Speed faces ransom of prized phonograph in Texas field race
In a story set at the Flying Heart ranch, speed and Speed's entourage prepare for a high stakes foot race against the Centipede cook to recover a treasured phonograph. Cowboys gamble on Speed while Helen Blake and other travelers chase romance amid bets on Willie's gun and a watch, all adding tension to the coming race.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Waily
Fresno
Stanford University
Ladies
The
Cowboys
Awrence Glass
New Mexico
Lawrence
Glass
Mariedetta
Catskill Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Blake
Carara
Willie
Larry
Berkeley Fresno
Corral
Lenores
Mr. Speed
Stover
Joplin
Missouri
Santa Fe
Depuy
Waltham
Wally
Dodge City
Kansas
Wille
Senor
Seven X
Quiet Knock Memoir of Miller and Coal Man Joke
In recalling Joaquin Miller the Poet of the Sierras and his Eugene Register spoof, an elder Eugenist cites a wedding description where the bride’s gifts included a conspicuous ton of coal praised for its quaint massiveness versus modern coal tons. The anecdote showcases Miller’s sharp humor and local newspaper lore.
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Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Eugene Register
Eugene
Overworked homemaker laments reading load in papers
Mrs Knagg argues women have as little time as men for news while Mr Knagg insists otherwise. She complains about skipping death records and ads due to the overwhelming household, society, fashion, and marriage sections.
Eggs From the Farm Handling and Shipping Guidance
N E Chapman outlines best practices to protect farm eggs from draughts and odors, detailing common losses such as small dirty or broken eggs, the importance of proper weighing and storage, and the need to avoid washing market eggs while emphasizing candling and moisture control to preserve quality.
Cutting Cowpeas For Harvest Routines
Cowpeas may be cut with the mower. After a full day of sun the vines are raked and left a day in the wind row. They are then bunched in small groups and after another day or two placed into larger bunches to stand as weather permits before being drawn to the barn.
Plowing Oats and Barley Stubble for Fall Grain
A Baltimore American writer outlines August plowing of oats and barley stubble to rot weeds and settle soil. If dry, use a sulky cultivator or steel cutaway disk, harrow lengthwise and across, then plow after August rains. Spread rotted manure evenly with a two-horse spreader to avoid fertility loss.
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Baltimore American
Alfalfa Weevil Threatens Utah Crops in 1907
Utah farmers face a serious pest the alfalfa weevil first appearing in 1907. The hard brown beetle overwinters in sheltered spots and the larvae feed on alfalfa buds for about six weeks. Control urges rapid growth, early harvest, spring tooth and brush dragging, and crop rotation every four to five years.
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Middle West
Utah
Europe
Henry Howland Quints the Train Delay I
A poem chronicles a traveler seven hours late aboard a train. The guard promises time will be made up as freight blocks the schedule. Repeated delays, jolts, and a hotbox on the baggage car frame a day marked by postponed departure and fading moments.
Horses for Deep Plowing
Deep plowing is essential to improve fertility and moisture for better crops. Heavy draft horses are the first essential for deep plowing and big loads, as scientists and agricultural colleges advocate. Farmers with light scrub teams must cope with lighter yields until they acquire heavy draft teams that can pull a large 16 inch plow.
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The
Live Stock Journal
A Stitch In Time Fix Fences Around Pasture
Advice from C P Bull urges regular checks of pasture fences to prevent cattle escapes. Emphasizes tightening sagging wires and replacing decayed posts as signs of good farming and careful management.
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C. P. Bull
University Farm
St. Paul
Feeding Effects Wool Quality Upgraded by Feeding
Proper feeding improves the quality of all livestock products including wool. The source notes that wool from the sheep depends on feeding, being good, bad, or indifferent based on how the animals are fed.
Keeping Grain Land Busy with Winter Covers
Idle waste land after harvest should be sown with winter vetch crimson clover or rape to improve soil. Such cover crops provide early pasture and help restore fertility on grain farms.
Stenographer Daughter Secures Early Position
Conversation reveals the daughter has secured a stenography job after a brief study period. The speaker expresses relief that the daughter can support the family since the husband’s insurance is insufficient for their lifestyle. The remark notes the employer’s stutter as a factor in reassuring the speaker.
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Gertrude
Modern Child In Custody Tales From The Court
A child narrates his shifting life in irregular housing. He describes living between his father and time in court custody, revealing instability despite appearing well cared for. The exchange highlights family disruption and legal oversight affecting a young person.
One Thing Left for Him
A domestic exchange reveals a husband’s line about happiness and a jest about his first spouse’s death. The exchange implies unresolved tension and a grim punchline about the prior marriage.
Beyond the Pale exchange over neighbors and social norms
A provocative private dialogue contrasts class expectations with family life as a neighbor is judged by her five children. The scene highlights fashionables limiting families to two, revealing social pressures.
She Invariably Has Help In Folly
A witty verse notes that when a woman errs in love she often leads a man astray, implying shared folly and mutual mistake in romantic misjudgments.
Wages of Sin Prompt Strike Call During Speech
A speaker quotes the Bible and a walking delegate shouts for a strike to raise wages. The scene captures tensions over pay and labor action in a public gathering.
Limited to Men and the Red Noses
The piece notes that large red spongy noses in men are not always from drinking but can signal a disease. It asks whether a woman has ever exhibited the same effect, highlighting gender contrast in appearance linked to health.
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REX Beach
Tex Beach
Paul Armstrong
Rosar
Bill
N. E. Chapman
Ghe Quin
Henry Howland
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