The Silk Plant Promising New Cotton Rival in Tripoli
A 1844 letter from D Smith McCartey to Francis Markee Jr describes a “vegetable silk” plant from Syria grown in Alabama. It details seed sowing, plant height, and potential as a staple crop, alongside notes on other forage grasses and a narrative of emigration hardships, illness, Indian attacks, and a helpful stranger who assists settlers M Leod and Nora, culminating in improved prospects after securing a solvent overseer and new home.
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D. Smith McCesley
Tripoli
Francis Markee, Jr
The
National Institute
Hees
Syria
England
Leod
Washington
Nova
Eeston
Nora
Hber Litle
M'Laod
M'Laeed
Advie
Resson
Jamie
Bien
Anj
Marm
Howe i
M'Leod
M’leod
Artichokes as Hog Feed for Southern Farms
An 19th century article advocates planting artichokes on southern plantations to fatten hogs. It argues artichokes yield high feed, can self-seed for years, and reduce labor by letting hogs harvest themselves. Fencing small acreages could provide prized autumn forage, lowering dependence on corn and saving many dollars for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flo. Lucerne
Etrange
Alabama
Kireby
Carolina
B. M
Tuscaloosa
The Divine Sanction of Human Government Oration
Bishop Doane delivered the annual oration on the fourth altar before the Society of Cincinnati of New Jersey and Trenton. The Cincinnati society, never published, and unclear in record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teylor Lewis
Plato
Barnerd
Albany
Choate
Mars
Cambridge
Doane
Trenton
Courier
Society of Cincinnati
New Jersey
Cincinnati
Brussels Charioteer Claims £600 After Bold Ride Bet
The Observateur of Brossele reports four gentlemen in a handsome carriage who visited de France. After a brief conference and a wager, a noble observer mounted and rode Brussels boulevards within thirty three minutes. He won £600 sterling from the driver who attempted the tour in thirty five minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brossele
de France
Controversial Marriage Hoax On Steamboat Delaware
A young clergyman and several youths played a cruel joke on a pleasure cruise aboard the steamboat Delaware. A couple secretly wed for amusement, only to learn ashore the voyage lasted longer than expected. The gentleman handles the fallout with gallantry, while the bride is mortified. The clergyman is mocked and urged to travel to Jericho until his beard grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Jericho
Danish King Sells East Indies Sessions to Britain for 1125000
The King of Denmark has sold his sessions in the East Indies, held by the crown for over 200 years, to the British Government for 1,125,000 rix dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
East Indies
Crown
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D. Sarra McCartey
Francis Manxer, Jr
Texas
Nocetom
Biter
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