Valley of Silence and a Confederate Soldier at War
A fragmentary historic reminiscence notes the Valley of Silence with religious images and a vivid Civil War tale. It recounts a Maryland Battery unit marching toward Richmond, a near miss with Union forces, a daring rider’s escape, reflections on General Lee and the Army of the Potomac, and questions about the fate of amputees from the war.
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Fremont
Cross Keys
Stileida
Port Épublic
Brown's
Cave
Amunton
Stonewall Jackson
Lee
Tichmond
Baltimore Battery
Maryland
Richmond
Me Ghanicsville
McClellan
Geis
Jackson
Longstreet
Magruder
Pickett
Bradley T Jomson
Nana
Ias
Wax
Gen. Johnson
Ysordera
Spura
Imindng
Southern Loyalty and Honor at Hooker Monument Banquet
At a Boston banquet for Gen. Hooker’s monument Gen. Rosser of Virginia praised reconciliation between former enemies, stressing loyalty to the old flag and the unity of the United States. He spoke of the privilege of citizenship and warned against betraying one’s country despite past loyalties.
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Boston
Gen. Hooker
Gen. Rosser
Virginia
United States
National Encampment to Meet in San Francisco
The Thirty-seventh National Encampment will assemble in San Francisco the week of August 17. Headquarters will be at the Palace Hotel where the Executive Committee and National Council of Administration meet. parade on Wednesday August 18. Credentials committee members include Chairman John W. Schau and Adjutant Generals John H. Thacher F. A. Walsh Thomas B. Rodgers Peter B. Ayars.
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San Francisco
Palace Hotel
She National Council of Administration
John W. Schau
John H. Thacher
Department of Cantreement
F. A. Walsh
Thomas B. ,Rodgers
Department of Missouri
Peter 8. Ayars
Department of Delaware
Veteran Attends Soldier Pennion Surprised by Crutchbound Executive
A veteran recalls attending a soldiers penhion and being surprised to see a prominent business leader arrive on crutches. He had met the man many times without realizing the executive had only one leg, as the man concealed his injury until a Chickamanga reunion where he appeared without a cork leg.
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Nut Jong Afo
Timex
Rhouw Matisi
Chickamanga
Civil War Claim Tied to Major Gibbes Death
A historical note says Major W. H. Gibbes died June 12 in Columbia and is claimed to have fired the first shot at Fort Sumter. It places him as a gunner in Captain George James's company, with Beauregard sending orders just before Major Anderson, during President Cleveland’s era when he named a postmaster in Columbia.
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W. H. Gibbes
Columbia
Fort Samler
George James
Beauregard
Erder White
Anderson
Cleveland
Bia Postmetter
Valuable First Edition Sale Report
A fival edition of Robinson Crugo9 has been sold for 171 dollars. The odd spelling and title irregularities suggest OCR errors, but the item appears to be a rare early print put up for sale with a notable price.
Odd Swiss Customs and Public Notices in Switzerland
A travelogue on Swiss idiosyncrasies notes customs such as annexing wives' maiden names to married names, public adverts in Berne, and penalties for nonpayment of taxes or failure to vote. It mentions the Anzelger publication, saloon bans, and compulsory local voting with fines, plus a banker’s note on interest.
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Switzerland
Arnold
Wiesendangers Nievergelt
Wiesendanger
Miss Nievergert
Mr. Wiese
Anzelger
Wirtshausverbot
Anothet
Swiss People’s Bank
Fragmentary Local Economic Discussion Notes
A tattered excerpt discusses cantonal policies in Bowne and Vaud, noting punishment for wayward citizens and a mixed interest payout scale from $1,000 to $8,000. It mentions a Canary birds and a parable about a perron, with unclear future details missing from private sources. Economic explanations are offered for the observed slogularity.
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Vaud
Huntington Estate Divided Between Heirs
Arabella Huntington widow and Hy 1 Iustlogtoy nephew divide the estate of the late Collis P Huntington valued around sixty million dollars. The division awards Rach gains and other holdings to heirs in a settled probate matter.
Fencing Goats: Practical Tips From Animal Industry Report
The Bureau of Animal Industry warns that goats climb sheds and ordinary fences but will not jump standard barriers. To protect young stock from dogs wolves and hogs fences must be dog hog and wolf proof with tight wires and careful placement. Recommendations include woven wire three feet high with inside posts and outer barbed strands, ten wire fencing with sparsely spaced posts, and five board panels four feet high. Zigzag or warm fences invite climbing.
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Bureau of Animal Industry
Iiberty
Bureau
Evory
Jobson
Peanuts Produce Soft Lard Findings Report
A bulletin from the Alabama Experiment Station notes peanuts yield soft lard with a melt at 74.6°F when hogs are fed peanuts until slaughter. Switching to corn for five weeks raises melting point to 86.7°F, but lard remains softer than peanut-free hogs. Chufas yield saltier lard, similar to peanut-fed pigs.
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Alabama Experiment Station
Spray Tank Agitators Improve Uniform Mixing
A spraying expert notes the necessity of an agitator tied to the pump or an independent in-tank agitator. Some pumps use a return pipe that re-circulates liquid, which causes central bubbling and uneven mixing. Paddle type agitators provide thorough movement of the entire tank contents.
Potato's rise as a leading cultivated tuber worldwide
The potato has become the most extensively cultivated and valuable esculent tuber in this country and abroad. Initially it was feared or disliked as food, but gradually gained popular esteem through gradual acceptance and culinary adoption.
Regions Guide for Fruit Tree Varieties in Indiana
The article notes that reliable regional lists from state experiment stations and horticultural societies help farmers select fruit varieties suited to soils and climates. It discusses Indiana's county-based lists, differences across northern central and southern sections, and cautions Wisconsin and Minnesota growers against misapplying varieties like Baldwin and Abundance.
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Indiana
Tilinola State Horticultural Society
Ohio Lst
Wisconsin
Ohio
Chicago
Tennessee
Minnesota
Strawberry Enemies and Remedies in Cultivation
Strawberries face insect and fungus pests including white grubs the June beetle larvae strawberry sawfly slug leaf roller and strawberry blight. Major loss comes from girdling fruit stems by blight and rust may ruin half the crop. Bordeaux spray in July or August protects prior year and around blossom period.
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Says
Michigan Fruit Prospects In State Wide Belt Report
The Michigan Department of Agriculture reports fruit conditions with an expected average crop for apples at 60 percent peaches 5 percent pears 38 percent grapes 1 percent black raspberries 86 percent cultivated orchards 38 percent trees alive from last spring 85 percent. Fourteen counties are in the fruit belt with peach crop prospects by county: Allegan 28 Berrien 27 Tonia 19 Kent 21 Ottawa 29 Van Buren 34 Muskegon 43 Newaygo 44 Oceana 66 Benzie 40 Grand Traverse 62 Manistee 3 Mason 60 Leelanau 61, belt average 36.
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Michigan
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Allegan
Berrien
Tonia
Kent
Ottawa
van Buren
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oceana
Benzie
Grand Traverse
Manistee
Mason
Leelanau
Butter pricing practice criticized by dairy man
In many localities merchants pay the same price for all butter, good and bad. This practice is harmful, as it discriminates in favor of bee butter and against good quality butter, making it one of the hardest costs for the progressive dairy man to bear.
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Camptire Tales
Tileich
God
Thomas Ryan
Southland
South
Robert H. Lee
Army of the Potomac
Aparni Oy
Gen. Henderson
Iowa
Congressman Castle
Gen. Rice
Census Department
Pennsylvania
Sickles
O. O. Howard
Chicago Water Ocean
Berne
Geneva
Ohetland
Licerne
Rhine
Spalen
Laure
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