The Old Man of the Mountains Appears in Alaska Tale
In a perilous Alaskan wilderness, Laura confronts a suspected killer as Lackland schemes to separate her from Paul Miller. An enigmatic hermit known as the old man of the mountains arrives with a Winchester, challenging Lackland and revealing deeper dangers as storms and avalanches trap the party.
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Laura
Bho
Mr. Lackland
Ben Allen
Morris
Ned Padgett
Tom Ambroge
Lackland
Skagnay
Allen
Nei
Paul Miller
Mise Kean
Paul
Bor
the Klondyke
Crnay
The Old Man of the Mountains Chapter V Scene
The excerpt shows Laura protesting separation from her companion Kate Wil and Lackland after a night march with poker Indians and sleds. Laura asks about her promised companion as the party continues and a slick man replies. The fragment ends with uncertainty about companions.
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Laura
Lackland
Kate
Driven to Desperate Straits In Strenuous America
Fragment from a periodical discussion contrasts the idea of a short life with a long, strenuous one. It cites Harper’s Weekly on median ages, noting whites at 33.4 years vs colored people at 18.5, then debates views of overwork and death from hurry. The piece critiques American hustle and mixed medical opinions.
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Lackland
Cumming
Conse Bureau
Loogonn
Harper's Weekly
William T. Orbeton
Dodge's Mountain
Mr. Orbeton
Good Fruit and Profit: The Paradox of Ben Davis Apples
The article discusses how good fruit quality and profitability rarely align, focusing on Ben Davis apples. It notes Ben Davis widespread growth despite being low quality, due to long storage and reliable crops, and contrasts with strawberries, which ship poorly despite flavor. It highlights farmers planting multiple varieties to balance quality and marketability.
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Iowa
Iowa Agricultural College Saga
Horticultural Department
Corning
Adams County
Uust
Amen
Northwest
East
Alleghany Mountains
Easf
West
New England
New England States
Asparegue Asparagua Growers Seek Okla Garden Discoveries
Asparegue Asparagua appears in few Oklahoma gardens and is early spring tasty when harvested. It grows from root clumps with 4 by 5 foot spacing, crowns six inches below soil, and requires winter manure and summer cultivation. Methods to force early growth include moving large root clumps to a hot bed and watering. a slower foil method covers ground to heat.
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Oklahoma
tHulletin Okishoma
Lespedeza Clover A South Roots Forage Plant Gains Ground
A Texas station bulletin describes Lespedeza or Japan clover Ie Lespedexa etriata as a summer growing forage plant thriving from the Gulf states to the Carolinas, not tolerating north of Kentucky. Seeds spread by birds and wind. locally seen as a weed then valued as hay and soil rejuvenator. Planting in late spring, ¼ to ½ peck per acre, seedling slow but drought resistant, violet blossoms in midsummer, reseeding each year if conditions allow.
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Japan
Texas
Trinity River
Carolinas
Gulf States
Kentucky
South
Charleston
J. A. Darke
Western Guernsey Breeders’ Association
The Wood Harvest On Farms and Woodlot Management
The piece argues proper woodlot harvest prevents waste and fires and denies a looming woodless era. It stresses cutting mature trees while leaving younger stock to grow, avoiding indiscriminate slaughter, and notes local, inexpensive fuel independence from monopolies. It cites annual forest growth, and urges systematic, economical harvesting for farm fuel.
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Woodaman
Farmera
Loss on Half Fat Steers Bulletin Summary
Bulletin notes that half fat cattle, fed 90 to 190 days, yield limited profits. Feeding costs exceed returns when cattle are not finished to market weight, reducing overall value of the herd.
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Miseiasipp
Land Area of Hawaii Fragment Notes Acreage Error
The fragment states Hawaii lands total about four million acres but contains garbled words and numbers. It lacks clear attribution or precise figures beyond the approximate acreage. No verifiable entities or dates are present.
Saving Seed Corn from Farmers' Review reads and practices
Broad excerpt reviews seed corn preservation methods from Farmers' Review, highlighting how selecting perfect ears, tying them in small bundles, and hanging them in a cellar can ensure better germination and earlier maturity. It includes anecdotes from A. T. Evans of Knox County Illinois and notes on damp cellars affecting seed viability.
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Farmers’ Review
Fartners’ Review
A. T. Evans
Knox County
Illinois
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John R. Musick
Mr. Howard
Chariie Allendale
Howes Bornex
Gown
Gore
Dan
Rascal
Horsa Cummins
Cummins
Alaska
Kansas
Freaso
Fresno
Kean
Satan
Hawaii
Wrasee
Georgia
San Jose
H. A. Mathews
Middle
Rome
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