The Call of the Cumberlands excerpt headline
In this serialized tale by Charles Neville Buck, Samson, the mountaineer, moves from Misery to New York art circles. Adrienne Lescott arrives, befriending Samson and inviting lessons in manners, while Lescott and her brother mentor the hopeful artist as he adapts to city life and competing bohemians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Miller
George Scott
Jesse Purry
Hellman
Samson
Hollman-South
Jim Hollmar
Purry
Spicer South
Lescott
Tamarack
Wile McCager
South Clan
Newark
Spicer
Sally
New York
Drennie Lescott
Wilfred Horton
Kip- Ring
de Malpassant
Lesacott
Fhhad
Awakening Affection and class anxieties in early autumn
In October the narrator Samson loosens from isolation as Adrienne Lescott befriends him and a budding bond grows. Their drive toward independence is tempered by memory of his parents and the social boundaries of their world, setting up a deeper conflict to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Collasso
Atudio
Washington Square
South
Collasso
Samson
Sorrento
William Farbish
Winifred Starr
Miss Starr
Farbish
Forbish
Graddy
Mr. South
Down South
Mr. Graddy
de Maupassant
Collasao
Adrienne Lescott
Adrienne
Lescott’s
Manhattan
Mixed farming proves strong in Western Canada
The article argues that mixed farming in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta yields solid results, citing success stories from Alberta farmers like BE. L. Deputy of Frye & Sons and Thomas McKay. It highlights high yields for wheat and oats, profitable dairy activity, and growing U. S. investment in Western Canada’s agricultural sector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Sedgewick
BE. L
Frye & Sons, Packers
Seattle
Pacific
Western Canada
Thomas McKay
Hardisty
Osage City
Kansas
Calgary
Gleichen
United States
U. S
Old Craft of Odd Design Hums on Tigris Banks
The kufa circular loom craft, woven from date palm branches and bitumen, is unique to Mesopotamia along the Tigris and Euphrates. Each boat seats passengers and cargo, requiring about three men and twenty days to build, with a history dating before Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mesopotamia
Kufa
Tigris
Huphrates
Palace of
Sennacherib
Truth Lies at Bottom of a Well Quip Ends Debate
A Sage quotes truth lies at the bottom of a well while a fool counters with a marked oil well remark. The exchange frames a rural witticism about perception and practical reality.
Snow Insulation Warms Ground Beneath Thick Snow
Observation notes that snow cover creates a ten degree warmth gap between the ground and the air above it. The earth retains heat under the blanket of snow, altering surface temperatures and potentially affecting local conditions.
Tough Spider Webs in Java
Some Java spiders weave exceptionally strong webs, with fibers so tough a knife is needed to cut them. This remarkable trait highlights the diverse adaptions of spiders in tropical ecosystems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Grass widow or spinster
A reflective line notes human nature and the idea that people rarely resolve to worsen next year. It contrasts grass widows with spinsters, suggesting women would rather be free of marriage than bound by single status.
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Call of the Cumberlands
Charles Neville Buck
W. J. Watt & Co
Billy Conrad
Stagbone
Palinga
Wickliffe
Mr. Wickliffe
Hari-Kari
Horton
Winfred
Europe
Ramson
George
George Lescott
Misa
Hapter
Ani
Beecham ’S
Babezes
J. D. Kellogg
Borthrup & Lyman Co., Ltd
Buffalo, WY
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