Matrimonial Counsels and a Farmer's Progressive Path
A satirical poem cautions a groom about conjugal life and strict marriage norms, while a New York Ledger tale follows John Walton, a young man who blends farming and study. He drains fields, saves liquid manure, builds a compost system, grafts apple trees, and increases yield and profit, proving education and experimentation boost farming success.
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Gumimnet
Eben
Sam Bancroft
Jie
Walton
Sawyer
Bancroft
Grumnme
John Walton
Jobo
Ben Grommet
American Girls and Money in San Francisco Argonaut
The Argonaut editor voices views on social envy surrounding Miss Bradley-Martin and the Earl of Craven marriage and William Waldorf Astor’s expatriation. He argues absenteeism drains wealth and suggests laws restricting land ownership by aliens, urging American capitals toward broader restrictions while commenting on baseball pitchers in a light jab.
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San Francisco Argonaut
Miss Bradley-Martin
Craven
William Waldorf Astor
Astor
United States
Farming Under Glass Shows Labor Saving Devices
A farmer and son-in-law describe a long glass house where lettuce is grown with automated watering and weed control. The system uses a roof pipe shower to water in forty seconds per cycle, plus wheel weeders and fertilizers to minimize labor. They note high production, rail shipment to New York area, and the growing appeal of glass farming as a factory like method.
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Allen
New York
Albany
Hartford
New Haven
Disappearance of the Apprentice System
A historical notice argues that the apprentice system fades as machinery and division of labor replace master clinicians. Masters no longer guide youths in all trade branches, leaving boys to menial tasks with limited learning and a sense of degradation, discouraging entry into crafts Century.
Lake Angeline Lakebed Yields Rich Iron Ore Deposit
Engineers pumped Lake Angeline near Ishpeming Michigan for sixteen months to drain the flooded lake and expose vast iron ore reserves beneath a mud bed. A 20 000 gallon per minute rotary pump drained water into a 20 foot high flume as walls of ore beneath the lake surface were revealed, with dangerous mud and vents requiring careful work ahead.
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Michigan
Lake Angeline
Ishpeming
Mich
New York Evening Post
Cleveland Iron Mining Company
Lake Angeline and
Lake Superior Iron Companies
Battle of Lissa last great sea clash of armor-clads
The 1866 Battle of Lissa pitted Tegethoff's Austrians against Persano's Italians in a major ironclad duel. Ramming, sinking and tactical errors dominated as the Austrian Drachke and Ferdinand Max battered Italian ships, including the Re d'Italia, which was sunk with heavy loss. The Italians claimed victory but Persano faced trial for cowardice and incapacity.
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Lissa
Tegethoff
Persano
Drachke
Ferdinand Max
Kaiser Max
Ancona
Fromeves
Austria
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Gummet
Ken
John Watton
Trammer
Rene Grommet Ile
Hen Grummet
Joan
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Battle of
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