Sail with the tide and a wary admiral
In the Bay of Biscay the Ajax fights off a French line and frigate as midshipman narrator recalls Sir Peter Hawkshaw and Lady Arabella Vernon. Giles Vernon plots and teases romance while the crew readies for a French encounter aboard the ship.
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Sir Peter Hawkshaw
Arabella Stormont
Giles Vernon
Sir Thomas Vernon
Hawkshaw
Arabella
Vernon
Philip Overton
Thomas Vernons
Vernon Overton
Giles
Overton Phoenix Jin
Portsmouth
Grehn
Homar
Oime
Sam
Davy Jones
Curmudgin
Thomas Vernon
Ajax
Alr
Sir John Jervis
Mediterranean
Peter Hawkshaw
Sir Peter
Peter
Jack
Ion
Canvay
Lady Hawkshaw
London
Stormont
Brad
Dapune
Phew
Dickey
Buxton
Bombay
Daphne
Polly Hawkshaw
Polly
Httle Daph
Bay of Biscay
Guilford
Suntset
Tobh
Illogical Woman Scolds Boy Over Nest Eggs
A reader recounts a country walk with a young woman who scolds a boy about stealing bird eggs. The boy answers he will climb the tree, remarking the mother bird will not mind as she is in the hat, highlighting a humorous clash of logic and sentiment.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
How to Fish Humor In Angling Advice From The Gazette
A Fishing Gazette note compares fish mood to angler timing urging readers to fish only when fish are in the mood to bite. It cautions against fishing when they are not in the humor, whether in sea or freshwater.
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Fishing Gazette
Stone Barn Walls Built With Cement and Stone Facing
A Rural New Yorker reports on a low cost rough stone barn and Grange hall walls built with cement facing. The method uses 210 bags of cement about 53 barrels, strong cement, sharp sand, and four to one mix, with bolt fastenings for framing and doors set in, noting moisture control from the stone outer face.
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Ro F Martin
New Yorker
Outer Wills
Mabons
Chearly Road Grader Described in Simple Plan
Charles H Ensign outlines a simple road grader using two 12 foot 2x12 planks hinged at one end with 2x6 guides. A team pulls the open plank to form furrows and center dirt, then a rear chain controls width to fill hollows and move soil toward the center. Also notes long life of asparagus beds and methods to reclaim overrushed land.
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Charles H Ensign
New England
Modern low cost cement barn floor plan for dairies
An illustrated plan from Farmers' Review details a mid priced cow barn built mostly of Portland cement concrete. Features include cement walls and roof, 12 inch concrete silo with reinforced walls, ship lap exterior, gas pipe stalls, concrete manure pit, drain traps, washable floors and dust reducing hay handling, with easy repair using cement and sand.
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Walla
Russian wheat growing claims spark worldwide interest
Russian experimenters promote a method claiming yields of 40 tons per acre by increasing soil aeration. They argue soil loosening lets air reach roots, with nutrients released only after years of manuring, and they suggest repeating practices on plots with varying tillage to prove the effect.
Insecticide Mixture Used By Philadelphia Gardeners
Philadelphia gardeners employ lime and tobacco water to kill plant pests. A half bushel of lime is mixed into a barrel of water with a bucketful of tobacco stems, stirred well, and after settling a day or two the clear liquid is syringed over bushes to destroy insects.
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Philadelphia
Pruning Mature Fruit Trees Ideas From Prof Whipple
Prof O B Whipple of the Colorado experiment station explains how pruning affects tree physiology and fruit bearing. Dormant-season pruning promotes wood growth while growing-season pruning boosts fruitfulness, with timing critical for early maturity and avoiding late growth.
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O B Whipple
Colorado Experiment Station
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Hire
Hell Itself
Chearly
Soll
Missouri
Jonathan
Daxéon
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