Autumn at Twin Fires a Country Farm Chronicle
In the continuing diary of Twin Fires, autumn brings perpetual corn rustling and ripe Stowell apples. Stella and John plant and label bulbs, transplant foxglove and hollyhocks, and plan exotic beds while savoring potatoes, tomatoes, and cider. They store harvests, prep for winter, and anticipate a country winter.
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Mike
Stella
Alice
John
Ariadne
Kate Greenaway
Ravdwenhoff
Antony and Cleopatra
Epictetus
Luella
Joe
Old Wordsworth
Shakespeare
Masefield
Hayfeld
Antony
Cleopatra
Eupietetus
Gladys
Gaynor
Twin Fires at Bentford A Summer of Farm Life and Growth
The narrator recalls the second Twin Fires summer with busy days tending a garden and orchard, managing cows hens and crops, and selling produce to hotels and inns. He reflects on improved finances yielding about a thousand dollars yearly, a debt-free home, and a life of purpose tied to ongoing gardening and family. The passage ends at the pergola with a sleeping child and a quiet, hopeful future.
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Peter
Tels
Bentford
Stella
New York
Upper West Side
Eckstroms
Napoleon
Pasteur
Verdite Mine in Transvaal Yields Gold in Black Talc
In Kaap val ley Jamestown district Transvaal a Verdite mine yields greenstone with pure gold in black talc. Gold-bearing rock found among talc varieties. waste slime from mining is used in soaps paints papers and other everyday products.
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Kaap
Jamestown
Barberton
Transvaal
South Africa
Magnesia
Daddy’s Evening Tale of the Ball Burst in the Clouds
A bedtime tale describes heavy rain and a ball burst in the clouds. The King of the Clouds, the Sun, Rainbow, and the Army of Raindrops join in a playful exchange about weather and friendship as the rain ends and sun returns.
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Nancy
Daddy
Nick
Sun
Mr. Sun
King of the Clouds
Clouds
Rainbow
Mr. Rainbow
First practical use of uncultivated land in France
Sixty families in Maisons Alfort near Paris received assignments of uncultivated land for potatoes and vegetables under a decree by the French minister of agriculture. This marks the first real test of the policy to utilize all unused lands.
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Maisons Alfort
Paris
Fit for the Part Wifey What do you think baby will become when he grows up
Hubby says the child has enough experience to be a town crier. Town Topics presents a playful exchange on early ambition and public life conveyed in a light local tone.
Life in the Open Trench Remark Sparks Picnic Contrast
In a boxed reminiscence a speaker notes imagined trench hardships while recalling an all day picnic held yesterday. The contrast highlights daily life and morale during wartime.
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Brest
Rome
Verdite
Mary Graham Bonner
the Sun
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