Geof Exmslee Joins Denver Household Circle
Geoffrey Exmslee, a young chemical engineer, moves to Denver to live with his mother's girlhood friends. He settles into a cheerful, easygoing family led by Captain Cary and his daughter Miss Nona Aylesbury. Geoff rents board from Cynthia, who runs a gift shop against her family's wishes, and strikes a cautious, curious rapport with her.
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Denver
Geoffrey Exmslee
Captain Cary
Nona
Aylesbury
Cary
Tenny Montague
Carys
Cynthia
Geoff
Elsie
Tenny
Miss Nona
Marguerite
Phoenix
Ariz
New York
Colorado
Cynthia’s Shop Obsession Frays a Denver Family
Geoff, a boarder, watches Cynthia Montague clash with family life in Denver. Her fixation on the Odds and Ends shop strains Miss Nona, Captain Cary, and young Tenny while Geoff confronts her coldly and seeks to help, fearing a financial crisis.
Odds and Ends in a Quiet Gift Shop Episode
Geoff visits a small gift shop during lunch and observes a gray pottery bowl with yellow chrysanthemums that mirrors a home arrangement. He muses on Cynthia and Miss Nona, noting contradictions in their characters as the scene ends with a teaser for continuation.
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Geoff
Cynthia
Nona
Blues Shroud Plains As Sandstorms Drift Across Texas Panhandle
Blustery dust storms sweep the Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Fine sand fills the air and reflects light, giving metal surfaces a bluish sheen observed by weather officials.
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Texas
Texas Panhandle
Plains
Herd Improvement Associations From Denmark to Ohio
Dairymen in Ohio adopted Danish herd improvement practices via Kontrol societies formed 40 years ago. A tester weighs milk, samples butterfat, and records feed and costs to cull poor cows. Denmark’s method boosted average milk to 8000 pounds and 300 pounds butterfat, while Ohio averages about 5000 pounds. ongoing testing aims to improve herd quality and pedigrees.
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Denmark
Ohio
Beach Grass Planting to Stabilize New York Sand Blows
The first private effort to reclaim drifting sands near Brushton in Franklin county planted nearly 5,000 clumps of beach grass on a farm to check erosion across about 10,000 acres in the area. The method, using stolons to form a dense mat, aims to curb sand movement seen as a menace to nearby roads, with prior attempts failing.
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New York State
Brushton
Franklin County
Adirondacks
France
Long Island Park Commission
Jones Beach
Erosion Plains Hit Piedmont Farm Regions
The U S Department of Agriculture reports five million acres in Piedmont country near New York to central Alabama ruined by soil erosion, with another 13 million acres stripped of surface soil. Farmers struggle to survive on remaining patches, earlier incomes dropped to about $300 yearly in 1924. The department urges terraces tree planting strip cropping and brush dams to prevent further erosion.
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Piedmont
New York City
Alabama
Appalachian Mountains
United States Department of Agriculture
Control of Stomach Worms in Grazing Pastures
Rotating pastures to prevent lambs grazing where sheep grazed previously is a top control measure. When permanent pastures are used, drenching with a bluestone or copper sulphate solution offers an easy, low cost method of control.
Agricultural Squibs and Farming Trends Across States
The report notes Iowa leading in arable land share with notable nitrogen fertilizer responses in cherry trees. It cites 45 000 acres of tomatoes in Ozark hills Arkansas and Tennessee declines in hay corn and tobacco output by 10 to 20 percent in 1982. North Dakota records county milk per capita above 90 gallons, while dairy tops gross farm income. New York potato growers target acreage adjustments around ten to twelve percent for 1933.
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Tennessee
New York State
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WNU
Montague
Elsie Dinsmore
Dinsmore
Charity
Cap'n
Oil Company
Capri
Tetrampal
Cain
Chapter
Iowa
Ozark Hills
Arkansas
Vanners
North Dakota
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