Lottery and Tontine schemes threaten Lakington estate
Lord Lakington faces financier Pegram who proposes a life income for his daughter Beatrice through a four thousand pound annual share and a second share to her future husband, while Beatrice learns the truth of her father's ruin and a doomed engagement. Jack Phillimore returns and confronts Beatrice about her sudden betrayal, leading to a heated confrontation.
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Mr. Hemmingby
Lord Lakington
Mr. Pegram
Hemmingby
Peggin
Tontine
Lord Takington
Sid
Bob
Miss Phillimore
Beatrice
Trixie
Thormanby
Robert Pegram
Jack Phillimore
Her Majesty
Jack
Mrs. Lyme Wregis
London
Victoria Road
Phillimore
Jackson
Lynne Wregis
Wales
Trousseau
Lyme Wregis
American coachman to drive Magnet coast to coast in ninety days
Morris E Howlett plans a San Francisco to New York single day crossing by road coach Magnet in June. He will start at the Palace Hotel San Francisco finish at the Holland House New York using a 4000 mile route along old overland trails then through Iowa Illinois Chicago Albany and finally to New York. About 1500 green horses will be used en route. He will drive his own horses from Albany. The trip aims to be the longest coach journey in US history.
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M. E. Howlett
Morris BE. Howlett
San Francisco
New York
Palace Hotel
Holland House
Fifth Avenue
Thirtieth Street
New York City
Howlett
Pacific Coast
Missouri River
Iowa
Ilinoia
Chicago
New York Central
Lake Shore
Albany
Sherlock Detects Wife's Absence From Dishes Clue
The modern Sherlock notes the wife is away for thirty days based on unwashed dishes and saucers. Ninety of each indicate three used daily, revealing a bachelor’s hall. The assistant questions how he deduced the timeline.
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Sherlock
Tommy Plans Arctic Exploration For Ice Cream Sodas
A playful exchange features a boy named Tommy who dreams of becoming an Arctic explorer. He asks for a quarter to buy five ice cream sodas and measure how much cold he can endure.
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Tommy
Cate
One-Man Sack Filling Device Promises Quick Grain Bags
A Washington inventor introduces a sack filling apparatus enabling one man to fill bags. A hopper with a pulley shakes bags at intervals, lifting them slightly to settle grain. The design claims fourfold speed increase and eliminates the need for a second laborer.
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Washington
Why fowls blot and fade in crowded houses
The text explains that when fowls crow at night or are crowded beyond capacity in cold weather, they sweat and the feathers rot at the base, creating a ragged look in early summer. It notes soup becoming epidemic among tightly housed birds due to moisture and dampness, and argues for opening windows and using scratching shed plans to vent damp air.
Kansas station vaccines hog cholera in cattle-like hogs
The Kansas experiment station conducted extensive hog cholera immunity tests. Vaccination introduced a virus that stimulated immune response, protecting hogs from infection for several months and allowing safe, prolonged fattening and market readiness.
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Kansas Experiment Station
The Leghorn Popular Breed of Poultry
Leghorns so housed and fed lay best in winter. Proper care in cold weather makes them profitable. They rarely rear their young naturally and need artificial incubation or hens from other breeds for hatching.
Washing Eggs for Market Hurts Shelf Life
The article argues washing eggs before market is worse than selling dirty. Wet washing dissolves the sealing glaze, admits air, and accelerates decay. It recommends using a barely damp woolen rag to wipe off dirt instead.
Transplanting Young Plants For Hardened Outdoor Start
Guidance on hardening young plants before outdoor transplanting. Ventilate hot beds by removing sash for day exposure and reduce watering to slow growth. Transplant seedlings from flats to the garden at four to six inches, or move first to cold frames, then to two inch pots as they mature.
Disking Alfalfa Fielding Tips From Denver Field and Farm
The article explains how to disk alfalfa with skill to minimize ground damage. It notes using smoothing harrow in early spring, then disks or spring tooth after mowing, finishing with a spike tooth. Proper setup and enough horsepower ensure the field regrows quickly, about an inch per day.
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Denver
Foundered Horses Debunked by A S Alexander Vet
A S Alexander, a veterinary surgeon, debunks chest founder as a chest condition and attributes chronic founder to foot problems. He recommends wide-webbed shoes, tar dressing, thick leather sole, hair clipping, and periodic hoof blisters with mercury and cantharides cerate, then daily lard and regular blistering every few weeks.
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A. S. Alexander
Cow yard gate crafted from wires and posts
A simple entry into the cow yard is made by cutting the wires between posts and inserting two tall posts. The posts are wired together at the top with fence wires, creating a passage that people can use while keeping the cows out.
Electro Chemical Fertilisers Revolution in Germany
Germany predicts a major reduction in imported saltpetre as electro chemical methods produce manures with atmospheric nitrogen. The development aims to boost domestic fertilizer manufacture and lessen dependence on external supplies.
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Germany
Farm Advice On Stock, Feed, and Equipment Practice
Practical notes emphasize varied pasture for cattle and sheep, keeping charcoal with hogs, and inspecting implements. Clean mangers after feeding, avoid overfeeding, and feed stock fully but not excessively. Manage manure, feed fodder after milking, feed grain before milking, and avoid planting weak seed corn.
Long Chronicle of World Events From 1000 Henry Hudson to 1908
A compiled ledger lists diverse historical milestones and incidents: explorations by Henry Hudson in 1000, Boston port closure approval in 1774, 1775 New York legislative session, gradual abolition law in New York in 1700, naval actions in Charleston 1804, Georgia cession details, Augusta fire 1820, Chicago survey 1830, Nauvoo temple foundation 1841, Royal Adelaide wreck 1850, Tremont Temple fire 1852, U.S.-Japan treaty 184, Shanghai battle, New Orleans statue 1855, Powder River exploration, Nashville fire, London Balaclava telegraph, Confederate constitution ratification 1861, Mexico monarchy debate 1804, Michigan negro suffrage vote 1860, Texas readmission 1870, Antioch earthquake 1872, Atlantic wreck 1873, Pennsylvania miners riot 1875, Canadian census 1881, Golden Gate fire 1882, Jesse James killed 1888, Hawk ship burned 1888, Cincinnati riot 1854, Yunnan earthquake 1888, Salt Lake temple 1892, Cleveland veto 1804, Iowa malct law case 1895, Queen Victoria Ireland visit 1900, Beckham governor note, Gladstone statue 1908, Chicago municipal ownership 1904, Finnish diet dissolution 1908, Fifth Avenue Hotel closure, and coal mining suspensions pending scales.
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Henry Hudson
Holland
Northwest Passage
Boston
New York
Charleston
8. C
United States
Georgia
Mississippi Territory
Spain
Marshal Soult
Augusta
Chicago
Nauvoo
Margate
England
Tremont Temple
Japan
Shanghai
Wen
Andrew J
New Orleans
Godhe
St. Louis
Powder River
Montana
Nashville
Tenn
London
Balaclava
South Carolina
House of Representatives
France
Mexico
Michigan
Texas
Congress
Antioch
Atlantic
Nova Scotia
Pennsylvania
Dominion of Canada
Golden Gate
Memphis
Jesse James
Ford Brothers
Joseph
Port Discovery
Washington
Court House
Cincinnati
Yunnan
China
Salt Lake City
Cleveland
Iowa Supreme Court
Queen Victoria
Ireland
Queenstown
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Beckham
Staton
William E. Gladstone
Westminster Abbey
Prairie dogs to be poisoned with coated wheat bait
Officials plan a larger scale prairie dog control in Arizona and New Mexico using poisoned wheat coated with strychnine cyanide and molasses. The pests injure crops including wheat and sugar beets and reduce grazing capacity on rangeland.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Lhat
Births in America Decline Cites Census Data
Census Bureau figures show a falling birth rate in the United States with family sizes shrinking from 568 in 1700 to 4.6 in 1000, and the ratio of children to women over 16 dropping to one to one since 1790, a rate matched only by Britain at that era. France and Germany reported different ratios.
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Census Bureau
Great Britain
France
Germany
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Grandmamma
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