Augusta WV Officers and Society Leaders Named
Officers Augusta WV T A Society Dr Jos A Eve Present Dr Daniel Rev WM J H Hawkins Hoff Esq J WM Haines Jr detatrany L D Sallerstedt Treasurer Managers James Harper Rev CS Dod John G Dunlap EE Scofield John Milledge James Godby 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
Preservation of Sweet Potatoes and Lucerne Fodder Practices
A farmer describes a cold cellar like method for storing sweet potatoes using a straw bed and earth cover to keep produce fresh until June. The article extols lucerne as drought resistant fodder for horses and cows, noting high yields and good butter production. It also covers crude home remedies for horse hooves, cattle care, and detailed pickling instructions for cucumbers, cabbage, and other vegetables.
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Lucerne
Mark-Lane Express
Pickling Directions For Musk Mellons Walnuts Peppers And Cucumbers
Instructions describe pickling musk melons by salting then stuffing with mustard seed allspice and onion then sealing and pouring warm vinegar. Walnuts are pickled after ripe tests with a cold vinegar brine spiced with pepper mustard seed onions garlic cloves ginger and horse radish. Peppers are salted until yellow then greened with warm salt water and scalded vinegar poured over with optional mustard seed. Cucumbers go into weak brine for several days then are stored in water to stay warm.
Corn Bread Recipe From Cousin Polly
A reader shares a historical corn bread recipe credited to Cousin Polly. The method calls for scalded corn meal with boiling water, milk, one egg, saleratus, and lard, mixed thoroughly and baked about forty five minutes for a hearty loaf.
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Cousin Polly
Night of Fire in the Back Woods Burned Forest and Family Escape
An American hunter recounts a forest blaze a cabin a hundred miles away near nightfall horses cattle and dogs driven before the flames. The family fled by lake shore survived by water deer meat sustenance and sheer endurance through a night of smoke and heat.
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Audubon
From Wild Fire to Safe Return by Lumberer
A lumberman recounts crossing scorched terrain after a devastating fire while guiding a child to safety. After two arduous days and nights, they found refuge in unburned hardwoods and were kindly sheltered at a house. He notes steady work since, praising providence for their safety.
Antiquity of Church Bells and Their Early Uses
The article traces bell origins from tintinnabula in ancient Rome to church bells around 400 AD, noting prior use of striking brass or basins and waking mallets in monasteries. It explains tolling for death prayers dates from the 7th century, with rites evolving to include fees and distinctions by person.
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Martial
Juvenal
Suetonius
John XIII
Tom
Lincoln
Oxford
Wheatly
Durand
The Clock of Strasbourg Clockwork Marvel
A New York American correspondent reports from Cologne on Strasbourg Cathedral’s famed clock. The Strasbourg church is described as Europe’s tallest building, with the clockwork marvel surpassing many features yet to be detailed.
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New York American
Cologne
Strasbourg
Europe
View from the Pyramid of Chiops and Repair of a Grand Clock
The narrator notes six hundred fifty five steps to reach the top of the Chiops pyramid and comments on the vast, flat surrounding landscape. The cathedral clock, once broken, is repaired after three years by a lone artist for three hundred thousand francs. At noon automata perform as crowds gather. Time strikes, the angel turns the hour glass, disciples pass before their Master, and a cock crows.
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Chiops
Anecdotes of French Infidelity in Revolutionary Times
Madame la Contesse de Genlis recounts episodes from The dinner Parties of the Baron d Holbach. Marvel the actor preached reason at Notre Dame and died mad. Mademoiselle Aubry, nearly naked as the Goddess of Reason, sat on the high altar and later fell from a theatre car. Two children saved from the goddesses’ ceremony escaped the fall. The high priest dies in ruin as the goddess is punished, sparing the children.
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Church of Notre-Dame
Minerva
Arts
Widows and the Allure of Youthful Wives
A reflective piece on young widows noting their social charm and fashion sense. It questions why they remain blithe and flattering, why multiple marriages seem to improve a wife, and why they favor old bachelors over widowers. The essay ponders aesthetic tactics and evolving behavior after loss.
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Tius
A Cure for Ague Pills Promoted
An 19th century remedy advises taking burdock root tea copperas steel dust and sulphur mixed into pills the size of common summer grapes. Take one pill each morning until the shaking leaves disappear.
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