Nighttime capture for a missing heiress in a farm-house
Richard Carriston and Dr Brand pursue a womans abductor after breaking into a rural dwelling. A scuffle ends with the prisoner bound and the key found. Carriston rescues a pale beauty, reveals a betrothed union, and escapes by train to London with the heroine and the doctor.
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Richard
Alt
Brand
Carriston
Fenton
Deuce
Durance
Doctor
Welcomie
Mberty
Madeline
Midcombe
London
Turning Diamonds Into Graphite
A science column describes converting diamonds to graphite by Moissan and by exposing a diamond in an exhausted Crookes tube. The graphite forms as a black crust, showing diamond to graphite transformation under high energy bombardment.
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Monsieur Moisson
Monsieur Moissan
Staying Powers Casino Cabby Tale
A humorous exchange about a horse with staying powers as a cabby boasts the animal has not moved from a spot for five hours, highlighting grit and persistence in a grimly comic street scene.
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Cabby
Wilkes Causes Bath Flood After Yachting Holiday
Odd incident centers on Wilkes who, after returning from a yachting holiday, sat in a bath and baled out water, flooding the entire floor. The exchange questions his actions and mocks his supposed absurd behavior.
Six Ways to Sow Timothy and Clover Seed for Iowa Soils
Agricultural writer E. E. Bennett from Waverly Iowa Republican outlines six seedings methods for timothy and clover. Advice weighs soil texture and seasonal timing from prairie sod to fall grain and spring mixes, with cautions on dry springs, loose soils, and fallow periods. Guidance also covers sowing alone versus with grain and post seeding cultivation to improve stands while noting risks of drought and midsummer heat.
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Iowa
E. E. Bennett
Waverly
Timothy
Wisconsin
Spring sowing timing and farming practices in period piece
The article discusses optimal spring sowing timing for fall and spring grains, noting moist soil in cracks aids germination and a perfect window exists. It also mentions sowing depth, weather, and drought considerations, plus farm tips on sow care and fleece weight records and the benefits of cooperation and a revolutionary separator.
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Dewasa
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Hugh Conway
International PA Association
Part
Fabian
Leo D. Well
Colman
California
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