Archibald Terhune Inherits Aunt Georgiana's Estate In London
Archibald Terhune, a popular London bachelor, learns he inherits Aunt Georgiana's estate with a $20 000 yearly income if he marries within ten days. Lord and Lady Vincent plot to find a wife among Agathas, with intrigue over Agatha Sixth and Agatha First as Terhune's attention shifts. The tale follows schemes at Castle Wyckoff and in London as deadlines loom.
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Archibald Terhune
London
Trevives
Georgiana
America
Castle Wyckoff
Lord Vincent
Terhune
Lady Vincent
Agatha
Archie
Agatha Sixth
Leslie Freer
Ickness
Vincents
Gatha
Vincent
Agatha First In Love With The Notorious Charmer
A narrator contends with a friend's belief that Agatha First is in love with him. The friend hints at attraction and vanity, while the narrator doubts the seriousness of the affection and vows to avoid matchmaking. The exchange reveals tensions over romance and self-importance.
Last Evening of Terhune's Grace and the Dinner Crisis
The story centers on Terhune's final day to choose a wife and a luncheon with Solicitor Barnes to decide Arch's fate regarding his aunt's estate. Tense expectations mix with Agatha Sixth's renewed affection and Arch's anxious mood as a dramatic interruption rips through the planned wedding-feast night.
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Terhune
Solicitor Barnes
Dearest
Old Arch
Agatha
Arch
Australia
Agathas
Agatha Sixth
Freer
Wye
Aretha
Burglar Standoff Unearths Secret At Wyckhoff Castle
In a dimly lit drawing room Freddy and his wife eavesdrop on Agatha First and a mysterious man in a lovers embrace. They deduce the companion is Terhune, since Freer has left for the village after a party at Northbury. The scene promises further revelations in the ongoing mystery.
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Dearest
Freddy
Anda
Agatha
Northbury
Miss Endicott
Freer
Terhune
A Sparkling Novelist at Sunapee Visit
A Century club editor recalls Robert W. Chambers visiting Sunapee with his brother. At the Ben Mere Inn aristocratic ladies on the piazza were stirred by his arrival and gathered to hear him discuss books. Chambers replied with wit, deflecting praise with humor about eight copies.
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New York
Century Club
Robert W. Chambers
Chambers
Sunapee
Ben Mere
Mr. Chambers
Lorraine
Long-lived family tale from insurance forms
A country man fills an insurance application with ages “if living” for his parents. He reports his father at 112 and his mother at 102, prompting the agent to remark on a very long lived family. The man explains both parents are dead but would be “if living” as listed.
Retain Nitrogen in Manure For Better Fertilizer Value
Rodney M West explains how fresh poultry manure has about twice the fertilizing value of cattle manure by nitrogen content but nitrogen is unstable. Methods include using gypsum sand plaster kainite acid phosphate loam peat or sawdust as absorbents to preserve nitrogen. sawdust is least valuable while lime or wood ashes speed decomposition.
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Rodney M. West
Fern care tips for living rooms and Boston ferns
The article advises growing ferns in heated living rooms with baseboard water heat and warns against steam or dry heat. It recommends Whitman’s as a graceful Boston fern sport with broad leaflets and plumelike fronds. It favors leaf mold soil, regular watering, indirect light, and good drainage, noting Boston ferns perform well with evaporating moisture and occasional showering.
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Helen G. West
Boston
Notes on Hog Lot Feeding and Bone Development
The article advises feeding a diverse diet to hogs, avoiding sudden ration changes. It stresses starting bone development by nourishing the dam during pregnancy to promote bone growth, organ development, and increased lean meat in the carcass.
Poultry Notes on Feeding and Fattening Practices
The poultry industry thrives and poultry product value is high. Use succulents like food melons potatoes beets and tomatoes when feeding dry grains and avoid sour or moldy foods to prevent bowel diseases. Fattening fowls needs limited exercise and hens in molt benefit from liberal wheat bran and skim milk.
Horses of Norway Describe Sturdy Gentle Breed
The horses of Norway are chunky about 60 inches high, hardy and strong with a gentle temperament.
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Norway
Allotment of Farming Land and Rural Dependence
Palmer argues that three families share each farm, with two in town reliant on farm output. He stresses that city interests push for better farming through education, college support, railroad help, and banker backing to increase per acre yield amid diminishing frontier opportunities.
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U. S
United States
Paris Fashion Debuts Long Straight Overdress With Fur Bands
Paris dressmakers unveil new gowns featuring long straight tunics half a tunic half a princess robe with fur bands. Japanese sleeves on many dresses and rich details from Rouff show kitted gowns for afternoon wear with high waistlines and tailored black velvet looks dominating Longchamp races highlight black satin suits and white black ensembles, with gloves and headpieces completing parliament of styles.
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Aris
Paris
Directoire
Rouff
Josephine
Longchamps
Rue de la Paix
Skim Milk Value and Uses in Diets Across Ages
The article discusses freshness and safety of skim milk, advising against offering milk that has stood too long to children under two. It notes older people need not worry about age, and recommends thorough cooking if handling is uncertain. It covers buttermilk production, flavor differences, and a Boston penny lunch study using skimmed milk with bread and butter.
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Boston
Essential points for raising and keeping chickens
The guide lists key steps for poultry care: start with healthy fowls of suitable age, keep coops clean and vermin free, provide dust baths, feed with dry mash and measured rations, include two-thirds green vegetables or grass, offer ample space, and avoid cold draughts.
The Compost System On Farm Waste Management
Those who have not begun the compost system should start at once. Gather coal ashes old rubbish autumn leaves stray dirt old soil old mortar and lime into layered piles with barnyard manure at convenient spots on the farm. Turn later in fall or early winter and distribute where needed.
Dainty Pincushion Decorated With Eyelet Border
A tiny pincushion of barred fimity features a four sided border of Pyra mids eyelets three per section placed end to end. Corner accents include three embroidered white anemone flowers with centers in eyelet. Outside the border a straight row of eyelets threads white baby ribbon. Edges cut in vandykes and whipped with fine thread.
Peasant Gown Features Highlighted In Fashion Notes
The article describes peasant gowns with heavy ornamentation and metallic threads. It notes metal embellishments in bright or dull forms and reports that skirts fasten in front while bodices often hang from one shoulder.
New Negligees Show Delicate Simple Design for Travel
New negligees charm with dainty style and simple sewing suitable for the average sewer. Hand stitched garments are ideal gifts for girls off to college or traveling. Scalloped edges dominate this season with pale yellow Chinese silk garments featuring flowing lines and silk frogs.
Curtains Drying Technique Question
Reading advice notes that when drying curtains hung double over the line they will not stretch, a common outcome when hung by the edge.
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MASON
APA
Copiriont UI
Wilfred
W. C. Palmer
North Dakota Agrcultural College
Duleep Singh
Raoul de Prescourt
Redfern
John B. Pickering
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