Washingtonian Total Abstinence Pledge Preamble
A historical notice records a pledge by members forming a society to abstain from spirituous or malt liquors wine or cider. It emphasizes mutual benefit and protection of health standing and families. The text names unnamed gentlemen committing to sobriety and forming a temperance group.
Desert Panther Bonding with French Soldier in Egypt Tale
An officer’s escape from Maugrabins in Upper Egypt leads to a strange bond with a panther named Mignonne. The knightly captive trains the beast, strolls the desert together, and endures peril as the animal guards him, until a fatal turn ends their companionship in a haunting desert reminiscence.
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Upper
Egypt
Desaix
Nile
Maugrabins
Boonaparte
Sultana
Desert
Nero
Mignonne
Mig
Ile
Paris
Spirit and Energy of Yankeedom after Pittsburgh Fire
A New York Herald editorial lauds Anglo American character and Yankee spirit as Pittsburgh rebuilds after the fire. Banks loosen credit, insurers pay about 700000 dollars, the canal fills the market, hundreds of new houses rise, warehouses and hotels replace losses, and business resumes with rapid vigor.
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Pittsburgh
Tron
N. Y
Making and Saving Manures in Maine Fields
Dr Bates discusses wasteful manure practices and advocates saving solid and liquid wastes, mixing with bog muck and soil to create compost. He notes household wastes could fertilize Maine acres of wheat, citing Chinese reliance on composted refuse as a model.
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Maine
China
Excretory Ducts of Sheep Feet Reported by Livingston
Chancellor Livingston, early NYSA president, notes a duct in sheep legs ending at the hoof fissure. In health the duct secretes a white fluid. in illness it hardens and blocks the duct. Relief comes by pressing out the hardened matter, with warm water or cleansing tools as needed.
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Chancellor Livingston
New York State Agricultural Society
Sweden’s King Announces Son Nicholas Augustus Joins Norwegian Chasseur
The King of Sweden issued an order of the day declaring that his youngest son Nicholas Augustus has entered military service as a private in the Norwegian Chasseur.
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Sweden
Nicholas Augustus
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Daniel Hook
WM. J. Hard
S. Doe
Hawkins Huff
WM. Haines, Jr
L. D. Sallerstedt
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Germany
Spain
Prussia
France