Power Schemes Threaten Clarkson Traction Control
Porter faces pressure as Porter and Fenton maneuver amid Margrave’s hostile pursuit of Traction stock. Margrave demands answers from Wheaton about Porter's holdings while Porter plots a meeting to secure a majority. Fenton studies the charter as Porter grows ill and the clock ticks toward the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Fenton
Baltimore
Margrave
Philadelphia
National
Tim
Clarkson Traction Company
Mr. Porter
Wheaton
Billy Porter
Eaton
Marve
Jim
Mr. Margrave
Bert Mr. Porter
Porters
Evelyn Porter
Porters fame proclaimed in early afternoon papers
Wheaton read the first editions at his desk and saw the published statement about Porters fame in the Clarkson National Bank notice, marking a notable public acknowledgment.
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Porter
Wheaton
Clarkson Nationa Idank
Poetry and Patriotism from a Finnish Exile Tale
Zakris Topelius famed as Finland’s most popular poet writes to a Finnish boy in England. He urges pride in homeland, noting even a royal offer could not lure him from his cottage awaiting him home under the blue sky of his own land.
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Zakris Topelius
Finland
Paul Waineman
England
Victoria
Windsor Castle
Vintage Exchange Quip on Fashion and Woes
A witty 19th or early 20th century exchange features a speaker lamenting a wife leaving and another offering stoic philosophy. The punchline jokes about women’s gowns having 500 buttons, reflecting period fashion humor and social banter.
The Oldest of Professions Item
An anecdote about a young lawyer who jokes that he appears to practice law but is really practicing economy, spoken by a family friend. The quip comes from Youth's Companion and reflects wit about early career stage and frugality.
Trials of Foreign Travel
A witty dialogue where Mr. Comrox explains that his wife and daughters did the sightseeing abroad while he spent time locating places to cash letters of credit. The remark appears as a humorous quote in a Washington Star column.
Editorial rumor about Blank's Magazine editor stance
The dialogue notes two observers questioning the editor's age and appearance of Blank's Magazine chief. Binner recalls expecting a young editor while Rhymer suggests the editor seems to be in declining years.
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Binner
Blank’s
Rhymer
Did Not Match Between Ellen and Ernest About Traveling
Ellen asks if Ernest will travel abroad in spring. Ernest refuses citing narrow means. The exchange highlights financial constraint as the barrier to international travel.
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Ellen
Ernest
Woolgathering in Wall Street Says Pa
The exchange of words riffs on laziness and ambition as a father quips about woolgathering being done by a man. He counters that the real gathering is among the lambs in Wall Street.
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Tommy
Wall Street
Minnie and Claude Share an Odd Yale Record Scene
Minnie and Claude discuss an ideal Minnie in a strange place. The exchange hints at a playful, cryptic encounter centered on a Yale Record setting and characters Minnie and Claude.
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Minnie
Claude
Yale Record
Strange fables of birth and toil echo in folklore
A compact, fragmentary verse hints at origin myths with a playful inversion of nature. The lines juxtapose a She-Man emerging from a monkey and a He-And woman from a mouse, followed by a proverb about mills and water. The piece reads as a whimsical parable on creation and labor.
A Good Strainer And Egg Farms In The South
A discussion on strainer quality for milk to reduce bacteria emphasizes replacing damaged screens and cleaning with a stiff brush. It notes cheesecloth should be boiled and baked after use. The article then promotes egg farming in the South as affordable and profitable with large flocks and good railroad access to Eastern markets.
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New England
New York
New Jersey
South
Southland
Truck Patch and Orchard
Western farmers traveling east admire the truck patch orchard poultry yard and dairy as more important than distant grain farms. Cities must be fed by farm outputs with milk vegetables and small fruits best produced close to consumption making eastern farmers focus on this industry.
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Colorado
Acidity and Butter Flavor in Cream Types
The article discusses dairy teaching theories that acidity in cream is needed for flavor and shelf life. USDA research suggests butter from pasteurized sweet cream keeps better and stays free of objectionable flavors longer than butter from sour cream, implying future preference for sweet cream in butter making.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Starting Indians as Farmers at Cheyenne River Agency
The Cheyenne River Agency begins livestock distribution to Indians. Each family head receives twenty three head of 2 year old heifers or a team of mares a wagon harness tools five cows and 50 dollars in cash. The plan gives about 1000 dollars in value to start cattle herds or farming with no initial cost.
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Cheyenne River
Pierre
St. Paul
The Country School and farmer responsibility
Hoard's Dairyman argues farmers must fund and improve district schools. They could build better schoolhouses and hire worthy teachers. If rural schools fail to produce intelligent youths versed in farm science, farmers alone are to blame.
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Country School
Hoard
Plant described as ruta baga seed and stock feed
An English farmer report describes a plant labeled as ruta baga used for stock food. The seed is sown like ruta baga turnips and cultivated with no special handling.
Early Plowing Proves Best for Next Crops
A farmer reports on summer versus spring plowing. Field stubble half plowed last summer was finished early this spring, then planted to corn. Corn from summer plowing grew taller and stronger than corn from spring plowings, supporting the view that early plowing benefits the next crop.
Hoghouse Design For Small Pigs From Breeders' Gazette
The illustration shows a 6 by 6 feet hoghouse with hinged doors for easy access. It uses 12 foot boards for walls and roof, soft pine flooring, four 2x4 inch feet, and two 2x4 inch ridge and plate pieces. A roof door allows sun exposure and quick access during pigging time, noted as the sun’s tonic for young pigs in early spring.
Manure and feed as machines for milk profits
The speaker asserts dairy cows, cattle, and even cabbage heads act as machines. By using properly balanced rations and nitrogenous manure, milk and butter quality can be improved and profits increased. The passage emphasizes turning agricultural inputs into dollars through science-based feeding.
Dairy Farming Realities and Cattle Management Sayings
A series of cautionary notes on dairy farming contrasts dual purpose aims with beef enterprise. It warns that overfeeding and cold kill calves, and that scrubs yield poor heifers, while creamery patrons receive monthly checks and fanner reputations hinge on cows kept.
Worldwide facts and figures from a distant era
A compilation of diverse statistics and anecdotes covers global populations, trade, transport, and technology. It notes uh historic totals, such as coal and gold stocks, immigration to Mexico, London fires, and U S car registrations, alongside quirky items like whalebone prices and an autist oyster tale. It also mentions a long motorboat speed run from Cincinnati to New Orleans carrying a gubernatorial message.
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Fox Sr
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Ohio
Louisiana
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Meredith Nicholson
Corveronr
Tue Bonny Muanice Company
Wingate
Therstarch Manufacturer
Thompson
Sil
Jim Wheaton
Tim Margrave
Traction
Gazette
Islands
Great Lakes
Hong Kong
Mexico
London
le Mans
France
Carnegie Institution
Cape Cod
Prussia
America
United Kingdom
Germany
United States
Europe
New York State
Dos Bocas
New York Run
Board of Regents
University of the State of New York
Anna 8. Lashbrook
School For the Deaf
Rome
N. Y
Deaf Mutes Register
Board of Education
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