Beauty's Daughter in Summer at the Herrendeens
Victoria Herrendeen returns from the beach with her father Keith to a fragile home scene. Their small seaside boarding house life unfolds amid a strained tension as Magda Herrendeen contemplates Victoria's future and a planned bridge party for the Harwoods brings social pressure and unease.
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Victoria Herrendeen
Mademoiselle
Dad
San Francisco
Victoria
Butler
Keith
Magda Herrendeen
Vicky
Magda
Mother
Ferdinand
Herrendeens
Johnny
Mr. Kendrick
Keith Herrensen
Vic
Kinsolvings
Keith Herrendeen
Lady Cuthbertson
Harwood
Clean Field Will Pay Well Specialist Adviser
H W Taysog of Extension Galena offers guidance on pasture for spring farrowed pigs. Pasture reduces disease risk, supports health, and is cost effective. Soybeans planted and cultivated provide excellent grazing. an acre supports 15 to 20 sows with corn and protein supplement.
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H.W Taysog
Galena
WNU
Sunlight Key for Healthy Poultry and Egg Production
A Los Angeles Times writer notes sunlight is essential for poultry health along with feed water and clean quarters. Adequate sunshine prevents rickets in adults, promotes growth in young birds, and supports egg shell quality.
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Los Angeles Times
Albemarle Pippin Apple Traced to Dr Thomas Walker
The Yellow Newtown apple known locally as Albemarle Pippin grew in Virginia. Dr Thomas Walker, a physician with Virginia troops in the French and Indian War, brought scions after Braddock's defeat and grafted them at his Castle Hill home in Albemarle County.
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Virginia
Albemarle
Thomas Walker
Braddock
Fresh Egg Law Stresses Quality Over Age in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Record notes the fresh egg standard set by Secretary J Hansell French. The law imposes criteria: air cell depth under a quarter inch, yolk visible but not mobile, firm clear white, and no visible germ development. Proper storage over weeks brings eggs within the law.
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Philadelphia Record
J. Hansell French
Measuring Straw Stack yields estimated tonnage method
A correspondent in Wallaces' Farmer explains a method to estimate straw tonnage by multiplying stack length by ground width and one fourth the stack height. Divide the product by 600 for well settled stacks or by 650 to 700 for new or unsettled stacks.
Market Old Sheep Urges Quick Sale for Failing Ewes
Prairie Farmer advises marketers to cull ewes with poor dentition. Inspect incisor teeth in the lower jaw to judge age. Sheep show eight incisors that meet the upper pad. after about five years they lose teeth and struggle to feed, so disposal is recommended.
Proud Father Two Parons at Anniversary Lunch
A farm visit during anniversary celebrations features two parsons who eat two chickens meant for the guests. The farmer, guiding the visitors, hears an old rooster crow and quips that the bird is proud because it has two sons in the ministry.
In the Garden Contrast Between Potatoes and Corn
A quoted pair explores a playful garden scene with dialogue about planting eyes of potatoes and ears of corn, contrasting curiosity and language. The exchange reveals a whimsical, literary tone within a garden setting.
Vicar Returns From Abroad Faces Warm Parish Crowd
A well known vicar arrives back from overseas and is greeted by a large parish gathering in the schoolroom. He acknowledges the crowd with a playful remark and begins his address to the assembled friends.
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Hartford Times
Landlady Serves Thin Bread Slices to Boarders
A landlady presents extremely thin slices of bread and butter to hungry boarders. A boarder questions the cuts and she replies she did cut them, prompting the boarder to humorously offer to shuffle the dealt in response.
Notably Complex Metaphor on Politics and Oratory
Senator Sorghum quips that politics resembles a radio needing a lot of machinery beyond a loud speaker to convey ideas. The exchange foregrounds humor about political communication and public persuasion.
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Senator Sorghum
Inconvenient Washer Frustrates Householder
A reader vents about a new electric washer from TVA. She complains the paddle mechanism knocks her off her feet during Saturday night baths.
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TVA
Ahead of Him Jim-So Your Wife Has Been Married Four Times
Dialogue shows Sam comparing his marriage count to his new wife who has been married four times. He notes she is two marriages ahead of him with humor about their past spouses.
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Jim
Sam
Eggs for All Tastes: No-Chicken Eggs Questioned
A customer asks for eggs with no chickens. the grocer confirms alternatives like duck eggs are available. The brief exchange highlights curiosity about egg sources and suggests varied offerings beyond hen eggs.
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Grocer
Pretty Soft Mr Bug Open Fire and Fuel Comfort
A casual note highlights a cozy scene with an open fire and a large bag of fuel for warmth and comfort by the speaker.
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Mr. Bug
Confidence Restored and Local Banter Across Board
A dialogue shows Miss Cayenne gaining self trust in music after radio programs inspiring belief in her singing. A light exchange about coffee placement reflects humor with Mr Boarder commenting the cup on a chair is a weak rest. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the Miami River in Ohio was once Rock River, named by French explorers for its rocky bed and later renamed after the Miami Indians.
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Miami River
Ohio
Rock River
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pattern Instructions for Sewing and Household Arts
Fragments describe a sewing pattern order from the Sewing and Household Arts Dept New York. Readers are asked to send ten cents in stamps or coins to obtain the pattern and to include name and address for delivery.
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Sewing & Household Arts Dept
Fourteenth St
New York
Fragmented Instructions on Household Tasks Cited
A garbled note lists several old fashioned domestic tips. It mentions chilling canned fruits and placing them in oil for texture, washing woolens, rinsing, and a method to clear stale odors by burning vinegar on a hot shovel. The text is unclear and partial with mixed phrases.
Five Springs in Stafford County Yield Distinct Mineral Waters
In Stafford Virginia five springs lie within sixty feet of each other and each spring produces a different mineral water. The clustered springs offer varied mineral profiles in a small area.
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Stafford County
Virginia
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