Claud Tyars and Helen Grace at Brook Street
Claud Tyars visits Helen Grace at Brook Street and reveals Oswin Grace will join an Arctic expedition. Helen’s jealousy and the looming choice weigh on their delicate relationship as Tyars bears the burden of disclosure and duty.
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Albany
London
Glasgow
Peterhead
Wanderers’ Club
Matthew Mark Easton
Tyars
Easton
Guy Fawkes
Oswin Grace
Grace
Claud Tyars
Brook Street
Piccadilly
Salter
Tyare
John Salter
Tyara
Helen Grace
Helen
Faston
Oswin
Arctic
North Pole
Oewin
Mysel
Widow Survival and a Bachelor’s Caution
A bachelor philosopher warns the naive youth about a widow who believes she exemplifies the survival of the fittest. The old man speaks with a long sigh highlighting a cautioned behavior.
Sunday school fundraiser sparks shy sales of kisses
A playful note reports Dolly, described as the prettiest girl in the Sunday school, selling kisses for 90 cents at a church fair to boost funds. The piece humorously notes young men were reluctant to buy.
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Winter
Dolly
Tess-Belle to Return to School for Postgraduate Course
A Life Study notes Tess-Belle, who graduated last year, will pursue a post-graduate course this spring. The conversation hints she plans further study and marriage at Easter.
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Tess
Belle
Jess
Philadelphia Press
Broncho Bob comments on a thief’s fate and trial luck
In a Washington Star quip, Broncho Bob muses that the man who stole a vast sum faces a time on trial and notes it’s fortunate the thief isn’t a boss. The piece contrasts wealth and noble conduct with true greatness quoting Ovid on character.
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Broncho
Washington Star
Ovid
Granary plan with horse powered elevator and timber details
A detailed design for a granary to hold 5000 bushels with 22 by 38 inside, stone walls, and a horse powered elevator. It includes floor height, a central access passage, roof pitch, and full material list plus a delivery hopper and spout system. Also notes about horse care and seed adulteration warnings from agricultural columns.
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Montreal Star
Shipping Hay to Dealers
The author warns hay producers against selling to distant rogues offering large advances. He advises selling locally to reliable dealers who pay fair cash and avoid shipping risks. He notes that local sales via a nearby dealer often yield better net results than distant contracts.
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Indianapolis News
Labor on Farms Seeks Steady Help This Spring
Spring opens bring heavy farm labor demand and scarce capable workers. Many seek year long service with fair wages and good homes, for workers who need little supervision are prized as they relieve the farmer from constant supervision.
Plank Box Drain Guard Prevents Frost and Pests
A common efficient drain outlet protection uses a 2 inch plank box twelve feet long with vertical wire bars two inches apart. Constructed to admit tile, it blocks small animals from entering the drain and resists frost damage.
Smoking Meat Wood Types for Flavor and Color
The best fuel for smoking meat is green hickory or maple wood smothered with sawdust from the same material. Hardwood is preferred to softwood and resinous woods should be avoided as they impart bad flavors. Corncobs are good substitutes. soft woods and corncob burn hot and darken meat with strong flavor.juniper berries and fragrant woods are sometimes added to flavor.
Nut growing profits entice young farmers to invest land
Growing nuts is profitable but requires years to reach bearing age. Walnut chestnut and butternut trees improve with cultivation. In time walnut groves will be scarce and the timber highly valuable, allowing owners to command strong prices.
Thunder Storms and Sour Milk
The article explains that sour milk is caused by bacteria abundant in the air and not kept out of milk. These bacteria thrive in damp, heavy weather that accompanies thunder storms, which explains the common belief that storms sour milk.
Jolly snippets from a bustling era of humor
A collage of short comic exchanges and quips from late 19th to early 20th century papers. Bits jump from Appalachian dialogue to city punchlines and global snippets, featuring mock conversations about stocks, manners, rich husbands, poets, doctors, and travelers.
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H. S. Merriman
North Dakota
Dakota
Ohio
Pete
Catskill Mountains
Cleveland Llain
Rastus
Glen Viller
Wade Parker
Cleveland
Henry
Franklin
Carnegie
Father
Austria-Hungary
Indianapolis Star
Darling
George
Milwaukee News
Chicago News
Harvard
Yale
Sterling
Micky
Ikestein
Rastenburg
Ike
Aaron
Harry
Jack London
the Mantclan
Wasp
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