Political Vendetta Drives Kane Toward Bold Stock Strategy
Percy Kane plots a last minute plan to shore up a failing trust as Blennerhassett’s syndicate spreads a market panic. Worthington fears the collapse while Kane targets a three million salvage, aided by a looming election and first his private secretary Claire Tremaine then a tense confrontation with Gabriel Marsden.
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Worthington
Kane
New York Stock Exchange
Blennerhassett
Percy V. Kane
Napoleon
Confrere
Chemical National
Congress
Vality
Eliza
Percy Kane
Dunstreet
Claire Tremaine
Kane's Fight Ends Quick With Two Aiding Men
Kane displayed unexpected speed and power in a sudden confrontation. The assailant struck Kane but collapsed after Kane delivered a rapid counter and a quick move to a table. Two men then entered and restrained the aggressor as he rose to renew the attack.
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Kane
Spirit Land Messages and the Universal Mind
Hamlin Garland muses on whether so-called messages from the dead come from living minds. He recounts a doctor who kept a sealed letter, then consulted a renowned medium who admitted the letter could only be read if a mind on earth absorbed it first, suggesting a universal mind reservoir.
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Reed
Hamlin Garland
One Man Lift Assist Device and Dairy Profit Notes
A seven foot lifting rack design assists a single farmer to lift hay racks from wagons using a rope and pulley setup. The Maryland Experiment Station reports cream sales as highly profitable, with milk and butter margins discussed and skim milk use noted.
Chronology of Key Historical Events from 1485 to 1907
A dense list of dates and events across centuries, noting treaties, battles, political moves, and notable deaths. Highlights include Arras 1485, Arques 1680, Albany 1600, Quebec 1750, Battle Monterey 1845, Lincoln 1863, Garfield 1881, and the 1907 Og-Canada treaty signing among many others.
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Arras
France
Duke of Burgundy
Henry IV
Arques
Hudson
Albany
Duchesneau
New France
Salem
Jacques Francois de Brouillon
Acadia
Quebec
Poland
Harlem Heights
Wayne
Grey
Washington
Schuylkill
Howe
New York
Bonaparte
South Carolina
Mr. Dearborn
Algiers
Forth
Regent
United States
Fort Bowyer
Moses Rogers
Atlantic
Cheraw
N. C
New London
Monterey
Beecher
Dr. Moore
Republican River
Lincoln
Springfield
Garfield
Capitol
Arabi Pasha
Egypt
Tel-el- Kebir
Gordon
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Philadelphia
Earl of Aberdeen
Canada
Versailles
Ind
Samuel de Champlain
Lord Aberdeen
Texas
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Montreal
McKinley
Canton
Marie Henriette
Atlanta
Rock Island
Cimarron River
Oklahoma
Taft
Bacon
Cuba
Hay Rack Lifter Instruction from the Montreal Star
The article describes a manual hay rack or grain tank hoisting device using a hook and crank to lift loads. A hardwood peg in the upright back of the crank holds the load at desired height. Elevation is achieved by turning the crank and using timber supports to place the rack high enough to clear wheels.
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Montreal Star
Farmer's Poultry House Design With Sliding Window
The illustration shows a poultry house with a window and curtain front. The window slides back and a cotton screen can be lowered to fill the opening. Pens measure 12 ft by 13 ft and the coop sits beneath the dropping board.
Homemade Barometer from Camphor and Potassium Nitrate
A French method uses 8 g camphor 4 g nitrate of potassium 2 g nitrate of ammonia dissolved in 60 g alcohol placed in a long bottle with a bladder pinhole. Rain causes crystals to form and rise, high winds thicken the liquid, and fair weather keeps the liquid clear with particles settled.
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France
Butter and cream prices and market contrasts
The excerpt compares butter sold at 15 cents per gallon equivalent for milk fat, equating 32 1/2 cents per pound of butter. It notes cream at 70 cents per gallon yields about 33 cents per pound of butter, a price creameries rarely pay and almost never matched by home made butter except a few gilt-edge makers.
Detecting Disease in a Horse
An irregular pulse and elevated temperature signal illness in horses. Normal pulse is about 88 per minute though 48 may be normal for some horses. Cold extremities, rapid breathing, rough coat, and excessive thirst indicate ailments.
Dairying More Valuable Than Wheat For Soil Fertility
Field and Farm argues butter worth $50 per ton with under 50 cents fertilizer removal, while a ton of wheat yields $22 and removes $7.50 of soil nutrients. The piece contends dairying benefits soil fertility more, especially for a new country.
Horse Color Nomenclature and Facial Markings
The guide defines horse markings including star for forehead, bald face from eye to eye, snipe strip between nostrils, glass eye white eye, and white coronet around the hoof. It notes pasterns, not ankles, and white above the pasterns as white leg.
Kansas Corn Crop Surpasses Major World Producers
In 1005 Kansas produced an average corn crop. The yield exceeded the combined crops of Canada and Mexico by over 80 million bushels and outpaced Egypt Italy France Bulgaria and Russia proper. This quote from F D Coburn notes Kansas corn surpasses several nations and South America.
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Kansas
South America
Argentina
Canada
Mexico
Egypt
Italy
France
Bulgaria
Russia
F. D. Coburn
How long has this restaurant been open
A would be diner asks how long the restaurant has operated. The proprietor answers two years and the guest laments not having visited earlier. The exchange ends with polite humor and a fading cordial mood.
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Harper's Weekly
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Chapther VIII
Gabriel Marsden
Tan
Gideon Hope
Percy Kana
Jack
Maryland Experiment Station
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