Barrington Ancestry and Noble Bearing in Norman Roots
Eleanor Lexington writes on Barrington lineage noting the value of actions over titles and tracing the family back to Norman origins. It recalls the first Viscount Barrington, identified as a Shute, and discusses a possible Barenton link in Normandy.
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Barrington
Viscount Barrington
Shute
Barringtons
Normandy
Sbarenton
Barrington Family Ties Across England and Georgia
The Barrington lineage spans England and America from Barrington towns in Lancashire and Somerset to Fort Barrington in Georgia. Notable members include Viscount Barrington and naturalist Davies Barrington, with ties to London city governance, Virginia settlements, and Williamsburg burgesses.
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Barentin
Barentine
Barentyn
Barenton
England
Barrington
Lancashire
Somerset
Barre
Bar
Viscount Barrington
Anne
William Davies
Bristol
William Wildman
John Shute
John Wildman
Francis Barrington
Davies Barrington
Naturalist
London
Brown Family Roots and Notable English and American Members
The Brown lineage traces to Christopher Brown of Hawkedom Suffolk England and the Stamford borough line, with William Brown a notable alderman and hospital founder. Migrants reached America from 1630 to 1680 including John Brown of Hawkedom and Thomas Brown brothers, linking to Chad Brown and James I Brown, with later figures Jacob Jaywin Bron and General Jacob Bron of the War of 1812. A sum of about £250,000 is noted as Brown money awaiting heirs in England.
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Josiah Barrington
Jay Williams
America
Gen
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Barrington
Sarah Williams
Cromwell
Barringtons
Williams
San’ Savilla Bluff
Fort Barrington
Lord Barrington
Wiliamsburg
Robert Barrington
House of Burgesses
James City
Great Barrington
Mass
Berkshire
England
Baron Barrington
Charles Barrington
William Augustus Curzon Barrington
Brown
Christopher Brown
Hawkedom
Suffolk
Stamford
Lincolnshire
All Saints
John Brown
William
William Brown
the Lion
Watertown
Conn
Thomas Brown
Edmund Brown
Bury St. Edmunds
New England
Sudbury
Brown University
Providence
Chad Brown
Elizabeth
Martin
George
Leicestershire
Bucks County
Eamland
Andre
of York
James I
Nottingham
Jacob Jaywin
Pennsylvania
City Hall
New York
Heirs of Sir Anthony Brown Seek Sussex Property
The heirs of Sir Anthony Brown seek ownership of lands in Sussex once granted by Henry VIII. Dying in 1568, Sir Anthony left a younger line, with no English heirs found for the property. A Brown association investigates London records, wills, and spellings to establish rightful descendants.
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Anthony Brown
England
Henry VIII
Sussex
Anthony
Viscount Montague
Jane
Earl of Sussex
Margaret
Lord Dacre
William
George Brown
Brown
London
Midhurst
Ripley
Lancashire
All Owills
Building a hot bed for an intensive garden
The hot bed extends the growing season and supports a diverse vegetable set. A 6 by 12 foot bed uses four 3 by 6 sash to create 48 square feet for cabbage cauliflower beets celery tomatoes eggplant and peppers. Proper site, drainage, frame setup and manure preparation are detailed for effective heating and seed sowing.
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J. W. Griffin
Farmers’ Review
Success in raising swine
The article describes moving pig shelters for summer protection and emphasizes a well balanced ration for sows. It advises shorts and bran with clover or cowpeas, limited corn, and frequent small feedings to prevent scours. It also suggests skim milk for piglets after 3 4 weeks, gradual diet increases, and ample pasture to develop muscle and bone.
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Knoxville Tribune
Train Young Colt Early and Kindly
Elma T. Cee urges early halter training for a young colt to prevent cruelty and foster kindness. The article notes that humans should train themselves first and that girls can train animals as well as boys. A three week old colt learns to respond to a rope and halter through gentle, steady guidance.
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Elma T. Cee
Himegelf
Water in milk at Geneva experiment station findings
Jersey cows drank the most water per milk yield at the Geneva New York station, 5.26 pounds of water per pound of milk. Guernseys followed, then Shorthorns Devons Holsteins and Ayrshires in diminishing order. Milking cows consume about 50 percent more water than dry ones.
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Geneva
N. Y
Jersey
Various Technological Advances and Discoveries Highlighted
A survey of innovations includes a tantalum ore find in the Ural Mountains and a glue wash for linoleum restoration. Notes mention Wisconsin and other states leading in waterfall power, U.S. lead production, durable rubber pavement in London, and coal output records in Pennsylvania.
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Ural Mountains
Wisconsin
Ohio
Vermont
New York
United States
London
Pennsylvania
France
Isle of Wight
Handy Drain Pipe Cleaner Invention from Michigan
A Michigan inventor introduces a home drainpipe cleaner using a long rubber hose attached to a spigot. The bell mouth at the hose end seals the drain by suction while water pressure flushes out debris. A lateral air inlet near the hose top aids operation and helps prevent collapse.
Ash Dustless Sifter For Home Ash Handling Demonstrated
A DIY ash sifter design from Scientific American explains a compact unit two feet by two feet with a base board over an ash can. It uses a galvanize screen frame, hinged top door, rope pulley, and a sifting motion to separate clinkers from dust, reducing dust and eliminating extra shoveling.
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J. A. Brophy
Scientific Américan
Reversible Turbines For Instant Backward Motion
Aberdeen inventor John Ogg develops a turbine variant where steam enters a hollow axle to drive rotating disks. A second set of disks with reverse angled wings engages via grooved valves to push steam against them, enabling instantaneous backward motion.
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John Ogg
Aberdeen
Poison Gas Poisoning Re-evaluated by Doctor’s Experiments
Doctor von Vahlen of Halle finds carbonic oxide not sole poison in coal gas. Experiments show effects two to three times stronger than the oxide amount would suggest. Other poisonous constituents remain unidentified as yet.
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von Vahlen
Halle
Starting a Stubborn Screw With a Red-Hot Poker
A home remedy explains that heating a stubborn screw with a red hot poker causes expansion. When cooled, the screw loosens and can be extracted with the same screwdriver, as the hole becomes slightly larger and the grip eases.
Houses built with asbestos praised for fireproofing
Popular Mechanics reports asbestos houses are rising across Australia with sheets for walls and tiles for roofing. The material is fireproof water resistant and insulates well. It resists termites and other insects common in southern regions.
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Australia
Popular Mechanics
German horseshoe aids footing on ashport and wood pavements
A new German horseshoe with a counter sunk groove holds a hemp rope insert to grip slippery ashport and wood pavements. The rope is replaceable and contacts the pavement for secure footing. Gen. F R Skinner reports the shoe is gaining traction in Hamburg.
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Ashport
Fr.p. Skinner
Hamburg
Pebble Phosphate Cargo Shipped From Florida to Japan
A cargo of pebble phosphate weighing about 5 500 tons was shipped from Florida to Japan recently. The shipment reflects ongoing trade in bulk phosphate materials between the U S and Asia.
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Florida
Japan
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