Augusta W T A Society Officers Listed
Officers of the Augusta W T A Society are named including President Dr Jos A Eve Vice Presidents Dr Dan tle Hook Rev WM J Hard Secretary WM Haines Jr and Treasurer Sallerstedt along with other members and attendees. The incomplete roster references Scofield James Godby and E Scofield as attendees or staff.
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Jos. A. Eve
Dantel Hook
WM. J. Hard
Hawkins Huff
WM. Haines, Jr
Sallerstedt
EE. Scofield
E. E. Scofie Dod
James Godby
Lucerne cultivation notes from a North Carolina subscriber
A subscriber at Strawberry Hill outlines lucerne growth, sowing methods, and soil prep. Drill sowing yields rapid, multi-cut growth, about five tons per acre. broadcast sowing struggles with weed and grain interference. Lucerne resists drought and provides early spring forage, with roots reaching three feet in the first season.
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Strawberry Hill
North Carolina
Magnificent Orchard at Ulster Wins Gold Medal
At the annual fair of the American Institute, R I Pell of Ulster New York received a gold medal for the best fruit farm. His orchard holds about twenty thousand Newton Pippin trees. He plans yearly bearing by spur pruning and other care to ensure apples each year.
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New York
London
The
American Institute
R. I. Pell
Ulster
Sheep Involution of Intestine Pain Relief Method
A description notes sheep may show nose and flank stretching from intestinal entanglement. It claims immediate relief occurs by lifting the sheep by the hind legs and shaking, if the condition is due to intussusception, a term referenced as intersus ceptio. The excerpt is from American Agriculturist.
Education through nature and lasting human bonds explored
A reflective piece argues true education should base itself on knowledge of things, not letters, tracing how imitation shapes speech from infancy across cultures, and warning against precocious schooling and artificial mental forcing. It concludes with a poignant meditation on faith and loss as a mother mourns a child.
The Role of Writing in Learning Arithmetic and Memory
The text argues that ratiocination strengthens with habit while imitation dulls genius. It notes early impressionability and imitative power vary, compares arithmetic to written language, and insists writing as artificial memory is crucial for recall. It stresses teaching writing precedes speaking for effective association.
Louis Philippe in Windsor Castle A London Sketch
A foreign correspondent reports Louis Philippe King of the French and his son the Duke of Montpensier at Windsor Castle. The visit features a cast of exiles and notable figures, including the Duke of Orleans and a Swiss schoolmaster, amid royal conspiracies and assassination scares during their stay.
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Louis Philippe
N. Y. Journal of Commerce
London
England
Windsor Castle
Louis Phillippe
Duke de Montpensier
L’egalitie
Duke of Orleans
Twickenham
Switzerland
United States
Kings of France and England stir public mood in Europe
The narrative recounts Louis Philippe of France and his reception in England, praising peace over war as his reign stabilizes Franco British relations. It notes a tempestuous voyage back to Dover and a sensational court scene where a girl’s testimony about an act of atrocity shocks observers.
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England
Europe
France
Louis Phillippe
Great Britain
Portsmouth
Treport
London
Dover
Straits
Prince Albert
Metropolis
Major Noah moralizes on Madame Restell encounter
Major Noah, strolling Broadway, confronts Madame Restell in silks and satins and recalls a near penitentiary sentence. He laments her triumph over law, predicting a reckoning and describing her luxurious attire and carriage as she lures new victims.
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Noah
Broadway
Madame Restell
Attorney General’s Sharp Mind In Middlesex Case
The Attorney General, aged eighty, reputedly more competent than most practitioners, handles a Middlesex county case for the commonwealth. A man is indicted, presenting a vivid scene from the Boston Evening Post that underscores his strong mental power and long experience.
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Boston Evening Post
Commonwealth
Middlesex Co
Sacredness of Tears in Human Emotion
A reflection on tears as a sign of power not weakness. Tears reveal grief contrition and love and mark humanity as mortal yet elevated by compassion. The passage urges reverence for those who weep and notes tears inspire sympathy and holy emotion, quoting Dr Johnson on their spiritual dimension.
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Dr. Johnson
Electricity in Cu Ring Cures Locked Jaw and Nervous Debility
A report from an exchange paper describes the Electro Galvanic apparatus applied to the jaw curing a locked jaw after exposure to cold. It claims rapid opening of the jaw and recovery from general debility, with other cases including eye diseases and laudanum poisoning treated by the device.
Love and Pride in Social Choice and Consequences
A reflective piece argues that choosing a life partner beneath one’s social rank for love leads to misery, disruption of harmony, and ruined character. It asserts that pride blocks happiness and that true union brings peace, abundance, and prudence, urging restraint of vanity in marriage decisions.
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Augusta W. T. A Society
Nameir
Lucerne
Papa
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