Lament in a London plague year and a return to Long Hand
The narrative follows a tangled tale of Rosemary, Quentin Waters, and Sir Gi l, with the air of intrigue and romance. The protagonist contemplates danger, matches with Nell Gwyn, and travels from London to Long Haut as plague drives people away while seeking news of Lady Felton and Raoul Dwight. The homecoming to Long Haut restores familiar comforts as old Nance welcomes him.
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St. Qclaves
Nell Gwyn
Felton
Richmond
Okraine
Lady Felton
Huthhe
France
Raoul Dwight
Long Haut
Grand
Tregnad
We Leave London Beset by the Plague Chapter XX
In London the narrator and Gil discuss a missing paper and a tattooed jerkin as they search for clues. Delirious hours reveal ruminations on Rosemary and the vanished Yorker while the speaker proclaims Rosemary innocent before the King.
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London
Cal
Pray How Comes Love Chapter XXIii Text Teaser
Early morning air lifts the narrator’s energy after vigil with a demanding parent. He prays at a chapel beside his father’s grave, vows to seek Lady Dwight, and hopes to claim his heart’s true partner, then heads toward Castle Drout Castle Leet in mist.
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Gil
Nance
Howell
House of Prayer
Lady Dwight
Castle Drout
Castle Leet
Fairy's House
Bright Doggle and the keen nose of Williams dog
Williams of this place displays a remarkable water opania trained spaniel. The dog retrieves a gilded roll of bills from 150 yards away, returning intact. It also recovered a valuable gold hunting case watch for Isaac Jenkins, a grain buyer of Jacksonville.
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Williams
Titusville
Star
W‘llliams
Isaac Jenkins
Jacksonville
Mottoes and a Yale motto at the New York Yacht Club
John Kendrick Bangs visits the New York Yacht Club where a Yale motto, Lux et veritas, attracts his attention. The host jokes about the club lacking a motto, and Bangs proposes Ducks of deminisse as an apt alternative. The tale is recounted by Sam.
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John Kendrick Bangs
New York Yacht Club
Sam
Yale
Bangs
Yacht Club
Mr. Bangs
Yale Club
Vegetable Garden Troubles and Remedies Advice
Guidance on common garden issues from soil prep to root health. Explains how improper ground prep or fresh manure injures roots, and offers remedies for carrots cracking muskmelons peppers eggplant and cabbage. Also covers pruning to improve shade trees and prevent damage to roads and crops.
Pruning for Shape in Gardens and Parks
The article discusses diverse opinions on pruning for shape in gardens and parks. It cites examples where pruning appeared artificial, creating an unpleasant impression in a park setting. It notes observations from Poluskeepale, New York, and reflects on writers’ perspectives.
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Poluskeepale
New’ York
Earg Tay
Onions and beets show strong yields at Texas station
At the Texas experimental station onions were tested in irrigated and unirrigated plots. Four irrigations cost 11.50 per acre and yielded 676 bushels per acre. An acre of bunch beets cost 192.78 and returned 676.10 under irrigation.
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Texas Experimental Station
Flies and Pasture Design for Cattle Health
Frank Kidder of Cass County Illinois discusses pasture layout to deter flies. He cites a small pen example where flies caused sores and describes a plan from an Illinois institute pairing shade with feeding water sources to lure flies away from grazing cattle. The strategy places feeding near the barn and shade at the far end so cattle graze without persistent fly attacks.
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Ilinois
Frank Kidder
Cass Co
Ill
Farmers’ Review
The Feed Floor for Hog Pens
Henry Powter of Logan County, Ohio, argues a simple uncovered board floor on cinders sand or cement saves feed year round and promotes hog health. He says rain cleans it and sun dries it, reducing disease germs, with a windproof fence for winter. snow is shoveled off to keep the floor clean.
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Henry Powter
Logan Co
Farmers’ Review
Renovated Butter Improving in Quality
A Dairy Division report shows renovated butter nationwide steadily improving in quality. Modern machinery helps, but the renovating stock itself is better, with cleaner, well-sorted stock kept from rancidity through prompt renovation and careful packing and storage.
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Dairy Division
United States Department of Agriculture
Beans as a Catch Crop for a Fair Market
The article suggests sowing string beans as an $80 catch crop in place of finished crops or those removed. Beans are described as very reliable if planted in time to yield good-sized pods before frost, with a quick-growing variety needed after July first to ensure development before frost.
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Grace
Barber
The Preservative Question debated by readers
The letter argues the USDA’s ban on Australasian butter with boron preservative is unfair while noting domestic use and foreign papers cite no proven harm. It contends preservatives are common and urges government action to reduce preservative use, backed by public opinion.
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United States Department of Agriculture
London
Great Britain
Testing Associations Bring Danish Herd Method to Wisconsin
A testing association near Athens Wisconsin adopts the Danish system to assess herd milk production and butter fat. Twenty six members join this spring with monthly testing for each farmer’s herd. An itinerant tester weighs and tests every cow’s milk, funded by the association and hosted by members during visits.
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Athens
Wis
Finances of the Creamery and milk producer profits
James Garlinger of Berrien County Michigan argues in Farmers' Review that creamery finances hinge on profit allocation. He warns against large dividends to capital stock and urges reinvesting profits to raise milk prices or fund improvements, ensuring milk suppliers benefit.
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James Garlinger
Berrien Co
Mich
Farmers’ Review
Butter production and exports across the United States
The United States annually yields about 1.5 billion pounds of butter produced on roughly four million farms, with about 7 million people involved. Estimated value runs around $300 million at about 20 cents per pound, with 96 percent used domestically and 4 percent exported mostly in lower grades. Export profits are limited to inferior qualities.
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United States
Big Cheeses in Fairs Across the World
The piece notes large cheeses displayed at major fairs. Canada sent a big cheese to the Columbian Exposition, England hosted ten cheese specimens from three factories, and New Zealand prepared another ten cheese to exhibit at London’s Crystal Palace this summer.
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Canada
England
New
Butter Imports into England Reach 242000 Tons
England imported more than 242000 tons of butter last year from multiple countries. Denmark supplied 85420 tons, Russia 20235, France 18663, New Zealand 14749, Canada 18430, Victoria 12786, Holland 12618, Sweden 10398, New South Wales 10981, United States 9487, Ireland 2878, Germany 204, and other countries 9816.
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England
Denmark
Russia
France
New Zealand
Canada
Victoria
Holland
Sweden
New South -West
United States
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