Secretary of Embassy Wins Princesss Favor in Courtland
In a palace scene in Plassenburg style, Johann Pyrmont, secretary to an embassy, escorts Princess Margaret and shares a private moment. A rival cavalier plots jealousy as Otto watches, and the princess ponders foreign customs amid flirtation and intrigue.
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Plassenburg
Margaret
Paul
Johann
Prince Ivan
Otto
Johanna Pyrmont
von Dessauer
Bert
Johann Pyrmont
Bette
Summer Palace
Wasp
Lenchen
Kaiser Platz
Karl the Great
Plassenburger
Muscovy
Courtland
American Hunting the Best by Lord Headley
Lord Headley of Aghaboe castle Ireland arrived in New York and praised American hunting. He said the United States offers the best hunting, favoring Rocky Mountain goat stalking and noting the puma is more dangerous than the African lion. He downplayed hunting in Africa.
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Lord Headley
Aghaboe Castle
Kiltarney
Ireland
New York
America
Kansas City Star
Africa
Rocky Mountains
Love and Rattlesnakes in a Lummis Quote
A fragmentary quotation from Charles F. Lummis in the Atlantic describes a sharp smile and a horned reaction to danger. The author contrasts a genuine smile with superficial charm and notes how awareness and peril arise from a single, recognizable sign. The text evokes suspense and a sly critique of deception.
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Chone
Charles F. Lummis
Atlantic
Grain trough design aids equal feeding for lambs
A Prairie Farmer guide advises using an engineered grain trough to ensure each lamb gets an equal share after weaning. The design, built from a 2x12 end piece and three-fourths inch sides with six inch high lattice, prevents crowding and waste, keeping grain accessible and safe for all lambs.
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Desirabie
Feed More Roots to Cattle in Heated Corn Era
Cattle feeders drift from roots due to corn abundance and limited nutri tive value shown by analyses. Roots provide digestive bulk appetite stimulation and tops as well as roots can be fed. Mangel worrels suit feeding, beets and turnips can yield great tonnage per acre with proper soil care and tillage.
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United States
England
West
New England
Rubber Hose Method for Clearing Throats of Cattle
A New York Farm Journal correspondent describes experience with removing obstructions from cattle throats. He recommends a short piece of rubber hose as the best tool because it fits the airway and resists slipping past the obstruction, outperforming whip-stocks or solid instruments.
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New York
Farm Journal
Pears for Stock Said by Louisiana Writer
A Louisiana correspondent notes Kieffer pears worth planting for cattle and hogs but doubts their quality for human consumption. The Rural New Yorker calls them excellent for canning, yet the writer dislikes eating them raw.
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Louisiana
Rurad
Preventing Swine Disease and Sanitation Measures
The article emphasizes preventing hog cholera through clean, disinfected hog houses, yards, and feed areas. It advises draining muddy yards, filling wallows, seasonal cleaning, whitewashing, and regular spraying of buildings and equipment with disinfectants. It warns against crowded pens, promotes quarantine for new hogs, and stresses outside germ sources and carrier risks.
Hog trough attachment device for troughs
A simple device shown to fit over a trough to keep hogs out while feeding. The panel hangs on hinges and can be fastened on either side of the trough. Also shown is an upright box attached to a trough with a funnel top to aid pouring from a pail.
Hogs On Corn Caution From W Va County Agent
A. J. Legg of Nicholas county West Virginia warns against starting hogs on corn at fattening season. Sudden shift from grass and bulky seeds to concentrated corn can injure digestion kill appetite and cause a backnet that hogs cannot quickly recover from.
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Anya A. J. Legg
Nicholas County
W. Va
Blanching Celery by Paper Method Described
Prairie Farmer notes a blanching technique for early celery plants using light exclusion. Stalks are gathered in a tile and wrapped in heavy paper to keep light out, with a stake supporting the plant. The method aims to prevent rot by shading the celery without harming the plant.
Seed corn selection tips urge uniform ears and hard grain
Prairie Farmer notes seed corn choices hinge on yield quality uniformity and hardiness. Key criteria include ear size and uniform diameter cob quality grain depth wedge shape cob covering grain hardness and uniform size and color to ensure consistency and ease of planting.
Garden notes and advice from a rural home paper
Practical tips on sowing greens in partial shade around the tenth of the month and managing crops. It notes the wasp pierces grapes, keeps gardens tidy beside roads, stores early potatoes, keeps tomato plants off the ground, and warns weeds to seedless. It also ponders the harvest of boys and girls and praises bunch onions as a market crop.
Shingling Tip Urges Safe Work Practice
Farm Journal warns workers to remove temporary boards after finishing roofing to prevent slipping and avoid hidden rotten shingles beneath. The advisory emphasizes securing ladders and inspecting for hazards during roof work.
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Farm Journal
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Joan Snond
Crockett
Te Raters O
RM. Crockett
Plussenburg
Lambe
A. A. Craig
Indiana Experiment Station
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