Kidnap Plot Moves Toward Ranch Hunt in Midwest
Wheaton grapples with the Porter kidnapping crisis while Snyder’s taunting notes push him toward a risky plan. Raridan and Saxton debate chasing leads, and Wheaton volunteers to join a possible rendezvous at the Poindexter ranch with a view to thwarting the criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheaton
Gazette Extra
Grant Porter
Snyder
Denver
Kansas City
W. W
William Wheaton
Clarkson
Evelyn Porter
the Gazette
Grant
Sid
Patek
Ioen Tan Elon
Gotha
Caldwell
Dey
Game Gang
Wheston
Raridan
Caldwe
Saxton
Merriam Street
Dake
Margrave
Porter
Poindexter Place
Wien
Oe Por
Dexter Ranch
Warry
Drinking Habits Grow Beyond Thirst in Society
A medical journal warns that the drinking habit has expanded beyond thirst with tea soda wine and other beverages acting as drugs. It links this growth to social patterns and fears for health noting that excessive liquid intake can disturb bodily function and harm the whole organism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medical Journal
Maxims of Rothachild and farming tips from old periodicals
A collage of old sayings and household tips: business maxims from Rothschild-like figures on risk, promptness, and persistence. a pun on a struggling artist. advice on preventing volunteer wheat and maintaining soil fertility. a gate tightener design. trapping woodchucks with salt and paris green. and Dutch mulch to conserve moisture through shallow cultivation.
Sneak by CLAN TR Plans Refrigerator With Meat Chamber
The article describes a refrigerator design with a meat chamber and an air circulation system to prevent stagnation. It notes the relative sizes of ice chamber and fridge and that they can be adjusted to meet requirements. It also stresses keeping wheat pure for seed to improve crop quality.
Horse Foot Shapes Determine Best Shoe Fit
The illustration explains how hoof shape affects shoeing. From the side a regular hoof bears weight evenly. from the front a wide toe shifts weight inward, a square toe shifts weight outward and can cause paddling or interference during motion.
Timeline of major events from 1642 to 1908 and building costs
A compact chronicle lists key dates and happenings including Harvard College founding, battles and treaties, railroad and steam innovations, natural disasters, political changes, and a note on 1908 building costs totaling 546 million dollars. It also ranks U S cities by building expenditures with New York leading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard College
Phipps
Boston
Canada
King’s Chapel
Hutchinson
Savannah
Francis II
Germany
Austria
Georgia
South Carolina
United States
Constitution
America
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Oregon Territory
Congress
Nicaragua
New York
San Francisco
Tuscany
United Kingdom of Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Fremont
St. Louis
Pennsylvania
South
Mississippi River
Arequipa
Rome
Third National Bank of Baltimore
Grover Cleveland
Ferdinand
Czar
Bulgaria
Terry
Justice Field
Lathrop
Cal
Martinique
Larned
Kansas
Chinamag
Minneapolis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Seattle
Pittsburg
The Cowpeas for Forage and Green Manure
The cow pea is a large beanlike plant yielding substantial forage. It aids soil improvement by fixing nitrogen and drawing minerals, especially in light sandy soils. Used as green manure, sow seed broadside in late June or early July at 1.5 bushels per acre, or for fodder sow in early June at 1 bushel per acre. It suits young orchards and can be dried poorly in the North, so chiefly kept as green forage or seed for cows August 15 to September 15.
Fry Repeller for Live Stock Fire Control
Kansas Agricultural College reports a resin and soap based formula to repel fires from cattle. Mix resin 1% pounds with two cakes laundry soap and one-half pint fish oil in water to make three gallons. Adds kerosene for spray. Costs 7 to 8 cents per gallon. Apply with brush and retouch as hair coats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas’ Agricultural College
To Destroy Woodchucks in Pennsylvania Patch
A Pennsylvania farmer recounts his efforts against woodchucks after discovering several early cabbage plants stolen from his field. While inspecting the patch at dawn he found multiple plants missing and prepared to continue his battle with the pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havin
Pennsylvania
Destructive Rats Threaten American Grain Stocks
A Department of Agriculture survey estimates rats destroy about 100 million dollars in grain yearly. One rat eats 60 cents worth of grain annually and 1.90 dollars in oatmeal. The report urges rat proofing with concrete construction and better garbage disposal and food storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Town to be given away as timber lands vanish in Carter County
The Missouri Lumber and Mining Company plans to give away Beetee village in Carter County Missouri as its timber lands are exhausted. The town, with churches schools and a bank, is described as nearly all owned by the company which once controlled most timber in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn
Ana
Aly
Warry
Wheaton
Porter
Raridan
Saxton
John
Carter County
Missouri
Missouri Lumber and Mining Company
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meredith Nicholson
Correranr
Ryer Place
John Saxton
Rothechild
Rothachild
Europe
London
Mall
Breeze
Erator
Rock Island
Lincoln
Neb
Klondike
Turkey
Crete
Spain
Pekin
Nordenskjold
Stockholm
Frithjof
Lord Northcote
Lord Tennyson
Australia
Panama Canal Company
Ainsworth R. Spofford
Congressional Library
Persia
Athens
Greece
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