Cowboys at Flying Heart seek race vow after phonograph loss
The Flying Heart Cowboys mourn their prized phonograph after a defeat in a foot race against the Centipede ranch cook. Yale cheerleader J Wallingford Speed and Caer Covington are expected to race, with Helen Blake negotiating to get Covington to reclaim the prize. Speed agrees to race as an unknown, while ranchers browbeat him over the bet on the outcome. The dispute deepens as Miss Blake and Fresno from Stanford eye the romance amid wagers and threats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flying Heart Ranch
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Caer Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Wally
Fresno
Stanford University
Ladies
The
Cowboys
New Mexico
Mariedetta
Willie
Lawrence
Glass
Catskill Mountains
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Blake
Carara
WilHe
Larry
Stover
Gridley
Bill
Mr. Speed
Soiffly
Humpy Joe
Joplin
Missouri
Santa Fe
Depu
Waltham
Dodge City
Kansas
Seven X
Harper’s Weekly
Miller’s Roast of the Coal Man in Wedding Jest
Joaquin Miller edited the Eugene Register and ran a now-legendary joke column. A veteran Eugenist recalls his wedding description praise for an unusually sumptuous bride’s gifts headed by a ton of coal, celebrated for its quaint massiveness and old-fashioned heft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joaquin Miller
Sierras
Eugene Register
Eugene
Overworked Mrs Knage and the time to read papers
Mrs Knage complains women lack time to read papers while Mr Knagg argues she has the same hours. She laments missing sections from the household pages to society notices, marriages, divorces, and even death records, noting she often skips bargain ads.
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Mrs. Knage
Mr. Knagg
Mrs. Knagg
Bandmaster a Real Genius at Cheyenne Visit
In Cheyenne a band from an army post stood in a circle to support each other after thirty six hours on duty awaiting Adelina Patti and Etelka Gerster. Colonel Mapleson asked to reach the band master but was deterred by the bandmaster who explained the circle kept all musicians upright since even one man missing would make the group collapse.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Adelina Patti
Etelka Gerster
Patti
Mapleson
Crusoe Plans to Hold Reader's Attention Next Days
Robinson Crusoe muses over a footprint in the sand and wonders how to keep readers engaged for four days. He ponders hiding the clue and keeping suspense by delaying action while contemplating his next move.
Mortality in Baby Chicks and Brooder Temperature Test
Instructions to diagnose chick deaths by removing food traces and swapping chicks with mother hens overnight to test brooders temperature. If chicks recover, temperature is correct. otherwise test for feeding and exercise. Also notes huddling behavior under cold or hot conditions and death patterns.
Breeding Poultry for Results
J R Philo of New York urges breeding unrelated birds to improve offspring, exhibition and utility traits, size, and hardiness. Line breeding is risky without understanding, and finding compatible strains is key to maintaining strong egg production. Breeders should know how and why to mate for best success to avoid ruining good strains.
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J. R. Philo
New York
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Berkeley Fresno
Corral
Lenores
Rex Beach
Paul Armstrong
Eogar
Smith
Harper & Brothers
Somih
Plymouth Rock
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