Augusta W T A Society Officers and Managers
Officers listed include Dr Jos A Eve president and Dr Daniel Hook with Rev William J Hard as vice presidents. Others named are Hawkins Hupp, William Haines Jr as secretary L D Sallerstedt treasurer and managers James Harper Scofield C Dod James Godby John Milledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jos. A. Eve
Daniel Hook
J. Hard
Hawkins Hupp
WM. Haines, Jr
L. D. Sallerstedt
James Harper
EE. Scofield
Dod
James Godby
John Milledge
Lime and Ploughing Methods Improve Soil Calcareous Balance
The article argues for staged lime application with briefer ploughing to mix lime thoroughly through soil depth. It suggests spreading twenty bushels, deep tillage, then twenty more, deep tillage, then final twenty with light ploughing, noting benefits for wheat and overall soil calcareousness. It also comments on long term lime exhaustion concerns and mentions a seed stalk experiment and stuttering cure method.
Silk Convention in New York Hears US Silk Premium Plan
A Silk Convention of about fifty delegates in New York, led by Gen. Jas. Tallmadge, heard a letter offering a $1000 yearly premium for ten years for the best US silk item 27 inches by 60 yards, from native silk. Ward of Johnstown cited its glove industry and shift to American silk, noting 3 to 500,000 in annual glove production and 1,250 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Jas. Tallmadge
Myndert van Shaick
Institute
United States
Ward
Johnstown
Electricity and Its Effects on Plant Growth
The text argues electricity in the atmosphere promotes vegetation growth. It notes a electric current through an egg speeds chick development to six or eight days, compares to twenty one days incubation, and suggests constant electric flow accelerates plant maturity. It proposes electricity aids vegetation as a conductor and possibly by forming nitric acid in rain that nourishes roots.
Elder stalk flower arrangement tip from historic craft note
An old craft snippet suggests the most beautiful array of flowers may be produced by taking an elder stalk punching out the pith and placing the blooms.
Young Apostle Delights Dr Clarke With Heartfelt Sermon
An English preacher once carried a zealous young woman and his family to Oxford. She urged him on eternal matters, praised heart religion, and invited them to hear him. The old doctor, surprised yet moved, later praised her sincerity and called her his young apostle. Hinsdale New York May 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Clarke
London
Oxford
Dr. Clarke
Ireland
College Green
Hinsdale
N. Y
Power of Truth Converts Skeptics in Bible Case
Gilbert West and Lord Lyttleton, renowned for infidelity, set out to debunk the Bible. West chose the Resurrection, Lyttleton the conversion of St. Paul, but their studies led them to embrace scripture instead. Their inquiries yielded Observations on the Conversion of St Paul and Observations on the Resurrection of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert West
Lord Lyttleton
Mr. West
Christ
St. Paul
God
Accuracy of the Bible as a flawless divine record
Gaussen asserts the Bible contains no physical errors or disproven assertions despite centuries of scientific progress. He emphasizes its wide scope from creation to nature, history, poetry, and prophecy, composed by about fifty writers across fifteen centuries in diverse settings, from Arabia to Babylon.
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Asia
Arabia
Judea
Bethel
Jericho
Babylon
Chebar
Ancient book praised for perfect cosmology and flawless structure
The text extols a long ancient work claimed to predate Greek and Asian philosophers by nine centuries and to harmonize sun, stars, and elements with intelligent governance. It asserts the book contains 1,189 chapters and 81,713 verses across 66 books, urging readers to find any of three thousand errors on celestial or earthly revolutions.
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Ophy
Egypt
Greece
Asia
Thaleses
Pythagorases
Zalaecuses
Xenophons
The Pedlar of Providence and the Old County House
A centuries old county house near a lonely common hides a grim tale of greed. A German Jewish pedlar lodges there, murders the aged couple, robs a bureau, and escapes on a horse. The pursued felon is captured when the horse returns to the scene and he is executed after confession.
Not enough text for a standalone headline
An obscure fragment notes roads and taxes and a murderer who believed he was beyond pursuit, stopping at a gate on the circuit homeward. The piece claims these facts are well known in the district where they occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
Eerald
Norwegian Runner Plans Nile Source Quest On Foot
A Norwegian traveller arrived in India is hailed as a wonder. He aims to reach the White Nile source on foot in four months, crossing deserts and rivers with only a map compass and an axe. He claims fast travels include Constantinople to Calcutta in 59 days and Paris to St. Petersburg in 13 days, with official certificates backing the feats.
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Calcutta
Norway
India
White Nile
Constantinople
Paris
St. Petersburg
The Prussian mode of care draws attention at Shakers Lebanon
A long sufferer with scrofula used the cold water sheet and heat to warm the body, wore head bandages, bathed three times daily, and drank fifteen tumblers of soft water daily for a month. He recovered with no cold. A 14 year old with hereditary joint disease was cured likewise. Many other cases are noted. The piece compares to the Brooklyn rain water doctor and suggests the practice is old but not popular among Materia Medica.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Brooklyn
Materia Medica
A Country School Bible Dictiona ry Class Exchange
Schoolmaster asks students about biblical figures in a rambling lesson. The dialogue references Lot's wife and a series of comic misreadings. The exchange ends with a misquoting of John the Baptist and a bizarre image of a rich man in Boston.
Gentlemen of the Jury and the Coons Hunter Defense
A jurist style courtroom excerpt features a defense attorney addressing a jury with florid rhetoric. The speaker touts his client as honest and capable, claiming hidden merit and warning against false swearing to avoid trouble.
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Augusta W. T. A Society
Silk Convention
Rev. T. Bainbridge
Gaussen
Providence
Halite
Lot
Moses
Mount
Sinia
Isac
Jonah
Sheba
Lyon
Daniel
John the Baptist
John
Abraham
Boston
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