Moon Crops On Rich Soils Boosts Yields At Clover Street
Isaac Moon farms 150 acres on Clover Street Brighton Monroe county N Y and reports Indian corn yields of 75 to 100 bushels per acre potatoes 200 to 400 bushels wheat 25 to 50 oats 489 on five acres and hay two to four and a half tons He attributes the high output to rich soil and intensive manuring using Clover and Plaster as key fertilizers He also notes he never sells straw and uses barnyard manure as bank deposits to fund soil replenishment and garden crops for stock.
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Isaac Moon
Clover Street
Brighton
Monroe County
N.Y
New York
Pegu
Tea improver sticks to sugar after clever wife fail
A wry vignette notes a man who attempted to sweeten his tea with his wife's smile, then abandons the idea and returns to sugar, a light-hearted nod to old fashioned domestic wisdom.
Shadows on a New York Street Life
A pristine evening in New York frames a young woman with wealth and faith, watching Walter Glenville a celebrated dissenter stumble under heavy drink. Her anger at his ruin grows as she recalls a once-happy home torn by his vice and the mother and father burdened with worry. The sister grieves for a brother fallen, and the family prays for salvation as their world turns desolate.
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New York
Walter Glenville
Walter
Pacific
Hibernian Simplicity and Odd Notices From Virginia
A humorous anecdote from a housemaid Molly shows Irish charm and a letter reading request. The Virginia notes describe the Jamestown church memorials and a diocese meeting to relocate communion plate to a seminary. A comic widower death notice and street remark about a lamp post prompt further plainspoken wit amid legal costs for a Boston fugitive slave case, estimated over $30,000.
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James River
Protestant Episcopal Church
Virginia
Jamestown
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Exdono Jacobi Morrison, Armigeri
A.D
James City Parish
Virginia Paper
Horrible Death of John Cookson from Hydrophobia
John Cookson, foreman at Semple's Foundry, died at 29 after rabid dog attacks and a rapid hydro phobia outbreak. Despite medical aid and chloroform, he suffered severe fits, remained sane and fearful to harm others, and died about 1 PM. His wife and two children mourn his untimely loss as the rabid dog bit several others.
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John Cookson
Semple
Cookson
Plank Road
Mr. Semple
Johnson
Cincinnati Inquirer
Thoughts at Church and a Pastor’s Quiet Lament
A reflective piece exploring church life its quiet sacred spaces and the sorrow of a bereaved family. The narrator recalls baptism communion and hymnody while noting a pastor’s tears and a vacant seat as a child lies in the coffin. The voice echoes faith resilience and trust in providence.
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Gethsemane
Mom
Fanny Fern
Elephants and human curiosities from field notes
A discourse on wild elephants describes their strength, intelligence, and behavior. It discusses herd structure, rogue bulls, and the hunters’ wary methods. Interleaved are anecdotes of a priest and a Boston road robber reflecting on fate and money.
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Tie
Treatment of Vines and Fruit Advice from a 19th Century Gardener
Mr Meigs discusses mildew prevention for grapes from the Imperial Society of France and details insect control, seasonal pruning, and watering tactics. He notes drouth benefits from nighttime watering, advises against leaf removal to speed ripening, and shares folk cures for horses and pests.
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Drouth
Phese
Travs
Warring
Thompson
Burtington
Extraordinary New Hampshire Trout Haul and Town Snuff Tale
The Boston Chronicle reports spectacular brook trout fishing in New Hampshire with a Windsor fisherman catching two hundred trout in two hours and another angler taking five hundred in three hours. It also notes a 112 year old woman in Corinth Maine who drinks three boxes of snuff daily, and a child admonished to play marbles in the backyard on Sunday.
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Hoxsas
Boston Chronicle
New Hampshire
Windsor
Corinth
Penobscot County
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E.cowan
L. Rogers
J. D. James
James
Orr & Henry
L. T. Parmlee
Wetmore & Spencer
Second St
Johnson & Brown’s
Warren
L. D. Wetmore
T. C. Spencer
Johnson & Brown
Ludlow Building
S. P. Johnson
Rasselas Brown
Curtis, Miles, & Edwards
Law
Water Street
Warren, Pa
C. B.curtis
John N. Miles
T. D. Edwards
Scofield & Brown
Water St
William D, Brown
Carver House
Warren Co
Phillip Mead
Justice of the Peace
Scott’s Exchange
Youngsville
Warren Co. Pa
Lewis Arnett
Exchange
Warren, Warren Co
Pennsylvania
DM. Williams
Temperance House
J. B. Brown
Sugar Grove
Dorwin Greene
D&c
Ecc
Summerton & Church
Carver
Water
M. E. Kerr
Mary
Hazeltine &Co
G. W. Hazeltine
H. H. Hunt
Stockton & Fuller
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Park Row
Erie
P.R. Bennett
George Sailor & CO
Crystal Palace
Warren Pa
R. D. Ward
Dunkirk
N. Y
Buffalo and
State Line
Pittsfield
L. Acocks
Pittsfield, Warren Co. Ae
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P.S. Core
Court House
Ami L. Davis
Waterstreet, Warren
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Diamond Sts
James Andrews
Mead & M’leod
Hickory St. Warren
E. M. Pierce
Third
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L. E. Guignon
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Ames & Davis
Benson & Co
J. L. Hall
Rail Road
J. L. Kapple
Mead & M’leon
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G. K. Cleaveland
Ile
Earth
Molly
Paddy O'Reilly
Treland
Gemmery
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