Uninvited Companion Joins Booneville Frontier Camp
The tale follows Captain Booneville's party in the Rockies when a ragged Nez Perce hunter named Shewee-she joins their camp. His merry, reckless humor endears him but ends when a mule-like colt injures him, forcing a one-legged return to his people and leaving the party to continue cautiously toward the mountains.
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Capt
Booneville
Enake River
Shawee Sheeuaith
Buck Ag
Evewing
Bonneville
Nimrod
Shewee-ehe
Immahah
Hunter's
Nez Perces
Cap ‘Tain
Nez Perce
Beoneville
Hle
Rutabaga Seed Crop Expands Across State As Roots Gain Favor
The article notes a dramatic rise in rutabaga seed sowing from under 200 pounds five years ago to tons this year, with seeds imported and demand exceeding supply from Baltimore to Boston. It also describes neighboring Thoracuro selling large quantities of rutabaga seed, carrots, parsnip, and mangold wurtzel, and mentions local agricultural improvements and related tools and implements.
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Great Britain
Baltimore
Boston
Thoracuro
Mangold Wurtzel
Paawanter Gea
Minaanta Atunee Avsbiane
Albany Cultivator Advice to Young Farmers
An agricultural journal urges the rising generation to pursue knowledge and inquiry to improve farming. It warns that aiming for mediocrity leads to failure while promoting education as the sure path to increased profits for farmers.
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Albany
The West and the Transfer of Political Power
The West and south western states are poised to gain political influence as population grows. The article argues westward settlement will accelerate due to fertile soil, mild climate, and affordable land while labor shifts favor manufacturing to offset lower agricultural yields.
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Alleghanies
Hasd
Buckeye Cane Presented to Daniel Webster in 1837
A Senate lobby observation notes Daniel Webster receiving a Buckeye cane from about twenty Ohio citizens. The inscription reads Presented to Daniel Webster by the Buckeyes, July 12, 1837. Webster quips he is ready to lean on the Buckeyes in times of public difficulty.
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Senate
Webster
Johnson
Scotland
Ohio
Buckeye
Ridgeway
Daniel Webster
Buckeyes
Jvat. Intel
Anaconda Attack on Customs Officer Aboard Washington
The Washington from Calcutta carried a colossal Anaconda. After box top removal the reptile struck, nearly swallowing the officer. The captain, using an axe, escaped with injuries to his hand and the officer lost part of an ear, while the beast remained unfazed until subdued.
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Washington
Calcutta
Custom House
Aga
Sonda
Cus
Tom House
South Street Wharf
Philadelphia Public Ledger
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A. M. Gest
Rocky Mountains
Far West
Washington Irving
Anead
Wheeling Gazette
Novelty
Girard
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