The Booming Cannon and Civil War Reminiscence
Survivors recall marching camps around Koragieg and Camp Lio amid vivid scenes of Jim and family grief as they face war. The prose shifts to a Chancellorsville landscape, describing the brutal seven mile front through swamp and pine, with thousands dead, wounded, and a haunting night cry. It closes with Army Mule humor and a first person reminiscence of Fort Donelson’s aftermath.
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Hooker
Chancellorsville
Tia Hadtel
Teaver
Virginia
Thimawarea
Aia
Batory
Grant
Leain
Ann
Keven Miles
Dod
Lee
Iat Uwarrak
Brock Road
Heir After Many Years Recalls Gaines Mill Meeting
Washington News describes Thomas J Luttrell and Captain George Truesdell, both Civil War veterans, who unexpectedly reconnect in a drug store near Dupont Circle after decades. Luttrell recalls giving a wounded foe water at Gaines Mill and vows to help him, forging a lasting friendship from battlefield mercy.
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Thomas J. Luttrell
Gaines Milla
Luttrell
George Truesdell
New York
Messrs
Tranttrell
Truesdell
Dupoint Circle
Mr. Tantrell
Tuesdell
Gaines Mills
Junttrell
Washington
Washington News
Senator Bate and the cigar that never lights
A Tennessee senator famed for carrying a cigar is said never to light it after a Civil War battle near miss. A cannon ball screamed past as he reached to light, tearing his hat away and leaving him terrified to smoke again.
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Ha Onis
Senator Bate
Tennessee
Bate
Craven
The Simplicity Langstroth Hive and Hive Craft
A first person account traces twenty years of beekeeping invention centered on the Langstroth hive. It describes a double deck design, frame construction, and practical notes on hive dimensions and access for bees.
Farm and Garden Techniques and Tools from a Historical Text
A fragmentary article details beekeeping equipment including hive frames, tops, and bases with measurements and construction notes. It also describes garden practices and a garden marker concept, plus a mechanical tool for hillside reaping and soil erosion issues on tilled sidehill land.
Uses of Barberdk Wire Fences
Barbed wire fences gain favor for strength durability effectiveness and low cost. Galvanized wire lasts many years and posts need only ground-supported support. Wet ground allows quick post driving avoiding digging and filling holes. A secure fence uses five smooth wires and one top barbed wire. six wires improve strength but are less reliable for very small pigs. For cattle and horses four strands are best.
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Cattla
Migration of dry goods boxes into chicken coops
A correspondent of the American Agriculturist describes repurposing dry goods boxes as chicken coops. The box is set in its material position with a higher side created by a board, forming a sloped roof and hinged central door for interior access, with ends open to keep out intruders and provide ventilation in warm weather.
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American Agriculturiast
Farm Notes and Practical Tips for Ohio Growers
Ip notes time to convert sub sinneos into plant feed and claims pears of one kind sell easier than mixed loads. Sulphur should be kept near sheep houses and used in troughs to deter insects. cross swinging traces to balance heavy loads. Gardening value lies in home production. buying vegetables at home saves money. a Scotchman’s joke about distant relatives is noted.
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Ohio State University
AO Stocukman
Hameé
South Africa gold fields may rival old El Dorado
A San Francisco Call writer cites early to mid 20th century optimism about a revived gold boom from the South Africa Republic near the 26th parallel. Ridges of gold bearing rock near Johannesburg and the Witwatersrand are described, with January cleanups totaling 149,904 ounces valued at about 3.3 million dollars and potential monthly production around 200,000 ounces.
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California
Australia
South Africa
South African Republic
San Francisco
Ophir
Arabia
Ares
Keypt
Palestine
Rameses
Seldon
Delagoa Hay
South Africa Republic
Transvaal
Johannesburg
Witte Water Rand
Bevada
Menin Reef
el Dorado
Great Britain
Nevache
Elea
England
Washington Irving Born in Postwar New York Story
Brander Matthews recounts Washington Irving birth and early life in New York after the Revolution. It notes his baptism after the army entered the city, the population decline and revival, and a Scotch maid serving the young family who named a son for Irving with the future author receiving a blessing from Washington himself.
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Wiaishington
Irving
Washington
Teving
New York
Sata
Island
United States
Washingon
Brander Matthews
St Nicholas
The Anything Man and the Job Applicant
An employer tests two applicants asking what they can do. One claims to do anything while the other says he cannot do much. The employer prefers the latter, arguing that a man who cannot do everything may be teachable and useful.
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Ellow
Advertising Poem Sparks Editor’s Clash Over Space
In a newspaper office scene a young man pitches a poem as an ad for a new cologne. The editor protests the request, calling the piece unsuitable for space and advertising value, while the youth offers cigars and concert tickets as appeasement amid the quarrel.
Fox and hare chase ends with moral on truth
A fox pursued by hounds tricks a hare into lying for him. The hare volunteers to scout and returns with news of snow, but the fox’s plan collapses as the pursuing pack catches the hare. The fox declares that the pelt of a fox who dies for living to die is more valuable than a hare’s fur from truth.
Women Station Masters Take Charge in Victoria
The Railway Commissioners of Victoria appoint 206 women as station masters across the state. Irish Society notes the move lowers costs by over 19,090 pounds annually and the commissioners say women handle duties at small stations satisfactorily.
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Australia
Victoria
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Lio
Koragieg
Jim
Wren Jim
Fumerican Tribune
L. B. Cutler
Fort T Donnelson
Metin
Thad
Darky
Stump
Boon
Tosa
Jonkad Hheshonp
Joe
Gumberland
Taig
Langstroth
Crowth
Sie
J. E. Michael
Joxe
Onliue
Africa
Earth
Ireland
Messrs. Wilson
Minching
Venus
Jupiter
Lyon
Sirius
Daniells
Omic
Etroit
Fahree
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