Battle of Marys Hill described in graphic Civil War fragment
Graphic 1862 Civil War scene recounts Union and Confederate forces near the Rappahannock. Lee's center atop Marys Hill with 800 cannons anchors a brutal assault on Kimball and Hancock divisions. Thousands die or are wounded as repeated charges end in slaughter and whispered condemnation of leadership. Also notes pensioners abroad and a WW1 era anecdote about a sentinel on Sullivan's Island.
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Civil War Farewell Dinner Ends With Bottled Larceny
After the second battle of Bull Run Gen. Sickles hosts a farewell feast for his Excelsior Brigade officers. Capt. Byrnes is found stealing three bottles of champagne from Sickles saddle bags. He explains he is “treating” the dinner as the enemy and captures what cannot be killed.
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Simple Stacking Device For Hay And Fodder
An illustrated plan describes a temporary mast device to unload and stack hay and straw with horse power, pulley lay, and guy ropes enabling efficient placing of loads on a stack. It notes milking time care for cows, a pear tree psyllia pest, surface soil stirring for drought resilience, windmill irrigation potential, and new forage crops as seasonable adaptations.
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Weeds Rich in Nitrogen and Garden Pigs
The article discusses nitrogen rich weeds such as purslane chickweed and pigweed found in gardens. It notes hogs will eat them greedily when confined, they decompose rapidly under soil, and warns that uprooted weeds should be fed to pigs to avoid soil catching roots during gardening chores. It also mentions fireweed as another nitrogen and potash rich plant with a coarse stem.
Early Fattening Pigs and Shade for Pastures
The article advises starting fattening young pigs while warm weather and abundant forage exist, noting small grain needs and the advantage of non corn feeds. It suggests cheap shade for treeless pastures, using cloth or boughs to reduce heat stress and boost productivity.
Summer Harvest Reflections from Womankind
A reflective poem notes summer's fading light as harvest completes its work. The speaker seeks peaceful completion of life’s tasks and echoes a wish to join past summers with a calm, lingering mood as the harvest moon rises.
Opal Rings Spare Lovers From Tragic Train Crash
Clifton and Nettie miss a trip when their opal rings distract them yet a delayed bridge collapse later spares them. The couple, saved by fate, keep their rings as talismans and reflect on luck and superstition after the Narrow escape.
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Nettie
Tie
Miss Vernon
Paradise
Charlie
Clifton
Patharpar
Kharpur
Actor Henry Irving recalls hostile start in provincial theater
Sir Henry Irving recounts his early stock engagement where audiences rejected him for replacing a popular local actor. He describes being kissed nightly out of affection for the predecessor and the misery of walking two miles to his rooms, a memory that still troubles him whenever passing the town by rail.
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Irving
Sir Henry Irving
Cobwebs and neatness charm a young girl and a cob
Annie grows fussy about her room and asks Bridget to brush down a “horrid cobweb” in the corner. Mother reclassifies it as beautiful, sparking a witty exchange about cobwebs and spiders and the humor in cob spinners.
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Annie
Bridget
Bicycles as Revenue Producers on Canadian Rail Line
The president of a Canadian railway devised a plan to draw travel by allowing bicyclists to use a cinder path along the railroad. Families and wives of riders would pay fares to watch wheelmen practice, with about 10,000 cyclists in Toronto boosting potential revenue.
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Toronto
Magnificent. North British Railway builds Edinburgh station
The North British Railway Company is constructing a new station in Edinburgh at a cost of 1,200,000 dollars. Daily operations report cheap funding and steady progress for the project. The Londay Zoo faces weekly feeding expenses of 500 dollars for its animals.
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North British Railway Company
Edinburgh
Londay Zoo
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