Rich Heiress Engineer Faces Love and Deception
Mary Brown, daughter of a wealthy man, disguises herself as M Brown to take an engineer post with the Paradise Valley Project. On the way she meets Denis Craig, who befriends her despite early friction. At the project she is accused of hiding her sex by chief engineer John Stark while Craig remains a shady figure.
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Mary
David Brown
Denis Craig
Craig
John Stark
The Hobo Night Life of David Brown’s Daughter
In a tense chapter a wealthy girl abandons her bed and comforts, leaps from a window, and sleeps outside under newspapers and a coat pillow. She endures heat and drought as she escapes the city home, hoping to escape her nerves and the squeamish pull of her life.
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David Brown
Chapter V Starting at the Bottom
Dawn finds Mary fleeing a house with a hidden prisoner in an envelope. She shows Lucretia Dorsey the captive then seeks guidance, and Lucretia reacts with mischief as they decide their next move. Hilt comments on the project as Mary faces an uncertain breakfast revelation.
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Mary
Dorseys
Lucretia Dorsey
Lucretia
Mary Brown
JM. Brown
Mary Brown Leads Boundary Work in New Frontier Settlement
Mary Brown joins Hilton Dorsey and Nell Goodenough in a boundary line project. She embraces the open terrain as she becomes the pioneer woman among engineers, racing to professional top with a determined start and a tense greeting from Goodenough. TO BE CONTINUED.
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M. Brown
Creesh
Lucretia
Mary Brown
Sacramento Valley
Hilton Dorsey
Mary
Hill Dorsey
Transit Party
Nell Goodenough
Walt
Neil Goodenough
Miss Brown
Hilts
Nell
Chicago Gamblers Use Live Mice To Tempt Chance Seekers
A Chicago gambling house tests a mouse roulette style table. Fifty holes surround a rotating fringed rod as mice are released from a bottle to choose a hole. Players win all or lose their stake based on the chosen hole, making the game highly profitable for the house, with guards wary of baited holes.
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Chicago
Micky
Dark Hazard
Charles X and Louis Philippe: Bourbon line of French kings
Charles X ruled 1824 to 1830 as brother of Louis XVIII and Louis XVI and after abdication appointed Louis Philippe duke of Orleans as king. Louis Philippe, a Bourbon relative, became king soon after. The 1848 revolution forced his abdication and exit from the Tuileries in Paris.
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Charles X
Louis XVIII
Louis XVI
Charles Philippe
Artois
Charles
Louis Philippe
Orleans
Philippe
Louis XIV
House of Bourbon
Tuileries
Paris
White Clothing Stays Cooler By Reflecting Heat
A discussion notes that light colored fabrics reflect heat and light more than dark ones. White materials tend to be cooler overall, with the cooling effect influenced by fabric texture and material type beyond color alone.
Sanitary Brooder House Practices for Healthy Chick Rearing
Poultry expert H G C Gauger advises thorough cleaning of brooder houses before chicks arrive and at intervals during the brood period. Scrape manure, scrub with lye solution, replace dirt floors with clean material, use wire frames for feeders, and ensure adequate space about six square inches per chick. Move the house if needed and maintain good draft control.
Dosing with Drugs Not Beneficial for Laying Hens
Indiana Farmer's Guide reports that dosing laying flocks with drugs will not increase egg production. Egg yield depends on heredity and proper feeding. Dr. H E Moskey of USDA confirms no drug cures raise output. Rations should maintain body weight and provide warmth energy and egg materials.
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Department of Michigan Agricultural College
H. E. Moskey
United States Department of Agriculture
Indiana Farmer’s Guide
Fading Out Epidemic Strikes Southern California Poultry
A five year survey across fourteen poultry flocks in Southern California reports mortality from 17.3 to 61 percent among 14 733 birds, rising 36 percent over 1928–1930. termed fading out by commercial poultrymen, with English farmers noting similar issues.
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California
Los Angeles
Poultry Practices Highlight Egg Income in Tennessee
A Tennessee study shows 76 percent of poultry income comes from egg sales. Tips include one nest per six hens, clean houses, dry litter, and separating roosters from layers to produce infertile eggs.
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Tennessee
Historic Memories of Little Iron Wolverine
The National Geographic describes the Erie Pennsylvania site where new ribs are fitted to the Niagara flagship keel and notes the Wolverine anchored near the Perry monument in Misery Bay. The Wolverine, first iron hulled Great Lakes ship, was forged in Pittsburgh and launched at night after delays, aiding Canada against the Fenian raid.
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National Geographic Magazine
Erie
Penn
Perry
Wolverine
Misery Bay
Perry Monument
Great Lakes
Pittsburgh
Scoffers
King Strang
Beaver Island
Canada
Proverb Warns Against Wax Head in Sunlight
A medieval saying cautions that a person with a head made of wax should avoid direct sun exposure. It implies vulnerability to heat and melting wax, serving as a metaphor for fragile or flawed prudence.
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