Studio schemes and a million dollar marriage plot
Hall Bonistelle, an artist, confronts a will that leaves four million dollars to his marrying one of three women by midnight. Flodie, Rosamund Gale, and Carolyn Dallys chase him through a party as Jonas Haysingbury schemes to win the fortune. The trio of women press for engagement while Hall fumbles toward a solution.
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Halli Banistelle
Prewarea
Flodje
Figher
Rena Royalton
Hall
Carolyn
Ann
Roshmund
Gale
Marridge
Bird
Flod
Jonas Flassingbury
Flodie
Alfred
Tulor
Jonas
New York
Joye
Brodie
Frodie
Fiodie
Flofiie
Bette van
Hassingbury
Fiedie
Miss Gale
Rosamund
Rosamund Gale
Mr. Hassingbury
Branford
Atratt
Hall Bonistelle
Fledie
Sald
Jonas’ Hasangbury
Blodie
Four Millions Motive Drives Dinner Party Plot
In a crowded social gathering, Alfred Doremus befriends Flodie Fisher as she seeks help to escape a marriage trap. Miss Fisher reveals her crisis to Doremus in the studio after Rosamund Carolyn Dak lys and Mrs Royalton arrive together, their plans shrouded in mutual suspicion as the chapter ends.
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Mr. Doremus
Aéd
Distilleries on Farms Across Early United States
Fragmentary OCR notes describe on farm distilleries in the United States with icehouses and smokehouses for fruit distillation. Peaches apples and grapes were processed into fruit brandy at these rural sites.
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United ‘States
Not Understood Quote on Color Concepts and Nature
Fragmentary text discusses color words and nature, suggesting color terms like white and black do not strictly define objects. Mentions Blackbird Brown Bear and tones around the Yellow Sea and the mountains. Presents unclear quotes about color meanings and perception.
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Yellow
Nite
Fixing Up a Chicken House for Winter
Farmers discuss winterizing a chicken house with emphasis on tight insulation. Instructions cover securing battens and roofing, using building paper, constructing a three-roost layout, movable partitions, muslin curtains, ample nest space, dust and grit boxes, a water table, litter depth, and ventilation balanced with dryness for hens.
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N.hl
Chapm
CHICKENS RESPOND TO CARE IN WINTER CONDITIONS
Poultry guidance recalls keeping fowls healthy in cold months by matching summer needs. Provide grain green food animal protein grit lime water and sun in a dry draft free house. Use a scratching shed, add window coverings for severe weather, and avoid artificial heating while maintaining normal temperatures to sustain eggs.
Turning Green Meat and Poultry Feed Into Winter Stock
Vegetables for poultry such as turnips and cabbage are easy crops to grow as a farm sideline. A plentiful supply should be raised for poultry and stored in a clean place where they will keep all winter, providing a portion of necessary green food for the birds.
Fowls Indoors Warned For Cold Mornings
The note urges keeping fowls indoors until ground frost lifts to curb colds and roup. It stresses regular cleaning as essential in fall to ensure success with the henth sthia Witter.
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Sthia Witter
Raisers Eye Fall Chickens How Weather Affects Laying
The article explains how heat and overuse reduce vigor in layers and breeders, causing late winter laying and high winter prices. It notes that fall chicken raising is less successful due to cold hindering chick development and emphasizes conditioning flocks before and after molt for winter eggs. It lists physical vitality signs such as comb color eyes bright beak strength head shape body depth shank and skin color.
Easy to Keep Away Lice in Poultry
Early prevention keeps lice from spreading in the coop. A clean well disinfected environment helps stop infestation. Fighting lice from the start is easier than trying to cure a badly infested flock. It requires patience to remove all lice in a heavily infested poultry plant.
Laying Pullets Hint For Breeding Pen Use
Fragmentary note suggests marking pullets that lay in the fall to use in the breeding pen next spring. A trap nest should reveal which birds lay.
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Mack
Egg Production Demands Variety in Feed Elements
A historical note stresses that no single feed contains all elements needed for egg production. It urges using a variety of feeds in proper proportions to ensure balanced nutrition for laying hens.
Kidney Disease Remedies Ad Boost Swamp Root Claim
An old advertisement fragment touts Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidney and liver ailments. It claims quick, mild healing and lists Dr Kilmer Co samples, drugstore bottles, and prices. It also references Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver regulation and ends with a social adage about timing caution.
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Kilmera
Swamp-Roob
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Going to Higbie's wedding night
A brief exchange reveals a guest missed the wedding due to selling his press suit to buy a wedding present, highlighting a friend's financial strain and dedication to the event.
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Higbie
A Million Miles of Work in Magnetic Survey
Between 1905 and 1913 Carnegie Institution survey vessels logged 160000 miles and mapped magnetic elements every 176 miles. Land expeditions added 800000 miles with about 2500 stations. In total, roughly a million miles were traveled by land and sea, about forty times Earth's circumference.
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Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Carnegie—institution
Something Like Thrift Parlor Joke Passes Through Genteel Years
An old couple in a quaint tale has a beautifully furnished home. The wife asks her husband where he is and learns he is resting in the parlor. She fears he is on the sofa, but he reveals he is on the floor and that the grand carpet has been rolled up, sparking comic shock.
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Joseph
Husband's Sacrifice in Constitutional Talk
Elihu Root in New York cites a group with a flawed view of self-sacrifice. He recalls Smith and his wife debating the burden of high living costs and whether a raise or self-cooking and restaurant meals could bridge the gap.
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Elihu Root
New York
Smith
John
Postum Cures Coffee Ailments Says Woman
A Postum testimonial describes quitting coffee for two weeks of milk based drinks, resolving chest pains heart palpitations nervousness and headaches. The speaker credits Postum with improved digestion energy and regular bowels after removing coffee.
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Postum
Battle-Creek
Mich
Nan
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Hald
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