Milikin Scouts Confederate Movement Near Brown's Ferry
Sergeant Millikin led thirty men to Brown's ferry to watch for a Confederate force. They reported a force nearby and warned headquarters, earning a lieutenant’s rank for timely warning. A later banquet tale and a Confederate veteran’s memory recount tense reconnaissance and rank mix ups at North Alabama crossings.
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Tennessee
Brown's Ferry
Ifantry
Igeant Millikin
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Sixteenth
Alabama Infantry
Corinth
North Alabama
Tuscumbia
Irving
Time of Plowing Adopts Spring Rotation System
A Wisconsin farmer advocates spring plowing over fall plowing, citing a twenty year three crop rotation oats clover and corn. He argues spring work preserves soil structure and reduces wash, keeps a growing crop on land, and warns bare land rapidly loses fertility especially with heavy rainfall.
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Wisconsin
Orange Judd Palmer
Rothamstead Station
England
Draining and manures for better soil and crops
Farm Journal advises applying manure in small amounts, draining heavy soils to improve workability and warmth, and timing drainage for spring work. It notes buyers for hardwood ashes, emphasizes crowding pigs for early market fat, and reminds milk fed calves need water.
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Farm Journal
Alfalfa Harvesting Advances Versus Corn Fodder
J. D. Graham notes soiling can cut costs in alfalfa production compared with corn. Alfalfa yields nearly twice the dry matter per acre, though corn offers higher digestibility for fattening. Alfalfa enriches soil while corn depletes it, prompting rotation studies in North Dakota and Oregon to promote fodder corn.
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J. D. Graham
North Dakota
Oregon
Fruit Culture and Market Tips for Orchardists
The article advises destroying windfalls to reduce wormy fruit and stresses modern packaging and marketing. It covers fall planting of small fruits like currants and raspberries, thinning overripe fruit, pruning to remove borers, and planting young trees in fall or spring depending on fruit type. It also emphasizes land drainage and early land prep for orchards.
Vitality the Main Thing in Human Resilience
Dr. Luther H. Gulick argues in World's Work that vitality explains why two patients with identical ops and care may diverge in outcome. He cites hospital recoveries, stress, and survival under duress as evidence of an aggressive inner resistance that sustains life and success amid hardship.
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Alou
Luther H. Gulick
Public interest in medicines of known composition grows
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo publishes a list of ingredients for his medicines, including Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets, with a free pamphlet on native medicinal plants. The ad claims endorsements from medical writers and offers free books worth over $50,000, available by mailing stamps.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
M. Y
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Common Sense Medical Adviser
RV. Pierce
Buffalo, X. Y
Chamberlains Cough Remedy claims to aid nature
The advertisement promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy as a natural aid for colds and coughs. It says the medicine relieves the cough, eases breathing, aids expectoration, opens secretions, and supports the body's recovery, with testimonials cited. It lists prices of 25 and 50 cents and names Cook & Sherman and Stewart's Pharmacy as sellers.
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Cook & Sherman and
Stewart's Pharmacy
Pains of starved patient turn to tonic cure
Mrs Mary H Walters of Columbus Ohio suffered severe stomach weakness and sleepless nerves until she tried Glectric Bitters. She reports immediate improvement and a complete cure, branding the remedy as the best health tonic. Also notice about Homeseekers Excursions by the Iowa Central with round trip tickets to multiple western regions and Canada.
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Mary H. Walters
St. Clair St
Columbus
Stewart
Nickel Plate Line Offers Ten Day Buffalo Return Fare
$13.00 to Buffalo and return from Chicago on October 10 11 12 13 via Nickel Plate Road. Return valid through October 19 or 20 by extension. Three through daily trains with Vestibuled Pullman sleepers and club meals 35c to 41.00 in dining cars. No excess fare. John Y. Calahan General Agent Chicago 107 Adams S8t for details and berths.
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Buffalo
Chicago
Nickel Plate Road
John Y. Calahan
Adams
Nickel Plate round trip low rates to Buffalo and West
Chicago to Buffalo via Nickel Plate Road from October 10 to 12 with return by October 19 or 20, first class dining car meals 35e to 1.00, mid day luncheon 50c. 107 Adams St Chicago city ticket office. West and Northwest fares to $30.65 California, $20.00 North Pacific Coast. Half fares for children. Liberal stopovers. See agent or F A Miller Chicago.
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Nickel Plate Road
Chicago
City
Adams St
North West
California
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
F. A. Miller
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