Po Valley Irrigation and Fertility Described in Italy
The article extols the Po Valley's vast fertile plain bounded by the Alps and Apennines. It details irrigation as essential to soil renewal, notes vast arable lands, diverse crops from rice to grapes, and the extensive network of canals and orchards supporting a dense population and long historical conflict over the valley.
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Chicago Tribune
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Ohio
Wisconsin
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Florence
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Modena
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Pavia
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Attila
Spain
Germany
Hungary
Gaul
Sol Jterino
Po Valley
Julius
Augustus Caesar
Alexandria
Po Vally
Tuscany
Arno
A Temperance Bard Tribute to a Schoharie Printer Poet
A New York Tribune note honors the Schoharie County printer poet known as the Schoharie Bard or Old Schoharie. The writer recalls his patriotism and links to the Women’s Crusade Against Liquor, urging continued moral effort and personal resilience against drink.
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New York Tribune
Schoharie County
Albany Evening Journal
Schoharie
MacDonald
Cleveland
Oswego County
Lakeside
The
Tribune
New York
A Naturalist's Joy and Mountain Farming Incident
On July 26 a student found an egg in a skate during dissection. Prof Agassiz and Dr Wilder examined it with astonishment noting two eggs and a blastoderm. The scene showed rare scientific delight and careful preservation for drawing. The article then shifts to a Colorado mountain ranch scene near Black Hawk with Gunn brothers. It describes 400 acres of rich land, grain and potato yields, cattle, butter production, and the potential for alfalfa and roots. It highlights climate, water, and scenic value, plus local figures and a proposed Commercial Railway bill with freight rate caps and multi-state route plans.
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Wilder
Prof. Agassiz
Spencer
George Gunn
Black Hawk
Boulder Canyon
Long Hill
Carle
E P. Campbell
Mr. Murray
Robert Culver
Sandy
Gunn Brothers
Colorado
Highland Park
A. R. Myers
Bear Canyon
Boulder
Myers
Lewis Jain
John Simpson
8. G. Kelley
B. A. Williams
Wilhelm Sommer
Indians Sacrifice in Lake Crossing Cited as Noble
A California paper reports seven men and a young woman attempting to cross Clear Lake in a capsized boat. The men sacrificed themselves to save the young woman, swimming until exhausted, sinking one after another. she was saved. The incident is praised as reflecting noble Native traits, echoed by Emerson.
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California
Clear Lake
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