A Story In Four Letters
A college romance unfolds in four letters between Percy Walker, Ruth Stevens, and Samuel Walker with a letter from Percy to his uncle, a staged scene of friends planning the baseball team, and a final reply from the uncle sending $100 with caution about damp spring mornings.
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Percy Walker
Samuel Walker
Caroline
Percy
Ruth Stevens
Ruth
Third Presbyterian Church
Scott
Alma Mater
P. S
Howard B. Turner
Silage for Sheep: Mixed Feeds and Weather Practicalities
Indiana sheep grower notes varied opinions on corn silage for sheep. Moderate, well cured silage works best with clover or alfalfa for balance. feeding in large quantities can cause heated condition, especially with field roots high in corn. In cold weather noon feeding is wiser, most sheep get two to four pounds daily, though some lambs may receive more after birth. Silage is praised for its low cost when properly fed.
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Indiana
Farm Mechanics A Homemade Tool For Drilling Holes In Metal
An Orange Judd Farmer contributor describes a simple metal drilling tool built on a 4 by 4 frame with oak legs. The device uses a 15 inch bolt shaft and a sliding mortised jaw to position holes, offering metal drilling speed comparable to commercial drills at low cost.
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Orange Judd
Dry feeding method in poultry gains mixed results
The National Stockman and Farmer notes experiments show dry feeding is as effective as wet mash when well handled. Dry feeding with limited meat scrap may aid inexperienced poultrymen, with colony flocks saving labor and boosting profits. young chicks require separate discussion.
Duel by baseballs ends in French defeat at dawn
A French challenger faced a Yale man in an odd duel choosing baseball as weapons. The six foot Yale athlete dodged the French balls and then fired three shots, injuring the Frenchman who collapsed and never challenged another American.
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Yale
Eli
Belle France
No Place For Grumblers Bemoans Town Critics
The Macksville Kansas Enterprise laments nuisance residents who loudly critique government and locals from the street corner. It warns that persistent grumblers threaten town vitality and urges movers to relocate rather than remain in discontent.
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Enterprise
Macksville
Kan
Symbolic orange blossom in bridal wear linked to fruitfulness
Uncertainty about why brides wear orange blossoms but many see it as an emblem of fruitfulness. Some authorities trace the practice to Saracens who valued the orange blossom as a sign of a prosperous marriage, noting that in the East the tree bears fruit and blossoms together.
German Syrup touted as cure for consumption and coughs
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup as the only remedy on the market that relieves and cures consumption. Claims it contains endorsed ingredients and offers relief by aiding free morning expectoration. Available in small 25 cent and regular 75 cent bottles at Frost & Spies.
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Boschee
Frost & Spies
Wanted Assistant Manager for county and territory
Help wanted advertisement from a Chicago wholesale and mall order house seeking an assistant manager of any gender for a county and adjoining area. Salary given as plus weekly expenses, expense money advanced. Job described as pleasant and permanent with no investment or experience required. Write for particulars with SASE to Superintendent, 132 Lake St. Chicago.
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Chicago Wholesale and Mall Order
Lake St
Chicago
Times Job Printing Promises First Class Service
When you want anything in the line of job printing The Times can supply your wants in first class shape.
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The
Times
Green's Warranted Syrup of Tariff Refund Guarantee
Fox Bros offer refunds on 50 cent Green's Warranted Syrup of Tariff if it fails to cure cough or cold. They also guarantee a 25 cent bottle to prove satisfactory or money refunded.
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Fox Bros
Growth of Trout Defies Size Explanations in Fresh Waters
The article discusses Salvelinus fontinalis known as brook trout, noting that age food and temperature do not fully explain size variation. It cites 6 to 12 pound specimens, reports regional size differences in Canada, and questions why some virgin lakes yield large fish while others do not, ending with a reflection on the allure of fishing. It also argues for urban library usefulness and rural access to books.
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Agassiz
Canada
St. Paul
Bristol Press
Customer apologizes after billing mix up at Fifth Avenue jeweler
A dispute over payment was resolved in the customer's favor after a Fifth Avenue jewelry shop sent a collector to apologize. The jeweler said with 60 000 accounts they sometimes err, and asked for pardon for the mistake.
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Fifth Avenue
New York Sun
Name on the Foreign Visitor Office Visit
A humorous exchange shows a visitor struggling to obtain the name of the boss as an office worker jokes about time and pronunciation before closing. The scene underscores bureaucratic formalities in a light, comic frame.
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Herr
Shopper Requests Better Quality Goods
The Philadelphia Press quotes a clerk and shopper in a brief exchange about preferring higher quality merchandise over cheaper options. The dialogue highlights consumer taste and retail dynamics in a city store setting.
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Philadelphia Press
Simpkins and Tompkins Exchange College News
A judge remarks on a conversation about a son returning from college. Tompkins says the son will come home in about six months and notes the boy has become a halfback. The exchange contrasts parental curiosity with college updates.
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Simpkins
Tompkins
Following Nature Extends Life, Deviation Shortens It
A maxim notes that obedience to nature lengthens life while departing from natural laws shortens it. The proverb links health to harmony with nature and warns of consequences from deviation. This reflects a timeless moral about balance, habit, and well being.
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Hollister
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Wis
Ken
Sweet’s
West End
Edy
AGRES
Bayfield County
D.M Maxcy
Washburn
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Washburn, Wis
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