Grass and Clover Varieties in Western New York
Agricultural note reviews red and white clover timothy red top and June grass. praises timothy and white clover for hay and rich pasture. Discusses red clover as wheat soil renovator and hay source, notes varieties of red clover, and outlines management for best yields. Includes maple sugar refining method from Ohio Farmer with steps for clarifying sap and forming sugar in cones.
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Genesee
Mesars
New York
Elorsea
Ohio
Letter from Major Downing on banking and Pennsylvanian ruin
In a February 1840 missive from Privancially to the Downingville Convention moderator Major Downing recounts travel from New York to Philadelphia and describes bank suspensions, specie payments, and the crisis era. He discusses Squire Biddle, the Mansion House, and Pennsylvanian finances with quips about colonial money and political figures. He then recalls soldiers from Pennsylvania, Harrison's news, and a village reception upon hearing Harrison has not failed, ending with reflections on national strain and local memory.
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New York
Aves
Nocsin Congress
New Jersey
New Jersy
Congress
fe and sound
Philadelyphy
Boston
Philadelphy
Squire Biddle
Head
Squire Bildle
buoy ag
old Pensilvany
ays
creation
Downing
Squire
iran
Constitution
Van Buren
Washington
J. DOWNING
Hull
Winchester
Dudley
Genenan
Harrison
Proctor
Tecumseh
half
HARRISON tas warren
Erin
Tluzeza
PARRISON
Hannison
Boyhood schoolhouse in Pennsylvania and Civil War soldiers
Twenty six years ago last autumn a boy recalls a logs cabin school on the outskirts of a now populous Pennsylvania town. He notes the state supplied many soldiers for the Northern frontier of Ohio during the late war, and reflects on the era and regional contributions without sensational details.
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Pennsylvania
Union
Ohio
The Dog and Cat in a Political Fable
A farmer with many children keeps a sly cat named Martin and a faithful dog Old Tip. The tale contrasts deception and apparent honesty with dogged loyalty, amid a mail robbery report from Springfield to Columbus, Ohio, as recorded by the du faul Centinel.
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MARTIN
TIP
OLD TIP
United States
Springfield
Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
liberty
Unseasonably Warm Climate Across France in January
Reports from France describe warm weather up to January 9 with temperatures around 70 degrees in the shade. Strawberries were gathered near Liege on January 21 and early asparagus was cut near Charonne outside Paris. A letter from Algiers notes vegetation in full activity as of January 20.
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France
Liege
Charonne
Paris
Algiers
scientific commission
Massachusetts Adjournment Bill Sparks Taxpayer Debate
Massachusetts legislature debates a joint resolution to bar salary increases after the 20th instant, hoping to curb spending whether sessions continue or not. The measure prompts questions about patriotism and fiscal restraint amid a wave of anti- spending sentiment.
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Massachusetts
reese
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New-York Express
Jack Dotening
Downingville Convention
Fenath
farmer penny
stuboy
stu-boy
Iman
Republican
Dedham
Mass
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