Civil War Chronicle Fifty Years On This Week
A roundup of Civil War events dated May 28 to June 2 1862 notes Colonel Purcell of the Tenth Iowa meeting and defeating Confederates near Corinth Mississippi, Union gunboats driven back, Virginia Home Guard meeting, and Virginia debt for evacuations. It records skirmishes near Cache River Bridge and Neosho Missouri, orders against guerrillas, captures at Charlestown and Ashland, andUnion marches toward Richmond. It also mentions mass meetings in Memphis and naval actions along Charlestown river and James River operations.
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Purcell
Tenth
Iowa
Corinth
Miss
Lucy D. Holmes
Santiago de Cuba
Georgia
Charlestown
A. c
McClellan
War Department
Stepping Stone
Coeur de Leon
Appomatox River
City Point
Richmond
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
Gwin
Haleigh
N.C
Sickles
Ninth
Illinois Cavalry
Cache River Bridge
Arkansas
Shepley
New Orleans
United States
Pierre Soule
Butler
Elizabeth
U. S
Keystone State
Frisbee
Neosho
Ashland
Schofield
Missouri
United States Cavalry
Mount Vernon
Tenth Illinois Cavalry
Coffee
Thomas Wright
Cora
Charlestown Bar
Kennebec
Baton Rouge
Department of the Gulf
Greenville Road
Washington, N. C
Joseph Johnston
Seven Pines
Fair Oaks
Fourth Corps
Army of the Potomac
Pope
Mobile and Ohio
Pig Point
Wright
Edisto Inlet
Seabrook’s Point
8. C
Jacksonport
Ark
Ninth Illinois Cavalry
Memphis
Tenn
Fort Willow
Ocilla River
Florida
Beauregard
Fulton
Hunter
D. C
James
James River
Ants Help Corn Root Louse Weaken Crops
A field guide explains how ants protect the corn root louse that drains nutrients from corn roots. It notes that ants farm the pest for honeydew, especially the little brown ant, and recommends deep soil stirring to break nests and reduce damage.
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R. L. Webster
Farm cart is quite handy for farm chores
C. R. Bashore writes in the Farm and Home about a hand cart used for ten years. The side view shows a buggy wheel axle bent as an illustration. The box measures about four feet long and two feet high and is designed for versatile use on the farm.
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C. R. Bashore
Handy Farm Cart Construction Notes
Instructions describe a farm cart with a customizable box height and length. A heavy scrap iron shoe at c keeps the box level when at rest. Two hardwood handles at d are bolted on to push or draw the cart.
Catalpa Fence Poets and Timber Alternatives
A writer in the Ohio Farmer argues Catalpa speciosa makes weak fence posts. He notes white oak and long leaf pine as better options, while in South Georgia long leaf pine is preferred. When pine is unavailable, toblolly and short leaf pines can be creosoted to last 15 to 20 years.
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Catalpa
Ohio
South Georgia
Water on Grindstones For Frost Removal
The guide warns hot water ruins grindstones by removing grit. Use warm water instead to take frost from the stone and preserve its cutting quality.
Life of the Bee Ends Amid Busy Day
A brief notice reports the death of a bee during a hectic day in the hive. The incident underscores the daily grind of foraging and colony life.
Sweet Pea Care and Cutting for Constant Bloom
Sweet pea vines need sturdy support and generous pruning. Harvest blooms as they open and remove fading flowers to prolong flowering until frost. Handle stems long and loosely stack them to help arrange naturally. The flowers’ beauty and fragrance make sweet peas highly popular in gardens.
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Gia Lemaumen
Posts Kept From Spreading With Subsurface Rod Support
A Popular Mechanics writer suggests driving gate posts parallel or vertically and anchoring beneath the surface with a long rod. Pack tight rocks or bricks inside the lower ends to form a hidden brace that stops the posts from spreading.
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Popular Mechanics
Fighting Little Melon Aphis In Rocky Ford Fields
Melon growers near Rocky Ford Colorado report burning infested vines as the best defense against the aphis. Regular scouts inspect hills for dark green leaves swollen with aphis. When found, burn the affected vines and cover the hill with straw to prevent spread. repeat for cucumbers as well.
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Rocky Ford
Colo
Garden a4 Farm Notes
A silo built of concrete will preserve silage well. Rye may be cut for hay and used for all classes of livestock. Most experienced melon pickers can tell a ripe melon from the looks. Plant enough lima beans for home use. They are healthy and delicious. A bushel of wheat weighs about 60 pounds and eats from 38 to 40. The harrow follows the plow in tillage. A ten cent bolt may save a dollar's worth of time during rushes. Teams trampling soft meadows reduce sod life and profit.
Venice a City of Dreams Wanderer Guide
A travel piece describes Venice as a city of dreams especially at sunset and moonlight. It notes Venice is built on water and easy to explore on foot, with old world corners, bridges, and color. It mentions St Theodore and St Mark as patron figures and the Piazzetta columns brought from Syria by a Lombard engineer.
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Italy
Venice
St. Theodore
St. Mark
Piazzetta
Syria
Christian Science. Monitor
Devil Bound With Chains Described By Welsh Minister
A Welsh minister described the devil to a remote valley congregation saying the devil is bound by chains around the middle and limbs. He warned three men in the audience that the devil can reach them. A gallery member quipped that the devil might as well be loose.
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John Jones
David Evans
John Williams
London Globe
Fragmented Readable Phrases Point to Diverse Topics
The text presents assorted fragments about products and phrases, including teething syrup, a road scene, and a note on the German empire population. It also mentions tobacco and a historical note on the term reverend. The readable parts hint at a miscellaneous clipping rather than a single cohesive story.
Tall Promise Fails as Advertised Taller Claims Misfired
Reader recounts paying for a height boosting advertisement and discovering the claim reversed the gain. The exchange emphasizes irony and caution over gullible purchases.
Antidrudgery Club in Chicago Forms Handy Household Help
Six Chicago women organize the Antidrudgery Club owning a vacuum cleaner washing machine two electric irons and a drying fan. The modest three cent weekly upkeep covers their use and the initiation fee equals the equipment price divided among six. A small boy rotates the apparatus among members in their shared neighborhood.
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Chicago
Ingenious Drill Teaches Cadets About Stating Orders
The Saturday Evening Post recounts Col George W Goethals at West Point posing a puzzle to cadets. The fallen sixty foot flagpole task is solved not with gear but by simply ordering the sergeant to raise the flagpole.
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Post
George W. Goethals
West Point
Engineer Corps
Goethals
To Revive House Plants With Charcoal And Potash
A home remedy suggests feeding plant roots with a fine powder mix of charcoal and a small amount of potash twice weekly for a few weeks. This tonic reportedly revives drooping or dying house plants and prompts new growth within a month if soil remains reasonably balanced.
Physical culture does not ensure a strong minded woman
A short opinion notes that physical training alone does not guarantee mental strength in women, suggesting character matters as much as physical fitness. The piece argues for balanced development beyond mere muscular training.
Heaviest British Subjects Compared by Weight
The Scotchmen are the heaviest on the average of all British subjects. This note highlights a surprising demographic trait from a colonial or social survey, contrasting regional physiques within the United Kingdom.
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Nassau
Front Royal
Pennsylvania Volunteer Cavalry
Zuni
Little Melon Aphis
Coca-Cola
City OF
Aoeweet
Uarfeld
German Empire
Lewis
OSE Ree Rnene Manufacturing Company
New Yorks
State Street
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