Manila Awakening and a Army Reunion at Waiteki
Gray confesses to Col. Armstrong heretofore hidden wrongs while the Philippines affair unfolds. Armstrong forgives, and five weeks later a Honolulu reunion on the Waiteki shore gathers Gray Prime and Lawrence with Mrs. Marsden and Mrs. Frank, as distant kinship and war memories blend in a moonlit social gathering at the Crossroads of the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armstrong
Gray
Pasig
Billy
Waiteki
Honolulu
Waianai Range
Lanai
Pacific
Amy Lawrence
Red Cross
San Francisco
Mr. Prime
Family Council
Royal Lawman
Yokohama
Sedgwick
Billy Gray
Philippines
Manila
Hong Kong
Nagasaki
Prime
Col. Frost
Miss Prime
Frank Garrison
Mrs. Marsden
Miss Lawrence
Willie Gray
Witchie
Mrs. Frost
Irate Little Man Deflates Lordly Umbrella Slugger
On a rainy Gilbert avenue car a small well dressed man challenges a patron who jabs him with an umbrella. The lordly man tries to bluff but the smaller man exposes him with sharp words turning spectators to smiles.
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Gilbert Avenue
Walnut Street
Fifth
Fifth and
Walnut
Cincinnati Enquirer
Drain the Swamps and Make Land Productive
A Farmers' Review essay urges draining swamps on farms to convert idle land into productive tillable fields. It cites a Wisconsin farm where a two foot by one hundred foot ditch dried a swamp, removing a slough used by cattle and turning four acres into usable land.
New Milking Machine for Whole Herd In Two Operators
A Chicago Daily News report describes a milking apparatus that can milk a herd with only two workers. One man monitors reservoirs and pumps while the other moves through stalls attaching teat cups and starting milk flow. The system uses overhead pipes, vacuum kettles, and double wall teat cups to regulate suction and maintain cow safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Dangers of Green Kaffir Corn to Cattle Warned by Experts
The article cites three recent Kansas cases where cattle died within minutes after eating Kaffir corn or sorghum greens and asserts annual losses from such exposure. It urges absolute prevention of cattle access to the plant as the only safe measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coburn
Mansas
John Kaser
Covert
Osborne County
C. I. Wadsworth
Prof. Coburn
Telling Sex in Poultry
Poultry Keeper notes the difficulty of sexing young birds. Males show a tassel, head and neck carination, wing tips, and strutting as they mature. Voice helps distinguish. female ducks and geese are noisier, while drakes and ganders have sharper voices.
Hedge on Division Line Prohibited Without Neighbor Consent
A farm advice note states you cannot plant a hedge on a division line to replace a removed fence without mutual agreement. The hedge would trespass over time and you cannot trim from neighbor’s land without permission. If desired, place the hedge on your own land far from the line to allow growth and room for trimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Powell
System Reduces Labor Costs For Dairy Farms
System saves labor and cuts costs for dairy farms with multiple cows. The unnamed source notes easy adoption and potential savings in operating expenses.
Drainage method for enclosed swamp lands described
The text explains draining an enclosed swamp by siphoning water from the lowest point over surrounding ridges into a sewer ground. It recommends a shallow excavation at the lowest point to direct water flow toward that point.
Drain the swamp by syphon and natural forces
The article describes sinking a pipe into a swamp to start a syphon with a small pump at the lower end. After rainfall, the basin can drain with minimal effort, relying on windmills hydraulic rams and other devices to harness nature’s power without active labor.
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N. Y. Tribune
Milk preservative deaths in Indianapolis orphans home
The Jersey Bulletin reports three babies died from milk adulterated with artificial preservatives at an Indianapolis orphans' home. Formaldehyde appeared in small amounts. three more children are ill and a fourth death followed. The same milkman supplied the milk for three years and denied knowledge, prompting calls to punish carriers even if unaware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey
Indianapolis
Filled Cheese Sold in Ohio Sparks Controversy
Ohio pure food commission tests show many cheeses labeled full creams are actually filled cheeses. The article argues fraud is widespread and urges national and state authorities to expose and punish those involved.
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Ohio
United States
Pure~food Commission
Union
Indiana romance of Phoebe Meeks a Brookville recluse
In Brookville Indiana Phoebe Meeks withdrew from life over forty six years ago after a vanished encounter with Hadley Johnson. Her home became a rumor haunted by mystery while Meeks sisters ran a millinery shop in their library. A noted recluse she kept births and deaths records for over fifty years and never explained why she shunned the world.
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Phoebe Meeks
Brookville
Ind
Meekses
Phoebe
Hadley Johnson
Meeks
Utah
Brookville College
Col
St. Louis
Amiable Duchess Of Sutherland A Social Leader And Philanthropist
The tall fair duchess, from the Rosslyn line, is praised as intelligent and modern. She leads Scottish cottage industries, runs shops in Scotland London and New York, and supports education and women’s suffrage while living simply at Dunrobin with her family and farm-spirited daughter Lady Rosemary.
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Sutherland
England
Rosslyn
Countess of Warwick
Angela Forbes
London
Stafford House
North Country
Dunrobin Castle
Scotland
New York
Dumrobin
Rosemary
Old-Fashioned Raised Cake Recipe Card
An old-fashioned raised cake method uses light sponge two cups sugar one cup butter two eggs one cup raisins flour nutmeg soda in water. Bake loafs in a slow oven and guard against scorching. For icing boil ten teaspoons sweet milk and sugar six minutes. Whisk until white then spread quickly with a cold water dipped knife.
Crafting a Charming Lamp Shade from Parasol Fabric
An old parasol cover can become a decorative lamp shade. Clean the silk with soap and water, rinse thoroughly, then detach it from the frame to shape and reuse in a personal sanctum.
Art of Conversation Finds Common Ground in Quiet Wit
Mrs. Burton Kingsland in Ladies Home Journal urges restraint in talk. Avoid talk of work or hobbies and shrewdly guard against wounding others with cleverness. She advises looking others in the face and speaking naturally with undivided attention.
Ham stuffed with savory fruit and herbs recipe tips
Step by step guide to prepare a stuffed ham with fruit and herb filling. Includes prep, stuffing technique, cooking times, temperature guidance, and optional glaze ideas for a moist flavorful entree.
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Marles King
A. Stirring
F. Tennyson Neely
Col. Armstrong
Canker
Latrobe
Stewart
Keeny
Dad
Armstrone
Ita
Phoebe ME
the Duchess and
Lady Rosemary
Mrs. Burton Kingsland
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