Refugees of a Frontier Stockade Under Iroquois Attack
In a frontier stockade, Amos Green and Captain De Catinat defend against a Mohawk Iroquois assault. The fort, with nine foot oak walls and river access, braces for a long siege as Du Lhut and De la Nove coordinate works, guards, and women. A powder-ignited ambush by Green collapses the attackers, leaving a costly pause before the next move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Lhut
Achille de la Nove
Ste. Marie
St. Louis
de la Nove
Oid
Woodaman
Amos Green
Ephraim Savage
Monsieur
Treannet Sted
Amos
Theuriet
Upataira
Jean
Etienne
Nolleman
de Catinet
Hessie Han
de Catinat
du Lhot
Unegs
Jay
Underwood
Amos Greer
Wild flower borders and spring garden tips
Wild flower borders and a spring gardening guide discuss a vogue for woodland flowers through September. Advice covers bed prep, manure or fertilizer, watering, and replanting perennials. The piece mentions a new pink Seedling Rose from Liberty and Alice Roosevelt as a notable addition for gardeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ori
Liberty
Alice
Colorful Roses and Garden Tips Highlight Exhibition Bloom
A garden note describes roses brighter than American Beauty with strong stems and foliage, a Washington exhibit showing four flags old blooms beside newer cut blooms, and general advice on strawberries blackberries raspberries currants and diverse flowers. It lists many rose cultivars and other flowering plants in vivid detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Small Twigs On Cooperative Marketing For Fruit Growers
East fruit growers lag in cooperative marketing compared to the Pacific coast. Some orchards lack humus due to poor soil maintenance despite heavy fertilizer use. Kieffer and Te Conte pears fail without proper manuring and cultivation. A New Jersey grower stresses grafting quality and orchard care for tree size and crop results. Quinces require rich oil and clean cultivation with buds on budded stock removed except the insert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Pacific Coast
Kieffer
Te Conte
Mith
Charles Bhick
New Jersey
Why Silhouette Curious History Behind a Cheap Word
A historical note explains silhouettes as crude pictures named after French minister Etienne de Silhouette. It traces the term to cheap, shadowy profiles traced by candlelight and later mockery of frugal governance, with commentary on the word’s acceptance as a common label for simple pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Etienne de Silhouette
France
Britain
Prussia
M. Ethenne de Silhouette
Morris Wade
Mark Twain Brother Orion’s Odd Call in a December Night
A fragment from Mark Twain’s Autobiography recounts Orion Twain’s ill fated midnight visit to a young lady, ignoring social cues, meeting the father in a dressing gown, and accepting the awkward welcome with unworried persistence. The piece strings together other vignettes of wit and temperament from literary circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Orion
North American Review
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A. Gonan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
M. de Catinat
Ray
du Sant
Adele
de Catinar
Achille de la Roue
Passa
Manmedi
United States
Hi-Iest
Ives Serger
Patest
E. J. Totten & CO. Bond Building
Washington, D.C
The
Ramblers
Crimson
Philadelphia
Baby
Jacqueminot
American Beauty
Anna de Diexbach
Prince Camille de Rohan
NEW Rose
Columbia
Silhouette
Miss Willard
Walt Wintman
Germantown
Walt
Frances
Kate Sanborn
New England Magazine
Players’ Club
New York
Henry F. Dixey
Dixer
Mr. Tiser
Philadelphia Inquirer
Your Office
Central
Second Street
Elyria, O
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