Leda and Gloire Duel Amid Estuary Action
The British frigate Leda clashes with the French frigate Gloire in a hard fought fight near a tropical estuary. The Slapping Sal brig aids, is sunk, and Leda is left wrecked as Dido arrives to assist. Captain Johnson honors a fallen foe in the aftermath.
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Leda
A. P. Johnson
Mgr. Wharton
Mr. Wharton
Antigua
Sombriero
Sombricro
Wharto
Navy
Johnson
Dido
James Munro
Caribbean
la Gloire
H. M
James MonroomMmny
Colossus
Captain Johnson
Wharton
Smeaton
Aly
Whar
Martinique
Mim
Mariner
Bobby
de Milon
Roots as Winter Stock Food in English Farming
The article argues roots are vital for livestock feeding and cost effective. It cites F B Mumford and Michigan Agricultural College trials showing roots stored in root cellars fed at 8 to 5 cents per bushel and improving lamb fattening with minimal grain. It concludes dry matter in roots can surpass that of common grains and advises farmers to grow roots to supplement feed.
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England
F. B
Mumford
The
Michigan:Agricultural College
Michigan
Michigan Agricultural College
Alaska’s Rise as a Major U S Territory
The Cincinnati Tribune notes Alaska’s rapid growth in commerce and potential, comparing its vast mineral wealth and fisheries to major nations. Immigration and rising exports and imports signal expanding business, with calls for revised statutes and a governing code as the territory develops toward prominence.
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Alaska
United States
England
Ireland
France
Spain
California
Australia
Cincinnati Tribune
Glutton Duke D Aumale Outshines Louis XIV in Feasts
The Duke d Aumale preserves a royal appetite with meals starting with onion soup and black bread. His chefs keep delicacies like various cheeses and secret sorbet. Physicians warn against overeating but he prides himself on a tradition of heavy dinners, comparing to Louis XIV who feasted voraciously and lived to old age.
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d’Aumale
Louis XIV
New York World
Corn Harvesting Woes Spur Demand for New Machines
A Rural New Yorker Minnesota correspondent notes northwest labor shortages hinder corn cutting and shocking. Farmers seek affordable machines capable of cutting binding and dropping corn, ideally two rows at once, with minimal power and simple design. Existing machines are seen as overcomplicated and costly, failing to adapt grain-harvester plans to corn fields.
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Minnesota
New Yorker
Northwest
Italian bees praised as best for the country
The passage notes Italian bees as superior for this nation and discusses agricultural trends. It highlights a reduced wheat crop area, a generally poor quality apple harvest in 1894, increased American cider consumption, and calls for fox-bounty and upkeep of buildings. It mentions soil exhaustion from repeated crops and benefits of clover for moisture retention amid droughts. It also references evaporated apple supplies and California fruit shipment experiments.
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California
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Sheridan
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Chicago
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Sheridan, Mont
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Stockmen’s Directory
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