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Newspaper
Alton Observer
Location
Alton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1837
Page
4
Sowing Bluegrass and Timothy Pasture in January February
Instructions from the Genesee Farmer on making bluegrass pastures by burning and trampling cleared or woodland ground. Mix half gallon red clover and timothy with two to four gallons bluegrass per acre, sow in January February, then tramptill March. Warns against shade and suggests rolling when wheat or rye is grown with grasses. Also includes British agriculture notes from Edinburgh Review praising enclosure, green crops, bone manure, and transport advances, with a critical NE view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genesee
Kentucky
Timothy
Francis H. Gordon
Great Britain
Edinburgh Review
John Bull
England
Wi Heail
Louth
New England
Michigan
Vermont Chronicle
The Feeding and Management of Milch Cows
A dairy study shows gentle handling and careful milking sustain milk flow in first year cows. It argues that young cows milked kindly may produce from May to February, while rough treatment can cause early drying of milk in subsequent years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Woodward
New York Board of Agriculture
Potash From Beet Root Could Rival Forest Supplies
A French process by M. Dubrunfaut extracts potash from beet root residuum after sugar production. Molasses are distilled for alcohol, and the remaining pulp yields seven million kilograms of potash, potentially worth 8 to 9.6 million francs, challenging domestic forest sources in sugar regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Dubruniani
M. Dubrunfaut
Journal Des Debats
Baltimore American
Sunday School Department Child of Frugal Charity
A fragile Sunday school girl, Jane, is beloved for her piety and meek manners. She endures hunger while sharing food with ailing brother Tommy, showing self denial and fraternal affection as her teacher watches with Christian sympathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Agne
Nawre
Tommy
Temperance and Alcohol’s Ruin Tale Across Canada
A merchant in Canada sees two sons fall to brandy and wine causing ruin, leading him to quit spirits and start a brewery as a safer substitute. His sons’ debauchery ends in death and illness while he is drawn toward temperance critique and bitter defenses of abstinence. A second note reports steam boats on the Mississippi running on total abstinence, with plans for a grand temperance steamer to lead western waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Upper
Lower Canada
Oder
Laweeni
Wahia
Dialisme
Temperance Recorder
Louisville
St. Louis
Gaena, &c
America
Valchez Coll
E. L. Ward
Siero
New Orleans
H. M'Gill
Mothers and daughters education in Solomon's house
A 19th century column argues that women's proper training for wives and mothers must center on domestic virtue. Citing Milton and Solomon, the piece contends industry and piety key to female character and national stability, urging mothers to guide daughters toward religiously grounded duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannah Moore
Drudze
Milton
Eve
Raphael
Solomon
Israel
Mrs. S
Margaret
Sirs. B
Mes. S
Rome
Ripistry
Miss Moore
Farmer Describes Cattle Milch Failure After Year Upset
Gen Fur reports regret over losing profit from herd. He tried to milk cows again the following year but yielded little milk after they dried the previous year. Two cows milked first year with calves continued to produce near calving time, and have kept giving milk when milked.
Fragmented Prose Refers to Tears and Prayer for Little Jane
A line of emotive phrasing describes a motherly reaction to grief. The speaker imagines meeting little Jane in a better world where hunger sorrow and sighing disappear. A blessing links the child’s God with the speaker’s own.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Jersey
Gerald
Davenport Engine Poised to Revolutionize Industry and Power
The report details Mr Davenport's three year struggle to perfect a steam engine with a simple, high power mechanism. Models show a 5 12 inch wheel lifting twelve pounds and an 11 inch wheel lifting eighty five pounds. Projections claim worldwide impact on commerce and navigation, with plans to patent in Europe and South America as agents depart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Lardner
Comerta Watt
Peenth
Messrs. Davenport Am Coos
Etters
Europe
South America
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Shawneetown
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RS. le Wait
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Fourth
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William G. Piickard
John W. Logan
Joe Lawrence
Geo. L. Ward
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Bernard Bowring Esq
American Sunday School Union
Charles Cecil
Randolph Roscoe
Chauncey Coulton
Bristo College
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GEO. Holton
Imity
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Berlin
Florence
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Stanley
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William Cowen
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