Not Alone Now on the Sea of Fate
Katherine and Bruce Hetherington face peril aboard a yacht as a storm drives them toward separation. In a charged farewell the couple clings to each other, then hear the ship reach safety at St Hilaire and resolve to reach Paris together, no longer alone.
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Katherine
Mr. Hetherington
Pines
Hetherington
Paris
Berbec
Denar
Lerbec
Normany
Old Mar- Unis Ciurses
Bruce
Alexander
Berbee
Martigny
Kit
Death
St. Hilaire
Cats Guarding Fruit: A Guardian of the Stall
A sidewalk tourist observes in a fruiterer's that three tabby cats keep mice from spoiling fruit. A cat's presence is defended as essential to protect oranges melons and baskets from damage and to preserve the shop's appearance. The fruiterer calls cats the guardian of the fruit.
Bob the terrier steals the show in a wild visit
A narrator endures a chaotic afternoon with Amy and her bulldog Bob. The intelligent affectionate terrier causes mayhem from chasing a postman to wrecking slippers and lunging after a cat, finally curling up in the narrator’s lap for a contented end.
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Amy
Bob
Panama
Thor
Pasteur
Avenda
Rob
Enoch
Wnab
Left Pair Of Slippers Mark Burial In Amsterdam Church
A church in Amsterdam houses a white marble monument with two curiously shaped slippers and the inscription Effen Nyt meaning nothing else. The tale says a rich, extravagant man spent his fortune yearly to match his remaining life, dying as predicted with only the slippers and burial clothes left.
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Amsterdam
Effen Nyt
White Garment in Demand at Camp Marlin Talk
John J. McGraw spoke at Camp Marlin on his baseball trip abroad. He praised the game for English audiences, shared cricket anecdotes from London, and recounted a playful tale about an umpire in a white coat at Helions Bumpstead while a girl pressed for the nightie the turkey-carving umpire wore.
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John J. McGraw
Camp Marlin
King George
London
Helions Bumpstead
Curious Condensations and Dated Odds in Headlines
A collage of historical notes spans magicians in London and Venice’s early chimney accounts to 1912 rail and cable plans. It lists transatlantic trade, military gymnastic feats, U.S. education valued assets, Chinese cigarette imports, and British Columbia land and timber estimates. The piece closes with farming tips on milking and keeping cream sweet.
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London
Venice
Germany
United States
China
Tientsin
England
Halland
British Columbia
Summertime Dairy Ration Advice for Cows
The article argues that feeding cows with both grass and dry rations during summer yields better condition and avoids overreliance on one feed. It notes that cows kept in good shape through mixed rations will adapt to winter grain and roughage with only a slight quantity increase and no adverse effects from shifting from grass to heavier rations.
Moon Claimed Oval by Bologna Expert Strattesi
Astronomers await details of Professor Strattesi’s experiment from Bologna claiming the moon is oval shaped. He asserts the moon’s polar and equatorial diameters differ, a view challenged by long-standing measurements. A clergyman links lunar shape to Revelations and the New Jerusalem, with a bishop of Hixeter backing the theory.
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Strattesi
Bologna
New Jerusalem
Hixeter
Dehorning Dairy Bulls and Heifers Stirs Controversy
The article discusses using caustic potash to dehorn heifer calves to reduce aggression. Some dairymen favor horns on bulls, while others dehorn bulls to ease handling. The practice claims to yield calmer temperament if horns are started then removed, but not if horn growth is blocked entirely.
Milk souring and summer bacteria in dairy handling
Bacteria cause sour milk and thrive in warm weather. To reduce contamination wash the cow’s udder before milking and ensure the milker’s hands and pail are thoroughly clean. Maintain hygiene to lower bacterial presence in the milk.
Raise good heifer calves for profit on your farm
Farmers overlook raising fine heifer calves. Well bred grade heifers fetch strong prices and pure bred stock sells readily. Raising calves also offers a way to market surplus feed and earn profit by comparing cost to future sale price at two years.
Buying Dairy Cattle At Four Years Old Maximizes Yield
Guidance from a 19th or early 20th century source advises purchasing cows around four years old for dairy herds. It notes that milk production potential is evident by then, with peak milk yield and strong calves expected in the six years after reaching that age.
Trying Season for Cows
One of the most trying seasons for the dairy cow is late summer and early fall. Pastures are often short or dried up and dairymen may let cows drop off in milk flow due to lack of feed. Once the milk flow declines it is hard to restore no matter how cows are fed.
Feed Cutter Improves Calf Ration On Eureka Farm
J K Welch of Eureka Kansas describes building a simple hand powered feed cutter to cut green corn kafir and prairie hay into small pieces for 24 calves. The device uses a 14 inch crosscut saw blade and a 1 by 12 inch by four foot frame. One man could prepare feed in three to five minutes with minimal waste until frost ended the green feed trial.
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J. K. Welch
Eureka
Kan
Ijiail
Breeze
Mmy
Highest Colored Butter From Grass and Feed
Green grass rich in carotin yields the deepest colored butter. Green corn with xanthophylls also gives strong color, while breached clover hay and yellow corn produce milk with little color. Breed affects color, but diet changes color within each breed.
Cutting Corn for Silo and Harvest Methods
Corn for the silo can be cut by hand or by machine. Hand cutting is used on small harvests where buying a corn harvester is not profitable, though it is slow.
Ironclad Feeding Rules for Cows
Strict directions for feeding cows cannot be given. In general they should receive all roughage they will clean up with grain in proportion to butter fat produced.
County Clerk Railsback reports November hunting licenses high
County Clerk Railsback to the State Fish and Game Commissioner showed 526 hunting licenses issued in November, the peak month for licensing. James Owens pleaded guilty in circuit court to stealing corn, receiving six months in jail and a $5 fine, with release on good behavior.
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Railsback
State Fish and Game Commissioner
Ing
James Owens
Mrs Florence Marriott Visits Oska loosa Relative Note
Mrs Florence Marriott of Oska loosa Iowa is visiting relatives and friends here.
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Florence Marriott
Oskaloosa, Iowa
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