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Washingtonian
James McCafferty
Post-Office Department
Ruta Baga Cultivation Tips and Deep Ridging Method
Agricultural notes describe soil types best for ruta baga and detailed sowing practices. Deep ridging with four furrows per ridge, manure under ridges if needed, thin sowing, careful pressing of seed, and staged thinning or transplanting to achieve 15 inches spacing. Cobbett cites yielding over a thousand bushels per acre on Long Island Newark.
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Cobbett
Ates
Long Island
Newark
Gardner
Planter Demonstrates Molasses From Corn Stalks
Mr H J Thompson, a county planter, shows a corn stalk molasses sample equal to or better than sugar-house molasses. He explains boiling juice from stalks after a patch was grown for this purpose, producing about seven gallons from seven to two, with twenty five to thirty gallons made this year. Col. Jones notes he is producing more syrup and molasses from cane fibers, hinting at additional trials.
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H. J. Thompson
Florida
Thompson
Col. Jnov
Middle Florida
Slick
Virginia
New Orleans
New York
Corn Stalk Syrup Experiments Reported in Southern District
Letters from Edgefield and James S Pope describe extracting syrup from corn stalks with yields of about twenty five gallons from seventy five acres and speculation that higher advancement could reach seventy five gallons per acre. Observations cover stalk stripping timing drill spacing and delaying shoe removal until grain forms. Pope seeks public feedback and notes ongoing experiments in southern districts.
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James S. Pope
House of Molasses
Edgefield Alvertiser
W. F. Durisor
James
Pope
Empress Josephine Remembered In Col Lehmamouski Tribute
Col Lehmamouski recalls meeting Empress Josephine in 1790 and praises her charity and benevolence. He notes her roles from Countess Beauharnais to Empress and the French people calling her the Mother of France. He quotes Parisian memory of her tomb and impact.
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Josenine
Col. Lehmamouski
Mmory
Josephine
Bes
Napoleon
Col. L
General Lafayette
Paris
Robespierre
France
Maternal Infiance and Public Morals Echoed by Press
The piece condemns unenlightened publics and quacks urging parents and teachers to shape opinion and morals. It cites a Florida Sentinel lecture contrasting harsh experience with political education, urging prudent spending and virtuous motherhood to foster patriotic men and a nation guided by knowledge.
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Lord Brougham
Mothers as the chief agents in moral revival
A speaker argues that maternal influence is the primary force shaping virtuous character and national reform. He warns neglect of individual effort by mothers undermines society and duties of the family, before urging mothers to embrace responsibility to restore happiness and curb crime.
Terrible old school-master exhorts pupils to work and save
The stern teacher urges students to toil and earn money, pay as they go, avoid credit, stay sober, and set an example for their brothers and sisters. He dismisses idle talk and stresses prudent conduct and self reliance.
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Meyer
Beautiful when Finished and the Irish Question
A poor Irish woman muses on the phrase beautiful world when finished as a critique of progress. The reflection links past improvements to present age promises and wonders if human perfection will ever be achieved.
Poisonous effects of Type Face Paralysis in a Compositor
A London Medical Journal report cites Dr Joslin of New York on a compositor who developed facial paralysis from holding type in his mouth while correcting proofs. The patient could not close the mouth or smile and showed paralysis of facial muscles supplied by the pudendal nerves, with intact tongue control and mastication.
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Columbia
8. C
London
Joslin
New York
W.H. 1
Herschel's Southern Sky Observations Highlight 2500 Nebulae
The Foreign Quarterly notes Sir John Herschel observed around 2500 nebulae and 2000 double stars in the Southern Hemisphere. It says his work will complete his father’s program, aiming to form a landmark monument of modern science if he lives to finish.
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The
Foreign Quarterly
Sir John Herschel
Acm
Sir John
Cobbett Challenge Advised Drawing on Door in Chalk
The text records Cobbett advising a challenger to draw a Cobbett figure in chalk on a door and to send instant word if hit. He argues that even if struck, the real Cobbett would have avoided harm, and bullets would have no effect given the quarrel’s origin.
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Cobbett
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