Blacksmith converts after fracas with Methodist preacher
In Georgia mountains a blacksmith Ned Forgeron swore to whip Methodist ministers. He challenges Rev. Stubbleworth who, after beating him, compels reform. The encounter ends with Forgeron’s surrender and his conversion to Methodism, becoming a singing lay preacher.
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Georgia
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Stubbleworth
Tom Paine
Slab Siden
Ned Forewton
Thomas Pare
Fourgeron
Mr. Stubbleworth
Ned
Elith
Edward Forgeron
Ned Forgeron
Prince of Darkness
Forgeson
Korgeron
Simon Subbleworth
Mountain Pass
Preparing For a Rainy Day With Bank Savings
The article urges every worker to open a savings account to build a rainy day fund. It advises scraping together five dollars to start, then depositing regularly to instill frugality and restraint. A bank account motivates saving and guards against excess and waste.
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Belief and discipline in life and learning
A reflective musing on life as a lifelong school from birth to death. It cites love, ancestral wisdom, and personal experience as teachers, notes afflictions as discipline, and quotes departed saints urging elevation, while warning that pride in faultlessness is a grave misstep.
The One Day of Rest and Sunday Spirit
A reflective piece argues the seventh day as a rest for body and mind, not mere inactivity. It praises Sunday as a purposeful break from toil, offering renewal, hope, and moral refreshment through contemplation and charitable deeds. It contrasts secularizing Sunday with keeping its spiritual and benevolent aims.
Sermon Costs and Church Subscriptions Examined
An Advance Excerpt critiques church expenses by calculating per sermon costs for a family of five. It questions affordability for a man earning four to eight thousand yearly while attending a church with high charges including prayers hymns and Sabbath school.
Nomadic Central African Runners Beat All Others
The nomadic tribes of Central Africa surpass other runners by carrying government dispatches for days. They grip a stick behind the neck to keep the chest free, wear minimal clothes, and sustain long journeys with dates as provisions. They rest little, count breaths, and burn date bark to awaken.
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Orp Worip Warkers
Central Africa
Public education in England split by religious groups
An analysis argues England lacks a unified free education system, noting three religiously backed school types run by Episcopalians, Dissenters, and Roman Catholics. It cites 14 709 parishes with 334 lacking Episcopalian schools and mentions endowed schools and a government grant of £300,000. It also recounts a tale of a naval officer's wife seeking courage during a storm and a remark on belief and nature's power.
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England
Wales
N. FY
A Plea For Toads In The Garden To Deter Vermin
A gardener urges keeping and breeding toads as they eat worms and bugs, noting a three legged toad among them and praising toads as the best pest control. He recommends inverted flower pots as homes and reveals a fond, practical affection for these helpful creatures.
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Tord
Hay Making Method From Hay Mikima to New England Farmer
Turner shares his hay making plan from years of practice. He pasture grasses four to five years before haying and uses manure, no clover, early mowing, post dew start, tedder and rake, cap-covered heaps, two to three sunning sessions, and tight barn storage to prevent sweating and moisture damage.
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Mikima
K.g. Turner
New England
Value of mules in East Tennessee Georgia and Alabama
The piece argues mules fetch high prices with four thousand eight hundred to four thousand dollars common, notes cheaper male teams in some areas, and compares mules favorably to horses for draft work. It claims mules are tougher, longer lived by about twenty five percent, seldom lame, and less prone to hoof ailments while offering cheaper labor overall despite higher upfront cost. Southern farmers reportedly prefer mule labor even at higher prices.
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New York
Florida
England
London
Provinces
Wales
Scotland
Ireland
British Isles
United Kingdom
United States
Jtist
Europe
Iron Horse
Watt
Philadelphia
John L Knowlton
Knowlton
Koowlton
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Georgia
Alabama
Lick and Other Parasites of Animals
Farmers and stock raisers report problems with lice and other insects on their animals. Carbolic acid is suggested as the best method to destroy them when properly diluted, offering prompt and effective treatment with minimal risk.
Soap Soaps Power as Fertilizer for Gardens
Soap suds act as a strong fertilizer when dissolved and absorbed by plants. Irrigating gardens with stale suds helps promote growth, especially in dry weather.
Calf Freedom: Sunlight Important For Livestock Welfare
The quote urges humane treatment of calves asking to avoid tying in damp dark corners. It emphasizes calves require sunlight like hens and garden plants, reflecting early welfare views and compassionate farming practices.
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