Fruit Trees Benefit From Soap Wash And Soap-Suds
A columnist advises treating young fruit trees with soft soap brushed on trunks to destroy pests and promote growth. Soap dissolved by rain reaches roots, boosting vigor. Soap-suds irrigation is said to nutritive and insect-deterring, with cabbage and cauliflower gardens cited as thriving under this method. a quoted anecdote extols soap usage in housekeeping for long-lasting utensils.
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The
Gardener’s Chronicle
The Center of the Universe and Other Parables
A miscellany column discusses Dr. Meder’s claim that Alcyone is the Sun’s central star, with a vast distance and long orbital periods. It also remarks on cleanliness and marriage duties, then reports on Sir Thomas Mitchell’s Australian expedition findings, plus local oddities of a dog, a battlefield pair of horns, and a dramatic well rescue in Massachusetts.
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Dorpat Observatory
Russia
Crand
Alcyone
Flerschell
New South Wales
Thos. Michell
Thomas
Victoria
Gulf of Carpentaria
Australia
Letter to Kilkenny Saver in Hard Times
In a economy themed exchange, Barney contemplates writing a letter to Mr. O Poole in Kilkenny but plans to mail it himself to save postage. The speaker notes postage costs are high and jokes about saving pennies while plotting the delivery, highlighting thrift amid economic hardship.
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Barney
Kilkenny
Devotion and Perseverance in an 1847 Forgery Case
An eminent clergyman was convicted of forgery and sent to state prison. His fourteen year old daughter stayed in the jail to comfort him, insisted on his pardon, traveled to Albany three times, and finally secured a governor’s pardon after persistent appeals. The family remains close though her health suffers from overexertion. Miss B. has been at Utica Female Academy, gaining high marks in talent and character.
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Rathan
Elizabeth
Reason
Albany
Utica Female Academy
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