Fremonts Lost Party Survives Harsh Mountain Crossing
The Intelligencer relays Col. Fremonts 1849 expedition ordeal as relief parties struggle through deep snows and storms. King and others perish. Fremont pursues rescue, describes desolate passes, starving men, and the perilous journey toward California.
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Cin. Gaz
Col
Fremont
Great Rocky Mountain Chain
Arkansas
Rio de Norte
Itch River
del Norte
Pixe
London
Santa Fe
Pike’s Stockade
Rocky Mountain Chain
Mississippi
Pacific
Arkansas Valley
California
Colorado
Col. Fremont
Godey
Preuss
Taos
New Mexico
Vincent Haler
King
Proulx
Hief
Great Sierra
Manuel
Haler
Wise
Carver
Sarsel
Morin
Haller
Scott
Hubbard
Martin
Bacon
Rohrer
Kerne
Haler’s
Capt. Cathcart
McKie
Andrews
Stepperfeldt
Taplin
Ferguson
Beedle
Hlubbard
The Dreadful Country’s Long Arctic Night
The passage describes a perpetual winter pattern starting around October 30 with the sun setting and not rising again until about February 10. It notes lingering twilight, thick darkness, a bright moon, and extreme cold. by mid March daylight returns as Arctic wildlife emerges, followed by a return of polar night after mid September.
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England
To Prevent the Ravages of the Cut Worm
In Athens Georgia N Wurte of the Alb Cultivator describes a trench method to protect cabbage from cut worms. Dig a three to four inch deep trench along the planting row, set plants in the trench, then mound soil as they grow so the trench remains a barrier. Experiments show only plants in the trench survive and head reliably.
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Athens
Geo
N. Wurte
A Great Nursery in Holstein Booths Largest Dahlia Garden
A Maine Cultivator note describes Booths nursery in Holstein Denmark as perhaps the world’s largest. It spans 180 acres with 130 workers and 20 staff for care and packing during season. Dahlias once yielded 50 000 yearly for twelve years and rare Orchideous plants fetch 300 each.
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Booth’s
Holstein
Maine
Courting Lessons From A Young Married Circle
A moral tale set at a birthday anniversary dinner shows young husbands ridiculing matrimony until a sudden pledge from Mr Mayland to wed Miss, sparking a heartfelt reconciliation. The couples reform their behavior, ending the evening in harmony and a shared hope for lasting happiness.
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Madame Mayland
Council of State
Navy
Mayland
Mr. Mayland
Ripen Bread for Health and Freshness
A historical note explains that wheat bread should ripen after baking to aid digestion, with young and strong individuals tolerating fresh bread while the elderly or weak should avoid it. It advises airing bread, avoiding cellars, and using steam to refresh several days old loaves for renewed lightness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armer
Mixing Coffee for Rich Flavor Revealed in Historic Note
The text explains a Paris style of blending multiple coffees to achieve superior flavor and aroma. It compares coffee mixing to perfumery, noting that combining distinct strengths yields richness a single variety cannot. An experiment suggests equal parts Rio and Java.
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Paris
Sparrow
Mott
Rio
Java
Cin Gaz
Remedy for the Cauiersta Fever in a New Yorker prescription
A New Yorker with camp life experience proposes a cure for Cauiersta fever. The regimen includes sleeping three nights in a wood-house with door open and smoky pork diet, sleeping by currant bushes on rainy nights, and finally a diet of male weak on followed by dog meat. The plan claims a permanent cure if followed strictly.
Rhode Island Returns Show Whig Wins Governor Seat
Early returns indicate Governor race in Rhode Island with Whig Sackett leading Loco candidate 5005 to 2933, Free Soil 466, scattering 126. Congress results show King Whig elected in Eastern district and Thurston Loco in the Western district, with Whigs sweeping the state count and Free Soil marginal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sackett
Loco
Free Soil
Congress
King
Thurston
Hall
von Toe
Free
Feathers and Bed Hygiene Cited as Health Hazard
A historical note argues feathers emit a hazardous vapour from the body heat they trap in bedding. It claims feathers retain heat and moisture, creating an impure atmosphere around the bed. Decomposing feather material allegedly produces gases and odors that affect the sleeping area.
The Last Ripple Parable Sketch
A fragmentary note on learning and preaching contrasts practical insight with formal rhetoric. The text suggests a parson’s quicker grasp of truth than a slow monologue, hinting at a didactic, reflective tone in a brief vignette.
New York Legislature Votes Gold Medal to Maj Bliss
An odd telegraphic report from New York notes a quiet whiskey scene. A Chicago tour mentions rivalries and a joke about Pluribus Unum. The New York Legislature awards Maj. Bliss a gold medal amid varied talk and humor.
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New York
Ally
Chicago
Legislature of
New
York
Maj. Bliss
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Pueblo
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Rio Deetomee
Sierra San Juan
Rocky Mountain Ranges
Rio del Norte
Brackenridge
Grentzfeldt
Williams
Feemont
Rio Hondo
Kernie
Beadle
Gover
Gopey
Gila
Messrs. Mayhew & Co
Messr. Hoe & Co
San Francisco
Spitzbergen
Joseph Wilson
Rhode Island
Pluribus Unum
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