Augusta WV Officers and Society Leadership List
Officers of the Augusta WV T. A Society are led by Dr. Jos A Eve as President with Dr. Daniel and Rev. Wm J Hawkins Hoff, Esq, J WM Haines Jr, and L D Sallerstedt as Treasurer. Managers include James Harper Rev C S Dod John G Dunlap E E Scofield John Milledge James Godby with Vice Presidents.
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Jos. A. Eve
Daniel
J. H. Hawkins Hoff
WM. Haines, Jr
L. D. Sallerstedt
James Harper
C. S. Dod
John. G. Dunlap
E. E. Scofield
John Milledge
James Godby
Preserving Sweet Potatoes and Lucerne Agriculture Tips
Farmers advised on storing sweet potatoes in a straw stack cone covered with grass and earth for nine months storage. Lucerne proves drought resistant, supporting horses and cows with high yield. Quick, crude remedies for cattle and pickling advice follow, including tar eggs for choking and vinegar spice mixes.
Pickling Advice From Old Using Salt Water And Vinegar
A fragment lists methods for Musk Mellons Walnuts Peppers and Cucumbers, describing salt water brining ten days for musk melons, ripeness checks for walnuts with a cold vinegar soak, pepper brining to yellow then green, and cucumbers moved to weak brine before final washing and warm storage.
Corn Bread Recipe From Cousin Polly
A reader shares a traditional corn bread recipe credited to Cousin Polly. Scald corn meal with boiling water, mix with milk to batter consistency, add one egg a teaspoon salt baking soda and lard, then bake about forty five minutes for a rich, healthful bread.
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Cousin Polly
Night of the Great Forest Fire
An American hunter recounts a nocturnal forest blaze near a cabin ten miles from a lake. He and his wife flee on horseback with child as flames drive livestock away, endure heat and smoke, reach a lakeshore, shelter among rushes, and survive by drinking, fishing, and roasting a deer. The party recalls beasts, the red glow overhead, and the long night of fear.
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Audubon
From Fire to Freedom in the Forest
An escape narrative describes a trek through burning woods lasting two days and nights. The emigrants push on with a child, endure heat and danger, reach fire free hard woods, find shelter in a house, and later continue work as lumberers, feeling blessed to be safe and happy.
Antiquity and Rituals of Church Bells Across History
The article traces bell origins from tintinnabula to church usage around the fourth to seventh centuries. It notes early sounding methods in Greek practice, monk waking mallets, and the belief that bells deter evil. It describes tolling for the dying, the prayers sought, and later shifts in practice and revenue impact on the church.
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Martial
Juvenal
Suetonius
John XIII
Tom
Lincoln
Oxford
Wheatly
Durand
The Clock of Strasbourg Clockwork Chronicle
A New York American correspondent in Cologne describes the Strasbourg Cathedral clock as a famed European landmark. He notes its towering height and its reputation as the continent’s tallest structure, with further details to follow.
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New York American
Cologne
Strasbourg
Europe
Clock in cathedral re-animated after long repair saga
The cathedral clock, once broken, has been restored after three years of work by a sole repairer paid 300,000 francs. At noon the automata move, with the angel turning an hour glass and disciples processing before their Master as the cock crows. The ascent to the pyramid of Chiops is difficult, with 655 steps and exterior portions.
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Chiops
Anecdotes of French Infidelity by Madame de Genlis
The narrative recounts a sequence from the French Revolution era where Marvel the actor, as High Priest of Reason at Notre-Dame, descends into madness eight years later. Mademoiselle Aubry, once nearly naked as the Goddess of Reason, later suffers a fall from a theatre car that mangles her and disfigures her. Two children meant to appear at the altar are delayed, then arrive as the goddess is punished, prompting reflection on justice and innocence.
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Church of Notre-Dame
Minerva
Arts
Why do young widows charm both sexes and dress so deftly
The piece probes why young widows appear blithe and flattering, noting keen fashion sense and social tact. It suggests widows’ behavior evolves with marriage, comparing preferences for bachelors over widowers, and asks why young widows seem charming and paradoxically linked to death.
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Tius
A Cure for Ague Pills Described in Recipe Form
A historical notice prescribes a remedy for ague using burdock root tea copperas steel dust and sulfur mixed into pills the size of common summer grapes. Patients are to take one pill each morning until symptoms cease.
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Lucerne
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