The Great Tontine Unveiled In London Court Plot
Jack Phillimore visits Ronald Ringwood to unravel the Great Tontine scheme. Beatrice Lakington’s arranged marriage to Bob Pegram triggers a clan quarrel over Miss Caterham’s missing nominee. Ringwood and Hemmingby plot to outmaneuver the Pegrams by pursuing the Krabbe clue and winning Beatrice’s hand.
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Jack Phillimore
Ronald Ringwood
Temple
Jack
Ringwood
Bob
Bob Ringwood
Laketown
Lord Lakington
Carbuckle
Beatrice
England
Pegrams
Miss Caterham
Pegram
Bob Pegram
Miss Philmore
Buret
Phillimore
Hemmingby
Miss Heatrice
Tontine
Onions Said To Cure Pneumonia, Says French Doctor
A French physician promotes hot onions as a sure pneumonia remedy. The method uses chopped onions with rye meal and wine paste applied in a warm bag to the chest, reheated several times. The Detroit News notes the claim and suggests three or four applications may suffice.
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Detroit News
Not Well Named Laughter in a Curious Hat Joke
Mrs Trousseau frets over a misnamed object and her husband clarifies it is a fluffy head covering. The exchange twists the term rat into rabbit, noting the desire for a more accurate name that fits its bare look.
Two Classes Expose Golf Talk Misunderstanding
A quip from the Houston Post opens with a joke about misinterpreting golf talk. The remark plays on the idea that someone claimed expertise by talking about the sport rather than playing it.
Four-Horse Evener for Plowing with Mixed Draft
A detailed guide describes building a four-horse evener used with one horse in the furrow and three on the land. It specifies materials, such as tough oak for the evener stick, pulleys sized for Mok log chain, and two bolts with two-inch brace straps, plus precise measurements for pulley placement and tree hitch points to balance the draft through trial and adjustment.
Evener adjustments and Wool Tying Advice for Farmers
Guidance on plow chain angles and evener attachments to fit various plows. Wool growers are urged to avoid sisal and use regular wool twine for fleeces as mills refuse dyed wool tied with sisal. Market prospects look bright with open-market sales to maximize prices. shippers are advised to consign receipts where buyers compete.
Treatment and Hog Care From an Old Farming Guide
The article outlines potato scab causes and a quarantine-like remedy with corrosive sublimate in hot water for treating potatoes. It transitions to hog care, arguing clean, deep water pools prevent skin issues and disease, citing a farm with thirty to fifty pigs and cobbled pool edges.
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Bolley
Nursery Stock Wash Safe But Risky For Trees
Farm Journal reports that lime sulfur wash or other insecticides have been pushed as substitutes for hydrocyanic acid fumigation in nurseries. Geneva station warns that long exposure or high temperature can injure trees, and root exposure to mixtures causes serious damage. Fumigation remains the most effective, with sulfur spray advised after trees are set rather than as a pre-plant tip.
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Geneva
N. Y
Farm Journal
Gate Open Holder From Timber and Bevel Notch
Instructions describe fabricating a gate prop from a 4x6 timber two feet long with a 3x6 notch, plus a 2x4 two feet long with beveled end and a notch. Position the parts as shown to keep the gate open, aligning the post height with the open gate. If the gate drags, raise the gate slightly.
Turning Plowing Pattern Freshens Fields and Furrows
The farmer should change plowing order this spring. Move to the field center where dead furrows lie and turn right first, then proceed around instead of the usual back-to-beginning path. This prevents deep furrows and yields a smooth, good looking field. horses adapt quickly.
Champion Holstein Ball
Apply lime to compact clay soils after break up to one ton per acre and mix with soil. Do not apply lime with manure but can top dress manure and work in with crop cultivation. One lime application every five years is usually sufficient.
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Lima
Uncle Joshua's Flies Reflect Love and Patience
Aunt Elisa recalls Joshua's fly catching as a small flaw in an otherwise loving marriage. Betty questions the impact of the noisy habit while Elisa notes every man has idiosyncrasies, and flies are brief mischief compared to their devotion. The tale closes with Joshua catching a fly, proving the point.
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Elisa
Joshua
Fies
Uncle Joshua
Betty
Aunt Eliza
Sahe
Potter
Jacob Jarvis
Jont Kilgrove
Mercy
Inside Out Locks and Outsiders In Prison Society
The article contrasts hotel and prison cells through social psychology. It notes insiders fear loss to outsiders, while outsiders fear intrusion by those who should be confined. It laments valuables as focus and imagines valuing immortal traits over material wealth for civilization.
Funeral duties pull staff from office as Johnny presides
The Boss notes yesterday’s absence due to their grandmother’s funeral. The speaker asks who officiated and replies Johnny was the umpire.
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Johnny
Man Inventor of Styles to Women Inspires Satirical Smile
On His Side Satan dances in glee as he holds the sheet and glances over spring fashions. A shade asks why he rejoices and Satan replies that the man who invented styles to women loves him.
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Jack Phillimore
Victoria Road
Lynne Wregis
Jack
Beatrice
Satan
Shade
It Depended Dialogue on Family and Society
A fragment ponders domestic life and social roles in the home. It questions gender expectations and public behavior, contrasting dances and household duty with the idea of a man walking alone and the appearance of a woman in new dress or from the installment house.
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Hawley Smart
Vivacity
Vivacity Theater
Lakington
Mr. Hemmingby
Mr. Krabbe
Crabb
Krabbe
Houston Post
van Alberts
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