The Doctor Haynes Mystery in Bishopsville
In Bishopsville Doctor Haynes a recluse physician tends Mary Parsons during a dire appendicitis case using a lamp but faces village speculation about his past. A secret is revealed by banker Mr Parsons showing the tale was a cruel hospital prank that left Haynes with a painful past and a path to forgiveness.
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Doctor Haynes
Bishopsville
Parsonses
Mary
Haynes
Gladys
Mrs. Parsons
New York
Mra
Parsona
Mr. Parsons
Pennsylvania
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Stranger in Indiane village attends church board meeting
A stranger in an Indiane village sits through a lengthy church talk and jokes about being bored more than anyone, as the minister invites the board to meet. The remark highlights that seeking advice is often flattery or a dodge of responsibility.
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Christian Herald
Does Popcorn Pay Profit Depends on Quality and Market
Does popcorn pay? Yes, but not on large scale due to limited demand. Profit hinges on growing good quality corn, proper storage, and advantageous marketing. Iowa and Nebraska farmers specialize, storing in cribs and selling when market prices rise, with 10 to 50 acres typical per farm.
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C. P. Hartley
Iowa
Nebraska
Field of Popcorn Growth and Uses Across Markets
The article describes a popcorn crop with strong suckering tendency grown on hills and harvested for sale to manufacturers, commission merchants, and jobbers. It notes vast annual use in popcorn package goods like crackerjack and confectionery, with coatings of sugar, glucose, molasses, and sometimes chocolate, peanuts, or coconut, sold at parks, resorts, picnics, stores, and stations.
Avoid Using Small Eggs in Breeding and Plant Health
Breeders should not hatch eggs smaller than the flock's average egg size as they may still fertilize well but could yield offspring prone to laying small eggs. The bulletin also notes Black Knot disease in plums and cherries, forming olive green to black knots on branches. Cutting out and burning knots, alongside spraying, is advised to control the disease.
DREAD DISEASE OF POULTRY IN CHOLERA AGE
The disease roup is a contagious catarrhal infection of the mucous membranes in poultry second only to cholera in dread. It causes eye and nasal discharge, sneezing, weight loss, and may be acute or chronic with possible death if untreated.
Mouth Organ Heroism in War Time
The piece recalls soldiers clinging to mouth organs amid mud and rusted gear. In campaigns from England to France, the small instrument is valued above weapons for morale, helping men endure strain and stay steady when waiting out danger.
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Tommy
England
France
James N. Hall
Atlantic Monthly
Feed Truck Is Convenient for Large Herds
The article notes that mixing and carrying feed to a large herd is laborious when done per animal. A feed truck allows bulk mixing at the bin and transport down the gangway, where feed can be shoveled out quickly in proper amounts, reducing workload for farmers.
Feeding the Stunted Pigs and Poultry Greens
Stunted pigs may need costly feed to restart growth, while timely high priced feed can be justified to keep pigs growing. Pigs on pasture require daily grain. Beets for hens are favored. sprouted oats are common but sugar beet or mangel beets with parched sprouted feed and roots offer strong green nutrient value.
Gadly Infested Trees and Spraying Remedy
Report describes trees badly infested with San Jose scale appearing ash covered. Advises spraying all small fruit trees to protect nests and combat plant diseases affecting them.
Unproductive Muck Land Advice and Poultry Health Notes
Unproductive muck land does not need nitrogen fertilizers or manure. A couple of hundred pounds of sulphate or nitrate of potash will help and it may need a ton or two of lime. Prevention to beet a draft in the poultry house means roup in the flock. Prevention is the best method and much cheaper than the cure.
Hena Need Most Scrap in Daily Mash Rotation
Hena reports need for scrap higher than 16 to 26 percent in their mash daily. Rotation for Strawberries noted. strawberries should not follow strawberries in the same field to avoid reuse and contamination.
Rotate the Crops and Calving Dry Time
Agricultural guidance urges crop rotation to avoid pests and soil depletion and recommends cleaning seed and ground as best insurance. Cattle advice notes a cow should be dry at least four weeks before calving to ensure healthy birth and recovery.
Red Cross Seals Surpass Previous Christmas Sale
Eighty million Red Cross Christmas seals were sold last year, beating the prior high of 55,000,000. From the $800,000 raised, half goes to the Red Cross and half to local tuberculosis associations acting as sales agents.
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Red Cross
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