Between Two Fires and Anthony Hope
A dramatic narrative recounts Johnny Carr’s defiant escape from Colonel McGregor and a brutal night of mutiny at Whittingham. The President of Whittingham foils the revolt with measured restraint as Carr is gravely wounded, and the narrator flees to safety while mysteries linger at the Golden House.
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Hullo
Johnny
Carr
McGregor
Whittingham
Mr. Carr
Golden House
Johnny Carr
Supper with Aureataland Officers Sparks Plotting and Nervous Watch
The narrator recalls a memorable supper with a mixed Aureataland army party including Spaniards Brazilians and Americans. He stays sober, probes their mood, revels in whispered threats against the President, and contemplates a decisive revelation as the clock passes midnight.
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Aucreataland
Aureataland
Wen
John Martin
The President Faces a Night-time Trap at Aureataland
A political intrigue unfolds as the President plans a quiet evening with the Signoring. A knock at the door and a promise to meet Johnny Carr lead to a tense moment on the veranda. A shouted order signals danger as armed men flood the scene.
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Aureataland
Dent
Lodd
Signorina
Johnny Carr
Carr
Thrifty Cable Car Keeps Butter Churning On Trips
A Chicago Tribune line notes a passenger asking about a covered stone car seen on the old cable line. The conductor replies it is his wife’s churning, two-way trips yielding butter and saving her labor.
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Tim
Chicago Tribune
Too Late and the Millionaire’s Motherless Son
A humorous exchange unfolds as a man reveals his mission to marry a wealthy heiress. The mother laments she can only be a mother to him, while the son inherits the notion of family ties and past pronouncements. The punchline hinges on who spoke first between the mother and father.
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The
Fair Maid
Percy
Mis View. Uncle Josh
A quip from Wat son’s Magazine on a minister’s rheumatism kept private by choice. Aunt Hetty jokes she could have advised a cure, while Uncle Josh suspects secrecy.
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Josh
Hetty
Family Feud Over Stained Glass Winders
In a noisy household, Uncle Hiram and Brother Eden’s kin dispute stained glass windows in a new home. Aunt Samantha warns others not to reveal the source of the trouble amid rural gossip and marriage ties.
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Hiram
Eden
Samantha
Hog trapping crate and ring lever design
The article details a hog ringing crate built from 2 by 4s with a rear slide door and a front hinged door secured by an iron lever and spike. It explains dimensions, placement, and operation to seize a hog by the neck through a 12 by 9.5 inch opening for a nearly 400 pound animal. It also notes livestock exhibit of royal shire horses from King Edward and Lord Rothschild showcased in St Joseph, Missouri.
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Sturles
St. Joseph
King Edward
Lord Rothschild
Sandringham
England
Atlantic
King's Dominion
Canada
Louis F. Swift
Swift & Co
Beck
The Selection of Seed Corn and Wool Quality From Sheep
The article discusses timing seed corn selection in late September to early October to pick early maturing ears. It notes kernels and ear shape are less important than variety adaptation to latitude and early maturity for hard kernels. It also reports a Minnesota or Indiana correspondent claiming 10,000 pounds of high quality fleece from 1,000 yearling lambs, attributing wool quality to regular feeding and good care.
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Indiana
McCabe & Nelson
Putnam County
Caps for Haycocks to Protect Alfalfa Crops
Farmers are urged to use caps for haycocks to shed water. Alfalfa, properly covered, resists moisture as well or better than clover and is more valuable, making the extra cost a prudent investment for any season.
Best Preparation for Wheat
A Pennsylvania farmer outlines preferred ground and methods for sowing wheat. He favors fields with a heavy clover sod or cowpeas prior year, a strong potato crop, and heavy fertilizer use up to 1500 pounds on potatoes. He would drill wheat with 400 pounds of fertilizer, ensure nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash levels, then broadcast 150 pounds of nitrate of soda per acre if needed. A heavy stable manure dressing is advised to boost straw, but only if the soil has ample phosphoric acid and potash.
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Pennsylvania
The Pig Pen Management According to Farmers Guide
The pig sty should be kept dry and clean with absorbents moved to the manure heap. In winter damp yards disappoint pigs, so replace soaked materials with cut straw. Keep the sleeping shed a foot deep in straw and refresh yard after rain to maintain dry conditions.
Homemade Post Driver for Spring Fencing
A simple two pulley design can be powered by man or horse. The device can be built during winter months and ready for spring fencing.
Cheese-Making as Inverted Gardening by Bacterial Study
Recent research shows cheese making acts like gardening where bacteria and molds modify the soil of the cheese. Flavors arise from specific microbes and local milk can yield the desired cheese by introducing suitable organisms. C Gorin notes Gorgonzola’s red and green patches come from a mold and a bacillus introduced during production.
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C. Gorin
Price and Value in Dairy Production
The cow’s price does not reflect her value as a producer. Gill edged butter illustrates how production methods shape quality. The cow provides milk. management of milk cream and butter determines overall quality.
Slantwise skin cutting hailed as major surgical advance
A London physician reports that cutting the skin slantwise rather than vertically may prevent or move scarring, calling it one of the era’s most important surgical advances. The piece covers other scientific notes from aviation to epidemiology.
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London
Night Vigil for Peterson Smith Aged 6
In a cold night, Peterson Smith, 6, recovering from measles, asks for cold water. Mrs. Smith scolds him to sleep, then denies more water, warning of a spank. The child persists, asking again as mother contends with discipline.
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Mr. Smith
Peterson Smith
Mrs. Smith
Peterson
The Natural Way Thanksgiving Gift Tale
A philanthropic man visits a destitute Negro family and learns their need. He gives the mother’s eldest son one dollar to buy a chicken for Thanksgiving. After he leaves the widow scolds the boy, saying he has to have money to feed them in the natural way.
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Dollah
Chicago
Inter Ocean
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