Restore fertility by adding vegetable matter to worn lands
The article urges farmers to rebuild soil by introducing vegetable matter through muck leaves grass and compost. It recommends grasses on level and hillside lands field peas and pea vines and beggar lice as natural renovators with strong claims for clover and other cover crops and notes the value of rotating crops and grazing carefully. It also describes regional rivers railways and ports indicating North Carolina's infrastructure and power potential.
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Bermuda
Physical Description of North Carolina Rivers Railroads and Seaports
Inland navigation in North Carolina exceeds 1 000 miles with seven east flowing rivers and many smaller streams. Western rivers go toward the Mississippi Basin led by the Tennessee and Roanoke garners boatable stretches to Weldon, Danville, and Tarboro. Cape Fear to Fayetteville opens slack water routes. potential rail link could connect to Tennessee Virginia Ohio valleys. Yadkin and Catawba rise in Blue Ridge and flow southeast then south toward South Carolina with boatable reaches.
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Blue Ridge
South Carolina
Chowan
Pungo
New River
Cape Fear
Black River
Little Peedee
Mississippi
Great Britain
United States
Roanoke
Weldon
Gaston
Yadkin
Salisbury
Asheville
State Line
Wilmington
Beaufort
Newbern
Norfolk
Ohio
Great Tennessee
Danville
Tar
Tarboro
Neuse
Goldsboro
Smithfield
Fayetteville
Atlantic
Tennessee
Virginia
Great
Ohio Valley
Northwest
Catawba
Thrown breakfast quarrel ends with guest’s deadly reply
A traveler bluntly honors a Georgia inn keeper with sharp wit after a poor breakfast. Dr Thompson of Atlanta boasts about his apology and meal quality until the guest retorts in broken slang and violence follows, leaving the host unpaid and dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Atlanta
Porter rejects funding for Federal marshal fees
First Comptroller Porter states there is no money in the Treasury to pay the fees of Federal marshals and deputies and will not authorize any warrants without new legislation. He emphasizes the law is explicit and warns against ultra actions implied by Devens letters.
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Porter
Congress
Treasury
Devens
Washington Post
Volunteers in the Late War and War Department Figures
The War Department releases a tabular claim showing the Northern army enlistment by state from 1861 to war's end. It notes that state quotas were set against 1860 census population, but does not specify how many actual state citizens served. The total Northern volunteers reach about 2.68 million, roughly half the white and black male population. Washington Post.
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War Department
Massachusetts
Europe
Washington Post
Greenback Party Debates Nominations In Toledo Meeting
The Greenback convention at Toledo declined to nominate Greenback candidates and considered a Cooper letter urging support for Ewing. Applause followed the letter, suggesting Greenback votes may shift toward Ewing, affecting Republican and Democratic tallies in Ohio elections.
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Toledo
Greenback
Peter Cooper
Ewing
Ing
Ohio
Hayes
Olio
Mayes
Tilden
Labour Party
Greenbackers
Treating and its perils cited in a drinking anecdote
A tale describes a group of seven friends sharing sherry and bitters, each inviting others to join. Seven rounds yield 49 drinks, leaving many incapacitated and implying social pressure to drink. It closes with a note on a new cigar brand called The Lottery Ticket.
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Charley
Mothe
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver in Historical Text
Description of liver disease symptoms includes right side pain under ribs and shoulder blade, left side tenderness, loss of appetite, general weakness, memory loss, dull head pain, dry cough, cold or burning feet, prickly skin, low spirits, and distrust of remedies. Some cases show extensive liver derangement at autopsy despite few symptoms.
Genuine MeLane’s Bratts Warn Of Imitations In Market
The notice warns buyers that counterfeit MeLane products flood the market. It urges demand for genuine De C MeLane’s and MeLane’s Loves Bratts, noting authentic wrappers bear signatures C Mebane and F Leaixa Kon. Imitations use altered spellings of Mebane.
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Exery
Empires
Stodyer
MeLaxes
Laura Mhds
MeLaxr
C Mebane
Fleaixa Kon
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Hinshaw, Brothers
Ford ST
Piedmont
Winston
N. C
Allison & Addison
Richmond
North Carolina
Spencer J. Hanes
Allison & Addison’s
Brand
Winchester
Newton
M Wsie
DR. Squibb
Smith’s Drug Store
Main Street
Winston, N. C
W. F. Nelson
Stokes County
Banks Rucker
Lynchburg, Va
Samuel
Frank A. Martin
Davie County
Prannill Rucker
Lynchburg
AYLOR
Ubury
N.C
C. Kern
Sut Lovingood
Marshals
DR. C. McLane
Musical Depot OF the South
Ludden & Bates
Savannah
Dina
Hiccles Aurosta
Atlanta GA
Letratedeed
Charles
Umar Lotte
Coty
Brom Brottiire
Solkat
Misinet Centre of
Wiley and Frotte
Habs Caitrak
Lot
Music Howser
Wit Jade
Meike Pists
South
Pia
Si Pianos
Oe Ie
Mann
Walt Case
Mayon
Hanlin
Aly
Vot & Bolton
Stone
Clitehering
Halt & Das
Weber
Methuskek
Southern
Tixie
Pianon
Masona& Hormlin
Poloubet & Polton
Sterling Cras
IV. Pierce
Sing
Ens
K. Ping
Sora
Disianes
Riglack
Maine
Wario
Celestin
Aneers, Caaee
Woran
Pierce
Seatvan
Warnatt
Vishiatitee
Moseathena
Ayer
Desiree
Eddy
Dr. J. C, Ayer & CO
Lowell, Mass
Practical and Analytical Chemists
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