Bound by a Spell chapter resumes in a tense household
The narrator recalls a grim household run by Rev. Obadiah Porter with Judith and Miss Martha. A mysterious visitor, darkly dressed Mr Rodwell, enters and sparks forbidden plans as Porter hints at a possible marriage alliance for Silas Carston. The tale hints at hidden parentage, money talks, and a looming trap.
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Mr. Porter
Mr.Porter
Josiah Cook
Obadiah Porter
Marthe
Judith
Martha
Extermination Tactics for Brown Tail Moth Ravages
The article urges coordinated efforts to destroy the brown tail moth as its webs and caterpillars damage trees. Winter is the best time to act by pruning, burning infested twigs, and using a burning torch method to destroy cocoons, with detailed steps for locating the web and ensuring complete destruction.
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Indianapolis News
Caretaker of a Minister’s House Faces Hidden Changes
The narrator becomes sole tutor to Rev Obadiah Porter’s pupils as Miss Judith quits the work and Mr Rodwell’s visits stop. Porter departs for London leaving Silas in charge of the lambs and household affairs, while Martha and Silas notice Porter’s cold demeanor and a growing unease in the household.
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Pon Messrs
Fogle
Quick
Silas
F. B
Obadiah Porter
Martha
Bilas
Judith
Mr. Rodwell
Mr. Porter
London
Minas Judith
J’orter
Cost of Running a Creamery Needs Big Herds
Oscar Erf of Illinois argues in Orange Judd Farmer that creamery costs and marketing must stay under 3 percent of butter value, suggesting 8 to 1 percent under favorable conditions. He says a practical creamery needs 300 cows, with a safe daily output above 190 pounds, and notes desert bodies lose weight to 86 percent.
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Oscar Erf
University of Illinois
Orange Judd
Practical Poultry House Idea
A mature housing concept for fowls features a large room with two sliding windows and wire netting to control ventilation and enclosure. It replaces an open scratching shed with a protected roosting area for winter and a dark laying space, with hinged nest fronts for security and adaptability to weather.
Up to Date Poultry House Design Described
An up to date poultry house entry method from the rear is described, promising very dark housing. The design claims to leave nothing to be desired for a farm poultry house.
Cowpeas as soil cover after harvest praised by Rural New Yorker
The Rural New Yorker endorses sowing cowpeas after fall grain harvest to improve soil. A favorable season yields strong growth and quick plowing for the next crop, with stubble and weeds reduced. Seed shortages push farmers to consider white beans as a substitute.
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New Yorker
Angora Goats Sweep Brush From Michigan Lands
Angora goats have been used for several years in northern Michigan to clear cut over lands. They prove efficient at removing brush and shaping land for pasturing. Sheep or cattle cannot match the Angora in this work.
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Michigan
Covering the Village After Silo Fill
Various methods tried to cover the village after the silo was filled to prevent spoilage. It has been found that nothing is better or less expensive than to put up water enough to protect the area.
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Siie
Vilage
Heated meals for stock, a seasonal farming view
The writer argues uncooked foods are more digestible for stock, noting the vegetarian case. They warn humans may suffer stomach acidity from raw summer produce and suggest one warm meal daily in winter. Horses get warm bran mash, poultry hot corn at night, with most meals uncooked.
Ingenious Hog Handling Pen with Triangular Catch Extension
A historical design describes a hog catching yard with a sharp triangular extension at a corner. Hogs rush into this nook for easy capture. Loading involves aligning a wagon bed with the pen fence and removing a plank to create a passage for the largest hog.
Yard For Loading Hogs From Pen To Wagon
A description explains constructing a hog loading yard with a plank ramp from pen to wagon, including scattering corn on the ramp and wagon floor to drive hogs up. The method aims for efficiency without stressing hogs or ruining clothing.
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Aleo
H. T. Vose
Agriculture in Japan Faces Small Holdings Across Islands
Yokohama notes only about 15.7 percent of Japan's area, excluding Formosa, is arable. About 55 percent of farming families hold less than two acres, 30 percent two to under three and a half, and 15 percent three and a half to more. Smallholders often supplement income with wages or silk and spin. multiple crops per season are common. In warmer regions barley indigo beans and rape are grown in succession on one plot.
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Yokohama
Japan
Formosa
Pork per Acre Based on Crop Value Estimates
The article explores converting crop yields per acre into pork value. It lists yields: clover 800 lb, peas 3876 lb, corn 650 lb, oats 820 lb, barley 420 lb, wheat 225 lb, with pork value at 4 cents per pound. Conversion depends on current crop prices and big variances in per acre produce.
Untitled Maine Farm Trick Suppresses Cow Activity
A Maine farmer uses an improvised method to restrain a cow by placing a bicycle tire over its back to hold it still. A temporary blanket of old bagging further dampens the animal’s movement, keeping the cow quiet.
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Fiy Tim
Maine
New York Harbor Ice Damage Reported Amid Global News
Damaging floating ice affected New York harbor and a Spanish fleet bound for Florida was dismantled. A treaty would award indemnity to American merchants for losses. A Paris paper tallies Napoleon coronation costs at 930000. The British consul at Honduras bans mahogany export. Dutch quarantine requires US vessels to enter Helgoetsluls. Jefferson and Clinton are unanimously chosen President and Vice President. Congress forms a committee to study a permanent Potomac bridge at Washington.
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New York
Spain
Florida
Paris
Napoleon
Honduras
Holland
Helgoetsluls
Thomas Jefferson
George Clinton
Insurrection in Smyrna Quelled by Beheadings
Reports state the Smyrna area insurrection was suppressed after several insurgents were executed. Greece is declared unconditionally free and independent as severe weather affects the British Isles. A peace treaty among Buenos Aires and Santa Fe is ratified. Gold and silver discoveries are noted in Devonshire England. France Russia and England debate Greece’s ruler title. Prince Frederick of the Netherlands is named admiral and general.
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Smyrna
Greece
British Isles
Buenos
Ayres
Santa Fe
Devonshire
England
France
Russia
Prince Frederick
Netherlands
Slavery Fears and Voter Shifts Stir Midwest Politics
In Missouri residents crossed the river to Kansas creating a large Democratic majority favoring slavery. Rival parties clashed as armed collisions occurred in eastern regions. Kansas settlers from New England pledged to oppose slavery while Rufus Choate aligned with the Know Nothings and awaited a Senate bid. The Westmoreland steamboat tragedy claimed seventeen lives on Lake Michigan.
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Missouri
Kansas
Kamehameha III
Sandwich Islands
Prince Alexander Libolibo
St. Lawrence
Rufus Choate
Know Nothings
Senate
Westmoreland
Lake Michigan
New England
New Territory
Union forces rout Hood before Nashville in Civil War clash
Major Gen. Thomas defeats Hood’s Confederate army near Nashville, driving them beyond Franklin as Union forces secure a decisive victory. A Roanoke expedition reportedly destroys $1,000,000 in Confederate commissary stores. Lincoln orders draft of 800,000 to meet troop needs amid deferments. Chicago police face federal desertion charges.
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Cairo
St. Louis
Gen
Thomas
Hood
Nashville
Tenn
Roanoke River
Lincoln
Franklin
Chicago
Rumors of Bismarck Re signing Stir German Reichstag
Boston faces a wave of fires causing about 1 million dollars in property losses. The Italian Chamber of Deputies in Rome voted an annuity for Garibaldi. In New Orleans mixed school plans triggered a white student strike. King Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands was presented to Congress and welcomed by Speaker Blaine.
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Germany
Bismarck
Boston
Italian Chamber of Deputies
Rome
Garibaldi
New Orleans
King Kalakaua
Sandwich Islands
Congress
James G. Blaine
Plot to dynamite Windsor Castle and kill the Queen
Reports claim Regent factions plan to blow Windsor Castle and murder the Queen. News wires recount tensions between the Duke Servins of Russia and Elizabeth of Hesse as dispatched from London. A Brooklyn orphan asylum fire leaves thirteen dead and over one hundred children missing.
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Eeeeetites
Windsor Castle
Nde
Servins
Russia
Elizabeth of Hesse
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Wisconsin Farmers’ Institute
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