Portrait of Zuleika Inspires Morbid Artist
McCuller pursues a living woman to replace the painted Zuleika as his muse while a staged joke spirals into a brink of tragedy. Dora Peyton, former crossing helper, reveals herself and agrees to a future with him, after the artist confesses the work’s dreamlike power and the pair confront the illusion of life in art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zuleika
McCuller
Pybus
Crimson
Pygmalion
Tam
Goodby
Jones
Ile
Stedd
Migs
Peyton
Mr. Jones
Miss Peyton
Mies Peyton
MccCuller
Dora Peyton
Bstedd
A Practical Creamery and Farm Notes From 1908
A long feature on a successful co op creamery, its capital stock, governance, and output, plus diversified farming guidance. It covers dairy management, crops, pests, new varieties, and household farm tips, highlighting proper leadership, reliable managers, and the value of dairying alongside other crops and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pix
New York
ALFALFA CULTURE ADVICE FOR FARMERS
The guide advises preparing rich, well drained land with stable manure and possibly old field soil or sweet clover hay to boost alfalfa. Late summer sowing by August 15 at 20 to 30 pounds per acre helps weed control and establishment, with grasshopper pests sometimes necessitating poultry runs to protect young plants.
Destructive Hailstorm Sweeps Wisconsin and Neighboring States
A mid June hailstorm tore across southwestern Wisconsin, northeastern Iowa, and southeastern Minnesota. The 150 mile path produced hailstones from pens to goose eggs for about 20 minutes, killing young livestock and destroying crops. Vegetation was ground to pulp, fields swept clean, orchards ruined, and structures damaged as shingles and siding were battered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Sailor Prince and Indomitable in Quebec Tercentenary
The Prince of Wales and Prince Arthur of Connaught visit Quebec for the tercentenary, aboard the Indomitable, a fast new cruiser. Indomitable, 530 feet, 17250 tons, carries eight 12 inch guns and is hailed as a modern naval giant. The pageant recreates Champlain’s voyage and contrasts 1608 with 1908.
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Prince of Wales
Quebec
Samuel de Champlain
St. Lawrence
Ocean
Blue
Sir Walter. Raleigh
Stadacona
Gibraltar
America
Champlain
Edward VII
American
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
England
Edward
Queen Alexandra
George V
Sailor Prince
Victoria Mary of Teck
Princess May
Queen Victoria
Duke of Cambridge
James II
Prince and Princess of Wales
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Wculler
Rockford.ia
F. E. Trigg
Dorothy Perkins
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
China
Manchuria
Department
Mississippi River
Department of Agriculture
Michigan
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Japan
Lens
Fetrigg
MPI
Duke of Connaught
Fof the Klix
Prince
the Prince OF Wales and the Indomitable
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