks than eggs ten days old.
Austrian General Auffenberg Arrested to Block Memoir Chapter
Venice reports General Auffenberg, longtime Austrian commander in Serbia, was arrested on imperial orders to prevent publication of his memoirs in Switzerland. He allegedly sought to blame Archduke Frederick for Serbia campaign failures, leading to a mystery confinement and silenced communications.
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Serbia
Frederick
Venice
Italy
Baron’ Auffenberg
Vienna
House of Deputies
Switzerland
Auffenberg
Francia Joseph
Wedding on Snake River Bridge in Lewiston Idaho
Mrs Maud Estes of Kamiah and A J Stuart of States Were married on the Lewiston Clarkston bridge on the Idaho side of the Snake river mid channel The Rev J B York of the Baptist church of Butes attended the ceremony The couple traveled to Lewiston expecting to be wed by their pastor but the license had been issued in Idaho so the meeting adjourned to the bridge center.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Maud Estes
Kamiah
A. J. Stuart
States
Lewiston-Clarkston
Snake River
J. B. York
Baptist Church of
Ydaho
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W. G Chapman
John Hackett
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Archduke
Snake Bridge
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