Immortal hopes and the boy of the age in prose
The piece contrasts seasonal longing and eternal hope with a Nashau Gazette portrait of a modern boy aged 15 to 20. It sketches youth fashion, manners, and habits, then shifts to a homespun image of kitchen life as genuine comfort, and ends with a Rhode Island congressman Tristan Burgess note and a child’s humorous exchange about legs and speech.
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Nashau Gazette
New York
Ned
London
Gilliflowers
Tristian Burgess
Rhode Island
Congress
John Randolph
Burgess
Randolph
The Making of a Lawyer in a Frontier Court
A young Ralph Ringwood rises from a penniless marriage to a burst of courtroom fame. An inn bellicose debut, a counterfeiting trial, and a radiant victory establish him as a gifted advocate and provider for his wife, predicting further success and wealth.
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Asi
Ile
Rasos
Everbody
Courton
Heiress in disguise finds love as sixpence proves
A beautiful heiress who shuns her world of suitors disguises herself in rags and begs for a sixpence. A generous stranger offers ten times the amount but insists on the sixpence. The pair meet, the mask drops, and they marry, the tale presenting an heiress for a sixpence.
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Oreather
Cutting and threshing wheat by maturity signs
Agricultural guidance explains timing for cutting red and white wheat varieties. Red wheat should be cut when grain yields to thumb pressure with no moisture, while white wheat requires a longer wait. Straw color and ear ripening indicate readiness, but delaying can reduce quality and risk wind damage.
Timing and methods for cutting hay in early summer fields
The article advises cutting Timothy after seed formation, while orchard grass is best cut in flower for cattle nutrition. It warns against scorched June suns drying bay, describes swarth drying, curing times, and the role of dew. It recommends salting hay after curing and discusses clover harvest timing and storage methods with straw layering to improve flavor.
Cabbage as a rich gluten source for stock feed
The article explains cabbage yields high gluten content, outperforming wheat beans and potatoes. It notes acre outputs, soil needs, and cultivation tips, praising cabbage for stock and milk production and detailing manuring practices used by Dutch English and Scotch gardeners.
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Paris
Scientific American
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Waterst
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Sugar Grove
Warren Co
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Carver House
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H. Gilman
Summerton & & Church
Carver
Water St. Warren
Cc. W.rathbun
Breeze Point
Taylor & Messner
Banner’s
H. J. Taylor
T. S. Messner
Gilman Merrill
L. A. Geer
D.C. James & CO
Tanner’s
P.R. Bennett
Eddy
Warren County
Hazeltine & CO
Variety Hall
G. W. Hazeltine
Ss. P. Johnson
J. W. Breed
Waterstreet
Page
E. M. Pierce
Third
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Ames & Davis
Benson & Werbacks
H. L. Towle
J. H. Hutt
Diamond
P. S. Cox
Court Horse
Warren, Pa
E. H. Danforth
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Eas
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Paradise
Knickerbocker
Washington Irving
Ralph Ringwood
Mountjoy
Richmond
Peggy, Pugh
Sally Pigman
Short
Ringwood
Kentucky
Ralph
Fortuyate
Isis
Maine
P. Tallman
Johson
Johnson
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