A Bachelors Evening Turns Dramatic in Clarkson
Evelyn Porter and Wheaton confront a drunken intruder at the Porters' home as Bishop Delafield ejects the man from the porch. Wheaton later contemplates social standing, bank risk, and his pursuit of Evelyn while visiting the Occidental Hotel to meet William Snyder.
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Evelyn Porter
Wheaton
Raridan
Mr. Porter
Miss Porter
Haridan
Raiidan
Saxton
Tony Mapas
Evelyn
Sarton
Belle
Jimmy
Father
Bishop Delafield
Folly
Clarkson
Ee Hey
Thompson
Porter
Grant
William Snyder
Evelyn's College Dinner party for a carnival
At Evelyn's college home, ten guests dine in a careful social gathering. Raridan asserts possession over visitors while Belle Marshall and Annie Warren share contrasts in class and charm. Porter's pride and Evelyn's quiet happiness color a warm veranda conclusion.
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Raridan
Evelyn
Miss Warren
Connecticut
Miss Marshall
Missouri
Annie Warren
Belle Marshall
Evel
Warry
Mr. Saxton
Saxton
Whipples
Wheaton
Mr. Porter
Whipple
General Whipple
Miss Marahall
Porter
Charmong
Confession on Jealousy and a Forgetful Husband
The speaker admits jealousy of her husband’s first wife and recounts his absent minded habit of calling her Mary. She recalls a moment of anger then apologizes after the husband explains his grief for his late wife, promising greater care in the future.
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Mary
Sarah
Carey
Success Magazine
Portable Hog House For Clean, Efficient Pig Rearing
A compact portable pig house designed for sows and litters emphasizes sanitation and ease of labor. Details include 9 ft 4 in by 7 ft 8 in dimensions, 2x6 runners, smooth crack-free floor, dual end doors, a ridge pulley door system, and a roof ventilator raised by cut roof boards and battens for ample airflow.
Milk as a factory not a stored supply say expert
John Burroughs refutes the idea that milk sits ready in the cow. He explains the udder manufactures milk from blood and is controlled by the cow’s nervous system. Disturbance such as a stranger or calf separation can halt milk flow, like digestion in man.
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John Burroughs
Indiana
Stoppage of Milk Flow in Dairy Cattle
The article explains teat closure due to injury or infection may close the milk duct and threaten an entire quarter. It advises washing with antiseptic, inserting a teat plug coated with healing ointment to remain between milkings, and avoiding milking tubes to prevent spreading infection.
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Denver Field
Vigor In the Flock and the Worth of Mature Sheep
A piece from Orange Judd Farmer notes that a sheep's useful period varies by breed and individual. It urges removing any sheep showing weakness disease or thrift loss to protect the flock and prevent disease spread, as a diseased animal harms others and natural resistance erodes.
Record Butter Production Rise From 1900 to 1910
The 1900 census reports 420,126,000 pounds of creamery butter produced in the United States. By 1904 production rose, and estimates for 1910 reach about 726,900,000 pounds.
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United States
Duchess Who Leads in Education of Working Girls
The Duchess of Marlborough, active in philanthropic and educational work among London working girls, oversees National Physical Recreation Society efforts with King Edward. She presided at the thirteenth annual drill competition, presenting tokens to winners among hundreds of instructors and gymnasia.
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Duchess of Marlborough
London
National Physical Recreation Society
King Edward
Society For Challenge
The Lost Coed
An experienced veterinarian debunks cud superstition and explains digestion issues in cows. He notes cud loss signals indigestion, not common in winter, and offers treatment with Epsom salts and ginger, followed by gradual return to grain after pasture and hay.
Tree Planting Holes Blasted by LIRR Equipment
The Engineering Record notes Long Island Rail Road crews blast holes for tree planting. A two foot deep hole, tilted 35 degrees, is loaded with half a stick of 40 percent dynamite. Each shot yields a two foot deep by three foot diameter hole. Two men can excavate 250 holes per ten hour day at about 7% cents per hole.
Flowers as Food and Floral Edible Trends
The London Globe notes a shift toward eating flowers. Candied violet petals have long been eaten, but now whole flowers are preserved and sold to wear or later consume, with many blossoms such as cloves, capers, cauliflowers, and artichokes counted as flowers or floral parts before blooming.
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London Globe
Pickling Formula for Meats Stated
Instructions from Rural New Yorker detail a pickle for curing meats using fourteen pounds salt four ounces saltpeter two ounces saleratus five pounds brown sugar and pepper with twelve gallons water for four hundred pounds. If mold appears boil and reuse. For beef the recipe uses four gallons water one and a half pounds brown sugar six pounds salt two and a half ounces saltpeter per hundred pounds.
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New Yorker
Congressional Seeds and Agricultural Budget Rise
The article notes the National Government grows more supportive of agricultural interests. The Agriculture Department's appropriation reaches 13,773,276 dollars, up 889,450 from last season. The forestry service gains 500,000 dollars for fire protection after last year's costly fires.
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Agricultural Department
Forestry Service
Pore Milk Offers Clean Certified Product in Cities
Certified milk sells in all large cities for about twice the price of other milk. It is absolutely clean and free of impurities. A cheesecloth layer and cotton layer are used to filter, with no sediment in vessels. It is not expensive.
War on Bad Seed Spurs Dept Authority to Publish Tests
The Department of Agriculture reports 1471 seed samples tested last year with 102 found adulterated or misbranded. Officials publish test results and the names of firms selling the seed, claiming the adulterated seed trade has fallen off substantially since investigations began.
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Department of Agriculture
San Jose Scale Pest Control Advice
The San Jose scale is a year round pest for trees. It is a soft bodied insect with a waxy coating requiring harsh chemicals, used in winter or during dormancy to protect foliage from damage.
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San Jose
Normandy Apple Country of Europe
Normandy is described as the apple country of Europe with Germany as its best customer. Unsold apples were converted into 73 million gallons of cider, a favored beverage among Northern France residents.
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Europe
Normandy
Germany
Francs
Pore Old Dad Poem Appeals for Equal Praise
Anonymous voices a plea in a dated poem to honor fathers as much as mothers. The speaker laments writers’ focus on mothers while neglecting old fathers who worked hard and cared for the family. The verse asks for a line in praise of father alongside mother.
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Father
A Force for Economy in a Taxicab Shopping Tale
A New York Sun writer cites an ingenious husband who sends his wife shopping by taxi claiming economy. A bystander notes the plan, while the husband argues the taxi curtails spending by preventing long shopping trips and excessive foot or streetcar use.
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New York
Sun
The Poppy as a Funeral Plant in Ancient Civilizations
The poppy is described as a death emblem across the East. In India it decorates graves and cemeteries. The text notes uncertainty about the flower’s poisonous juice and mentions ancient Egyptian funeral associations with poppy representations on tombs opened by Belzon.
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East
India
Belzon
Student Quips On Crowns In Ludic Tales
A Kansas City Times humor item records a student quip about kings and crowns. The student puns uneasy theories about royalty while a self-made man questions the nightly wearing of crowns.
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Kansas City Times
Quote from Maar: Money Worries Drive Husband
The Houston Post notes a joke from Maar about a husband who fears money problems more than money itself. The quip highlights domestic humor on financial stress.
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Maar
Houston Post
Fatherhood Costs Compared to Owning Racehorse
A historical note compares the expense of raising a child to the cost of owning and racing a horse, highlighting similar financial commitments and societal views on parenthood and sport.
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