Prisoners and Captives Chapter Twenty Two
Matthew Mark Easton reveals a personal discovery to Tyars as Oswin Grace plans aboard the Argo. The trio discuss love, loyalty, and the mission while preparing to sail down the river with Helen Winters amid mounting tension and secrets.
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Claud ‘Tyare
Oswin
Helen
Bill Tyars
Grace
Aaid Tyars
Tyara
Tyars
San Francisco
America
Easton
Admiral Grace
Matthew Mark Easton
Oswin Grace
Miss Winter
Gravesend
Gravesend Pier
Litte
Roundup of Wild Horses in Douglas County Washington
A proposed roundup of 18 000 wild horses in Douglas County Washington will involve 400 cowboys. The plan aims to clear the range of grass consuming horses, with extermination as a likely outcome despite concerns of cruelty. Proponents cite long term benefits to the stock industry and prevention of future range damage.
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Rasgeim
Washington
Great Plateau
Douglas County
Distinguishing figure runs an 8-cent lunchroom
The dialogue spotlights a man with glue colored whiskers described as furnishing the bone and sinew of the nation. He is questioned about his role and is told he runs an 8-cent lunchroom rather than heading a campus or recruiting station.
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Physical Culture College
Ty . R
Protecting Milk Palls With Tin Covers And Cheese Cloth
A nineteenth century farming note describes a method to keep dirt and odors from milk using a tin lid and cheese cloth over the pall during milking. The setup includes a center raised tin cover with a four inch front hole, ample cloth to drape five to six inches over the pall, and a hoop to secure. Cloths can be boiled and sun dried for repeated use, as illustrated. Also discusses corn weeding and late planting to avoid frost, emphasizing soil prep, weed control, and cultivation for maximum yield.
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Indianapolis
Poultry Rearing Tips and Iowa College Poultry Plan
Practical guidance on feeding young guinea fowls including water shade and bone meal. Mrs. Tate's chick diet described. Iowa Agricultural College creates an Instructor in Animal Husbandry position for poultry, with Howard Pierce in charge. Plans outline a modern poultry plant and focus on economical feeding for eggs and chick fattening at opening of the college year.
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Norma
Board of Trustees
Iowa Agricultural College
Howard Pierce
Cornell University
America
Spe
Economy Horse Manger Design for Stalls and Troughs
C B Scroggs describes a horse manger built to fit a six foot stall with adjustable width. Posts set two feet in front of troughs with mortised crosspieces. troughs are two feet wide with a seven inch breast plank and nine and a half inch front. Made from 2 inch oak with a two foot hay board hinged for access. a 2x2 inch hemlock rack swings to hold grain and is chew resistant. The design prevents hay tossing and grain waste and can be built in iron or wood.
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C. B. Scroggs
Peaches peeled with lye under health board review
A California Fruit Canners Association method in San Jose uses hot lye to peel peaches as a substitute for paring and is tested by the State Board of Health. Immersed in lye then rinsed in cold water, the peaches show normal acid content in two samples and the process is noted as also being used for prunes.
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California Fruit Canners' Association
San Jose
California State Board of Health
Hay Stacker and Equipment Description
A field illustration describes a hay derrick for stacking hay with an 8 by 8 post nine feet tall and braces of 4 by 4 or round poles. Boom poles are eighty two feet long, with top and butt dimensions and a swing rope mechanism to lift or lower the load. A 6 tine grapple fork may be used for handling hay and a gas pipe-lined post hole supports the assembly. Next, guidance on using soft soap to control green fly advises two ounces per gallon of water, dipping or syringing plants, with evening applications to houses and outdoor spraying on warm calm days to prevent rapid drying.
Rainfall patterns explain Mississippi water balance
An Interior Department expert notes the Missouri River basin drains at least 88 percent of rainfall, while the Ohio basin absorbs 70 percent. Despite its shorter length, the Ohio contributes more water to the Mississippi due to higher yearly rainfall, altering river flow dynamics.
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Interior Department
Missouri River
Ohio River
Ohio
Missouri
Mississippi
New Cheese Factory Planned in Ontario by New York Merchants
Consul Van Sant reports from Kingston that a large Ontario cheese factory is slated for construction by New York merchants and will use an entirely new cheese-making system. White cheese demand is rising in Liverpool with prices 48 cents higher than colored varieties.
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Ontario
Canada
New York Produce
Consul van Sant
Kingston
Liverpool
Wealth From Waste By-Products From Old Manufacturing
The article discusses reclaiming by products from soap and candle making to gain wealth from glycerine tin clipping tin weights and sawdust. It notes glycerine's shift from waste to valuable dynamite components and highlights recycling wool from worn garments into durable fabric and dyes.
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Massachusetts
Tropics
Semi-Tropica
Origin of the saying He has lost the count of his baskets
A tale from the Toronto Star explains the French refrain Il a perdu je compte de ses paniers a cure who forgot his day of rest. The baskets hung on walls as daily counting while a cheese cage delayed his Sabbath, prompting his housekeeper to note the Sunday and the habit became a regional expression for miscounting or confusion.
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France
Monsieur
Marguerite
Geurtant
Toronto Star
The Beginning on City Beautification
A Baltimore American column asks if street attention is the first step to beautifying a city and asserts that such focus paves the way for improvements.
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Baltimore American
Breakfast Dialogue in the Smart Set
Mia and Henry exchange a brief scene noting Henry spoke in his sleep during a breakfast conversation. The dialogue hints at a casual literary club setting and playful interruption.
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Mia
Henry
World offers sympathy to the lucky and cold comfort to the unlucky
The World notes that while the fortunate receive greeting and praise the unlucky get only cool sympathy. The statement contrasts public warmth with private indifference.
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H. S. Merriman
Tyars’ Club
Ab Tyars
Aston
Muggins
Agnes Winters
Claud Tyars
Air
Baston
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