A Real Heroine Fights Panther to Save Child
In Maine frontier days, Grandmother Ruth recalls how she fired an old British musket from a doorway to kill a panther stalking her young sister Jane. The near tragedy ends with Ruth recovering, vowing to never touch a gun again, and is celebrated as a courageous act by a real heroine.
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Ph B. Bowles
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Bal Edward
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Women Who Went to War and Devoted Husbands
A historical account describes young women who joined Civil War units to stay near loved ones. Annie Dillybridge, Frances Hook, Mary Owens, and an unnamed drummer girl faced discovery, capture, and death, illustrating wartime devotion and peril for brave, unnamed sacrifices.
First Enlisted Union Man in Civil War Dispute
The battle over who first enlisted to join the northern army in 1861 centers on William M. De Hart of Logansport Indiana and Charles Franklin Rand of Washington D C. Records give Rand April 15 1861 as first volunteer while De Hart claims an earlier enlistment and time to reach Fort Sumter. De Hart supporters cite nine oclock April 13 1861 as his enlistment and say he fought at Philippi June 3 while Rand is honored with official recognition from Congress and a large Arlington Cemetery lot. Rand has received global honors and a pension while De Hart seeks acknowledgment as the first northern volunteer.
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Aroostook Valley
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Square Winslow
Congress
War Department
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Logansport
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Washington
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Albert J. Beveridge
Frederick Landis
A. R. Keesling
Leslie
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Ulysses 8 Grant and the roots of his name
The article recounts how Ulysses S Grant received his name in honor of the Greek warrior Ulysses, notes his mother’s humor about the name, and highlights his early kindness and curiosity in school. It includes a Baltimore courtroom anecdote about a man claiming innocence and a joke about the word can't in the dictionary. It ends with a remark on the expanding use of the term specialist across professions, especially in horticulture.
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Ulysses
Grant
Philadelphia Ledger
Bird Fires at Whippoorwill and Wades in Lake Night
Louis Reutler, once the Beardsley House proprietor near Winsted Connecticut, fired at a whip-poor-will perched outside his room at Lake Wonksunfuonk before daybreak. The bird sang back and landed on his gun barrel before sweetly continuing its call. He then plunged into the lake to cool off. Thousands marry daily worldwide but remain the season's social event.
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Louis Reutler
Lake Wonksunfuonk
Winsted, Conn
Reutler
Beardsley House
Hauling Hay With Side Runners Idea
A farmer explains a device attached to hay racks to prevent tipping on snowy winter roads. The writer describes side runners as a simple improvement, noting successful use on their farm and promising to explain how it works for others who may not know of the device.
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Wrnter
An Anti-Tip Hay Rack Construction Guide
An old technical note describes building an anti tip hay rack. It outlines a flat bottom eight by sixteen foot rack with a 2x8 bed and 2x6 cross supports. Runners are attached to end cross pieces with outward slants and braces, plus a longer fence board to form the runner guide. The design lets a tipped load slide and then right itself.
Storing Seed Potatoes For Longevity And Vitality
A Prairie Farmer correspondent advises seed potato storage in multi-layer pits. Dig pits eight inches plus deep to form a solid bottom, then stack straw and dirt in alternating layers. Store fifty to one hundred bushels per pit and cover with stable manure if temperatures stay below zero.
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Prairie Farmer
Farm Wisdom From The Farm Journal Prose Pieces
A reflective collection of rural aphorisms on debt work life and temper. The notes urge restraint compassion and patience advising cooler inside temperament and belief in good over evil while noting the value of steady labor and a clear atmosphere.
Advancing Silo Plans for Stable Feed Supplies
Farmers faced feed shortages last fall to spring across the west causing reliance on straw and roughage that hurt milk output. Build a silo now and plant corn for silage before frost, while considering sorghum and sunflowers for poultry seed. Sheep health and prompt parasite control matter. draft mares are the most profitable breeding choice.
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Rowing
When and How to Do Farm Work for Best Profits
The article argues that the timing and method of plowing determine farm profits. It cites frost effects on soils, notes missteps from wet springs, and warns against overdeep plowing. It urges farmers to study methods in fall and winter to optimize labor costs and outcomes.
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Illinois
Homemade Tread Power Propels Farm Work
A farm feature describes building a tread power to drive small machines using a bull or heavy horse. The design rests between two buildings with a roof, uses a central shaft, an underfloor pulley, and a friction pulley, and can transmit power 200 to 300 feet via a wire rope.
Dairying Tips and Feed Practices From Early Agriculture Notes
The article discusses dairy management including two milking shifts, ensuring health by removing cows with possible disease, and avoiding wire in hay after a Calf herd loss in El Paso. It also covers corn silage goals, harvesting at the right dent stage, and making acre-based plans to boost soil and returns.
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el Paso
Balanced inventions and the next step in progress
The piece describes converting a plow into a wheelbarrow by reversing the wheel with a wrench, noting a long favored balance and a new balanced gate. It envisions the next advance as a balanced income.
Sensible Poultry House Recommendation For New York
Cornell University poultry expert Prof James E Rice advises a dual pen poultry house for New York climate. A 12 by 24 foot design with two 12 by 12 pens suits small flocks, with option to extend to 15 by 15 foot pens for larger flocks. The illustrated model sits low with 4 feet 11 inches rear and 8 feet 7 inches front, on a concrete foundation and floor.
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James E. Rice
Department of Poultry Husbandry
Cornell University
New York State
Model House of Two Pens for Poultry Building Plan
A detailed poultry house design describes construction with 2x4 framing 4 feet apart, 3x5 rafters, matched lumber walls, roofing paper exterior, and a tight south ventilation system. Features include a 20 foot wide platform, roosts 12 inches apart, roosting closet with cloth frame, wire netting windows, and a climatically responsive ventilation scheme.
Poultry Care Tips From A Farm Column
Advice on feeding, housing, and disease control for poultry. Geese tolerate cold and damp, shade fowls during heat, isolate roup birds promptly, and use coal oil or charcoal to boost health. Feed mashes in morning, whole grains for older birds, and vary diets to suit hens appetites.
Poultry Diseases Do Not Pry to Doctor Sick Fowls
The article argues against home remedies for infectious poultry diseases and urges prompt, decisive action. It recommends destroying afflicted birds, thoroughly disinfecting premises, and restocking with healthy fowls to prevent deep rooted illness and ensure long term flock vitality.
Doping Fowls Warns Against Pepper Treatments
The writer argues against doping fowls with red pepper and hot condiments. Healthier poultry require good food exercise protection from weather, not drugs. Such practice is a relic of the past and can harm fowls by causing discomfort and excessive water intake.
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Farmer's Review
Poultry and Beekeeping Tips and Farm Notes
A collector of practical advice describes cement hive stands five by five inches and three by one and a half inches, noting durability and reduced dampness. Also covered are painting hen houses with crude oil to cut mites, 42 Farm Bulletin issuances this year, and guidance on learning from mistakes and effective farming practices.
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