The Wary Heron and the Falconry Heritage
Engiah Doge That Have Followed the Chase Since the Middle Ages notes hawking archery and dogs in historic field sports. It traces how falconry, crossbows, and hunting dogs shaped English sport from William the Conqueror to Civil Wars, detailing species like the terrier, harter, bludhunde, and grehound, and the falcon’s battles with the heron, amid reflections on modern sport and law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engiah Doge
Mit
Amoilerna
Rga
Merion
Tencer
Osbaldistone
Horace Ross
Dr. Carver
Bull
England
William Conqueror
Edward Ir
Charles L
Privy Council
London
Finsbury Fields
Avis
Scotland
Wallace and
Bruce
Canute
Froissart
Richard the Second
Flint Castle
Bolingbroke
Hawking
St. Albans
Hollylodge
Highgate
Ethelbert
Grand Segnior
Britain
Thrace
Pliny
Gibbon
Vesparian
Lodbrog
Hinguar
Hubba
Athelstan
Harold
Frousart
Edward
Lees
E . Tag
Clark Crawford
Philip de Jot Camberton
United States
Juliet
Frank Heywood
Chicago Times
Northampton
Mass
Startling Talk by Professor Nap Williams at Sandy Mush Book Club
The Sandy Mush Book Worm Club meeting at the schoolhouse featured Professor Nap Williams from Lower Hominy presenting a satirical paper on Prehistoric Man. He lampooned drift and cave men with humorous paleo terms and vivid, tongue-in-cheek descriptions of ancient life and artifacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nap. Williams
Sandy Mushc
Sandy Music Township
Lower Hominy
Napoleon Williams
Mr. Williams
Goldfuss
Gailenreuth
Earasia
Christopher Colurmobus
America
Pharaoh
Sandy Mush
Duel Without Blood and Curious Dog Tales from London
A London Telegram tale recounts Dr. Young defusing a duel by force of wit and a silent challenge, ending with a graceful minuet and a threat dissolved. A second curious piece describes a dog Flora sensing Miss F’s death before her absence became known, leaping with joy then fleeing in fear as news arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Dr. Young
Woolwich
Vauxhall
Thames
London Telegram
Home Counties
Miss F
Flora
Colonel
Mrs. G
Colonel G
Chambers’ Journal
The Potat o Crop Planting on Sod Ground Method
A detailed aged farmer’s note on raising potatoes by letting sod grow until late spring then turning furrows six to seven inches deep and planting on top of the sod. It covers grading, soil condition, weed control, and yield notes including 287 bushels per acre. Also mentions autumn plowing for haying sod and a Pekin duck pricing fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Tribune
Farm and Fireside poultry and farming tips from 19th century sources
A collection of practical notes on poultry and farm technique including feeding growing chickens, selling potatoes promptly for profit, making papier mache from paper scraps, sheep care and shelter methods, quick cake recipe, oil removal from grindstones, care of oil cloths, and guidance on selecting and managing poultry stock with emphasis on honesty, quality, and diversified, careful buying practices. It also touches beekeeping, egg and yolk preparation, and advice on avoiding overexpansion and misrepresentation in breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
N. O. Tites-Democrat
Geo. E. Walsh
Chicago Herald
St Lewis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ancien Reader
Lin
Bill Nye
Chicago
George Woods
Pittsburgh
John S. Clarke
Franklin Institute of
Philadelphia
Puck
Kluge
Cincinnati Times
American Poultry Journal
Austin
Countess of Marborough
Attleborovor
Eruzam Carnow
Jimmy
Dugee
Rocudso
Ae Cacao Doubasul Qruper Procery
New Haven
Conn
Trouble
Tonio
Dox
Hale
Pike
Greasmaker
Gore
Texas
Pine
Conal
Cincinnati
Hood
Rochester
Qwalne
Ewriet Ermifuf
Lala
Drugaista
Hood & Co, Apothecarias
Lowell
Mas
Lydia
General Barringer
Winston
N. C
Richmond
Minnesota
Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Free Government
Lew Price
Leeds Agricultural
Shinez
Ekrtlers
Lamboes
Land Dem
N. P, BM
OT. Paul
MINK
Jones
Joan P. Hewin & Co
New York
Cockle
R.marter
Sc. Lowe
Wueard Git Company
Istimoniala Fe
Opler
Dae
Logan
Tts Forter Lion
Cireglara
Washington, D.C
Sherman
Wey
York
Wies
Bangs and
B.C Birehi& Co
Chleaar
Nenjaerl
Valentine Briduveevilie
Wis
Procter & Gamble
Mak
Minstrat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!