Grant and Feterassurg Near Miss at Petersburg
The article reflects on Grants bold plan to cross the James at Wilcox Landing and move on Petersburg unseen by Lee. It credits Grant and perhaps Humphreys for the daring strategy, noting that three days of inactivity by Lee’s forces nearly altered the war’s outcome. General EB Alexander discusses the missed chance in Scribner's.
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Grant
the James
Wilcot
City Point
Lee
Petersburg
Butler
Beauregard
Longstreet
Hill
Beacard
Cold Harbor
Gettysburg
James
Humphreys
EB. P. Alexander
Scribner's
A Critique of Machinery Diminishing Craftsmanship
Reginald Newton Weekes argues in Nineteenth Century that widespread machinery in making household goods replaces skilled artisans, producing dull routine work and mediocrity. He warns that cheapness comes at the cost of human mastery and meaningful craft, urging value in skilled handmade work.
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Reginald Newton Weekes
Noise and the Nerves Reflections on Quiet and Society
The piece quotes Schopenhauer on insensitivity to noise and notes Americans may be near equal in tolerance. It cites Sir Arthur Sullivan composing at night, calls for local authorities to act, and references Bernard Shaw on state aided noises. A dialog about social courtship and listening ends with a London Tit-Bits flavor.
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Schopenhauer
Arthur Sullivan
Bernard Shaw
Samuel
Sam
London
Anthracnose Threatens Georgia Cotton Bolls
Reports from Laurens and Dodge counties warn of cotton loss from anthracnose disease. Experts explain the fungus spreads by spores carried by wind and insects, infecting bolls leaves and stems and causing bolls to fail to mature.
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Laurens
Dodge Counties
Georgia
Georgia Department of Agriculture
B&b
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