Needed More Pep in Business
Caleb Sanderson opposes his daughter Helen marrying Ralph Young a Wall Street trader until a stock market crash tests their resolve. Ralph loses his fortune but earns Caleb’s respect after accepting a modest, safer path and agreeing to partner with Helen and Caleb in business.
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Caleb Sanderson
Helen
Ralph Young
Ralph
Wall Street
Caleb
Lower Manhattan
Herith Ralph
The
Small Dora Defies Rise With Bible Says It Is Vain
Dora declines to get up claiming the Bible forbids early rising. Uncle Henry cites scripture but Dora reads Psalm 127:2 to insist, It is vain for you to rise up early. The young girl’s logic leaves the learned relative speechless.
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Dora
Henry
Kansas City Star
Giant Birds Legend Haunts New Zealand Lore
Detroit News reports a missionary tale of giant flightless birds once said to inhabit New Zealand. Whalers allegedly witnessed the creature, a bone fragment sent to Richard Owen sparked claims of a colossal slow bird larger than an ostrich.
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New Zealand
Detroit News
Europe
Richard Owen
Owen
Out of Print and the Curious Case of Verse
Robert Lynd notes a publisher fire that wiped out a poet’s book turning a former failure into a sudden success as insurance covered all copies. He argues poets rarely enjoy such luck and that accidents seldom make verses out of print a rarity.
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Blue Lion
Robert Lynd
Farmer’s Warning to Daughters Sparks Hoard of Triplets
A south Idaho farmer recalls his three daughters. The Twin Falls marriage yields twins, Three Creek brings triplets, and the elder warns, with satire, to keep away from Thousand Springs after the engagement.
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Idaho
Twin Falls
Three Creek
Thousand Springs
Cursory Remarks From Two Gentlemen About a Lodges Brother
Two men discuss a lodge brother sentenced to eighty days in the workhouse for stealing watermelons. One signals guilt, citing Cap'n Saunders seen with a melon under his arm. The other applies a dismissive, cursory reply as the Cap'n speaks briefly.
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Mose
Rastus
Everybody's Magazine
Unclear Quotation From Uncle Eben About Aerials
Fragments show Uncle Eben and Uncle When discussing music and misunderstood items described as clotheslines but identified as aerials. The language hints at a rural or humorous dialect with references to listening to music and mistaken objects. No clear event, place, or names beyond the two uncles.
Lure of Dainty Lingerie and Wide-Brim Hats in Summer Styles
Julia Bottomley surveys lingerie and millinery trends for summer, highlighting silk nightrobes, lace trims, and a range of wide brim hats from peach and pink chiffons to black velvet bonnets. She notes fabrics like jacquard crepe, triple voile, crepe back satin, and peach tones, with home-made lace work and decorative ribbons enhancing ensembles.
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Julia Bottomley
Waloa
Captains of Adventure: Sam Houston's Dual Paths
Roger Pocock recounts Sam Houston in 1812 joining Andrew Jackson at Horseshoe Bend, wounding his shoulder, earning Jackson's favor, and rising to Tennessee militia general. The narrative follows Houston’s later Cherokee disguise, Texas frontier ambitions, and bid for a job in Washington as he eyed Texas independence.
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Andrew Jackson
Sam Houston
Jackson
Horseshoe Bend
Young Houston
Houston
American Statesman
Arkansas
Texas Pioneers
Sam
Samuel Houston
Texas Cowboys
Washington
President Jackson
Texas
North
South
Calving Cow Care and Feeding Guidelines
Practical instructions from Colorado Agricultural College on preparing cows for calving. Emphasizes comfortable bedding, laxatives for constipation, minimal disturbance during calving, warm drinking water, and careful herd management. Recommends legume hay, silage, bran mashes, and individual feeding with adequate protein and minerals. Monitor milk fever and adjust grain with milk yield. use corn silage in winter and pasture in summer.
Luck of the Left Handed B K and the Left Handers
A London Answers writer notes left handedness runs through many activities from writing and cutting bread to playing piano and scoring goals. He argues luck is not tied to handedness and cites a left handed boy who excels at school and wins prizes.
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B. K
London
Promises Marvels on Shrimp Color Change by Keeble
Sir Frederick Keeble told Bedford College listeners that young shrimps could be induced to grow brown or green or adopt bars and stripes by seaweed color. He suggested future control of growth disease and possibly moral traits in humans.
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Sir Frederick Keeble
Bedford College
London
Sir Frederick
Warning Against Buying Inferior Dairy Cattle
Warnings spread from many states about buying inferior dairy cattle from unreliable sellers. Demand rises as dairy prices stay strong and tuberculosis testing prompts replacements. Officials caution against unscrupulous dealers shipping culls and urge buyers to seek trusted local breeders and verify sellers before purchase.
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Illinois
M. H. Peterson
Illinois Agricultural Association
Nebraska
Fred Ferguson
Iowa
High Temperatures Promote Bacteria in Milk and Cream
Dr. H. W. Conn of Connecticut notes bacteria survive cream handling and multiply quickly if not cooled. One bacterium in milk at 50 degrees F for 24 hours becomes seven. at 70 degrees F it becomes 700. Higher temperatures yield greater increases.
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H. W. Conn
Connecticut
Oats for Dairy Cows Feed Ration Guidance
An old guidance note recommends mixing 200 pounds ground corn 200 pounds ground oats 200 pounds bran and 100 pounds meal to create a dairy cow ration. Feed 1 pound of this mix for every 8 pounds of milk produced, noting oats alone do not dry up a cow.
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H. Irving King
McClure
Small Dora
Eben
Roger Pocock
Bobbs-Merrill Company
A. D
Daac Es
B. W. Fairbanks
Colorado Agricultural College
Promises Marvels
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