Concordance of the Holy Scriptures in Hampshire County
A reminiscence of Silas Stiles known as Conky who could quote the Bible by heart from Genesis to Revelation. The piece recounts his birth as a devout follower, wartime service, and moments of courage at Churchill's bridge where he was wounded and died after uttering Second Timothy 4 7.
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Conky Stiles
Connecticut Valley
Canada Line
St. John the Divine
Conky
Silas Stiles
Hubbell
Kime
Ransom House
Cooleys
Hampshire
Pennsylvania
Kelsey
Cooley
Hill
Dale
Northampton
Holyoke
Cowles
Lute Mason
Elijah Cutler
Wendell Phillips
Henry Ward Beecher
McClellan
Ryphena
Tryphosa
Deacon Cooley
Deacon
Tryphena
Mary
Elnathan Jones
Elnathan
Baker
Hampshire County
Churchill’s Bridge
Churchill's Bridge
Lew Bassett
Eugene Field
Chicago
Reed on country roads as civilizing wealth and nation builder
Ex speaker Thomas I. Reed tells Peirce College graduates that the common country road is a civilizing wealth shaping commerce and welfare. He cites historic famines, Drake, Armada era, and London’s streets showing roads unite regions, transfer abundance, and prevent hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed
Thomas I. Reed
House of Representatives
Peirce College of Business
Academy of Music
Philadelphia
Bess
Drake
England
London
Edwards
Livestock Trends and Farm Prices Across States
The agricultural bureau reports January 1805 livestock estimates show declines in horses, oxen, sheep and swine since 1894, with mixed changes in cattle and milch cows. Values mostly down, except milch cows slight gain and regional price variations noted. Also notes road-building methods and gardening tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statistical Bureau of the Agricultural Department
Massachusetts
Utah
How to Make a Hotbed for Farmers and Home Gardeners
Practical instructions for building a hotbed with a wooden frame 24 by 22 inches rear by front, filled with well mixed horse manure and dirt. It covers frame height, heating management, temperature targets around 60 degrees, watering with hot or cold water as needed, and night coverings to prevent frost. It advises gradual plant acclimation and transplanting to a cold frame when appropriate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ani Lome
PUMP PROTECTOR A simple cold weather safeguard for pumps
A wooden outer jacket around a piston pump with a three inch gap filled with chaff or straw provides insulation. A board piece fits over the handle to seal the side, and in windy spots the spout is muffled with cloth. The note urges maintaining protection to avoid morning freezing and lost water.
Ways to Keep Flowers Fresh on a Budget
The piece offers frugal tips to extend bloom life. Violet stems stay fresh in clean water overnight under a glass dome. Most flowers last several days if left in open air overnight. A French clock with a glass dome can be sold to fund buying flowers and using the dome to protect them at night.
Feeding increases milk volume without changing fat percent
The text states that while feeding cannot raise butter fat proportion in milk, it can increase overall milk yield and maintain fat percentage. It asserts feed ensures higher production while fat content remains steady.
Toe Joper and Smithers In Courtroom Banter
A brief court scene in Indianapolis features Toe Joper threatening a thirty day workhouse term while Woe ful Smithers pleads for a longer sixty day sentence without the bath. The exchange underscores a humorous edge in a local legal proceeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jedge
Indianapolis
Pocket Guide and Routes Advertised for Convention and Florida Tours
Fractions of humor and ads blend with travel notes for the Big Four Route pocket guide to Boston for Christian Endeavorers attending the 11th Annual Convention. Promotions invite stamps for free guides, plus ads for Dixie Flyer tours, Queen & Crescent Route to Knoxville and Asheville, and general travel tips amid witty exchanges and miscellaneous quips.
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Christian
Plains of Amusement
Btc
Bete
RB. O. McVordicr
Biz Four Route
Cincinnati
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Samuel M. Peck
Atlanta Journal
Animals
Massachusetts Highway Commissioners’ Board
Martha’s Vineyard
W. FI. Heath
Peet
New York
Marinda
City Mill
Milwaukee
St, Louis
Texas
Omaha
McSwattrens
Syracuse
Houstetter
New Ourrays
Queen & Crescent
Tunte
Demorvat
Florida
Briard F. Hill
Northern
Passenges
Nashville
Chattenooga
Mariote
Atlanta
Lookout Mountain
Noshville
Chattanooga
St. Lois Ry
Atlantic K. Rover
Jacksonville
Fla
Macon
Tifton
Jacksonvile
Moe
Clark St
Tommy
Lonnon
Johnson
Knoxville
Asheville
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main St
Buffalo, N.Y
St. Jacobs
Cordovan
Leo
Kancardo
Eaen Tee
Douglas Uit Breoer
W. L. Douglas
Eaen
ELY Bros
Warren
Rn Ter
Isis
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