Return of Rupert Carrolls Love Reunites Irene at Chatswell
Irene Garland and Rupert Carroll’s love endures after years apart. He returns from America to join her at Chatswell, revealing the tale of their past and the loss of the other. They marry and start a life near the river, while Miss Gibbs runs the Cottage Convalescent Homes and Billy leads a new gardener’s team.
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Irene
Miss Gibbs
America
Chatswell
Lasher
England
Mrs. Carrol
London
Billy Watson
Lady Garland
Louise Carroll
Family ties shape the Netherville circle end
Agatha grows into a devoted maiden aunt as the Nethervilles stay with cousins. Little Harold becomes heir and draws attention from Lora Netherville. Irene quips to Rupert about mistaking Netherville for him, then jokes about his hair color and charm. The scene closes with affection.
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Agatha
Louise
Harold
Lora Netherville
Irene
Netherville
Rupert
Water sliding game amid Governor visit in Malay States
The Malay Times describes meng-gulundor a water sliding pastime in Perak during a Governor visit. Chiefs organize hundreds of participants for a picnic and a toboggan down a waterfall into a pool. Sliders include boys, men, and women with few injuries cited.
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Federated Malay States
Malay Times
Meng-Gulundor
Perak
Beyod
Ancient Water Villages in the Spreewald
Fritz Morris describes the Spreewald as a forested river region near Berlin where each village is a network of canals and raised bridges. Boats are the main transport from spring to autumn while villagers move goods, police and postmen travel by boat, and a religious baptism marks a key community moment.
Clothes Change a Husband Into a Bear
A Washington Star quip notes how attire shapes perception as a thoughtful woman observes that clothing can alter behavior. Mrs. Flimgill adds a humorous example about a gown transforming her husband into a perfect bear.
Notable Quotes From MacDonald and Seneca on Kindness
A compact juxtaposition of George MacDonald and Seneca highlights that true learning rewards restraint. One who has shown kindness remains silent. the recipient should acknowledge it and speak of it with measured gratitude.
Orchard Practices From an Old Time Gardener
No alfalfa for the orchard due to moisture loss. Wood ashes serve as lawn and garden fertilizer. Drain low ground to admit air or trees may die. Sod mulch, cultivation debates persist. Prepare for spraying and consult bulletins. Pruning is an art. Plan windbreaks with Norway spruce. A two year seedling is easier than three. One year can beat two. Inexperienced pruning harms more than insects. French vineyards use smudges for frost and sun protection. New Brunswick experiment station reports seedless tomato. Montana grower thin s 15 acre Backintosh Reds to six inches apart. leaves clipped. fruit superb.
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France
New Brunswick
N. J
Montana
Stems of a Chrysanthemum by Elmer D Smith
The article reviews stem rigidity in chrysanthemums noting color diversity and traits such as bloom form foliage and rooting. It explains growers prefer strong stiff stems for large vase arrangements while softer pliable stems suit flat bunches and baskets. It cites Ongawa White Cloud and Mrs Elmer D Smith as rigid varieties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ongawa
White Cloud
Elmer D. Smith
The Venus flytrap and its insect trapping leaf mechanism
A historical overview discusses insectivorous plants with a focus on the Venus flytrap Dionaea muscipula. It describes leaf lobes forming a trap with inner hairs triggering closure upon prey, the capture process, and questions whether nourishment comes from prey or other plant needs. The article notes origins in Carolina and Florida and references its 1768 introduction to the country.
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Carolina
Florida
Making a Tree Limb Saver From Wood and Wire
A simple contrivance uses narrow boards wired together and wrapped around a tree limb to permit expansion as the tree grows. The device is secured with wire and shown in the accompanying illustration.
Rallied to the Defense and a Parisian Parlor Maid
Walter Lonsdale defends Dr. Cook with admitted facts while a Copenhagen bound officer mocks the opposing defense. A mistress questions a maid about her husband’s late home arrival and the maid retorts that the husband once rose for a bath before returning to bed.
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Walter Lonsdale
Scratched So She Could Not Sleep
Mrs. H. Kiernan of 663 Quincy St Brooklyn recounts eczema healing for her niece after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. The child, afflicted for five years with severe sores, slept poorly until visible improvement appeared and a full recovery followed.
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H. Kiernan
Quincy St
Brooklyn
Roaster Uses Dual Cylinders For Even Coffee Roasting
The device features a stationary inner cylinder and a rotating perforated outer shell with space for beans and mixing blades. Electric current heats the inner cylinder, while a pressable knob ejects three or four beans for sampling without stopping the rotor.
Naughty Girl of Nice and the Grasse Widow In Comic Exchange
A Punch style quip ponders two stage titles The Naughty Girl of Nice and The Grasse Widow noting Nice and Grasse are distinct places The dialogue mocks pretentious theater talk and includes a jingle about a laxative bromine product signature B W Grove and a Horace Walpole quote ending with a cigar advertisement tease
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Phyllis
Nice
Grasse
Good Blackberries in Old Patches
In old patches blackberries yield inferior fruit when canes are crowded and weeds grow. Mulching with six inches of old hay straw or strawy manure speeds growth, suppresses weeds, enriches soil, and preserves moisture for better fruit.
Valuable hemlock tree yields lumber worth $500
A hemlock tree grown in Pennsylvania measured 18 feet in circumference and 48 feet to the forks, producing 6,000 feet of good lumber. At current prices, the tree would be worth about $500.
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Pennsylvania
White Strawberries Take Root Near Roxbury
White strawberries brought from the West Indies years ago are being successfully cultivated near Roxbury Massachusetts. The crop is also grown to some extent in Michigan.
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West Indies
Roxbury
Mass
Michigan
The Cloved Aphid Invasion Of Clover Till June
Early June sees a large green long legged clover aphid crowding clover plants. It is the largest aphid on forage crops and sucks sap from the clover. Most aphids are females. they give birth to live young with no males until late season. A single female can produce up to 90 offspring, with a record of 147 and an average of 46, and up to 18 generations can occur in a season from one overwintering female.
Walnut Trees Grafted Oaks Grow Giant Walnuts
News reports say E. M. Price of Sacramento California conducts an experiment grafting walnut limbs into oak trees. The resulting nuts reportedly reach about three times the size of market walnuts, produced from trees near his home.
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E. M. Price
Sacramento
Cal
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Efe
Joe
Tady Garland
Devonshire
Rupert Carroll
Lord Netherville
Miss Garland
Trene
Billy
Bliss Garland
Ian the Toboggan
George’ MacDonald
Venus
Valos
Cowen
B. W. Grove
Horace Walpole
Wis
Canada
Hill
United States
Magnato
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
W. V. Benne Floom
Omaha, Neb
Carter
Cristie
Bree
Fitzgerald & Co
Pat
Defiance
Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
R.V. Pierce
Main St
Buffalo
N. Y
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