Maddy Brings New Life to Aikenside House
Maddy travels to Aikenside with the doctor to meet Jessie and Guy Remington. She adjusts to high society, endures homesickness, learns to dress and dine, and quickly excels in piano lessons while tensions rise with Agnes as Saratoga memories unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandpa
Honedale
Aickenside
Maddy
Aikenside
Guy
Toms Gass
Jon
Jessie
Tom
Saratoga
Noah
Grandma
Sonea Dee Decker
Mont
Mrs. Noah
Agnes
Simons
Mr. Gay
Mr. Remington
Alkenside
Guy Remington
Troublesome Squirrels Threaten Lincoln Park Birds
Denver Republican correspondent notes Lincoln Park in Greeley is overrun by squirrels damaging birds eggs and nesting in roofs. Squirrels have multiplied since eight years ago when two pairs were released, and despite efforts over two years to exterminate them, residents say they must go to protect songbirds and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greeley
Lincoln Park
Denver Republican
More trouble as boss yields and McNutty must work again
A London Tit-Bits note portrays McNutty lamenting ongoing labor troubles. He complains that the boss has yielded and yet he must return to work, while his wife and partner react with concern and disbelief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNutty
London
Invitations to Perform and Temptation on Board
A Washington Star excerpt features a moralist and Farmer Corntogne discussing temptation and hosting summer boarders. The farmer explains keeping the plane locked to prevent temptation and improper acts, framing rules for guests and behavior during their stay.
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Farmer Corntognel
Washington Star
Plaid Suit Man Cites English Jest History
A misread remark prompts a witty exchange. Mins Gay enne playfully notes the English enjoy a joke, referencing long cultural traditions. Washington Star text hints birthdays as ancient as Pharaoh times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mins Gayenne
Washington Star
Home Vegetable Garden Promises Payoff for Farmers
Idaho horticulturist J R Shinn argues the home vegetable garden boosts farm economy and family comfort. A five year Illinois experiment on a half acre showed variable net profits with irrigation improving consistency. The piece also notes tomato blight in the Northwest and the lack of a proven remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Shinn
Idaho
Experiment Station of
Ilinois
Tomato blight remedies from state trials
State college experiment station tested tomato blight across Clarketon Free man Pullman Wenatchee and North Yakima. Shade grown plants showed less blight than sunlit ones, but about twenty five percent still affected. Thick seeding followed by thinning gave some improvement, while hotbed sowing to field was less successful. Irrigation and cultivation methods yielded no satisfactory results.
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Sparkes Barifana
Per
State College Experiment Station
Clarketon
Freeman
Pullman
Wenatchee
North Yakima
Yakima
Short Suggestions for Home Garden and Kitchen Care
Practical tips on cleaning stained egg spoons with damp salt before polishing. Advice on placing tea grounds around fern roots to promote lush leaf growth and to change the leaves regularly. Suggests adding stick cinnamon while cooking canned pears to reduce fat taste.
Dipping of Sheep for Mange and Lice Control
F. B. Hadley presents a veterinary guide for sheep dipping to combat mange scab and lice. The mange dip mixes lime sulfur in water ready for two dips with a two week interval, plus a 102 to 112 F bath temperature and two to four minutes per animal. A tobacco tea dip provides an alternate lice treatment using three pounds tobacco per ten gallons water.
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State Department of Veterinary Science
F. B. Hadley
Chronicles of Historic Dates and Emperors Across Centuries
A dense timeline lists events from 1075 through 1904, covering captures, battles, explorations, political changes, and cultural milestones. Notable items include King Henry I’s reign claim in Ireland, Magellan’s strait discovery, Champlain’s governorship, Yorktown’s surrender, Washington’s tours, and the 1893 Exposition dedication.
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Aiti—Henry I
Ireland
All Hibernia
Cossovo
Magellan
de Soto
Alabama
Champlain
Canada
America
Boston
Massachusetts
Jean Talon
New France
Hatfield
Mass
Philip
Quebec
William Penn
Pennsylvania
Port Royal
D. C
New York Gasette
New York Assembly
Columbia College
Falmouth
Portland
Maine
Chambly
Peyton Randolph
Continental Congress
Fort Mercer
Red Bank
N. J
Som Cornwallis
Yorktown
Washington
Marie Antoinette
Spain
Louisiana
France
Wasp
Frolic
Virginia
Napoleon
Battle of
Leipsle
England
Delaware and Chesapeake
Care of the Filter and Home Water Purification Tips
The piece outlines maintaining water filters with occasional cleansing using potassium permanganate and a small brush. It describes a cheap DIY filter from a flower pot with sponge charcoal sand and gravel. Also includes a fruit pastry bake method and methods to store lemons longer in jars or bran.
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Sone
Trout Tanks Aboard Hamburg Line Ship Serve Fresh Fish
The Berlin Hamburg line ship Amerika features a trout pond and live tanks for serving fresh trout and carp to passengers. Tanks keep fish alive with oxygen pumped via perforated pipes, and over 500 trout and 150 carp were sold on a recent Hamburg to New York voyage.
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Amerika
Hamburg
New York
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mary J. Holmes
Tn Es
SRR
Pharaoh
Washington State College
Westminster
Charles Edward Poulett Thomson
Sir John Colborne
Governor's Islands
Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Nathal Clifford
United States
Chopin
Paris
Abd-el-Kaedir
Algiers
Louis
Robert B. Lee
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
O. Baker
Lincoln
Balls Bluff
Stratford-on-Avon
Shakspeare
Gen. Grant
Gen. Sheridan
Cedar Creek
Austria
Lombardy
Missouri
Cetewayo
St Thebcats Oe
Carlos I of
Portugal
Chicago
Frederick Augustus III
Saxony
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