Murder in the Paget House Mystery in New York
David Mallory, seeking newspaper work in New York, becomes a switchboard operator in a posh apartment building run by Tim othy Higgins. He meets Agatha Paget and her niece Allegra as a murder rocks the Ferriter clan, with Lyon Ferriter under suspicion. David accepts a job aiding Agatha while night finds a prowling Grosvenor and a mysterious woman leaving no message.
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David Mallory
New York
Timothy Higgins
David
Agatha Paget
Allegra
Higgins
Ferriter
Pagets
Lyon
Everett
Jane
Paget
Lyon Ferriter
Jerry Cochran
The
Press
Miss Paget
Grosvenor Paget
Grosvenor
Hig E
Agatha
New York City
Shannon
Babylon
Allegra and Ione Ferriter Involve Grove In Family Plot
Allegra reveals Grove is in love with Ione Ferriter and a plan to keep it secret until Grove’s birthday to protect inheritance. Miss Paget assigns David Mallory to uncover who killed the man while Lyon Ferriter’s escape stirs tension among the household. Allegra hints at opera tonight with David as escort.
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Miss Agatha
Allegra
Grove
Ione Fe
Ione
Agatha
Stanley
Admiral Crichton
Lyon
Ferriter
Mr. Mallory
Alaska
Iane
Allegra and Lyon at luncheon amid tense house intrigue
In a restrained luncheon scene, Allegra and Lyon settle beside each other as host Miss Agatha guides the table talk. The narrator, uneasy and observant, recollects a night of danger, suspects hidden motives, and notes that Grove will be late, leaving a thread of suspense about the murder case.
Depleted soils need minerals says Dr Millar
Dr C E Millar, a soils professor at Michigan State College, explains plants require mineral nutrients from soil beyond carbon dioxide water and light. He notes soil decay is slow, farming removes nutrients, causing shortages of nitrogen phosphoric acid and potash and that most soils need additional minerals, calcium, sulfur and others.
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C. E. Millar
Michigan State College
Pattern No 8836 Jacket Sizes 34 to 46
Pattern No 8836 designed for sizes 34 through 46. Size 36 requires 4% yards of 39 inch material without nap for short sleeves and 4% yards for long sleeves plus 5 yards for contrasting collar and cuffs. Send order to the indicated address.
Special dress design offers versatile home and runabout wear
The design No. 8836 allows making the dress in household cottons for home wear or in rayon or thin wool for runabout. Sleeves can be cut short for home wear or long for runabout. The belted back with lengthening bodice panels creates a slimmer look, with gathers beneath the yoke for a clever fit.
Immortal Character and Eternal Growth Quote
Frederick G. Budlong reflects on life as a process of becoming shaping character. Loving and trusting God through shadows aids joy in sunshine and duty in darkness fosters joyous service when hope returns.
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Frederick G. Budlong
Scientists Pasteurize Soil with Electric Device
Cornell University researchers report using buried portable heaters and a dairy steamer to pasteurize soil in greenhouses and beds, killing disease organisms and most weed seeds. They reach about 150 degrees Fahrenheit to sterilize and reduce overheating risk.
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Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
A. G. Newhall
Value of Silage
A simple rule values silage at half the worth of good legume hay. Silage yields 50 bushels per 1 ton acre and equals 5 bushels of corn plus 300 pounds of hay. With corn at 75 cents per bushel and hay at $15 per ton, good silage is about $6 per ton.
Tomatoes Provide Daily Vitamin C and A
A medium ripe tomato supplies about half of the daily vitamin C requirement and roughly one fifth of the daily vitamin A needs for an individual.
Farm Notes on Hay Seed Crop and Rural Electrification
Hay crop seed production is about 10 percent above most recent years except 1938 and 1939. The number of farms served by electric light and power companies in the United States grew 98 percent from 710000 in 1932 to over 1400000 farms in 1938.
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Electric Light
United States
Household Tips And Food Prep Notes From The Era
Stovetop tricks for muffins and biscuits discuss proper mixing and oven heat. Lemon juice is extracted by warming the fruit, potatoes gain flavor with a touch of sugar in their boiling water, and cider jelly makes a refined turkey accompaniment. Frugal care tips include removing grease with corn meal and protecting valuables with black tissue or fabric.
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Turkey
Visible World Quoted by Henry James Insight
A concise reflection on the visible world as a surface revealing inner truth, attributed to Henry James. The line imagines man as a mirror within, exposing inner life through outward appearance.
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Henry James
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