Blue and the Gray Tales From the Civil War Reminiscences
Reminiscences recount notable Union and Confederate acts at Chickamauga and Atlanta. Officers like Lieuts Whitney and Taylor are highlighted for bravery. Iowa monument disputes arise over medallions. Forrest praised for leadership and a famed mob rescue. Veterans' esteem and a note on John Brown’s Body closes.
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Chickamanga
Chickamauga
Georgia
Tennessee
Yuuy
Frerward
William G. Whitny
Michian Volunteers
Snodgrass Hill
Whitney
Wifery
Atlanta
Whitey
Forrest
John A. Joyce
St. Louis Republic
Memphis
Gainesville
Ala
United States
Napoleon
Austerlitz
Abel
Winkelried
Leonidas
Thermopylae
Chestnut culture proves profitable for Pennsylvania farmer
A Pennsylvania farmer promotes grafted Para gon chestnut trees as a lucrative crop, noting high nut yields and potential long term revenue. The piece also offers practical advice on hiring farm hands, frost benefits to soil, sheep management, rose care, and removing foul seed from grain.
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Pennsylvania
Emilie
J. L. Lovett
Shoe for a Plow and Fruit Nomenclature Notes
An 19th century advisory combines farm tool construction with commentary on fruit naming. The piece describes shaping a plow shoe and crook while discussing why odd fruit names fail to outshine established varieties. It notes pears favor heavy soils and subsoiling supports deep roots. It mentions deep freezing and minimal snow in cold periods.
GRAIN SIEVES AND DAIRY COSTS IN AGRICULTURE NOTES
Selection of seed by using a coarse sieve improves grain quality over years. Wire trellises for grapes save cost and improve sunlight exposure. At Ohio State University a 26 cow dairy shows a net per cow of 48.61 dollars with milk yield about 6175 pounds per cow. Plant fodder corn when planting field corn. Women own about one tenth of farms and a quarter of nonfarm homes. Colts gain strength with oats bran and oil meal. gluten and cottonseed meal affect butter and manure.
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Timothy Meadows
Ohio State University
Columbus
Good Roads and Bicycles Unite for Road Improvement
The Good Roads Associations urge mutual support with wheel men as road quality drives bicycle pleasure. The road improvement branch of the L. A. W. is key, and its value should be understood by the League and public. Without roads we lose contact with the earth until wings arrive.
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Good Roads Associations
The
League
A Good Roads Experiment
An examination of New Jersey road building shows two years of state aid, county matching, and stone roads. One hundred miles cost the state 200000 dollars and counties 400000 dollars with debates over width, uniform stone breaking, and engineering costs. The article argues greater burden on users may yield more economical neighbor hood roads.
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New Jersey
Louisville Courier-Journal
Education in Good Citizenship
A visitor credits a Village Improvement Association with shaping civic virtue. The piece argues winter favors forming such groups, stressing small acts like tidy sidewalks as seeds for broader gains in roads, schools, sanitation, and libraries without entering politics.
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New England
Town Officers and Youth in Citizenship Training
The Youth's Companion asserts town officers stay close to residents and respond to reasonable reform demands. It predicts town prosperity when inhabitants strive for a wholesome and beautiful community and notes youths will contribute through good citizenship and duty.
Sociability of Indians Reveals Welcoming Visiting Etiquette
Century notes debunking myths of aloof tribes describes Indian sociability through visiting rites. A party halts near destination, unloads packs, and displays gifts, while bearers scout ahead. Return visits feature elaborate dress, paint, and jewelry as families greet guests with festive exchange.
Northern Lights Awe In Early New England Observation
The article recounts a 1719 Newbury aurora sighting from Stephen Jaques. It describes a white rainbow like arc across the sky with red crimson clouds overhead and stars visible through a mist. The passage contrasts ancient superstition with modern scientific understanding of the aurora borealis.
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New England
Arctic
Valhalla
Old England
Newbury
Stephen Jaques
Norwest
The Trolley in Persia Teheran to summer resort line
The first electric railroad in Persia will run from Teheran to a northern summer resort about ten miles away. The trolley road will serve Europeans escaping the great Persian heat, with a ninety year concession granted to a German contractor who will begin construction immediately.
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Pfau
Dutchy
Johnny
John- Y
Pennsylvania
Persia
Teheran
Sumer
Iceland’s isolation shapes its bold women athletes
A Washington Star remark notes Iceland’s prisons soldiers police absence after colonization in 1874 and praises Icelandic women who golf bike chant and chase sports yet struggle with traditional ties as they pursue daring feats.
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Iceland
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
American Agriculturist
Washington Star
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