The Fighting Allens of Carroll County Virginia
A detailed profile of the Allen clan from Carroll County tracing their Scotch Irish roots from colonial times through the Civil War and Hillsville massacre. Judge David W. Bolen provides context on the family lineage, notable members, and the clan’s reputation for fighting prowess and fierce temper, with references to Uncle Billy Combs and mountain traditions.
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Carroll County
Virginia
Hillville
David W. Bolen
Minion
Allens
Allen
Floyd Allen
Bolen
Carroll
Montgomery County
Blue Ridge
Guilford Court House
N. C
William Allen
Bathe
William Allen, Jr
William
Bailey Allen
William Carr Allen
Lemuel
Carr
Bull Run
Manassas
Carr Allen
Mack Howlett
Howlett
Hillsville
Jack” Allen
Bailey, Jr
Jeremiah
Robert
John
Army of the South
Blue Ridge Mountains
Billy” Combs
Anderson
Washington
Victor
Garland
Floyd
Ylaspér
Jack
Freel
Sidna Allen
Jeremiah Allen
Mrs. Edwards
Mundy
Sidna
Wesley Edwards
Wesley
Millsville
Claude
Freel Allen
Jerry’ Allen
Sotelier
Billy’ Combs
Carolina Mountain
Billy
Billy” Combes
Uncle Billy” Combes
Jed
Beamer
Ike
Jed” Combes
Artist and Courtier at Odds Over Midnight Birds
An eighteenth century painter named Chandler was commissioned by William IV to depict a nighttime assault on a Spanish fortress. He added sea gulls to brighten the scene and earned royal scrutiny when the king objected to birds in a night battle. The artist joked they woke from the guns' broadside. A Windsor anecdote follows about an almost perfect dead heat.
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Chandler
William TV
Duke of Clarence
Judging Races by Camera Where Machines Appraise Wins
A photographic camera system uses a stretched thread across the track to trigger a shutter the moment a horse crosses the line. This yields a rapid negative development and prints, reducing human error in photo finishes. The invention offers a practical automated method to determine race positions, especially in close finishes.
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Jondon
Silk hats through history from France to Elizabethan nobility
The article traces silk hats back before Hetherington’s London scene noting French adoption during a revolution and engravings up to 1790. It cites a 1793 Girondists trial print with judges in silk hats and mentions Elizabethan cylindrical hats with plumes worn by nobility and earlier by Raphael. A red top hat appears in a cartoon.
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France
John Hetherinton
Raphael
Athens
Proper shelter and feeding boost ewe lambing outcomes
The article urges high well drained shelters and roomy pens to prevent cold and exposure losses. It emphasizes nutritious, protein rich rations before and after lambing, with diversified feeds like clover, soy or cowpea hay, turnips, and a balanced grain mix to ensure sufficient milk and lamb survival.
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J. M. Bell
Danish dairy farming methods emphasize high cow density and controlled feeding
Danish farmers maximize herd size per area using tethered grazing, green fodder, and small, frequent manure applications. Cows are moved several times daily, with water hauled to the tethered stock. winter feeding is conservative, centered on hay roots and limited grain with oil cake for top milkers.
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Denmark
Uses for Fresh Bones in Fertilizer Making
Fresh and old bones can be processed for use in gardens. Methods include bone and wood ash layering in barrels for several months, mixing bones with clay and urine, or treating bones with potash lye and soil before curing. These approaches yield coarse bone fertilizer suitable for vines and trees.
Grading Up a Herd for Butter Fat Quality
The article advises selecting a sire from a line with strong butter fat records to improve herd milk richness. Breeding is slow but effective, with noticeable gains after the second year. Each year increases herd value and owner satisfaction.
Training Tomatoes To Insure Smooth Fruit
A gardening note advises staking tomatoes to promote even growth and smooth fruit. It emphasizes support for vines to reduce damage and improve yield.
Marat the Star Villain of the French Revolution
A vivid portrait of Jean Paul Marat as the driving force of the Reign of Terror. The piece traces his rise from obscure beginnings to power, his brutal policies, and his eventual death at the hands of Charlotte Corday, with focus on his influence and the mob’s perception.
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Marat
Jean Paul Marat
France
Imen
Carlyle
Marnn
Paris
Teror
Marath
Robespierre
Danton
Nature
Svar
Charlotte Corday
Francois Villon The Slum Poet Of Fifteenth Century Paris
Francois Villon, famed yet nameless, a thief and poet, united genius with crime. Born in Paris mid Fifteenth Century, he fled after killing a priest, led a life of crime and exile, and produced verse celebrated for its musical language. His death remains uncertain, but his poetry endures beyond his notorious life.
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Francois Villon
Paris
Corbier
Piton
de Montcorbier
Des Leges
Corbeuu
Villon
Guillaume de Villon
Blackguard
Willon
College of Navarre
Angoers
France
Wilson
Httle
World's Largest Chimney in Wales Aimed to End Smog
A 85 meter leaning chimney was built at the copper smelter in Cwma von to funnel smoke away. An internal water channel condenses vapors reducing sulphur and arsenic damage after decades of protests by workers and locals.
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Wales
Cwmavon
Misleading Tone in Household Warnings Cited
A quotation shows Mrs Buffins dramatizing her husband Henry’s absence as if he were dead. The wife’s dramatic language is contrasted with a common belief that many married women overreact to routine separations or errands.
Nippers Swindled Neighbor In Local Deal
A neighbor reports that Nippers, usually bleak, recently swindled a neighbor in what appears to be a shrewd business arrangement. The quote suggests mixed sentiment about the world as the incident unfolds.
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Nippers
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