Uncertain Reunion Shapes Saxton Path to Orchard Lane
John Saxton, facing career upheaval at Clarkson, meets Evelyn Porter unexpectedly on a seaside estate path. She helps him face his guilt over Margrave and Wheaton and admits a shared past ache as he contemplates his future. The moment hints at renewed ties and looming choices.
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John Sarton
Byvelyn
Fenton
Mra Whipple
John
Orchard Lane
Saxton
Boston
Clarkson
Trust Company
Dee
Manton
Worcester
Margrave
New York
Whipples
Red Gables
Mr. Porter
Evelyn
Hher
Bey
Arya Baggeyog
The Bachelors Venue Recalled As Rooms Remain
A brief reminiscence notes rooms at The Bachelors, mentioning a bygone era and long-ago memories. The reference evokes a historical setting and lingering nostalgia for those familiar with the venue.
Sam Sothern not Sam at all in historical stage trivia
The New York World notes the actor Sam Sothern carries a long family name and a curious origin. His father wanted a short, expressive name and the infant was named George Evelyn Augustus T. Sothern to please his mother. The piece reveals how the name stuck and the actor later benefited from inheritance of a prompt book that led to the revival of Our American Cousin as Lord Dundreary.
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England
Sam Sothern
Sam
New York
Sothern
Charles Kam
John T. Raymond
B. A. Sothern
B. H. Bam
Lyceum
George Evelyn Augustus T. Sothern
George Evelyn Augustus T
Lemdon
Sam Rothern
BE. H. Sothern
Lord Dundreary
Early blight on potatoes described with spray guidance
The article warns of early blight caused by a fungus, common in dry seasons, and outlines Bordeaux mixture spray prevention before infection. It notes adding Paris green for beetles, outlines cheap spraying costs around 1.85 per acre, cites Vermont trials showing 70 percent yield gains over five years, and discusses rising horse values contrasted with population growth.
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Vermont
Marriage Faith and Change in a Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue centers on marriage as Mrs Brown questions if it is a lottery, while Mrs Green compares it to a faith cure. Green explains she had strong faith in her husband at first, but now she does not.
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Burt
Baowe
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Green
Humorous Exchange Over Baseball Positions
A playful dialogue features a speaker exaggerating interest in baseball and asking about a cousin in a college team. The other person jokes about not recalling whether the relative is a knocker or a stopper, highlighting light social banter about sports terminology.
Explanation of Clare's stance on telephone use estimates
The article discusses Clare's insistence on a method to estimate the number of telephones in use, noting the figure of 8,000,000 and explaining why this estimate is substantial. It highlights the challenges in counting telephonic devices across the population and the implications for communication infrastructure.
Plump Oats Best Feed For Poultry Growth
Agricultural Epitomist notes oats vary in value for fowls. Hulls and long thin oats are poor feed, while plump meaty oats boost bone and muscle, especially for chicks after three to four weeks. Boiling oats offers little extra value. scatter in litter for birds to scratch and feed naturally.
Hide Preparations for Tanning Process Readable
Instructions describe steps to tan a hide: soak in green galt solution for 36 hours, remove hair with lime, soak 7 8 days in clean water, then scrape. Dissolve three pounds alum and five pounds salt in warm water to cover the hide, place in solution for five days with daily stirring, then remove and place in vease.
To Cure Kicking Cows Practicable Restraint Method
An Irish Farming World note describes a simple inexpensive strap solution to stop cows from kicking during milking. A one inch wide strap goes around each hind leg above the hock to compress the leg and prevent kicking. Reapply at each milking for about three weeks before testing whether the habit is cured.
Moles as Crop Dusters and Worm Eaters
A naturalist examined fifteen moles from various localities finding no plant matter in their stomachs. They fed on earthworms and other invertebrates, devouring large quantities in controlled trials. When given only vegetables, two moles died in a day, suggesting moles may help control insect populations.
Apple Storage House in Hillside
A hillside built storage house for apples with a hedge roof of brush and earth. A ventilator sits at the top and a tile drain at the lower side carries off water and admits cool air.
Foul brood disease hits New York bees
State study notes black brood and foul brood as severe bee diseases. Department work in Washington outlines treatment: remove all combs, start anew without contaminated honey, and reuse old combs for wax.
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New York State
Washington
Feeding Whole Grain Data From Michigan Experiment Station
Feeding whole grain to cows, heifers and calves shows 8 percent upmasticated in cows, 10 percent in heifers, and 8 percent in calves. Chemicals showed no change in unmasticated portions.
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Michigan Experiment Station
Poem Lovers Share Treasures Inspiring A Woman
A story about Celia, Miss Framley, Myrtle, and Marcia sharing books. Celia, moved by Browning and Lowell, decides to give her beloved volumes to Myrtle to nurture her aspiring intellect and affection for literature.
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Ley
Myrtle
Browning
Bob
West
Miss
Thackeray
Tennyson
Jane Austen
Lowell
Sir Launfal
Celia
Marcia
Alma
Edward MacDowell Wit and Musician Biography Highlights
Lawrence Gilman’s biography of Edward MacDowell recalls the composer’s caustic humor through witticisms. Anecdotes include a remark about a high school girl playing To a Wild Rose at graduation and a jab about an organ recital evoking a hippopotamus with a clover leaf.
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Edward MacDowell
Lawrence Gilman
Plano
Mr. Hamiston
Schumann
Columbia
Wait Until Out of the Wood in Hawaiian Proverb There
An oblique note cites a Hawaiian proverb about patience and crossing challenges. It warns against insult before completing a task, framing a cultural reminder in concise warning form.
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Meredith Nicholson
John Saxton
the Traction Company
Poindexter
Neponset
Sen Coen
San Francisco
Sir
Delafield
Poindexter's
James Wheaton
Bishop Delafield
Warry
Wheaton
Fiset
Sexton
Joho
Paradise
Askitt
Walker
Eggbert
Eegbert
Census Bureau
of Agriculture
United States
Edyth
Clare
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