Ives Family Faces Gossip and Tense Hometown Clash
In southern Arkansas the Ives Andy Kate Hope Dave and Granny move to a homesteading area. Hope becomes entangled in a benign situation that stirs malicious talk among neighbors who once welcomed them. When hogs ruin Andy's potatoes he confronts Big Flanagan in town and is arrested for attacking with a weapon.
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Andy
Kate
Hope
Dave
Granny
Arkansas
Ives
Big Flanagan
Flanagan
Hope and Kate Face Dad’s Town Trouble in Agency Scene
Hope and Kate fearfully react as their father faces a jail question after a minor disturbance. Andy returns with a plan to keep hogs from the fields using a single wire fence while Dave and Mr. Flipp celebrate his bravery. Bugler the dog zaps himself on the wire and flees in fright.
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Wold
Jerry
John Bunyan
Granny
Apostle Paul
Dave
Mr. Flipp
Bugler
Jessie Bell
Andy
Kate
Hope
Barbara Bird
Ike
Big Halleck
Big
Brother Conann
Martin Meets Stiff Opposition in Swamp Homesteaders Plan
In the swamp, Andy and Big discuss organizing homesteaders to counter outside influence. Big agrees to lead, arguing enough votes exist to swing a close election. Meanwhile council and church plans falter as gossip and fear of backlash grow, and Sheriff Burke joins the scene as notable opposition to the Martin ring.
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Andy
Jerry
Mr Bird
Big
Hig'sa
Granny
Sheriff Martin and Sig Flanagan Plot Votes in Swamp
Sheriff Martin plans to swing homesteader votes by friendly gestures while Ives faces pressure and a rival, Sam Bragg, reports hogs and organized action brewing in the swamp as voters brace for a tense election.
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Martin
Sam Bragg
Bayou Bridge
Sig Flanagan
Ives
Sam
Burke
Sheriff Martin
Sig
Winslow
Bragg
Notes From Mayor and Sheriff Spark Homesteader Rift
Andy senses a covert scheme as notes from Mayor Winslow and Sheriff Martin spark talk of organizing homesteaders. Halleck and Ives are named as players while plans to “head off the notes” falter. Andy seeks Jerry’s counsel, while a mysterious ax handle twist looms in this serialized tale.
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Halleck
Ives
Sig Flanagan
Sig
Burke
Andy
Martin
Winslow
Dave
Jerry
Wingless Chickens Stir Speculation in Poultry Industry
Des Moines man Peter Baumann reports a ten year effort to breed wingless chickens claiming 95 of 100 hatch without wings. He markets 400 birds and expects a new trend in poultry raising noting the birds possess thick white meat where wings would be. Ancestors from Texas supplied wingless stock after a 1930s trip.
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United States
Peter Baumann
Des Moines
Iowa
al Capp
Baumann
Texas
Peter H. Baumann
FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE HEATING ADVICE
A reader asks how to stop wallpaper from loosening above a radiator. The answer attributes the failure to heat drying the glue too quickly and advises repapering only after the radiator is cold.
Touching up scratched white wood furniture legs
The damage likely comes from scuffed varnish on white wood such as maple. A thorough refinishing offers better results than quick touch ups. If you prefer, ask a hardware dealer or furniture store for products designed to conceal scratches and blemishes on furniture.
Eighteen Inch Beruttley Doily Pattern No 2007
A frothy beruffled 18 inch doily featuring a pineapple motif. Suitable as a dining or occasional table centerpiece and a nice holiday gift idea. Pattern No 2007 includes complete crocheting instructions and materials required.
Repairing Corner Wall Cracks With Corner Lath
To fix a corner crack remove plaster to lath on both sides of the corner for 4 to 6 inches, install metal corner lath, and replaster. If corner lath is unavailable, use 8 to 12 inch metal lath strips bent at right angles and nailed in place. Have a plasterer do the job. For ceiling cracks, undercut to widen at the lath, clean crumb debris, wet groove, fill with patching plaster, let dry, then fill to surface and smooth.
Electric wagon unloaders aid farm chores in Wisconsin
Electric wagon unloaders are a new farm device with many still in testing. In Wisconsin half of farmers with forage harvesters also use electric unloaders. A three ton load can be moved by one man in five minutes. Power comes from a portable motor used on other equipment when not attached.
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Wisconsin
Hide Signs of Wealth in Bantu Society
The passage explains a cultural practice where a man with a large cattle herd disperses animals among poorer relatives to avoid ostentation. It notes the need to avoid conspicuous wealth, fine houses, or highly cultivated lands to prevent envy from chiefs. This mindset has historically hindered progress in Bantu agriculture in South Africa.
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South Africa
Narrow Poultry Houses Change to Wider Style
Ohio State University extension poultry specialist QD D Moyer notes the narrow 15 to 20 foot deep houses are being replaced by 40 to 40 foot deep structures. New houses hold 500 plus birds and reduce wall space heat loss and cleaning effort while making equipment movement easier.
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D. Moyer
Ohio State University
Moyer
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