Deacon and sister plot over marriage in Plainfield tale
In Plainfield the widowed Deacon Meeks debates marrying again while his sister Sarah Jane, feared and dominating, resents the idea. A magic liniment seller enters with a singer esque plan, Petering into a scheme that spirals into betrayal and a dramatic confrontation ending with a proposal and flight to Nebraska.
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Jane
Cain
Sarah Jane
Deacon Meeks
Plainfield
Califoornia
There’s a Musical Chair in a Funeral Home
A New York village man dies and a hastily seated minister in a corner of the home is jolted when a phonograph style musical chair begins playing There’ll Be a Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight The family discovers the chair plays its tune when anyone sits down, prompting surprised relief and laughter.
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New York
Old Town
The Singing Kettle from Japan
A Japanese craftsman makes iron tea kettles that seem to sing when water boils. Steam bubbles bursting through iron sheets near the bottom produce the sound. Crafting and regulating the fire are needed for these curious kettles, which have been in use for many years.
Disappearance of the Dinosaurs
The text notes an unsolved geological problem on how dinosaurs vanished at the end of the cretaceous period. Dr. A S Woodward says they lived across nearly all lands and did not appear to be defeated by warm blooded competitors, suggesting they died a natural death.
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A. S. Woodward
Farm guidance from old range notes on cattle and crops
Practical farm advice covers feeding, housing, and care for cows sheep hogs and poultry. It stresses clean stables, proper hay, grain grinding, parasite control, selective breeding, and pasture management to improve health and profits. It cites research on prunes, hog cholera cures, and road drag benefits.
The Fireless Cooker Promises Lifetime Use For Every Home
A household cooker designed to boil any dish with heat retaining packing and airtight waterproof tin. Includes a six quart and a four quart blue enamel ware kettle. Pots can hold multiple foods in separate vessels. Claims yearly fuel savings and broad usefulness as a century lasting invention.
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The
Associated Literary Press
Sarah Jane Mees
Sarah
Ife
Johnson
Sarah Diame
Crere
Big Sister
Ian Os
Ghonut
Sarah Jace
Liniment
Sarin Tane
Enid Ves
Megie
Nebraska
Soran
Providence
Sareh Jane
Ed Vanbrook Fearm
Willem Oot
Norway
Iceland
Lehavier
Mascida
France
Oregon Experiment Station
D. Ward King
Middle ‘West
Missouri Experiment Station
Sullivan
Indiana
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