Body of John Paul Jones to be landed at Annapolis
The John Paul Jones expedition under Rear Admiral Sigsbee will transfer the distinguished dead to shore tomorrow at Annapolis after a ceremonial salute aboard the Brooklyn. The body lies in a lead casket within a wooden chest on the Brooklyn with a guard, and the transfer will end at the Naval Academy vault.
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Annapolis
John Paul Jones
Sigsbee
Anchorage
Naval Academy
Brooklyn
Davis
Gervais
Jurien de la Graviere
Admiral Sigsbee
Associated Press
United States
Standish
Academy
H. H. Clark
Lainds
Tompkinsville
Martinique
Livrace Porter
Joe France
New York
Porter
New York Herald
General Porter
Foudon
Houdon
Jones
Capitan
Paris
Russia
France
Rudyard Kipling
Paul Jones
Kipling
America
Sawdust by the Ounce In New York Cabinet Shop
A cabinet-maker in New York advertises fine wood sawdust for sale by the ounce or pound rather than by the bushel. The shop rejects coarse pine dust and emphasizes twelve varieties such as mahogany boxwood and sandalwood with uses from burnishing silver to scent bags and fur preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Waverly Magazine
London Lady Visits Countryside Stunt Amusing Run In
A London woman on a country vacation struggles to climb a stile and eyes the rustic gaffer who keeps watch. He laughs and recalls he was a bus conductor for fifteen years, easing her embarrassment with a courteous quip.
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London
San Francisco
Argonaut
Cultivating Corn for Loose Mulch and Soil Health
The article advocates shallow, frequent cultivation to maintain a loose mulch on corn soil. It argues against deep cultivation except after heavy rain, warns against breaking roots, and stresses restoring the soil mulch promptly after rains to prevent hard, crusted ground and loss of moisture.
El Dorado Potato Bubble Bursts Across England
Consular reports reveal the El Dorado seed potato craze collapsed after an exhaustive inquiry. The once record price of £450 per pound has tumbled to less than two shillings, with public confidence shaken by forced glass propagation and unreliable results. The Northern Star and other fancy seed stocks have seen demand and prices fall similarly.
Alfalfa Disking Practices and Water-Damaged Hay Notes
Experimental use of disking after each cutting shows good results for alfalfa in one season. Typical practice is one to two diskings, early spring before growth, with a cross disk and harrow to level soil and suppress weeds. Water exposure reduces hay protein from 18.75 to 11.01 percent in rain damaged samples.
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Professor Ten Eyck
Kansas
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Deal Grocery Store
and Meat Market of
Sullivan
Calverté Dougherty
Isaac W. Spence
Jackson Street
Citizens’ Trust Building
T. R. Hayley
Lyons
Prescription Drug Store
Geo. W. Lyons
Candy Kitchen
H. Bloemer
Prop’r
Annapolis Naval Academy
Horace Porter
Lhanvel
Disking Alfalfa
Will
Wan
Studebaker
Peter
Pumpkin Eater
Quick Mel
Leading Hardware & Buggy House
Ef Sullivare
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