Washington and whiskey rebellion in western Pennsylvania
A St Luke's of Chartiers tablet recalls George Washington and John Neville guiding the response to the whiskey rebellion. The 1794 insurrection in western Pennsylvania led to raids, a major military campaign, and mass arrests, ending with stronger federal enforcement of the excise tax and dissolution of armed opposition.
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St. Luke's
Chartiers
Woodville
United States
Sulgrave Manor
Northamptonshire
England
Washington
Atlantic
Pennsylvania
George Washington
John Neville
St. Luke's of
Allegheny Mountains
Nevilie
Congress
Alexander Hamilton
Westmoreland
Allegheny
Fayette
Albert Gallatin
Fayette County
Federal Revenue
Pittsburgh Gazette
David Bradford
Neville
Westmoreland County
Fort Pitt
Braj
Abraham Kirkpatrick
Bradford
New Orleans
Hamilton
Lee
Mingo Creek
Pittsburgh
Excise
Soybeans as Emergency Hay Crop Guidance for Farmers
Prof John Barron details soybeans as a second best emergency hay crop with lime rich soils and early sowing. He recommends Wilson variety for early planting Black Eyebrow Manchu for later sowings 115 lb seed per acre and mixtures with Sudan grass or Japanese millet depending on soil moisture. Fertilize with 2 lb superphosphate per acre and inoculate seed. Sow oats and sorghum or oats and Sudan grass for extra pasture.
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John Barron
New York State College of Agriculture
WNY Service
Sunflowers Advised for Silage by Dairymen
Prof. C. B. Rhode of the University of Illinois Extension urges dairy farmers to plant sunflowers for silage to replace damaged crops. Sunflower silage is palatable and corn silage can be inferior for milk, though cows fed on it produce less milk. Seeds should be sown in rows 42 inches apart with 10 inch spacing, best cut when about one quarter of plants bloom.
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C. 8. Rhode
College of Agriculture
University of Iinois
Rhode
University of Illinois
Soybeans in Breeding Swine Diets Recommended
Guidance on feeding soybeans to brood sows during gestation with mineral mix supplementation, and options for feeding during suckling and postweaning fattening. Suggests combining beans with tankage or protein concentrates as needed for nutrient balance.
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Wallaces
Caring for lambs and spotting drooping ears early
A Missouri Farmer writer notes healthy lambs frolic and are strong, but drooping ears or unusually light lambs signal poor condition. Regular flock checks, ideally daily or weekly, help detect trouble early before it causes serious damage. Sheep need watching through the warm season.
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Missouri Farmer
Agricultural Trends Highlight 1933 Farm Gains and Losses
The text notes 1933 world apple sales exceeding eight million dollars and a U S farm income around 6.383 billion dollars. Argentina suffered 1 5 million acres of corn losses due to heat drought and locusts. North Carolina State College extends a rural home campaign.
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Argentina
Agricultural Extension Department of
North Carolina State College
United States
Pigeon whistles used by Chinese flocks alarm hawks
Field Museum notes describe attaching reed-like whistles to pigeons to create music. Chinese explain it keeps flocks together and wards off predators, but Dr Laufer doubts the practical effect and suggests the sound reflects human artistic impulse rather than influencing pigeons or hawks.
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Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
True as Ever Buyers Price, Says Oll
A clipped quote argues every buyer has a price, reflecting a cynical view attributed to Oll. The remark frames market dynamics with a blunt, aphoristic tone.
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Wvery Main
Oll
Crazy Water Crystals vs Synthetic Salts Debated on National Broadcast
A Sunday NBC program features Gene Arnold and Dr. W E Fitch debating Crazy Water Crystals. Fitch asserts natural mineral waters cannot be replicated by lab salts, noting the crystals’ undiluted minerals and a $1.50 standard box lasting three weeks from Crazy Water Company, Mineral Wells, Texas.
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National Broadcasting Network
Gene Arnold
W. E. Fitch
Gene Arnoldo
Glauber
Dr. Frren
Gene Arnoto
Dr. Fitch
Thomases
United States
Crazy Water Company
Mineral Wells
Texas
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Braddock's Field
Kirkpatrick
Maryland
Virginia
New Jersey
James Ross
Jasper Yeates
William Bradford
Gallatin
Henry Lee
Thomas Mifflin
Richard Howell
Thomas
Daniel Morgan
Henry Knox
Treasury
Richard Peters
United States District Court
Westernennsylvania
Carlisle
Wes
Whiskey
TAR and
Gen
Epsom Salts
Dr. W. E. Fitch
N.B.C
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