Kit Carson and Woodville Rescue Moulton from Diggers
A large party led by Kit Carson and Gerald Woodville pursue and ambush a band of Digger Indians to rescue John Moulton who had been captured while elk hunting. Carson and Woodville assault camp, kill ten warriors, and free the prisoner before nightfall.
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Kit Carson
Carson
Col. Colt
John Moulton
Gerald Woodville
Pacific
Moulton
Mr. Carson
Jack
Gerald
Kit
Sacramento
Woodville
Joe Brooks
Arizona
Joe
Brooks
Stertness
St. Louis Republica
Agricultural Hints on Lime and Plant Nutrition
The article explains limestone as calcium carbonate and lime as calcium oxide. It notes quick lime reacts with moisture to burn, and burning drives off carbonic acid to form caustic lime. Lime dissolves minerals, freeing potash, magnesia, soda, and phosphoric acid, aiding plant nutrition. It also states limestone is insoluble in water, while lime has limited solubility.
Kilns and methods for burning lime on farms
A Rural New Yorker description explains lime burning in kilns from stone and fuel. It covers temporary heaps, permanent egg shaped kilns with multiple throats, charging, drawing lime, and safety as fumes form carbonic acid. Also included are notes on Timothy and clover pasture use and a farmer’s windward roosting sign as observed in reports from the New York Times and N. J. Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Timothy
The
New York Times
About swarming this part of beekeeping has been reduced to a science
A detailed guide from the Iowa Homestead explains how bees reproduce and swarm. It outlines conditions for natural prime swarms, including hive population, queen strength, nectar flow, brood variety, and brood ages. Experts can predict or force swarms by observing hive activity and managing comb usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
Iowa
Nature
Movable hennery on stubble fields improves feed efficiency
The American Agriculturist describes a movable poultry house on wheels that can carry 50 to 70 chickens. Fowls forage on stubble while housed briefly for feeding and watering, then are moved to fresh ground, reducing yearly feed needs.
Agricultural Notes and Farm Child Labor Warnings
Agricultural notes stress careful seed selection to ensure yield and fodder quality for 1805. It warns against harsh child labor on farms and urges fair sharing of contract earnings with youth. Also explains how to detect poultry lice and recommends greasing hen necks if infestation is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colman
Proposed French Law to Protect Buyers of Horses
The French law lists the various forms of unsoundness a horse may suffer and allows return to the seller if such condition is found within nine days after sale. Adopting this law in our country would aid buyers and please reputable horse sellers.
Spring Echoes and City Doubts in Verse
A compact verse round up contrasts spring in the country with the city’s dull routine. Poems touch on truth and dwelling, motherhood, and wordplay, including lines about the cuckoo and a playful exchange on double u versus double v.
A War Echo and the Lone Limb in Lewiston Life
The article recounts Samuel R. Jordan of New Portland describing his Civil War service and years of suffering from locomotor ataxia. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength, mobility, and hope, noting the pills’ medical origins and accessibility through the Dr Williams Medicine Company.
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Journal
Lewiston
Samuel R Jordan
New Portland
All. Parlin
Madison
Maine
Dr. Wiliams
Dr. Williams
Old Soak Razzie and the catarrh cure pitch
A garbled market of old ad jingles and testimonials ties together patent medicines and tonics. Mentions Hall's Catarrh Cure with price and Toledo suppliers, plus other remedies like Hostetter's Bitters and Syrup of Figs, all in a collage of brief notices and quotes.
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Hall
F. J. Cugxey & Co
Props
Toledo
F J Cheney
West & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
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N. ¥. Tribune
France
P. McArthur
Loeth She
Mrs. Cuckoo
L. KE. Ss. Smith
Independent
Jolly W
Charles L Benjamin
St. Nicholaa
Tosmi
Jessi
Harlem
Texas
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Wayleigh
Puck
Lavater
Galveston
Dr. Pierce
Lng Ras Ee
Razzie
Dazzia
Gwanpea
Molile
Harper's Bazar
Rockland Tribune
J. I. Case T. M. Co
Racine, Wie
Piso
Lovisa Linpaman
Bethany
Miss Della Stevens
Beaton
Mass
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Os
Adams’ Pepsin
Adams & Sons CO
Simian Sc
Adatars
Manratin
Lidl
Jorrborn
Abisins Sun
Poe Porisey
Morse Bros
Canton
Mans
U.S.A
DAVIS
Davis & Rankin Rldg
MFG CO
Southern
Ano
Walter Baker & CO
Europe
America
Dorchester, Mass
Stey
Esteyacamp
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