Forgotten Heroes of the American Revolution
The piece recounts Peter Francisco the Giant of Virginia, his arrival in 1765 at City Point, and feats at Germantown Stony Point Guilford Court House and his enduring fame. It also profiles printer Alexander MacDougall’s Patriot role defending liberty, his jail martyrdom, and later military aid to Washington and Haym Solomon’s escape.
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Virginia
City Point
Peter Francisco
Anthony Winston
Buckingham
Francisco
Germantown
Anthony Wayne
Stony Point
Washington
Banastre Tarleton
Peter
Tarleton
Guilford Court House
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
Alexander MacDougall
MacDougall
New York
Sons of Liberty
New York Provincial Assembly
New York City
Cort
Long Island
Haym Salomon
Salomon
Kogolusko
The
Highlands
Western Newspaper Union
Growing chicks fed right boosts health and meat quality
Extension poultryman O C Ufford of Colorado Agricultural College outlines a simple farm ration. A mash blends cornmeal bran shorts meat meal bone meal salt with optional ground wheat. Feed from hoppers or litter, provide continuous access, and include green feed like alfalfa for best results.
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O. C. Ufford
Colorado Agricultural College
Ufford
Poultryman
Rotation of Hen Yard Aids Poultry Range Use
Ohio State University poultry experts urge dividing the range and rotating the flock with green crops. Allow half the yard for range and half for new crop, using a five foot woven wire fence to keep birds off growing rye and rape. This prevents mud and unsanitary conditions and lowers green feed costs.
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Ohio State University
Hen That Molts Early Not a Good Producer
Poultry expert F B Andrews of the New York State College of Agriculture warns that hens molting early seldom resume laying in winter and often indicate lower production. If many hens molt suddenly, review flock management as feed, water, or parasites may trigger the molt rather than culling all birds.
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F. B. Andrews
New York State College of Agriculture
Mr. Andrews
Poultry Raising Facts From 1845 to 1925
Agricultural notes describe New York bean and wheat acreage changes from 1845 to 1925 and advise pullet vigor indicators. Practical guidance covers feeding hens in late summer and shipping eggs with upright crates to protect air cells during market transport. Mrs. G. H. Winslow raises 299 White Leghorn chicks from 800 hatched with one lost to smothering.
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G. H. Winslow
Pasquotank County
North Carolina
Four-Square Strength and Immovable Resolve
A concise reflection on four-square symmetry as a metaphor for steadiness. It likens equal sides and right angles to firm, stone-like durability and unyielding stability in character.
Straighten Out Distorted Notions for Calm Living
An essay urges clear thinking to escape self pity bias and impatience. It argues inner distortions fuel unhappiness and advises embracing rational views to improve wellbeing and happiness.
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New York State
Little County
America
Norfolk and Western Railway
Norfolk and Western
Roanoke
Clermont Courier
Batavia
Ohio
Republican County Organ
Courier
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