Gotham Freight Traction owner greets New York social season
George Gormly, a wealthy store owner, appears at the Long Island cottage of the Haldane family during a Christmas snowstorm. He hosts the Haldenes and friends while the Gotham Freight Traction scandal grips Manhattan. The encounter sparks society attention as Gormly recounts his battle with the powerful political machine and exposes graft behind the franchise.
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Sachem Society
Gormly
Gotham Freight Traction Company
Outs
New York
Miss Haldane
Long Island
Chaloner
Louise van Vleck Stewart
Warren Deveaux
Haldane
Mr. Goodrich
Eleanor
Goarmly
George Gormly
Gormly Store
Broadway
Why he Carried the Lantern
A blind man from Khoota returns from the river with water and a lit lantern to avoid collision with others. When mocked that light serves no purpose to him, he replies that the lantern is not for his sight but to prevent a fool from bumping into him and breaking his pitcher.
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Khoota
Usually the Way. You Made Elaborate Preparations
A brief Kansas City Journal fragment recalls a conversation about fishing plans and a short outing, noting the exchange where one confirms elaborate preparations and the other says they fished only about twenty minutes.
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Kansas City Journal
Rations for Fattening Poultry Suggested by Penn State
The agricultural experiment station of Pennsylvania State College offers grain rations for fattening poultry based on desired flesh color. For yellow flesh use cornmeal five parts ground oats two parts and animal meal one part with sour milk. For whiter flesh use cornmeal two parts ground buckwheat two parts ground oats two parts with sour milk. Another mix uses barley meat two parts middlings two parts buckwheat two parts cornmeal one part with sour milk. Yet another uses shredded wheat refuse with sour milk. When confined, sour milk aids digestion and prevents feverish condition. If milk is unavailable, provide animal or green food. If a chicken loses appetite, turn it to the yard to recover. Water once daily and grit twice weekly. Feed should be soft, like porridge, and removed 20 minutes after feeding.
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Agricultural Experiment Station
Pennsylvania State College
Infertility of Hens Eggs Explained by Illustration
Beginners puzzled by unfertilized hatchings learn from the illustration that dead germs and non-fertility are common causes, but bad membranes also hinder incubation. Testing eggs after seven days helps discard infertile ones, revealing why turning eggs aids chick birth in hens and artificial incubators.
Poultry care tips for chicks and fowls in damp weather
Advice warns against rain and dampness for young chicks, notes corn as a major eggless factor, and favors careful feeding. It covers incubation trends, over feeding risks, nest material freshness, duck water contamination, and delaying incubators. Also includes feed needs per weight, green foods, exercise, and mortality linked to unsanitary coops. Emphasizes regular roost sanitation and kerosene use for pests.
Grape-Nuts Restores Health in Ill Woman’s Tale
A Welden Illinois woman credits Grape-Nuts with lifting her from a bed of illness and headaches after severe stomach troubles. She gained 20 pounds in weeks, felt stronger daily, and ceased other foods. Her letter praises Postum Co. and cites The Road to Wellville as read, claiming genuine, hopeful testimony.
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Welden
Aes
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Wellville
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Tenderfoot
George Lee
Nowak
Board of Aldermen
Haldanes
Beals
Mr. Haldane
Dr. Deveaux
Goodrich
Miss Hakdane
Agricultural Experiment Station of Pennsylvania
Waco
Texas
Babe
Xanthine CO
Richmond
Virginia
Louise Jennings
Elsie Hathaway
Florence Britmnall
Lou
Elsie
Flo
Mabel
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