The Star Spangled Fifth Delivers a Wartime Hymn
A fractured verse recalls wartime sacrifice and resilience. The piece questions whether soldiers returned scarred yet steadfast or broken, asking about injuries, bravery, and the fate of freedom as a nation endures.
Valley Forge Restored To Public Park
Valley Forge has been restored and beautified and opened as a public park for visitors. The project ends the era of treacherous fields and absent roads by creating accessible paths and clear wayfinding to key historic sites. Public officials and patriotic citizens led the effort with Pennsylvania backing the transformation for all to enjoy.
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Valley Forge
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Valley Forge Park restoration praised by national interest
The text lauds Valley Forge Park improvements under the Valley Forge Park Commission, noting restoration of Fort Washington and Fort Huntington, completion of a 105 foot observation tower, a commemorative Episcopal chapel, a revolutionary museum in the Isaac Potts house, and new roads and landscape work, with emphasis on national significance and historical value.
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Valley Forge
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Park
Schuylkill
Washington
Germantown
Fort Washington
Fort Huntington
Mount Joy
Philadelphia
Episcopal Church
Isaac Potts
July 4th in American Wars Across History
The article recounts notable July 4 milestones in U S history from 1861 to 1898. It notes Congress sessions with absent states, Grant's actions at Vicksburg and Gettysburg news, Grant vs Lee clashes on July 4 1860, and the destruction of Cervera's Spanish fleet near Santiago with heavy Spanish casualties and prisoners.
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Congress
Vicksburg
Grant
Gettysburg
Lee
Cervera
Santiago
United States
Effects Of Near-Fasting Six Day Weight Gain Experiment
Roman Miller, a young jeweler in Columbus Ohio, tried a near fasting routine advised by a physician to gain flesh. He abstained three days then resumed light eating and milk, weighing 1291/2 pounds Monday before the fast and 131 pounds Saturday night, with a peak 127 pounds at the end of the fast. He reported nervousness on day three but recovered and plans to increase milk as he returns to meat and vegetables.
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Roman Miller
Columbus
The
New York Herald
Mr. Miller
Old and new mingle in a fragmentary world news reel
A roundup notes coal fired boilers in England and high naval reenlistment. It mentions hemp production by Russia and other nations, a new aviation instrument using a cellulose dial, and a German report on an ancient North Carolina grapevine planted in 1584. It also cites child actors, recited Paul Revere memories, and Kentucky hemp acreage near Lexington with broader U S hemp plantings listed.
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Russia
Italy
Austria-Hungary
Germany
France
Belgium
Turkey
China
Japan
New World
Roanoke Island
North Carolina
Walter Raleigh
Francis Wilson
Collier's
Tiffin
Paul Revere
H. K. Morell
Gardiner
Longfellow
Kennebec Journal
Bluegrass
Kentucky
Lexington
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Lincoln
Neb
Sacramento Valley
California
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Iowa
Arkansag
Grain and poultry notes for cold weather care
A column advises feeding unthrashed grain to chickens during cold days and keeping fowls on small acreages for income fertilizer and insect control. It compares corn portions for Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks and cites Cornell findings on selecting fat hens for better egg records. It also explains a Paris age test for eggs using salt and water.
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Paris
Feeding Chicks Right and Keeping Poultry Yards Clean
The article emphasizes feeding chicks with dry, small grains and moist but crumbly feeds, recommending plenty of fresh water and grit. It warns that moist feeds should be crumbled fine and scattered to limit intake. It also notes disinfecting old yards to prevent gape worm and advises moving coops to fresh ground or spraying and cleaning boards and runs to reduce gapes.
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Journal of Agriculture
Chicken Chatter on Poultry Care and Incubation
Practical tips for brood management emphasize nest cleanliness whitewash vermin control and proper incubation Avoid shell breaking methods and damp conditions warn against aging hens over two years and improper coop design Emphasizes ventilation feeding and disease prevention plus onions as poultry remedy
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