Management of Sheep for Profit and Fattening
The article argues sheep, properly managed on high priced land, can yield clear gains. Early lambing before July increases sale price, with lambs covering costs of the flock. It advocates corned mutton and mutton products, outlines feed efficiency, breeding strategies, and cost-effective shelter, noting sheep eat diverse fodder and tolerate low temps with well-built, simple housing.
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Pennsylvania
Ha Sland
France
Scotland
Radishes Under Glass For Winter Market Profit
A 19th century horticultural note explains growing radishes under glass to satisfy winter and spring demand from Charleston and Norfolk shipments by May. It contrasts Long Scarlet and French Breakfast varieties, detailing soil, temperatures, sowing drills, thinning, harvesting, and pricing from 60 cents to 1.25 per dozen, with notes on seed quality, frame use, and succession sowings for steady supply.
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Charleston
Norfolk
Boston
W D Philbrick
Om Dinevican
Lightning Calculator Boy Stuns New York Teachers
William Ulysses Scott, a 17 year old public school student from New York, demonstrates extraordinary rapid math ability but offers no explanation beyond I dun know. Teachers struggle to find problems he cannot solve, while curiosity grows about his method. The Mississippi River'sWater level dropped last year hindering steamboat navigation and threatening lower river transport below St Louis.
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William Ulysses Scott
New York
Scott
Mississippi
St Louis
Men Growing Bigger in Garment Sizes Across Regions
Readings from clothiers across Boston Chicago New York Baltimore Detroit Texas Montreal and Canada show average chest measurements around 37 inches, waists near 32 to 34 inches, leg inside lengths about 33 to 40 inches, and heights around 5 feet 9 inches to 5 feet 10 inches. Reported trends indicate a shift to larger sizes over years with regional variations and occupation influences shaping demand.
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Pring
United States
Boston
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
Detroit
Texas
Montreal
Tollowar
Averae
New England
Megroes
Canada
Brest
Bs Ry
North Carolina Supreme Court Decision Spurs Arrest Warrant
A state judge has issued an arrest warrant under a recent Nerth Carolina Supreme Court ruling for a man accused of assault with a deadly weapon described as a captain vicious and large bulldog.
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Nerth Carolina Supreme Court
Women at Washington and the lure of society
An 1849 column notes Washington’s gender imbalance with about twenty thousand more women than men and traces how many socialize for money or status. It describes chaperone work, boarding houses, and discreet arrangements, while highlighting the city as a hub for clever, opportunistic women in reduced circumstances and the evolving social economy around the Capitol.
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Mot
Washington
Biany
Respectibe
Army
Navty
Congress
Penny Harvest
Lacy
Penny
Capitol
Cor
Lewis Repeblien
Gum Chewing Debate Addressed by Nye for a Curious Girl
A humorous exchange in which Bili Nye weighs gum chewing habits. A reader signalled as a “4 Vassar Girl” asks if gum chewing harms health and if it is proper to chew. Nye counters with playful critique of propriety, noting gum chewing can affect enunciation and furniture, and offers light guidance on moderation.
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Vassar
Chow
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