Chief William McIntosh of the Creek Nation
The article recounts Chief William McIntosh, born to a Scottish soldier and Creek chief’s daughter, as a gifted but treacherous leader who used graft and land cessions to enrich himself. His plots against Creek land sparked opposition, and in 1825 a hundred Creek braves killed him in Milledgeville after surrounding his house and setting it on fire.
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William McIntosh
McIntosh
Tallalpoosa River
Andrew Jackson
Red Eagle
Georgia
United States Senate
John Quincy Adams
John C. Calhoun
MclIntosh
Milledgeville
MccIntosh
Black Kettle the Iroquois Warrior and the Montreal Raid
A narrative of the Onondaga chief Black Kettle who led eighty Iroquois in a bold July raid on Montreal targeting French and fur traders. The running fight devastated French forces near New York, and his campaigns included attacks on trading parties and a final siege thrust before peace and his death.
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Montreal
New York
Niagara
Canada
Six Nations
France
Black Kettle
St. Lawrence River
Buoy Floats Six Years Across Oceans From Pacific To Atlantic
A sea buoy drifted six years across oceans, ending on a Cullivoe beach in Scotland. It bore the inscription Passing by J Guthrie San Francisco June 1 1905 and is linked to the 1905 wreck of the Stanley Dollar off Japan. The find follows a letter from Lerwick noting the long voyage and perplexing currents.
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Stanley Dollar
John Gear
Lerwick
Scotland
Shetland Times
Cullivoe
Papastour
J. Guthrie
San Francisco
Cal
Guthrie
Japan
Northwest Passage
Australasia
Cape of Good Hope
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Scotch Island
San Francisco Chronicle
Toole Reveals Tip Affection for Nephews and Nieces
While performing in London Toole joked with the manager about his wife visiting next week and tips for relatives. He admitted last year the family received over £400 in tips from Unely Johnnie, noting his wife believes he overdoes it.
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Toole
London
Johnnie
Pennsylvania Factory Grounds Showcase Employee Comfort
A Pennsylvania factory owner lays out ornamental grounds around his buildings and opens a recreation room for employees on Sundays. The plan aims to boost morale, reduce labor disturbances, and attract loyal workers, with vines, shade trees, flower beds, and in-plant amenities noted as examples of progressive industry.
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Pennsylvania
Add Beauty To The Street Planting As Urban Parkway Reform
An essay argues for informal planting along wide parkways to create a park like street vista. Trees and shrubs between curbs would soften harsh lines, with curved pedestrian walks adding beauty and variety. It cites Chicago as a precedent and laments real estate speculators hindering public-spirited planting.
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Chicago
Funny Faces Made of Paper by Simple Shadow Tracing
A simple kid friendly drawing method uses crumpled paper and a lamp to cast sharp shadows. Trace the outline on paper to form grotesque faces and other characters, then fill in eyes hair and ears from imagination.
Philadelphia Park Development Emphasizes Expanded Greenery
The twenty third annual report of the City Parks association outlines a broader park system for Philadelphia within twenty miles, stressing open spaces and wooded ravines. The piece notes a shift in highways to valued public amenities offering leisure and comfort.
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Philadelphia
City Parks Association
Philadelphia Press
The Poet's Mission Keeps The Writer From Wealth
A wife questions why a poet devotes himself to verse instead of a more profitable path. He explains posterity benefits from his work, as future speakers borrow lines without credit. He notes the paradox that this legacy may not help him, yet asks if oratory should remain a lost art.
Convenient shoe horns aid women in reaching feet
A new three foot handle shoe horn, imported for footwear relief, helps women reach their feet even when corseted or overweight. The long handle promises relief as a toilet accessory despite a high price.
Pastime of One Syllable Game
A circle word game where players exchange one syllable answers to questions. Each extra syllable incurs a forfeit and repetition of a question or answer also forfeit. The game continues while interest remains.
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Mary
Edward
Harold Questions The Purpose Of Marching Soldiers
A child named Harold watches a regiment pass by led by a band. He asks his mother what use there is for soldiers who do not make music. The scene captures a child's innocent curiosity about military display and sound.
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Harold
Sunday School Teacher Scatter Seeds of Kindness
Johnny Subules asks what’s the use as a Sunday school teacher notes kindness may spread even when seeds fall to roosters and chickens.
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Johnny Subules
Practice on the Porch Delays Church Visit
A minister’s daughter prods a young man to attend evening services. He recalls the last sermon on faults and proposes a discreet alternative, suggesting they let the preacher preach while they sit on the porch and practice love one another.
Lessons for Boys Habits and Manners From Somerville Journal
A list of early life training for boys covering duties, respect, cleanliness, self discipline, and temper. Emphasizes learning to run, swim, carve, sew, read aloud, greet elders, help family, keep neat, be punctual, avoid smoking or drinking, and kindness to sisters, with guidance to keep mother central in life and never lie.
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Somerville Journal
Novel Clock and Savings Bank Combine Deterrent
A Chicago inventor patents a clock integrated with a savings bank. The device requires a coin deposit to wind the clock, with slot size and daily winding rules limiting deposits and ensuring constant use of the savings fund. After winding, the clock can only be wound again with another coin deposit.
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Savings Bank
Hare Bell at Tea Sparks Mushroom Parasol Tale
A playful verse fragment describes a hare using a mushroom as a parasol and supper table during tea time while a Hare Bell rings loudly, suggesting a whimsical woodland scene and whimsical preparations.
Cultivate Art of Cookery as a Path to Culture
The passage argues that cooking is an art that can elevate culture for those who study its basics and advance through its higher branches. It notes artists are born, not made, but mastery of refined cookery aids culture like language aids literature and music aids understanding.
Profitable Geese Raising Care and Market Facts
Practical guidance from T B Schreiner of Kansas State College on profitable goose farming. Highlights include breeds Toulouse and Embden, winter keeping, feeding, minimal waste, feather and meat value, market timing, water needs, and protection from wolves and turtles.
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T. B. Schreiner
Kansas State Agricultural College
Fire Engine For The Farm
A California land organization with 22 000 acres and 85 farm buildings on river and canal land has built three self propelled fire engines. The first engine has 2 hp, a 1 9 inch centrifugal pump and 3 mph speed. The second and third have more power, 2 inch centrifugal pumps, 8 mph speed, 15 feet of 2 1 2 inch suction hose, 6500 feet of 2 inch pressure hose, and 75 foot water reach. Belts drive from flywheel to engine and to rear wheels with no reverse gear. Frames use 4 by 6 inch timber on three wheels with steering by the forward wheel. Builder plans two more this winter.
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California Land Organization
The Age of Eggs Determining Egg Age in Salt Water
A Paris market technique uses six ounces of table salt in a glass of water. An egg dropped in sinks to the bottom if one day old, sinks short of the bottom as it ages, and floats more as it grows older from five days on. Yolk color and content quality also depend on feeding.
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Paris
Poultry Journal
Danger in Corn Ration Says Cornell Professor
Prof James E Rice cautions farmers that while corn is excellent and favored by fowls it is a fattening food. If fed too freely poultry may become over fat and unhealthy.
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James E. Rice
Cornell
Potash Application Advice for Bearing Orchards
Potash can be obtained from wood ashes or muriate of potash, with muriate being most common. For bearing orchards, apply annually. use 600 to 700 pounds per acre for immature or orchards.
Southern Virginia Dairyman Harvests Dense Silage System
A Virginia dairy farmer cultivates 17 acres with wheat and corn silage, harvesting two crops yearly. He uses stable manure, fills two 125 ton silos, and keeps costs under 1 dollar per ton for both crops. Cowpeas yield three crops per year, sown by August 20.
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Virginia
Weight targets for feed lot pig are 150 pounds and up
A writer shares methods for growing pigs to 226 pounds using early corn with milk, ground grain, a cement feeding floor for cleanliness, and straw bedding. The plan starts feeding at about 150 pounds and continues until they reach around 226 pounds to maximize feed efficiency.
Georgia Peach Belt Visit Alters Grower Views
A writer touring Fort Valley Georgia reports seeing small peach growers profit while some large orchards struggle. He expected the big fish to dominate but found the opposite, concluding smaller holdings may yield greater returns.
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Peach Belt
Georgia
Fort Valley
Egg production in the country could rise with better care
The text blames the old hen and inbred stock for the 75 eggs per year average. It argues improved feeding and breeding would double output and profit for poultry yards nationwide.
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Terhune
M’intosh
Tha
Savings
Novel Savings Bank
Eacy Fairy
Toulouse
Big California Land Organization
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