Cattle rustling scandal rocks Kemah county in Dakota
George Williston uncovers a gang of horse thieves at a riverbed camp. Paul Langford and Louise Dale join forces with Richard Gordon to press charges as Jesse Black faces a circuit court process. Mary Williston shows resolve amid hostile crowds in Velpen and Kemah.
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George Williston
Catire
Brand
J. RB. Brand
Paul Langford
Williston
Jesse Black
Kemah County
South Dakota
Three Bars
Willissee
Langford
Mary
Louise Dale
Hammond Yaale
Wind City
Richard Gordon
Kemah
Velpen
Jim Munson
Munson
Sioux City
Bill Brown
Louise
Higgins
Wase
Rosebud
Mary Williston
Homemade heater and cooker built from pine and iron
The author describes a self made heater and cooker using a pine frame and galvanized iron coating. It includes a ground fire place of stone and blue clay, a stow pipe collar, and a movable tank used to heat water for stock and cooking. The device served year round for heating water and other farm tasks.
Williston Fights for Williston’s Steer in County Hearing
Early morning rush to the preliminary hearing follows Jesse Black’s bid to keep control of a Three Bars steer. Williston identifies the animal on the island with Black’s brands while Langford plots to use the recovery to bolster the state case. The county attorney Richard Gordon presses for a binding order to appear at the circuit court term. Williston and Langford duel over pride and legal leverage as the hearing looms.
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Law and Order
Mary Williston
Mary
Justice of the Peace
James R. McAllister
Jimmie Mac
Gordon
Jesse Black
Black
Munson
Billy Brown
Indiana
Langford
Jim Munson
Jim
Williston
Eden
Jake Sanderson
Hell
Wyoming
Velpen
Brown
Paul Langford
Richard Gordon
Angford
Dick Gordon
Simple hinge fix to secure sash windows
Buy a small plain hinge one and a half by one inch and screw it to the lower right corner of the upper sash above the flange. The hinge stays near the casing to allow one side to turn. When closed the hinge prevents raising the lower sash or lowering the upper one and stays hidden without disfiguring the sash.
Average corn yields and reforms urged by Holden
Prof P G Holden argues in A B C of Corn Culture that US corn averages under 25 bushels per acre but many farmers reach 60 70 and even 80 90 bushels. He cites fields across roads with large yield gaps yet equal land values and labor. He insists high yields are achievable by many and urges testing and prompt replacement of defective seed.
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P. G. Holden
United States
Blues Beset Brothers In Barber Shop Tale
Louis Jones of the Grand opera house and his brother, a colored man, share gloom at a barber shop. They talk of weather and hard times as a silent mood lingers. The punchline recalls a proverb about having nothing and time. An Indianapolis News quip notes Jones wonders who the philosopher was.
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Louis Jones
Grand Opera House
Indianapolis News
He Certainly Can Benham Exchange
Dialogue snippet shows Mrs. Benham claiming he used to say she was his life and Benham replying about tiring of life. The exchange hints at personal tension and sentiment within a domestic scene.
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Mrs. Benham
Benham
Grape-Nuts Promoted as Brain and Nerve Food
An advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as a wheat and barley based food transformed to aid digestion and brain nerve support. Quoting Dr Geo W Carey it praises phosphate of potassium as vital for nerve fluid and gray matter, urging use by workers and families as a cure and health booster.
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Geo. W. Carey
Using Commercial Fertilizers in the Garden
The article warns gardeners about nitrate of soda, muriate of potash, super phosphate, and ground bone. It notes careful handling and experience are needed to avoid disappointing or disastrous results. It explains nitrogen for leafy crops from guano or manure, phosphoric acid from wood ashes or super phosphate for edible roots or fruits, and that ground bone is slow to become available.
Keep Corn Dry Against Freezing Risk
Experiments show thoroughly dry corn resists cold injury, yet drying is tricky. moisture-laden air can rehumidify grain, risking damage from severe frost.
Watch the Heifers Calving Caution
Farmers warned to monitor heifers near calving with emphasis on first calves. If the initial calving proceeds safely, later risks are minimal and manageable for herd health and stability.
Brain Power Through Proper Feeding With Grape-Nuts
A woman writer credits Grape-Nuts with boosting morning appetite, sustaining brain power for work, and improving her children's health. She notes prior fatigue, poor breakfast habits, and late-day snacks, then reports steady nourishment, clearer thinking, and no dull head pain after adopting the cereal. Postum Cereal Co. Battle Creek Mich.
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Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham Letter Poetry
Advice on consulting Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential help with private illnesses. The text touts sixteen years of correspondence with sick women and promises guidance from letters illustrating the power of her knowledge to ease ailments.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Story
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa shares how she suffered since age sixteen from an organic disturbance and female weakness causing headaches and nerves. After using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and following physician advice she claims she is now a well woman and recommends it to friends.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Facts for Sick Women Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been the standard remedy for female ills. It has reportedly cured thousands troubled by displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backaches bearing-down feeling flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
The Simple Life Abe Plans White Folks Wedding
Abe, a light mulatto, asks a minister he once worked for to marry him next week. Miss May Felicity Johnson desires a marriage “just like white folks.” The minister offers $5, but Abe only has $8 total for the wedding and housekeeping.
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Abe
Munich plans forest cemetery on 300 acres
Munich is creating one of Germany's most beautiful graveyards by purchasing about 300 acres of romantic forest land five miles from the city. The site will be Germany's first forest cemetery designed to preserve its idyllic character.
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Munich
Germany
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