Archibalds Edith Dims To Ingytate Estate Offer
Rhibald Terhune, a London bachelor, learns he is heir to Aunt Georgiana’s estate worth $20 000 a year but must become engaged within ten days or the legacy goes to a third American cousin. At Castle Wyckoff Agatha Sixth spurns him while Agatha First attracts him, causing a rushed engagement race and romantic complications.
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Rhibald Terhune
London
Georgiana
Amerca
Castle Wyckoff
Lord Vincent
Terhune
Vincent
Agatha
Archie
Agatha Sixth
Agatha List
Leslie Freer
Vincents
Burns
Gatha
Solicitor Burns
Wilfred
Arch
Mr. Barnes
Barnes
Jove
Wilfred and the strained luncheon at the castle
Lord Vincent contends with a tangle of marriage, jealousy, and a solicitor visit at the castle. Dearest hides Lady Vincent, while Barnes measures time for a lunch in a charged moment, as Terhune’s plans loom over the pending ten day mark.
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The excerpt shows a character noting the noon hour and reacting with exclamations about Scotland. The narrator contemplates a deed and reflects on the two hours of riding before Terhune’s fate is decided, then summons a footman as the scene continues.
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Scotland
Terhune
William
Boots Blacking Prices Advertised in Old San Francisco Paper
A 50 year old San Francisco paper describes bootblacks at the California exchange. The placard offers three pricing levels for boot cleaning: 25 cents for dry boots, 50 cents for wet or greased boots, and 50 cents for full booting including legs.
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California Exchange
San Francisco
Putting Machinery in Sheds
Instructional guide on organizing and storing farming implements under shed. Steps include inspection, cleaning, repairing, and applying oil and paint to prevent rust and decay. Emphasizes protecting woodwork and ensuring all parts are secured and ready for use.
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M. Cloverdell
Method of Drying Off Cows
R. Graham White discusses when to dry cows to balance milk yield and future calving. He notes six weeks rest is ideal but varies by cow, and suggests milking only as needed to prevent overstocking, then gradually increasing intervals as milk declines.
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R. Graham White
Drying Off Cows Says Dairyman On Calving Prep
A well known dairyman explains drying off cows by reducing grain nitrogenous feed sixty days before calving and switching to hay corn stover and silage to lower milk flow. He notes a full dry ration and a last week before calving of one pound daily old process oil meal, then increasing grain after calving to a standard ration if best for the individual.
Storing Good Seed Corn From Fall Selection
A farmer describes fall seed selection and dry storage to prevent mouse damage. He compares germination tests of two seed lots from a grower, noting 75 and 84 percent germination, and argues for saving ample seed, testing new varieties in pilot quantities, and local adaptation before large adoption.
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A. J. Legg
Feed Cutter an Essential Tool for Farms
A column by R. G. Weatherstone argues that no farm with stock should be without a feed cutter. It highlights wide England usage, benefits for chopping hay and fodder, improved measurement and dust control, and its usefulness when hay is scarce. It notes machines can be powered or hand operated and are inexpensive.
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R. G. Weatherstone
England
Twentieth Century Determination in Winter Farm Work
The Farm Journal notes a shift from idle winter farming to constant effort. Cows strive for butter priced at 50 cents a pound while hens lay for eggs at 46 cents a dozen, reflecting a strong modern drive to produce during the cold season.
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Farm Journal
Farmer demonstrates value of good roads with cotton haul
W B Stevens of Walton county Georgia showed road benefits by hauling 18 bales weighing 500 pounds each a mile to Monroe behind two mules. Walton boasts top roads in the state and farmers recognize public highway improvements.
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W B. Stevens
Walton County
Georgia
Monroe
Weaning Pigs and Warm Milk Feeding
One secret of rearing weaning pigs is feeding warm milk, especially in winter or during chilly weather, to promote success in the process.
Feeding and Rest for Healthy Calves Before Birth
The text advises generous feeding of dams with nutritious feeds before calving and a dry period of six to eight weeks prior to birth to build the cow's body and provide nourishment to the developing calf.
Pruning Grape Vines to Boost Fruit Quality
The article advises pruning grape vines to within a couple or three buds of the old wood to favor new growth, noting that old wood sustains less fruit quality and dense growth harms vine vitality.
Drawing Up Contracts
Farmers are advised to use pen and ink for contracts and notes to prevent easy erasure or alteration. If ink is unavailable, an indelible pencil should be used as a safer alternative, while lead pencils are discouraged.
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Farm Journal
Feed for Young Pigs Before Weaning
The best feed for young pigs before weaning is shelled corn soaked from one feeding to the next and sprinkled with middlings when damp. A very small amount of oil meal and tankage is added, with a light salt mix, fed in troughs.
Obstruction in Cow's Throat Remedy Described
An old note explains that a cow with an apple lodged in the throat can be freed by pouring a pint of melted lard down the throat. The lard makes the animal choke and cough, causing the obstruction to dislodge during the struggle.
Separate Young Cockerels For Laying Hens
Advice to keep young cockerels apart from pullets to avoid interference with laying. If not caporized, sell them now as feeding young roosters for months offers no profit.
Small Flocks Better for Winter Poultry
Advice favors keeping poultry in small flocks during winter. Separating flocks costs little in effort and resources. A few boards a day and some elbow grease can create a new compartment for each flock.
Red Spot Spider Threat Said More Virulent Than Cobras
A health warning describes the black spider with a red spot as a highly dangerous creature found around woodpiles and outhouses. Its venom is described as more lethal drop for drop than cobra venom, with documented human fatalities and severe convulsions after bites.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams
United States
Greensoro
N. C
Adams
Penang
Carson
Savannah
Bickford
Ball
California
Fish Dynamiter Loses Arm After River Explode
Will Harris, a Palatine resident and son of T. H. Harris, was injured by a dynamite blast while fishing in the L'Anguille river. The explosion cost him his right arm below the elbow and blinded him, leaving him severely wounded and haunted by despair until rescuers found him for medical care.
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Palatine
Ark
Will Harris
T. H. Harris
Harris
L’an
Guille
Man Clears Noise Complaint at His Own Doorstep
Judge Pugh in police court discharged Perry Medford from a complaint of loud noises after 10 30 p m in his Third street home. Neighbors had filed, but the court ruled Medford could raise all the Ned he wanted within his own house and police commissioners had no say.
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Barnes
Terhune
Agatha Sixth
Washington
Judge Pugh
Perry Medford
Third Street
Perry
Mr. Medford
Ned
Cost of Religion in the United States
The article notes 165000 ministers in the United States including 15000 Catholic priests. It estimates religion costs the country 30000000 dollars annually to support clergy and 1250000000 dollars for church buildings, with maintenance around 15000000 dollars yearly.
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Washington
United States
Nun Forsakes Vow and Returns Home After Illness
Lansing, Michigan Miss Hattie Holmes entered the Convent of Good Shepherd after doctors warned she would die of cancer. She recovered, left the cloister to visit family, and was welcomed back, despite vows, after years of inner conflict and a carefully kept letter home.
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Lansing
Mich
Convent of Good Shepherd
Grace Street
Cage
St. Mary’s Hospital
South Bend
Ind
Miss Holmes
Bulldog Kills A Porcupine In Cheyenne Canon Fight
Report from Colorado Springs recounts a bulldog owned by B A Dodson of Cheyenne Canon grabbing a porcupine in a death grip. The dog endured extreme pain as 137 quills were removed from its mouth and head, with quills in tongue and throat preventing closing its mouth until extraction.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Jack London
B. A. Dodson
Cheyenne Canon
Standing Burial Requested by Pastor in Kentucky
Rev E O Hanks a Pulaski county minister lay ill six weeks with typhoid fever. In his final wish he asked to be buried standing up with a grave dug like a post hole. In a large gathering of sorrowing friends he pressed his request saying he would be upright on judgment day.
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Danville
Hobble skirt joke ends in fatal laughter
Ezra Bossingham a 70 year old tailor died after laughing at a Hobble skirt joke cited by Dr. Ross of the State University. Physicians attributed death to heart failure caused by the laughter while he sat with his wife by a coal stove.
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Eagle
Wis
Ross
The
State University
Ezra Bossingham
Bessingham
Has 518 descendants in Jackson county Ky.
Mrs. Jane Morris of Jackson county Ky is 86 and is believed to have more descendants than any other woman. They number 518. She has had 15 children and 128 grandchildren 326 great grandchildren and 49 great great grandchildren. Her daughters Hannah Lake and Sally Sparky have large families as well. The family is widely dispersed and respected.
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McKee
Jane Morris
Jackson County
Hannah Lake
Dren
Sally Sparky
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Edith eiDm OT Incgyt
Agatiat
Solicitor Barnes
Miss Lawrence
Dearest
Lady Vincent
COBRA
Fish Dynamiter
Colorado
Kentucky
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