Memorial day notes from Camp Alger reveal ration delays
A Camp Alger letter dated June 1 reports quiet Memorial Day, damaged bedding replaced with bark, meals of fried hardtack and canned beef, and ration shortages with about five days received though eight are due. The writer, Everett Howe, Louis Howe, Dr Stevens, and others await pay as 17 regiments camp on Woodburn Manor, while recounting local histories and tensions surrounding Campbell and Falls Church.
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Alger
Enterprise
Washington
Company F
Rep Balcom
Everett Howe
Louis Howe
Dr Stevens
Mr Howe
Marlboro
Woodburn Manor
Lord Fairfax
Campbell
U.S
Falls Church
Albert Hill
Mars Dulin
Fairfax
Potomac
Old Falls Church
England
Q. M
Hudson Franchise Hearing Opened for Clinton and Hudson R R
Clinton and Hudson street railway company sought a Hudson franchise to run westward to the Fitchburg depot with a $100,000 capital.双方 argued over routes via Stones Corner and River Street. hearings adjourned with decision to be delayed until town vote.
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Selectmen
Town Hall
Clinton and Hudson Street Railway Company
Hudson
A. S. Paton
G. K. Damon
Charles F. Dresser
H. L. Pierce
Leominster
Walter R. Dame
Clinton
S. R. Carter
West Berlin
John G. Peters
Berlin
John H. Robinson
A. A W. Wheeler
E. E. Carpenter
Worcester
John J. Shaughnessy
Marlboro
Messrs Wheeler and Carpenter
Clinton and Hudson Company
Clinton, Hudson, Maynard, and Concord
Henry Tower
Chas E. Bennett
Fitchburg
Stones Corner
Central Mass R. R
Central Street
Pope Place
River Street
Cox
Dame
Paton
Keith
John J. Walsh
Witchburg
F. R.R
Glazier
Chas M. Houghton
H. L.pierce
Leominster and Fitchburg Railway
Maynard
Stow
Size of Old Glory
The extract from U S Navy allowances outlines the flag design: thirteen red and white stripes starting with red, a blue union with white stars equal to the number of states, and a hoist of ten nine tenths of the flag’s length. The union sits in the upper quarter, four-tenths of the flag’s length down to the fourth red stripe.
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Bureau of Navigation
U. S. Navy
Indian Irrigating Tanks and Ancient Tank System
George Palmer explains the Hindoo system of tanks used for irrigation. A tank varies greatly in size and water spread, with terms koouta sangar and cherroo denoting small or local tanks. Drainage networks form feeder streams leading to progressively larger rivers, enabling multiple tanks across valleys to collect runoff.
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Haidarabad
George Palmer
Engineering Magazine
Pruning Guidelines From Colorado Horticulture Board
Proper pruning avoids tools beyond a sharp pruning knife. Cut at the junction shoulder and keep the cut small. Do not leave stubs, and paint wounds with white lead and linseed oil sometimes with lampblack. For heavy limbs, cut underside first to prevent bark splitting.
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Colorado Board of Horticulture
Best Side of a Cemetery
A historical note on cemetery orientation describes the eastern portion as most desirable due to tradition of the Lord’s appearing from the east and the belief that the dead rise in a directional order. It mentions Maryland customs of placing felons on the north side and links to the Welsh term for east wind The wind of the dead men’s feet.
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Maryland
Cincinnati Enquirer
Two Pioneer Newspaper Women Die
Mrs. Annie E. Avery of Bay St. Louis Mississippi served as postmistress and a longtime correspondent for the New Orleans Picayune and other papers. Mrs. Eliza Bisbee Duffy, pioneer Vineland New Jersey editor and author, edited in Troy New York and painted, a member of the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts.
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Annie E. Avery
Bay St. Louis
Miss
New Orleans Picayune
Eliza Bisbee Duffy
Vineland
N. J
Daily Times
Fragmented Quotations From 19th Century Papers
A collection of quirky dialogue lines from historical papers shows characters debating bets door signs and curiosities. Phrases include Ally Sloper style banter and New York Journal style quips about signs on doors and a greyhound remark.
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Farmer Green
Sonny
New York Journal
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Ploneer Newspaper
A. Haynes Co
Ally Sloper
Mr. Dasherly Dane
New York World
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Glenwood Ranges
Slate Root
Concord Junction, Mass
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
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