Women of high rank promote agriculture in American and world history
A Baltimore American excerpt notes interest of top ladies including the Duchess of Portland in agriculture observed by an American visitor at Hogland. It praises women’s historical roles from Isis to Empresses in fostering farming and urges modern women to engage, study, and cooperate in agricultural work.
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Duchess of Portland
Rome
Sparta
Osiris
Heypt
Isis
Nile
Ceres
Groeks
China
Man
Bliss Werachel
Somerville
Baltimore
Grape Cultivation Expands Across State Vineyards
The Cincinnati Gazette notes 4000 to 6000 adores in vines statewide and at least 2000 acres in this county. Most plantings are Catawba with Schulkill Isabelle Herbemont and Norton varieties rising in favor. Average yield reaches about 200 gallons per acre, similar to France and Germany, signaling growing viticulture statewide.
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Ouro Vingyvanos
Schulkill
Isabelle
Herbemont
Norton
France
Germany
Cincinnati Gazette
Boiled corn mystery linked to hen laying claim
A Chautauqua County farmer says boiled corn fed hot makes hens lay, citing two neighbors as proof. The report notes the possibility that the corn kernel crunching might be the real cause rather than the hot feed claim.
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Chatauqua County
Agassiz on Civilization Under Water
Observations from eight breeding seasons describe the grebe pair nesting in gravelly pond shores among aquatic plants. Both sexes guard broods, fiercely defend young, and exhibit strong instincts. They avoid bait on hooks and coexist peacefully with neighboring pairs while foraging.
Remark on Hatching Habits of Fisd and Parental Care
An excerpt notes that unmated single fisd appear among nests and are driven away as intruders. It states egg development is rapid with young hatched in less than a week and parents soon stop caring for them, attributed to Agassiz.
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Ance
Agassiz
Arctic Expetition under Dr Hayes Reaches Tessassiak
Boston reports on the Arctic expedition led by Dr Hayes with surgeon Longshaw leaving Upper Navik August 14 and reaching Tessassiak August 23 amid ice. Plan calls for advancing latitude toward 89 degrees, establishing depots, and launching boats when possible before winter. The crew, healthy and confident, bonds shown by a salute and cheers, aided by stores and entertainments from supporters. A fossil forest was found on Diroo Bay's eastern shore.
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Boston
Artic
Hayes
Longshaw
Upper Navik
Kang
Pole
Progern
Dr. Hayes
McCormie
New York
Esquimaux
Diroo Bay
Botanist Dr Longehaw Relatives Greenlend Study
Dr Longehaw conducted a thorough study of Greenlend flora and geology and brought home specimens from his field work. He documented plant species and rock samples collected during the expedition.
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Longehaw Bag
Hous Counresses Lesson on Family Happiness
A correspondent from Ladies Home Magazine notes that in twenty families only three or four are truly happy. The main cause is not lack of love but lack of care to show it. Small courtesies and kind looks can spread happiness or sorrow in the home.
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Hous
Ladies Home Mag
General Scott The Largest Man In The American Service
Genera Scott is described as the largest man in the American service. He stands about six feet six inches tall and weighs around two hundred sixty pounds. At seventy four years old his health remains good and his vigor is evident, likely aided by temperate habits.
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Genera Scott
General Secott
Ournage Captain Ordered to Leave Mobile After Favoring Lincoln
A ship captain in Mobile expressed preference for Lincoln days ago and was ordered to depart. Across the North the press mentions disunionists and secessionists, contrasting liberty and slavery as one side cherishes free discussion while the other shuns it.
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Ournage
Mobile
Lincoln
North
States Move Toward Slavery Shibboleth Travel Risk
A contrast notes Russia and Sweden altering pay port systems while many U S states harshly restrict travel, making it unsafe for men to move without mastering the “shibboleth of slavery.”
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Russia
Sweden
Chicago
Next Legislature Split Revealed by Assembly and Senatorial Districts
Full returns show the next legislature with 22 Republicans and 8 Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, Republican majority on joint ballot 57 to 43. The figures indicate the political shift across districts following the election results.
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Senate
Mary the tear drop name and gentle virtue
The passage extols the name Mary as Hebrew in origin meaning tear drop. It recalls Mary at the cross and Mary at the grave, praising gentleness and womanly virtue and ending with blessing the name Mary.
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Mary
Iliat Mary
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