Work of Cultivation and Cropping in Georgia Fields
Commissioner of Agriculture offers guidance on sowing cattail millet, sorghum and kafir corn for green forage and winter feed. Emphasizes break soil, sun, heavy manuring, drills eight feet apart, quick cultivation, and flat culture to preserve moisture amid a dry spell. Recommends early varieties, careful land prep, and timely plowing to boost cotton and corn yields.
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Atlanta
Middle
North Georgia
Erefore
Georgia
Feeding Cattle With Cottonseed Reduces Costs, Says Dept
A long letter outlines Mississippi Experiment Station tests using seed and hulls to feed cattle. Results show six pounds of whole cottonseed often outperforms eight pounds of cottonseed meal for milk and weight gain, with detailed ratios comparing cottonseed to corn and cob meal. Concludes cottonseed generally more economical, urges further tests on horses and mules.
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A.B. C
Mississippi
Atlanta
Georgia
Beg Hith
Feeding Cottonseed Meal to Hogs and Mules Questioned
A letter from TORN M McCann invites responses on feeding cottonseed meal and hulls to livestock. The writer notes a foldhing effort in reducing bills and asks if readers have experience with such feeds for horses, mules, or hogs. The missive seeks practical guidance on nutritive value and costs.
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Torn M
Royal Word Secures Clerk’s Fortnight Leave
In an uptown department a clerk secured personal permission from the secretary to take two weeks off, after a tense clash over authority. The secretary’s backing undercuts the division chief’s denial, prompting a quiet confrontation about proper leave procedures and the final authority resting with the secretary.
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Washington Star
The Mountain Lion Poem From Overland Monthly
A fragmentary poem describes a mountain lion in pursuit across ridges and canyons with vivid imagery of stealth, claws, and teeth. The speaker vows lethal pursuit and strength, concluding with a menacing glance at the hunted human. Alfred 1 Nownaend is noted as the author in Overland Monthly.
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Alfred
Overland Monthly
Longest siege in modern times Gibraltar defense record
London Mail notes Gibraltar’s siege from 1779 to 1781 as the longest modern siege. The British garrison held against French and Spanish forces, enduring bombardment and hunger while suffering nearly 1,000 scurvy deaths from siege conditions. It cites 6,000 shells daily and a governor’s plea for proposals to save the Rock. It also mentions Preyna’s defense in 1877 during the Russo Turkish war, with Osman Pasha’s garrison holding for 12 weeks before sallies.
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Gibraltar
Dillot
Preyna
Osman Pasha
London
The Mystery of Lady Byron in The Pall Mall Magazine
W B D Henley argues vigorously about Lady Byron in The Pall Mall Magazine. The public backed her, seeing a virtuous victim, a young mother fleeing her husband. The piece notes speculation, gossip, and enduring mystery surrounding the couple’s separation.
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Lady Byron
W. BD. Henley
Fela
Godfrey
Thomas Moore
Benny's Birthday Tie Sparks Quiet Inquiry
In Capitol Hill a poor neighbor's son visits wearing a vivid red tie. Benny explains his mother dyed it as a birthday gift. Rex, watching the scene, asks if his tie could be as pretty, prompting a gentle moment about material things and family effort. Washington Star.
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Capitol
Toll
Wealth
Benny
Rex
Washington Star
Veterans Depart for Confederate Reunion in Louisville
Delegates to the Confederate veterans reunion along with fans and part of the recognition groups left Savannah on a special Central Railway train bound for Louisville this morning. The expedition included officers and soldiers traveling together on the same line to attend the event.
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Louisville
Savannah
Central Railway
The
Confederate Veterans Reunion
Louisvills Thor
Putty and Co Sol Infantry
Two Black Men Fatally Wounded in Atlanta Saloon Incident
In Atlanta on a May evening Henry Kemp was struck in the abdomen by a sharp object in Decatur Street when a Black assailant attacked him. Dick Holmes and Tobe Smith, also Black, were involved in a dispute over 10 cents at Peters Street. Holmes stabbed Smith in the heart, killing him instantly.
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Atlanta
Henry Kemp
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