Fugitives Seen Flee After Sheridan Murder Plot
Detectives and Sheriff track Hawley and Christie Maclaire across the prairie toward the southwest after a confrontation in Sheridan. They discover Scott dead with a bullet wound and a struggle near Boots Hill as they chase a group of horsemen and a captured revolver linked to Mrs Waite.
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Carson City
Hawley
Waite
Keith
Hope
Hickock
Trocadero
Sheridan
Scott
Sims
Bailiwick
Loyal Frontiersman Returns to Christie in Hotel Room
Doctor Fairbain, a rough but loyal man, resolves to stand by Christie Maclaire. He gathers courage at the hotel door, hearing her room light, and Christie greets him with renewed hope and trust. She calls him a great bear of a man as she admits needing someone to talk to tonight.
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Hawley
North Carolina
Trunken Rage
Mar Waite
Waite
Louis
Raymond
Miss Maclaire
Hope
Ad Hawley
Christie
Eam
Christie Maclaire
Fairbain
Miss Christie
Self- feeder sheep manger construction details
A low cost sheep manger using self feeder principles is described. Built from readily available 2x4s and 1 inch boards, the design has no bottoms for light handling, wide top for hay dropping, and fits compact spaces. Dimensions: corner posts 2x4s, open space 9 inches, overall 42 by 54 inches, length eight feet.
Self Built Pig Floor Eliminates Mud and Cleanliness Woes
A reader describes constructing a 20 by 20 foot pig feeding floor beside hog cribs last September. It cost about two weeks of labor and 315 in cash, with ongoing savings on feed and easier cleaning. The design uses stones, gravel, concrete, and sand to form a sealed, dry area with drainage and inward slats for hogs and convenient feeding.
Fairbain and Christie Track Hawley After Missing Woman
Dr Fairbain joins the search for Hawley with Keith but after an hour of fruitless effort his focus shifts to the woman they left behind. The pair pursue new leads as tension rises amid the chase.
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Dr. Fairbain
Keith
Hawley
Lucky Kid Beatrice Singleterry Renamed Brother
Beatrice Singleterry of Miles Avenue is described as a lucky kid whose wishes seem to come true. The Cleveland Leader recounts how a new baby boy named Robert is in the family, named after Beatrice’s late dog after she asked her father to honor the pet.
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Beatrice Singleterry
Miles Avenue
Cleveland
Robert
Beatrice
Papa
Smallest Post Office How Virginia Cal. Is Served
Virginia California boasts the smallest post office in the world on a lonely stage road north of San Diego. It serves wealthy ranchers with a mail drop box system and a tiny pine building five feet square. The postmaster works only on days the stage coach passes and handles stamps change and delivery with precise local knowledge.
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Virginia
Cal
San Diego City
The Beavers That Lasted A Lifetime In Pittsfield
In Pittsfield Massachusetts a noted town character named Bill Brown abused drink and bought a beaver hat. He boasted the hat would last a lifetime, then caused a public debauch. The hatter retorted the hat would last if he had died when he ought to.
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Pittsfield
Berkshire Hills
New England
Bill” Brown
Mr. Smith
Bill
Harvard summer school offers vocational course for teachers
The Harvard summer school introduces a vocational course for the first time to help teachers guide pupils in choosing a vocation. Courses are open to both men and women, reflecting the growing responsibility of teachers in career guidance.
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Harvard Summer School
Woman's Age Test in Sylph Phrase Sparks Debate
The Galveston News notes a test of a woman's age by her reaction to being called sylph. The piece explores social attitudes toward aging and women in casual conversation.
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Galveston
Individual houses for hogs described with dimensions and venting
John M. Jamison in American Swineherd outlines a preferred hog house design. A twenty year standard style is replaced by a newer form with six by six feet base, varying back and front heights, south facing front, two doors, and battened or tongue and groove lumber. Ventilation relies on doors and occasional lantern lighting for cold weather.
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John M. Jamison
Pure Bred Sires In Demand
State stallion boards report that 45 to 65 percent of sires are grades. Many purebreds are inferior and unlikely to remain in service. Only about one third of draft stallions are purebred of high conformation and quality, yet meritorious horse production should meet demand for 40 to 50 years.
Freedom needed for pigs and their healthy growth
A Swine Breeders Journal piece urges unbounded freedom for young pigs in direct sun and pure air. It argues pigs must run and play over a wide range to develop bones muscles and vital organs, warning confinement harms future health and fattening power.
Neglected Colts In Winter Hamper Spring Pasture Gain
If the young horses have not been fed well through winter they will lack condition and struggle to make the best gains from pasture in spring.
Tankage and meat meal feed for hogs boosts gains
Iowa experiment station reports meat meal or tankage mixed with water creates a thin slop hogs eat eagerly. One quart meal to a gallon water reduces grinding grain, aiding economical gains, with shoats under 200 pounds thriving on ear corn rather than ground corn. Spring shoats can be fed ear corn through to market.
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Iowa
Pigs and alfalfa: farm care tips for breeders and horses
The note advises sale pavilion building for breeders, cleaning and drying conditions, clipping horses before new hair, avoiding excessive corn for work animals, early lamb aid, nursing twins, regular off meal supplements, breeding for quality, and the limited value of silage for horses versus cattle. It ends with a remark on pedigreed scrubs.
Aphorisms and a Humorous Exchange Quip
The passage lists quips about dyspepsia Garfield Tea accessibility and dives and poverty and virtue. It notes a man rattled when a leap girl proposes he can make him believe he did it, reflecting a playful, voicey compilation of sayings.
Appeal Uttered Over Family Strife in New York Sun
Stella asks what is the matter as Cholly demands his father stop kicking him around. The brief dialogue reveals domestic tension and a plea for restraint within the family.
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Stella
Cholly
New York Sun
Telegraph Lineman's Shocking Language Raises Influence Question
In a brief noted exchange, observers remark on a telegraph lineman's use of shocking language and discuss how his trade may shape behavior and reputation. The item highlights community concerns about professional influence and personal conduct.
You Certainly Start Out With Fine Prospects
A terse exchange reveals a character blaming a failure on overestimated credit and high town-wide trust. The dialogue hints at economic pressures or a moral misstep, underscoring a fall from promising beginnings to a setback in a close community.
Bee disease advice from a farmer letters page
A reader asks how to treat sick bees and the editor counsels respectful handling. The brief dialogue reflects a practical, humane approach to beekeeping concerns in a local column.
Costly Alimony Complaints Highlight Daily Costs
A wife seeks alimony arguing high expenses for cosmetics and daily items. The columnist quips the husband should bargain with manufacturers to cut out the middleman, noting the high price of face powder toothpaste hairpins and shoestrings.
No End to His Bad Luck at Anti-Cigarette Banquet
A strange anecdote at an Anti-Cigarette league banquet features John D. Sheep telling a story of the colored man Lazarus. Lazarus laments ongoing misfortune and jokes about fate after death, claiming he will come fifth when the Lord calls him forth.
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John D. Sheep
Lazarus
John
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