Heligoland Described as Island of Bold Isolation
A Pall Mall Gazette correspondent portrays Heligoland as a unique, isolated shore town likened to Margate of Hamburg. He notes bare lodgings, seasonal crowds, a German-speaking populace who dislike English and Germans alike, a flat hilltop, and a quirk about walking off the island if one wanders too far in one direction.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Heligoland
Hamburg
Green Park
Far West
England
Star Spangled Banner origins in a War of 1812 era ballad
An 19th century reminiscence recounts the creation of the Star Spangled Banner by Francis Scott Key and Ferdinand Durang, describing how the poem and tune merged during war time, its first public performance, and its spread from camps to homes as a lasting American relic. Plus brief notes on famine reporting in Persia and practical notes on barrel cleaning and varnish formulas.
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Harpers
Nellie Eyaster
Key
Francis Key
Horace Greeley
Fred Durang
Holliday Street
Ferdinand Durang
Frank Key
Fredericktown
Fersia
Ispahan
Shiraz
Rehman
Zezo
Persia
London Times
Bushire
Spreading Manure and Farm Sanitation Practices
A digest of 19th century agricultural practices including manure spreading from yard to field compost heaps to improve fertilizer value, winter fermentation, and labor tradeoffs. Additional notes cover mangy horse care with soft soap and ointment, cures for scratches, and techniques to bore glass in homemade fashion using camphorized oil and turpentine for cutting and smoothing edges.
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Am. Ag
Flowers and Children in Early Education
Blanchard Jerrold argues for flowers in school windows and open balconies for babies to foster esthetic sense. He urges cradle teaching modeled on Brussels nursery methods, integrating beauty into the alphabet and toy culture to nurture a love of the beautiful early, before formal schooling.
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Blanchard Jerrold
Brussels
England
Dolly
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