The Battle of La Colle Mill and Gen Wilkinson’s Fall
A retrospective look at the 1814 La Colle Mill action near the Canadian border, where a 4,000 American force was repelled by 200 to 1,000 British despite brave defense. It traces Gen James Wilkinson’s career from patriot to accused traitor, ending in ignominy after the failed raid and memory of a disputed war era leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Colle Mill
Rouses Point
N. Y
la Colle Mil
James Wilkinson
Stone Mill
Lossing
Wilkinson
Hag
la Colle
John Randolph
Roanoke
Randolph
Royal Ornan Shreve
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Spain
Kentucky
Burr
Wikinson
Jefferson
Aaron Burr
Pike
Louisiana Purchase
Mobile
Montreal
la Calle
Washington
Tree Planting on Government Contractions Adds Farm Value
Extension foresters discuss using land contracted to government for wheat and hog programs to grow woodlots windbreaks and forest land. Farmers shift less productive ground from crops to trees that yield timber or erosion control, with possible higher long term income than barley and corn, while still receiving government payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. ©. Sawyer
Ani Vorslty
Ullneis
WNU Service
AAA
Legume Seed Scarce and Priced Upwarned by Experts
Legume seed for next spring is expected to be scarce and pricier due to agricultural adjustment rules. Land contracted from crops cannot yield competing cash crops, limiting uses to soil improvement and home food crops. Enos Blair advises growers to save velvet bean seed, noting home-saved seed often equals or surpasses purchased options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Enos C. Blair
Extension Agronomist
North Carolina State College
Snowdrift Erosion Threatens Northwest Wheat Yields
Government experts warn of snowdrift erosion, a soil thief mainly in the Northwest that lowers wheat yields. Farmers furrow in fall and plow again in spring, but leeward snowdrifts melt and carry away loose soil, hitting northern slopes hardest where drifts are deepest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Montreal Herald
Agricultural Briefs Highlight Farm Progress And Plans
A USDA note lists 1 800 000 timothy seeds per pound and a forthcoming U S farm census in November. Hungary reports record 1933 grain harvest while England imposes 50 cent import duties. Six British Friesians top 60 tons milk lifetime as a Central South Carolina apple tree yields 50 bushels in 1934. New York State College of Agriculture enrolls more agricultural students than any other U S institution. Home hog butchering in Texas up about 50 percent over two years. Good legume hay should comprise 10 to 15 percent of brood sow rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tidewater
Philadelphia
Boston
Cambridge
Wilkinson
Benedict Arnold
Aaron Burr
Continental Army
Canada
Sullivan
Arnold
Guy Carleton
Gates
Washington
Trenton
Princeton
Valley Forge
Morristown
Army
Clothier-General
Penn- 4 Hi Il
New York State College of Agriculture
Early biographers and legendary heroes in history
The text traces the origins of biography from Xenophon and Socrates through Plutarch to early English writers. It notes monks and abbots as Britain’s earliest biographers, and mentions Thomas More and Izaak Walton as notable later figures shaping life stories and celebrated profiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules
Xenophon
Socrates
Plutarch
Hives
Thomas More
William Roper
Izaak Walton
Ald Izaak
Golf Talk Sparks Debate Over Course Aesthetics
In a clubhouse after 18 holes, two players debate beautifying the course. One dismisses scenery as rubbish, arguing golf should stay separate from the landscape while the other counters that scenery matters to golf’s experience.
Severe Itching Eruption in Baby Healed by Cuticura
A twele week old baby developed a face and scalp eruption of red pimples that blistered and crusted, causing itching and bleeding. By five months hair grew back after two weeks use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, with one cake and one box proving effective. Advertisement notes products, prices, and free samples from Cuticura Laboratories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.R. Groves
Lincolnton
Cuticura Laboratories
Dept. R
Malden
Mass
Quality Seeds Catalogue Promises Profitable Crops
A Denver Colorado seed company advertises quality vegetable and flower seeds for successful farming. The Rocky Mountain Seed Co. promotes a free page catalogue and lists its Denver address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Seed CO
Denver
Colorado
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Elmo
Scott Watson
Mississippi
New Orleans
Mexico City
Gen
Horatio Gates
Snow
Hungary
United States
Texas
Central
S. C
England
N& Ts
Lord & Ames, Inc
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Hiscox Chem
Wka
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
N.Y
P.O
Pasadena
AGF
JUNGE LEHMAN + Wumbuoldt
Kan
Cuticura
Clara White
Adil Rag Mont
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