Champlain’s “Shot Heard Round the World” in New France
By Elmo Scott Watson the article recounts Samuel de Champlain’s 1609 encounter with the Mohawks on Lake Champlain and the first use of his arquebuse, a pivotal moment linking French exploration to English colonization, with Champlain’s career leading to Quebec’s survival and New France’s fate.
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America
United States
Samuel de Champlain
Champlain
Don de Dieu
St. Lawence
Notre Dame-des-Victories
Quebec
New World
New France
England
France
Brouage
Bay of Biscay
Henry of Navarre
League
Mexico
Pos
Panama Canal
Samuel of
St. Lawrence
Hochelaga
de Monts
Acadia
New York
Ticonderoga
Concord Bridge
West
Ottawa
Cathay
Indies
Great Lakes
Lake Oneida
Richelieu
Sand Champlain
Mariner of
William Bennett Munro
Yale University Press
Best Poultry Breed for Ohio Farmers: Leghorns Lead for Eggs
Ohio State University extension specialists analyzed 500 farm flocks in 1926 and found Leghorns produced the most eggs, comprising about 51 percent of flocks. While Leghorns had higher egg output, cash receipts were lower due to meat gains from other American breeds. overall profit was similar across Leghorns Wyandottes Plymouth Rocks and Rhode Island Reds.
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Ohio
Agricultural College Extension Service
Ohio State University
Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Rhode Island
Oyster Shell as Essential Calcium for Poultry
Oyster shells are crushed and washed three times then dried in rotary dryers to remove odor and putrid matter. The material is screened into two sizes for hens and chicks and kept in feeders at all times to provide bone and egg shell calcium for growing birds and laying hens.
Poultry Care Tips and Market Insight
Guidance stresses sunlight to prevent leg weakness and warns against overcrowding causing roup and stunted chicks. Shell color does not affect food value, nitrogenous feed is needed, bones are essential, and fresh air with open coops aids growth. Hens laying golden eggs reach highest prices, broilers weigh under two pounds, and American hens rank fifth in farm products with growing profitability.
Untitled Nashville testimonial praises vegetable tonic
Mrs Harry BNSTEIN of 406 Second Avenue South Nashville reports severe fatigue from laundry work. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health and energy, noting she feels much younger and would recommend it to others.
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Nashville
Tenn
Pinkham
Harry Bnstein
South
Tennessee
Messiah baby in Jolo weighs 150 pounds at seven months
A seven month old infant in Jolo, Philippines, reportedly weighs 150 pounds and eats ten pounds of rice per meal. Locals worship the child as a Messiah and present gifts to seek favor, with two men required to carry him to meals.
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Jolo
Philippine Islands
E like Junior I Know Why My Dog Has His Tongue Hanging
A quirky exchange about canine balance as a dog named Fido runs with tongue out. Billie asks why and answers that the tongue helps balance the tail during motion.
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Junior
Fido
Billie
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Elmo Scott Watson
Passamaquoddy Bay
St. Croix
Port Royal
North American
Canada
Hudson River
Fizebeoth
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hiscox Chem
Parker
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
Hanford
Catherine
Arold
Lincoln
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