Founder of the Grangers Promotes Education and Co operation
William Saunders, founder of the Patrons of Husbandry known as the Grange, pursued education and cooperative buying to aid farmers. The movement grew from 1,100 granges to over 8,500 nationwide in ten months, with about 650,000 members. The plan includes libraries, improved implements, and fair pricing through farmer unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York Tribune
William Saunders
Order of the Patrons of Husbandry
Order of the Grangers
Saunders
Alcott
London
Department of Agriculture
Isas
Great Britain
Agricultural Bureau
White
Minnesota
Fica
Mr. Saunders
Iowa
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Grangers
Vermont
National Grange
South
Grange
Order
Bounty Bill and Postal Savings Bank in Congress Talk
The piece discusses an eight dollar monthly bounty bill favored for veterans of the Civil War with preference for those who enlisted in 1861-63 and discharged for disease. It also covers Postmaster General Creswell urging a postal savings bank, noting misunderstandings about savings deposits and a cautionary anecdote about printed speeches in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Postal Savings Bank
Creswell
New York
Great Britain
United Kingdom
New England States
Treasury
United States
New England
Washington
England
Baxter
Various Humorous Bits and Maxims From Boston Investigator
A collage of witty lines and aphorisms includes puns on eggs and fruits, a Crusoe tale with a wife’s club, omnibus wheel humor, a Parisian dictionary’s take on a shout, and a note on crop shortfalls. Also offered are pocket maxims on virtue, behavior, and frugality attributed to Boston Investigator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
California Wheat From Chili Stands Out in Yield and Purity
Tue Proper wheat is praised as the best California grown variety, origin from Chili, noted for exceptional whiteness and higher grain yield with less offal than other types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Mississippi Governor Election Under Questionable Citizenship
The Mississippi constitution requires the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor to be U S citizens for twenty years. Lieutenant Governor elect A K Davis has been a citizen only since Lincoln's emancipation, raising questions about the legality of his election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
United States
A. K Davis
Lincoln
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ville DU Havre
London Telegraph
Hutter
Miss May Hunter
Annie
Cardiff
Wilson
Indiana
Aiom
Bishop Cheney
Charles E. Cheney
Reformed Episcopal Church
Canandaigua
N. Y
Hobart College
Geneva
Theological Seminary of
Virginia
de Lancey
St. Luke’s Church
Rochester
St. Paul's Church
Havana
Chicago
Christ Church
Cheney
Bishop Whitehouse
Ilinois
Mr. Cheney
Episcopal Church
Church of God
Viermont
Robinson Crusoe
Sam
Seth
Babe
Bethlehem
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!