Priest Learns Truths as Border Camp Encounters Silent Emerald Lore
At a New Mexico border camp Captain Kynaston welcomes a blind Mayan priest who seeks his shrine and the imperial emeralds tied to Cortes. Dorothy Upton and Mrs. Fane observe as the priest recounts a 300 year-old quest, while prisoners and guards listen at the meal.
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Dorothy Upton
Kynaston
Senor
Tenochtitlan
el Tio
Coronado
Cortez
Cuernavaca
Pedrarias
Isabella
Madrid
Dorothy
Spain
Gomara
Seville
Padre
Charles
Algeciras
Fam
Emerald Bell Spurs Mexican Gold Heist Mystery
In a Mexican camp, Kynaston uncovers a crate of emerald treasures including a blue crystal bell worth a king’s ransom. A blind priest claims guardianship of a shrine and traces the stones north from Yucatan as rebels flee across the border with loot.
Experience of Those Who Raise Squabs
A survey of 22 breeders from 300 to 2200 pigeons shows Homer and Carneaux predominate for squab raising. Pigeons are mostly confined, mated at about 5.7 months, and fed grains such as wheat corn kafir corn cana da peas millet and hemp with some green feed. Average yearly profit per pair ranges around 1.52 dollars with market prices for squabs averaging 3.43 dollars per dozen.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poultry Investigations Branch
Aged priest spins tale of jewels and shrine quest
An aged blind priest tells Kynaston and guests of wondrous jewels a looted shrine and a long, heart breaking quest for a rare treasure. The tale casts doubt on the padre’s sanity as it unfolds with strange, wandering details.
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Kynaston
Emerald bell's perilous path in wartime intrigue
A fragment hints at a jewel driving a dangerous plot in a war story. The emerald bell could be a key object influencing loyalties, betrayals, and the fate of a man caught between factions. Its history promises blood and mystery as its future makes it a life altering pawn.
Legs and Liver of Chicken Link to Egg Laying
A Kansas State Agricultural College Poultry official, N L Harris, explains that liver activity is essential for egg production and hens should receive liberal feeding with deep litter bedding. He notes fat hens often lay well, debunking the idea that excess fat stops laying, attributing changes to leg and liver function rather than fat alone.
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N. L. Harris
Kansas State Agricultural College
Shipment of Damaged Eggs Under Pure Food and Drugs Act
The United States Department of Agriculture warns that interstate shipment of bad eggs may trigger proceedings under the Pure Food and Drugs Act when destined for food use. Eggs to be used for tanning or technical purposes may be shipped interstate if denatured to be worthless for food.
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Rules Department
United States Department of Agriculture
Political Asset and Clever Elector Ad Phrase
The item presents a political attack line about a candidate described as two-faced and a counter by another speaker promising to kiss twice as many babies. It then shifts to an advertisement for Dr. Pierce's Pellets touting liver bowel and stomach benefits and a claim of one pellet laxative and three as cathartic.
First Challenge Or a One Cent Duel
A man receives an envelope marked Duel inviting a fight, panics and seeks police aid. Three officers escort him, but the desk sergeant reveals the hint meant due one cent, turning fear into a comic misunderstanding reported by the Utica Press.
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Utica Press
British army raises enlistment age to forty five
British consul H E Gresham in Cleveland says the army has increased its age limit from thirty eight to forty five and relaxed corporal standards. He notes a Manchester man attempted exemption claiming poor eyesight and the surgeon replies that he would have an excellent view from the front trench.
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H. E. Gresham
Cleveland
Manchester
Tye
Exaggeration Sparks Lively Talk and Fringe Commentary
A bustling crowd plays with rhetoric and humor as speakers blend witty exaggeration with earnest notes. The scene reveals varied opinions, a sense of local vigor, and a willingness to challenge standard views in public discourse.
What Do the Children Drink Postum Postum Conscience
A York state reader promotes Postum as a safe hot beverage for meals, replacing coffee or tea for children. She cites personal relief from nervous headaches and kidney trouble after switching to Postum Cereal or Instant Postum, praising its delicious flavor and health benefits.
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York State
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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Yucatan
Zapata
Diaz
France
Trocanto
HB Paso
Trecante
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Miss Upton
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Mexico
Carranza
Arisaki
Dean
Kentucky
T. B. Redd
Cadiz
Doan
Beers
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Buffalo
Carter
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