The Red Storm Of the Days of Daniel Boone
Allan Norwood and Kenton plan to escort Rosaline from the fort as Ballard's temper flares. Ballard clashes with Norwood over his courage and trail skills. Boone intervenes to keep the group from fighting and they prepare to depart with a hidden boat awaiting in the brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Boone
Allan
Boonesborough
Kenton
Ohio
Norwood
Ballard
Dow
Allen
Night Chase on the River With Indian Attack
Simon Kenton and Allan Norwood flee down a widening river when a desperate white man seeks aid from the Wyandots. Kenton shoots to expose an apparent ambush as Indians fire from the shore and a canoed pursuer closes in, prompting a tactical counterstrike.
Sinking the Canoes Ends in Dark Pursuit
Allan Norwood and Kenton confront a force of Miamis at night in the forest. They disable a canoe with rifle fire, sink it, and escape into the water. Kenton is wounded after a brave fight, as Allan pledges to press on in search of Rosaline Alston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenton
Allan
Norwood
Rosaline Alston
Woman Empress Dowager Demonstrates Magnetic Animal Control
A Century magazine account by Katherine A. Carl describes Empress Dowager Cixi charming and guiding birds and katydids with a soft voice and aura of command during a park promenade. The tale contrasts her reputation with a personal display of tranquil power over animals.
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Katherine A. Carl
Pay Worth of a Life Says Hero to Mentee
An old man praises a heroic saving of his life from a locomotive. The hero quips that the life is priceless, and only a cent would suffice as payment. The brief exchange appears in a Philadelphia press item.
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Old Hardfyst
Philadelphia
Italy Moves to Print Music With Movable Type Start
Italy pioneered music printing as Ottavio Petrucci impressed musical notes with movable metal types in 1602. The note explains early print methods and cites Patrucci’s role in standardizing notation.
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Italy
Ottavio Petrucci
Practical Icehouse Plan and Handling Crested Fowls
The article outlines a small icehouse construction with a stone and cement top, a two foot underground wall, a foot of floor soil, a 12 inch sawdust layer, and a drain setup. It also notes crested fowls like Polish varieties are good layers but suffer in wet weather. separate birds until crests regrow and consider shelter or elastic banding to protect topknots.
Don't Sell Inferior Hogs Cull Closely and Honestly
Do not ship unworthy pigs even if sold for pork as their value is often close to the cost of raise. Breeders should keep only worthy specimens as they become walking advertisements, while a poor pig harms the business and future prospects. Selling under false representations invites long term trouble.
Sheep Hay Rack Feeder Construction Plan
A detailed DIY note describes building a sheep hay rack feeder from four lengthwise boards and scantling. It explains assembly steps, spacing, hinges, and end boards, with a floor of common boards and a central run, to reduce crowding and waste.
Barn Drought and Cold Weather Endangers Young Farm Stock
During snowstorms and cold winds, young colts pigs and calves suffer most from barn exposure. Adults tolerate cold better, but the young suffer severely if drafts persist. Close all cracks and crevices to keep air currents out and animals comfortable.
Farmer Seeks Balance Beyond Daily Labor
A letter argues farmers should look up from plows and crops to view the world. It stresses life is more than making a living and calls for embracing a fuller farm life beyond toil.
Points on Making Hay From a Canadian Farmer
A Canadian farmer urges prompt hay handling advising that wild hay be raked at once after cutting and formed into cocks to prevent wind damage. He notes green hay settles quickly and can be raked in rain producing bright sweet hay and argues curing too long wastes substance. He concedes extra work but believes the method pays.
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Canada
Raising Sheep Across the Farm for Weed Control
Turn sheep almost anywhere on the farm from fields to garden after harvest. Sheep will eat wasted weeds and rough feed, making satisfactory gains and a good profit on invested money. They also improve the place’s appearance and decrease next year’s weed crop.
How to Handle a Big Hog With Simple Rope Trick
A Practical Farmer article describes a one person method using a ½ inch rope ten feet long. Cut three feet and make two loops at ends. Tie the remaining seven feet to the center of the short rope. Loop over hind feet, pull rope between front feet over nose, and repeat to secure the hog.
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Charles C. Bower
Steer Feeding Experiment VII from Kansas State Station
Kansas State Agricultural College bulletin No. 130 reports Alfalfa as sole roughage with corn and cob meal outpacing mixed roughages for steer gains and cost. Bulletin available free by application to the experiment station.
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Kansas State Agricultural College
Manhattan
Kan
Poultry for Market Prices and Handling Tips
Poultry market prices depend on condition and appearance while undrawn stock stays fresh longer, from a week to two weeks. Drawn birds sour within 24 to 36 hours. crops filled at killing sour quickly, so birds should be kept from food about twelve hours prior, unless the crop is left untouched.
Measuring Land With A Wheel From A Buggy
A handy land measuring tool is made from an old buggy wheel mounted on a tight frame. Measure the tire, mark a rim point, and count revolutions to calculate distance by multiplying revolutions by the tire measurement.
Roosters Die After Colcium Wine At Allentown Show
Two prize Leghorn roosters at an Allentown Pennsylvania exhibition died after their owner gave them calcium wine to freshen them. The birds were valued at $6590, and the incident was noted in the show context.
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Allentown
Trumpet Call Sermon Notes On Virtue And Hypocrisy
The text surveys religious themes urging integrity over show, warning against self serving piety, lazy effort, and neglect of duty. It contrasts true devotion with hollow displays and urges obedience to God over wealth or status.
Sympathetic listening slows and aids indecisive talkers
The Atlantic urges patient listeners to support friends as they struggle to express ideas. A kind, attentive response prevents miscommunication and helps thoughts take form, then invites careful elaboration with precise, balanced language.
Fusion candidate favored for New York mayor declined
Brooklyn orator Martin J. Littleton, famed from the 1902 Democratic National Convention, was eyed as a fusion mayoral candidate but refused to let his name go before the convention. Tammany's strength assured McClellan's re election as mayor.
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Martin J. Littleton
Brooklyn
New York
Tammany
McClellan
Littleton
Jennie
Everybodly
Indian Names Across America Reflect Native Heritage
An excerpt notes that American toponymy from coast to coast abounds with Indian names. It highlights major rivers lakes and counties bearing Indigenous terms, naming examples like Tippecanoe Minnehaha Susquehanna and Alabama and praising their beauty while acknowledging harsh sounds. The piece appears from St Nicholas magazine.
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United States
Great Lakes
Superior
Misalesippi
Missouri
Ohio
Arkansas
Tippecanoe
Minnehaha
Susquehanna
Alabama
Whille
St. Nicholas
Sermon Parables Highlight Odd Sermon Series
In Indianapolis Star a pastor complains he cannot afford music lessons for his daughter yet delivers sermons with quirky titles such as The Whale Did Not Swallow Jonah and The Fiery Furnace Was Only Like a Steam Radiator in Fiat. The collection basket fills as he preaches.
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Straightcloth
Daniel
Fiat
Indianapolis Star
Church Friends and Church Are You Acquainted
In Yonkers an odd exchange about Flatbush and sleeping together in adjoining pews surfaces in a lighthearted note from the Statesman. The brief quip reflects social conversations of local churchgoing circles.
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Flatbush
Gotham
Yonkers
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Peru
Ine
Ram
Gabriel
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