Fight at Sabine Crossroads in Civil War memoir recount
Henry K McFadden recalls the Red River expedition clash at Sabine Crossroads where Thirteenth Corps nearly fell back. Conflicts with Confederate forces pressed the wagon train and caisson, a driver Striggs wounded, Stoneman and General Hanks directing troops, and Nineteenth Corps heroics saving the Thirteenth Corps after dusk.
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Cavalry Corps
Red River
Henry K McFadden
Cedar Grove
National Tribune
Albino Crossroads
Padre A
Stoneman
Striggs
Hanks
Stone
bin Fhorce
Ninetenth
Thirteenth Corps
Pickers
Nineteenth Corps
Hero of the War and a Rebel’s Death Tale
A fragmentary historical account recalls a Civil War veteran called the Hero of tercee and the man who faced a hostile magazine volley. It references President Garfield, a New York soldier, and a noted nursery rhyme quotation used to justify conciliatory mesmerism in the conflict.
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New York
Virginia
Washington
Garfield
Sweet Clover as Fertilizer and Deep Tillage Caution
A Wisconsin reader asks if sowing sweet clover with oats to plow under as fertilizer is profitable and whether deep tillage aids or harms soil. The response notes mixed experimental results, high cost, and warns that deep tillage can deplete soil fertility without proven long term benefits. It urges awaiting state experiment stations results and highlights soil reports from Illinois on improving soil fertility with proper amendments.
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Uwnois
Drida
Tnllness
Illnois
Nets
Ilinota
Great Wheat Belt
Il Nois
Agriculture Experiment Station
Urbana
Ill
Illinois
Fruit Growing on the Farm Promotes Home Orchards
An article argues every country home should have an orchard to provide healthy fruit year round and add beauty to the farm. It notes older and southern commercial orchards prove fruit growing can be viable, but emphasizes teaching children to plant and care for orchards to prevent rural discontent.
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Ilinota
Handling Doubtful Seed For Better Germination
The guidance advises using seed corn with low germination power only if the seed bed is fully prepared and the ground is deeply warmed and thoroughly moist. Planting should wait until soil conditions are highly favorable to maximize germination and emergence potential.
Succession of Vegetables Grows Home and Market Supply
Advice on planting a steady succession of vegetables to please the family and supply the market. Encourages choosing varieties the household prefers and those with good market value to extend the season for home meals and sales.
One Thousand Settlers Daily Land in Winnipeg Boom
Settlers from the United Kingdom and Europe arrive in Winnipeg at about a thousand daily, fueling a spring population boom in Canada West. German and Scandinavian groups lead the influx, while Britons and Scots continue farewells. US settlers take up 160 acre homesteads on three year terms with options to buy at 15 to 18 dollars per acre. The Kaiser and crown prince trips are noted with German youths trading in wanderjahr tradition.
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United Kingdom
Europe
Winnipeg
Prairie Provinces
America
Manitoba
Canada West
Germany
Scandinavia
Old Land
Canada
Scotland
Asprrng &Cota
Dominion
Caledonia
United States
Prince of Walesa
Col von Falkenheyn
Dodds Kidney Pills Help Gray County Judge Claims Recovery
Philip Miller, Probate Judge of Cimarron, Kansas, reports six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills eased six years of heart trouble, dizziness, and breathing difficulty. He claims 200 pound weight, good health, and asks others to publish the testimonial. Free household hints and music offered with replies.
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Miller
Philip Miller
Advice by LYDIA E. PINKHAM CO. Letter Policy
A confidential instruction to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts. The letter will be opened read and answered by a woman and kept in strict confidence.
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Jeaeinchaen
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham
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Sabine Crossroads
Grant
Herc
Bhersem
Indiana
Tor
Onour
Cyril
Hopkins
University of
A W Nolan
University of Illinoia
Western Canada
Princess Wanderjahr
D. H. Brown
Iola
Kansas
Mra
D. A. Brown
North
Walnut Street
Kan
Polarine
F .R
Standard Oil Company
AM Indiana Corporation
Daisy Fly Killer
Express
Barold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
Ldo
Aaltair
Saskatchewan
Eader
Opp
Province of
Baskatchewan
Rmer
Cl.breaghten
L&t. Ity
Bictanes
Jefferise Ave
Datreit
Tintondort Crapetion
Ottawa
Ciseda
Dr. Pierce
Herasara
Pier M. OD
Dr. BY
Chicago
Putnam
Monroe
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