Advances in Agricultural Science Through 1878 Studies
A review of 1878 agricultural investigations highlights electricity’s role in plant growth, soil temperature, and moisture retention. Experiments across Germany and England show how color, clay, lime, and nitrification affect crop yields, with notes on subsoil drainage, soil compaction, and the agents driving soil nitrogen.
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Germany
England
M. Grandlau
Berthelet
Wollney
Bequerel
H. P. Arish
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
Armsby
Wall
von Lienberg
Moses
Laboratos Em
Aetna
Achloessing
Muntz
R.warrington
Lawea and
Gilbert
Pasteur
N. Mes
Terrible Devastation in Spain Floods Sweep Towns Away
London report details Spain's floods in Murcia and surrounding valleys. The surge from the Seguerr and Mundo rivers wrecked streets, churches, and rail lines, killing and displacing thousands. Civil guards, nobles, and volunteers rescued the distressed, with many homes inundated and bodies recovered. The disaster left vast areas submerged, farms ruined, and a humanitarian crisis in the wake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
London
York Herald
Mundo
Seguera
Murcia
Alicante
Cartarena
Alameda
Mantilios, and the Crowd Turned Hastily Homeward. Eoon
Scrone
Calle del Caballeros
Ardens
Sue Suburbe
Henle
Jorenzo
Oro
Couli
Beda
Girs
St. Fulgentius
St. Leldore
Resaue Securit
Ure
Ile
St Totter
Chiasea
Villa
Forme
Milea
Huorta
Fra Alta Torre
Mondhuermas
Bentassin
Lorca
Carravaca
Tamage ix
Mominlermas
Sra Alta Torre
Agnuerm
Alcantvila
Sargy
Orthaela
Doree
Aelerm
Algec
Political rhetoric on Southern influence in the Democratic party
A Osage letter laments the influence of Confederate sympathizers in the Democratic party, praising Jeff Davis and Southern brigadiers in Congress. It mocks Republican leaders, cites Mississippi relief, and argues for restoring antebellum policies, warning that the party rests on Confederate loyalists. The piece labels Voorhees and Hayes with partisan scorn and warns of continued Southern power in Okolona.
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Confederacy
Mississippi
Congress
Union
Jeff Davis
Senate
Democratic Party
Ginchinnati Commercial
Edison
Rutherford Birchard Hayes
Luke Blackburn
Kentucky
Cornelia Chisholm
DeKalb
Misa
United States
Voorhees
Indianapolis
Democracy
Thurman
Nation
South
Okolona
Iowa Election Signals Sweep for Republican Victory
The Iowa election produced a complete Republican victory with large majorities in both houses. The Burlington Hawk-Eye notes the triumph across the state, rejecting Democratic policies and endorsing sound currency and national progress. The piece predicts national peace, prosperity, and security under continued Republican administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
General Assembly
United States
Mississippi
Ohio
Burlington
Hawk-Eye
Forney's Progress Seine Women Trade Cast-Off Attire
The article notes women who, near season end, ply a business moving from watering places to cities selling discarded society clothing at below half price. They haul the garments to urban markets where they resell, exploiting the rush of fashion scraps and green herks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forney
Sxya
Leca
Ohio Victory Signals National Political Shift
Ohio's election result shows a large turnout and clear Republican strength, with North and South issues shaping the race. The GOP united on Southern policies, while Democrats faced a defeat tied to inflation and currency debates, highlighting a North favored by reformers and a waning Greenback influence.
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Ohio
Congress
Foster
Hayes
Sherman
Schurz
Democratic Party
Hife
Ewing
Rice
Aouth
Chisholm
Dixon
House of Representatives
South
North
NYP
Political clash over repeal of national election laws
A fragmented Times account describes the Southern Brig. 3 led by Mr Thurman pushing Congress to repeal wartime election statutes. The piece warns that Northern allies back the drive misrepresent the move and risk a fatal blunder in the political clash.
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Mr. Thurman
Houses
Congress
Times
A Paris Bank Then and Now in Comic Slowness
A narrator compares New York banking speed with Paris at Credit Lyonnais, where one must pass through a cell like waiting room, hand checks to an assistant, endure a long ledger review, stamp revenue, and finally receive a small bronze medal before being served. The scene fills thirty minutes with patient spectators noting the stark contrast to American rapid service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pars
Ne York
Credit Lyonnais
Gumme
Brassan
Frog and Water Thickness Sparked Odd Complaint
A fragmented quote shows Job Shuttie railing against the thickness of the water rather than the thinness of milk. He retrieves a small frog from the creator and voices surprise at the strange critique, reflecting a quirky local moment.
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Job Shuttie
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