Love of Loweezy and Josiar on the River Bank
A rustic romance unfolds as two lovers Josiar and Loweezy walk by the river. He hints at harvest time and bids farewell, while Loweezy fights her plans to hide her love. She confesses a deep, growing love since that afternoon, worshiping Josiar since the day by the water.
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Toronto
Jostar
Loweezy
Josiar
Hazelton
Oakwood
Farmer Hazelton
Evelyn
Papa
Maria
Susan
Fius
Will Found Under Oak Tree Changes Hazelton Heir
Evelyn Hazelton learns a will bequeaths the Hazelton estate to her, hidden beneath a broken oak after a storm. The stepbrother concedes, the lawyer confirms, and Evelyn agrees to share provisions with the former cruel household while preparing to wed her lawyer advocate.
Cooking at Sea Delicate Galley Tactics On a Rolling Deck
A Cassell's Family Magazine excerpt describes shipboard cooking under rough seas. It explains securing utensils with bars, preventing spills by not filling pans beyond three quarters, and notes the need for discipline and efficiency in feeding over 200 people aboard.
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Cassell
Desert Land Act and irrigation shaping western farming
The Desert Land Act allows settlers to reclaim arid western lands by irrigation. Claimants file affidavits, pay 25 cents per acre, and prove up after three years by bringing water to the land. Irrigated wheat fields use long ditches and cross-ditches to flood and nourish crops, with multiple irrigations per season.
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Rocky Mountain Ranges
Theie
Sierras
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Washington
Valley
The
Nile
California
One of the Pluckiest Acts of the War
An artillery officer recalls Colonel Benjamin, assistant adjutant general, in the Fort Sanders action at Knoxville. Benjamin, despite wounds, positioned shells to roll into Longstreet’s advancing columns, calmly lighting fuses with a cigar as two men rolled the shells to strike the Confederate lines. The feat earned the troops’ cheers and highlighted his cool courage under fire.
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Benjamin
N. . Benjamin
Burnside
Ninth Army Corps
Knoxville
Longstreet
Fort Sanders
Sur
Pkive Ge Een
Oldest Military Body Plans 350th Anniversary Celebration
A court of assistants of the Honorable Artillery Company at Armory House Finsbury moved to mark the regiment’s 350th anniversary on August 25 1887. The resolution calls for festivities organized with connections to the Annieuhield Honor able artillery com of Bosto United States and the historic London regiment dating to 1688.
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Court Journal
Honorable Artillery Company
Armory House
Finsbury
Woolmer- Williams
A Anne
Annieuhield Honorable Artillery
Bosto
United States
Hearting of
London
Eton
Hun
Royal Chariot of Ney Will
Dog Foresight Heals Wounded Paw Through Master’s Job
A Bath doctor tells how Flash the pointer followed his car in a crowd and after a paw injury, endured a painful claw removal. The dog later returned to the office with a bleeding paw and prompted the doctor to treat the wound, showing remarkable understanding of his master’s occupation.
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Forest and Stream
C. A. Packard
Bath
Flash
Packard
The Horse Knows the Difference
A Toledo Blade note describes Jenny the sorrel mare owned by Mr Jones proving her sense and pride. She moves with head high when hitched to a Sunday buggy, seeming to recognize the nicer conveyance compared with the everyday rig.
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Toledo Blade
Mr. Jones
Jenny
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SIS Lyons
John Hazelton
Mrs. Hazelton
Ikley
Ple
Evelyn Meee Way
Kley
Cooking
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