Texas Ranger Captain Bil McDonald in Turbulent Panhandle Raid Hunt
In 1891 Captain Bil McDonald, newly appointed head of Company B at Amarillo, investigates a Panhandle Indian raid scare. False alarms from a distant incident prompt a rapid mobilization, refuting initial reports of a large Indian incursion and revealing cowboys staging a night roundup mistaken for hostiles.
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Bot McDonald
S. A. McMournay
U. S
No-Man’s Land
Kuntime
el McDonald
S. A. McMurray
Company B
Austin
James Hoge
McDonald
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Hoge
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McMourray
Hogg
Jam
Texas
Sill
Hogs
Minneola
Hose
Quanzh
Frontier Battalion
Amarillo
Potter County
Handall
Panhandle
Sizate
BI WcDonald
Mr. Good
Hall County
Childress County
Tedians
Salisbury
Kavyine
Capt
Wes
Bill Hed
McDonald’s
How Plant Gets Its Water
A concise study of plant water uptake focusing on roots and root hairs. It explains osmosis as the mechanism drawing water from soil into root cells, noting root networks extend beyond visible plant length and that soil water moves into the plant with dissolved nutrients.
Bridge grafting for girdled fruit trees explained
Prof. J. G. Moore of the University of Wisconsin outlines spring bridge grafting to save trees with girdled trunks. Methods include selecting scions, trimming wounds, and careful wrapping to unite scions. if inner bark remains, wrap with grafting wax treated cloth to encourage outer bark formation.
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J. G. Moore
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Medical Use of Ginseng in American Horticulture
The article describes American ginseng Po namus quinquefolium as a perennial herb with a tuberous root. It notes distinctive foliage of three compound leaves, greenish flowers in an umbel, and bright red berries. The root, valued by the Chinese, resembles a man’s body and legs, and cultivation faces long maturation and variable success.
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Maine
Minnesota
Ruskin's sheltered youth shaped a radical reformer
Lynden Orr in Munsey's notes how John Ruskin grew up with a rich inheritance, never facing poverty, and living under his parents' control. The text argues this wealth and pampering influenced his genius and eccentricity, delaying worldly experience yet fueling his critique of modern commerce.
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Ruskin
Tse
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Hui
Lynden Orr
Munsey
Apple Orchard Care Tips From an Old Local Column
The article discusses protecting violet plants from slugs with lime, setting small fruit plants for easy cultivation, timing insect control for best results, and avoiding deep planting to prevent root rot. It notes Arkansas Black and Stayman as Winesap seedlings, the need for timely spraying, burning weed-infested soil for ash fertilizer, and rabbit damage persisting after snow.
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Arkansas
Aster Seed Planting and Transplanting Guide
Plant aster seed in flats or a hotbed for early blooms and transplant the young plants two or three times in pots separate hotbeds or cold frames before placing in the garden. Reposted transplanting encourages strong roots and rapid growth as warm weather arrives. Do not cut asters as cut flowers until buds are fully open. buds fade after stems are cut.
Tree Care Advice From a Historical Note
The passage discusses pruning and care for trees, noting that growth depends on leaf area but warns that removal from the DUT damages the root system. It suggests shortening side branches and trimming shoots, and advises removing dead or broken roots and top sections to match root supply.
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Lexas Langer
Servicle
Bill McDonald
ALBERT BIGELOW PAINE Y_PEARSON
Parker
Coleman
Crockett
Fannin
Travis
Bowie
Quanah Parker
Quanah
Ter
Cynthia Ann Parker
Austin Colony
Grimes County
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Benjamin Parker
John Parker
Wellegs
Silas Parker
Cynthia Ant
Plummer
James W. Parker
Cynthia Ann Perker
Texas Rangers
Rangers
Texas Congress
Fig
Ranger Service
United States
Dohn Ruskin
Cere
Perhepe
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