Island Shipwreck Survivors Begin Building Home
Tom Harris and Mr. Vernon create a temporary shelter on a lush Polynesian island after retrieving a hatchet from the wreck. They fashion palm based clothing, plan a house, a school, and a raft to reach the old ship, while defending the children and seeking safety from storms and beasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Vernon
Tom Harris
Dame Nature
Tom
Walter Vernon
Walter
Mr. Vernon
Vernon
Eleanor
Mr. Verne
London
Ellie
Mr. Harris
Om Nostalgia and a Quiet Grave Wish by the Hibiscus Tree
OM detaches the hatchet and gazes over the wave and sky to the verdant heights with a sober melancholy look. He fears a grave here on the island yet smiles, adding he would be laid under the Hibiscus tree beyond the spring if anything happens.
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Mr. Vernon
Tom
Walter
Pete Jones
Polynesia
Vernon
Despair and Deliverance On a Deserted Island
Tom returns with a raft bringing spirits clothes a trunk and a Bible to Mr Vernon and the children on the island. Vernon reflects on past failures and growing dependence on native resourcefulness while Tom’s optimism and practical gifts brighten the group.
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Tom
Mr. Vernon
Cretur
Lady Eleanor
Ellie
City may close dangerous school building says legal opinion
The Baltimore American reports Mayor Hooper has a legal opinion from City Solicitor Elliott on city authority to close a dangerous school building. Fire commissioners must inspect and report to the inspector of buildings, who with the mayor's approval can order repairs or housing changes. If occupancy endangers students, the mayor should seek immediate alternate housing or closure of the school.
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Buiilding
Hooper
Elliott
Board of School Commissioners
Baltimore American
Wot Are You a Cryin for Cause It’s Rough on Father
A fragment from Truth uses dialect to portray a child lamenting harshness at home. The speaker explains tears flow not for self but for the father’s hardship, capturing a family strain in terse dialogue.
Fifth National Irrigation Congress Heads to Phoenix
A review of the irrigation movement traces its progress from Salt Lake City 1891 to Denver 1895 and outlines prospects for the Phoenix gathering. The article notes federal Carey law effects, state commissions, and growing public interest in arid-land reclamation, with Phoenix praised as an irrigation hub. It cites canal mileage and local enthusiasm, predicting a historic congress with prominent speakers and wide participation.
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Fifth
National Irrigation Congress
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Utah
Los Angeles
America
Salt Lake
Congress
Dominion of
Canada
Mexico
Denver
Federal Congress
Denver Congress
Albuquerque
N. M
Union
Hermann
Oregon
Supreme Court of the United States
California
Yankee Thrift
Salt River
Salt River Valley
Arizona
Santa Fe, Prescott
Arizona Canal
Maricopa Canal
Water Power
Farmers
St. John’s
Mesa Consolidated
Highland
Temple
Utah and Eureka
San Francisco
Phenix
Fifth National Irrigation Congress
Friends of Irrigation
Illinois
New Jersey
Georgia
Commisg Congress
National
National Committee
E. R. Moses
Great Bend
Kan
James McClintock
O. M. Heintz
Plant Blooming Cycles Across Varied Species
The passage notes that orange trees flower in summer while fruit matures over two years, creating a multi stage display. It mentions arbutus flowers in September and October with fruit ripening similarly, and other plants like firs and coconuts bearing flowers leaves and fruit together. It ends with quirky notices about a centennial marker, cyclone prophets, a Victoria prize, and a family tragedy.
Bees Answers From Missouri Beekeepers Q and A
A Missouri beekeepers meeting used a question box to discuss hive management. Topics include brood chamber contraction, queen replacement timing, top bar frame handling, pollen in surplus boxes, taxable status of bees, tenement hives, swarming prevention, queen introduction, spring colony building, mutual undercutting, bee escapes, and achieving better honey prices with marketable quality.
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Missouri
Wheat and barberry rusts traced by De Bary findings
The article explains puccinia graminis and puccinia coronata rusts on grasses and leaves, noting multiple forms and names across life stages on barberry and buckthorn. It cites spores moving from wheat to barberry, then back to wheat, and discusses ash composition from Geneva experiments.
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de Bary
Forage Value of Wild Barley and Cow Water Quality
Wild barley offers limited forage value when flowering but provides notable pasture in fall and early spring as plants regrow from old stems. Clean water and better hygiene prevent stringy milk and ropy milk, with purity impacting cow health and farm economics.
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Iowa Station
Ensilage Boosts Milk Fat Through Feeding Value
Farmers report ensilage yields higher returns than chemists’ feeding value. As a succulent feed it increases the percentage of fat in milk that goes into butter, enhancing dairy profitability.
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M.t.caldor
International Press Association
Chapter
Queen Victoria
Royal Horticultural Society
Mr. Took-a
Montana
Geneva
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