Mary Loring Meets Publisher in New York Romance
Mary Loring, a small town writer from Hawkinsville Iowa, travels to New York with her Aunt Linnie. There she meets Philip Buchanan of The National Weekly, discusses her story At Sea and a potential series of shorts, and forms a delicate bond as she faces family troubles at home and a growing chance at publication.
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Mary Loring
Jim
Linnie Cotswell
Lelia Ormsby
Mary
Ellen
Mamie
Peter
Christopher Cragg
Ests
Doctor Cragg
Linnie
New York
National Weekly
Jerome Taylor
Umberto” Ballanci
Umberto
Lelia
Greenwich Village
Phillip Buchanan
Mr. Buchanan
van Winkle
Ford Hansen
Miss Loring
United States
Buchanan
Lafayette
Greta Garbo
Hawkinsville
Iowa
Fiji Islands
Saint-Louis
Chicago
Mississippi
Swanson
Burlington
Art Swanson
Paul Whiteman
Saint Louis
Boston
Alphonse
National
Phil
Jim Ormsby
Phil Buchanan
Paul Waring
Larry Wood
Connecticut
Wedding customs on Papua New Guinea island
Natives decorate themselves with bright feathers bone ornaments shells and beads for a wedding. The groom goes to the bride’s home and leads her to the new home he has prepared, marking the main wedding act.
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Papua
New Guinea
Tar Oil Emulsion for Apple Aphis Control
Agricultural note from Rutgers University experts advises applying tar oil emulsion during warm spring weather to kill apple aphis eggs on trees. Dilute stock to 2.5 percent tar oil, ensure complete coating, and spray as a fine mist blown into trees with the wind. Begin plans early before buds appear to avoid injury from late application.
Reasons for Floor Laying in Hens Highlight Nest Shortages
A Montreal Herald poultry note cites floor laying as caused by insufficient nests and comfort. It argues that crowded nests trigger floor eggs, urges ample nests, and favors simple trap doors over swinging designs to reduce floor laying.
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Montreal Herald
Watch for Corn Bugs in Stored Grain Cribs
Prairie Farmer notes large stored corn invites insect damage. Mild winters boost insects. dry ventilated storage limits harm. Early signs are holes in kernel ends and edges. If a crib is infested, feed or sell promptly, or shell and fumigate in a tight bin.
Wire Fence Evolution by Illinois Farmer 50 Years Ago
Peter Sommer of Illinois first tried woven wire fence design described by Keystone Steel & Wire. He stretched smooth wires between posts and woven cross wires by hand, creating a durable fence in a day with small square openings.
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Illinois
Peter Sommer
Keystone Steel & Wire Company
UC researchers breed two hen lines for egg shell types
Poultry breeders at the University of California developed two hen lines by selecting chicks from thick and thin shelled eggs. One line yields hard shelled eggs, the other soft shelled. A good laying flock can be built from the hard-shell hens, while the soft shellers are culled.
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University of California
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