Pioneer War Correspondents and the Mexican War
The article traces early war correspondence from the Mexican War of 1846 47. It credits George Wilkins Kendall and Francis A Lumsden with launching the modern war correspondence courier network aided by steamboats railroads and the telegraph. Kendall's reports from Tampico Veracruz and Mexico City and his injuries are highlighted as pivotal in establishing the field.
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Daily Press
Rio Grande
Mexico
George Wilkins Kendall
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
William Howard R
Amous
London Times
John Thaddeus Delane
Russell
Crimea
America
England
Crabbe Robinson
Charles Lewis Gruneisen
Spain
United States
Morning Post
Gruneisen
Don Carlos
London
Grunelson
Archibald Forbes
France
Kendall
MacGahan
Miller
Forbes
Scott
Taylor
Washington
New Orleans
Mississippi
Point Isabel
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Mississippi River
Morse
New Hampshire
Francis A. Lumsden
The
Picayune
New York
Lumsden
Santa Fe
Waddy Thompson
Benjamin McCulloch
Buena Vista
Baltimore
Santa Anna
General Worth
San Juan de Ulloa
G. W. Kendall
Louisiana
Wyse
Hargons
Chapultepec
Worth
Borland
Brazos de Santiago
Texas
Saved by a Bet on the Longchamps and St. Ouen Races
Raphael Lassare an ex infantry NCO who faced prison for embezzlement won $1,000 by a turn of fortune. He had $800 to pay out last week but lost $600 at Longchamps. With $200 left he backed a double event at St. Ouen races.
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Raphael Lassare
Lassare
Colonial Infantry
Longchamps
St. Ouen
New Navy search lamp type promises fivefold illumination
A U S navy tests a compact five mile powerful search lamp using alcohol vapor cooled carbon arcs to prevent deterioration. The setup concentrates the arc for near parallel light rays, enabling intense illumination at long range. Vermont also plans road improvements on rural routes.
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United States Navy
Hapsburg Omen and the Raven Narrative
The piece discusses a claimed omen preceding the Austrian archduke’s assassination. It cites an anonymous author of The Martyrdom of an Empress who links the event to a raven omen seen by Empress Elizabeth in Switzerland, where a raven supposedly brushed her forehead and toppled a peach from her hand.
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Hapsburg
House of Hapsburg
Austria
Elizabeth
Switzerland
A Mere Guess on Appendicitis Operations
A short dialogue questions why appendicitis operations are less common now. The reply suggests doctors may have invented a different, more expensive operation.
Full House at Peachville as Local Option Winner Noted
The Uncle Tom show manager recalls a full audience at Peachville after locals voted for the local option and saloon keepers offered free goods.
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Peachville
The Cook and the Broth Exchange
Comic exchange notes a quarrel over cooks and broth with witty quip about spoiling and leaving without bothering the broth. Two philosophers of kitchen humor debate the value of many cooks.
Tea Coats and Lingerie Styles Dazzle in Chiffon and Lace
An article by Mary Dean highlights dainty matinee gowns and tea coats, noting cost and copying difficulty for sewers. It describes pale apricot chiffon sacks with shadow lace, black velvet bands, and a cream Italian lace trim, plus a Pompadour chiffon tea coat with pink rose clusters and Empire waist detailing.
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Mary Dean
Renovating a Black Straw Hat with Alcohol
A vintage tip advises rubbing an old dark straw hat with a cloth saturated in alcohol. After it dries the straw regains a black glossy finish, resembling its original look.
To Hold the Handkerchief Box Crafted from Cardboard
A delicate handkerchief box is shown made from a chocolate box covered in pale satin. It features a violet ribbon lid, violet pansy embroidery, and pale green leaves with a matching ribbon closure. Inside a soft lining and a scent sachet pocket are included.
Fastening Hooks and Eyes in Sheer Dress Plackets
Instructions describe hiding hooks and eyes by sewing them to a straight piece of fabric then attaching it to the placket to keep stitches from showing. It notes rust proof snaps for invisible closures, and a method for taping at the back to control fullness and avoid bulging.
Leather Mat Easily Made From Simple Leaf Pattern
A beginner leather project shows how to craft a circular center six inches in diameter with maple leaf shapes glued around the edge. Overlap leaves slightly and outline veins with a pyrography tool or a stiff pen and ink to imitate leaf venation.
Fashions for the Autumn Highlighted Materials and Silks
Autumn fashion notes showcase chiffon weight broadcloths with high luster finishes and striped broadcloths. New tallormade Gabardine-Duvetyn features velour-like silk with strong wear. Velvets and mousseline net lace appear in late summer frocks with tunics and corsages in white lace and pale yellow chiffons.
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Tallor
Keep Your Spools and Use Empty Thread Reels
Advice on repurposing empty thread spools as hooks and pegs. Reels can be used in kitchens and closets, drilled with a wall peg to create a rounded peg that protects fabric from tearing.
Health and Beauty Advice From a Past Era
Nervous women should not talk too much and excessive talking wastes quality. Walking on tiptoes when dressing tightens lower limb muscles. A fever blister may improve with a drop of sweet spirits of nitre. Goose oil rubbed into joints can ease rheumatism. To keep hair from dandruff avoid head coverings that heat the scalp. A teaspoon of pure cream nightly helps some with constipation. Emphasize pure air, cleanliness and proper clothing for babies in hot weather.
Properly Fit The Waist Tape For Comfort
Before sewing the waist tape, adjust it to the waist line for proper fit. An improper fit will lead to discomfort and irritation.
New Cotton Crepe Fashions Shine in Colorful Range
The latest cotton crepe features fine close weaving similar to crepe de chine and ratine. Colors include pink shades from pale blush to deep rose, Pekin blue, mauve, mastic, and dove gray. Garments show plain skirts, double tunics, and short coats with sashes and gerelot fringe.
Shirtwaists with white organdie and pique waistcoats
White organdie shirtwaists feature attached white pique waistcoats with pockets at the waistline and flat silver buttons, a novelty attracting notice in fashion circles.
Proper Summer Feeding of Swine for Steady Growth
The article argues for unremitting growth through maintenance and production feeds, favoring clover alfalfa and blue grass pasture. It cites experiments showing 40 percent more gains when grain is fed with grass, notes grass readiness and seasonal pasture choices, and stresses moving feeding areas to boost corn land fertility. It emphasizes mineral grass feeding and treating grass as the food of preparation.
Prosperity Seen in Kink of Tail in Hog Rearing
Agricultural guidance urges careful breeding of sows for profit, warns against exposing swine to streams to prevent cholera, stresses shade and cooling for hogs, and advises proper feeding and housing. It cautions against corn heavy fattening and favors uniform, well bred stock for better sale outcomes.
Planting Vegetables For a Varied Garden
Guidance on rotating vegetable crops to avoid repetition. Emphasizes planting different vegetables each season to improve reliability of the harvest and reduce soil depletion. Includes practical tip of not letting any single vegetable dominate the succession.
Shade for Berries in Forest Understory
All berries are forest fruits that generally grow in the shade and thrive with moisture. The statement highlights how shade and damp conditions support berry growth in woodland ecosystems.
Ripe Corn for Silo Warns Farmers to Wait
An agricultural note advises farmers to harvest corn when fully ripe for silage to avoid souring and loss of food value. Do not fill the silo with green corn. Waiting ensures better preservation and nutritional quality.
Gather Eggs Twice Daily for Safe Storage
Instructions emphasize collecting eggs twice daily in hot weather and storing them in a cool, sweet, well ventilated place. Do not store eggs in damp areas to prevent spoilage.
Careful Sorting of Apples by Size and Color
A farmer outlines precise methods to assort apples by size and color. The guide emphasizes uniformity for market presentation and consumer appeal.
Aphoristic Hints For Farmers Use
A compact collection of farming aphorisms by Ressi y T Putnam offering practical maxims. It emphasizes animal care, tool sharing, fences, weed and pest control, tool efficiency, and the value of neatness and ingenuity in farming success.
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Ressiy T
Putnam
Silage Value for Growing Stock Highlighted
Farmers recognize silage as a cheap, efficient feed for calves, stock cattle, breeding cattle, and young horses. It serves as a versatile ration that lowers costs and supports growth across growing stock on farms.
Indigestion in horses remedy from old recipe
For indigestion in horses, give a heaplog spoonful of the following mixture three times a day: Ginger root one ounce, saltpeter two ounces, sulfate of iron two ounces, pulverized gentian root two ounces, nux vomica one ounce. Have this made up by your druggist.
Caring for Orchard: Proper Planting and Tree Care
A poorly tended orchard with many poorly planted trees yields poor results. Do not trim young trees too much as excessive foliage weakens feeding power and growth.
No Excuse for Dirt Hog Houses Near Homes
In this era of cheap woven wire fences there is no excuse for nasty ill smelling hog houses near the house where disease is bred and the best fertilizer of the farm dissipated into air.
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Qeorge Wilkins
Keradeall
Vermont
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