Germans Bombard Paris as War Reaches Frayed Front
Allied and German forces clash across a 60 mile front from St Martin to Linceny. British and American reserves join Haig’s line while a new German cannon fires on Paris from 76 miles away amid enormous casualties on both sides.
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Supreme War Council
Versailles
London
France
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Linceny
St. Quentin
Sensee
Kaiser
Germany
Monchy
le Fere
French War Office
Gobain
Laon
Alfred Capus
The
Figaro
Paul Painleve
Excelsior
Petit Parisien
le Petit Journal
le Journal
Matin
Berlin
Chaulay
Ham
Peronne
la Fere
Baupaume
Bouchevesnes
Somme
Bapaume
von Buelow
Otto
Manancourt
Henin
von Dermarwitz
Equancourt-Nurlu-Templeux-La Losse- Bernes
von Kathen
Guntard
von Luettwitz
von Oetinge
von Webern
von Conte
von Geyl
Crazat Cnnal
Chauny
War Office
Pargny
Early Scottish gardens show 1734 kitchen plot at Lochiel’s seat
The fragment notes a Lochiel castle kitchen garden established before others in Scotland and hosting guests in 1734. It mentions the turnip’s northern trial around this era, a Melrose experiment of 1748 using a pepper caster, and earlier fruit growing with Lord Lovat planting the first orchard at Lovat in the fifteenth century.
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Gyleshire
Invernessshire
Lochiel’s
Scotland
Tweed
Ralph Duan
Ralph Duan, A “Well-Known: “Borderland
Lord Lovat
Lovat
Irish Potato Culture and Early Garden Planning
The article outlines planting Irish potatoes as soon as ground works in spring, cutting tubers to one to two eyes, and spacing rows 24 to 30 inches apart with 10 to 15 inches between plants. It notes early crops, interplanting with corn or cabbage, and region differences for planting from June in the central U S to earlier in the north, plus late crops and kraut cabbage timing.
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United States
Sweet Potatoes Thrive in Warm Southern Soils
Sweet potatoes grow best in warm southern regions not suited to the extreme north. They are started in hotbeds, then transplanted after frost danger passes. Roots form quickly, with careful soil ridges and manure mixing to balance vines and tubers. Dig after frost kills vines or when mature for best quality.
Planting and care for snap beans in home gardens
Beans thrive in warm sandy loam and should be planted only after the last frost. Use 30 to 36 inch rows for horse cultivation and 18 to 24 inch rows for hand work. One pint seeds covers 100 feet. expect 40 to 60 days to harvest with regular 10 day to 2 week successive plantings for continuous yields.
Early Cabbage Planting and Care Guidelines
Instructions for starting cabbage 6 weeks before last frost in window boxes or hotbeds, with spring field planting once soil is ready. For horse cultivation, space rows 21% to 3 feet apart and plants 12 to 20 inches apart. requires rich warm loam soil and compost under each plant.
Squash Growing Tips For Gardeners In Warm Climates
The guide explains two squash types bush and running and the space and seed needs. It recommends rich soil with rotted manure and planting 3 to 4 hills for a family. Summer squash seeds go in after soil warms, about one month after the last frost. Hubbard type for fall and winter can be planted any spring time once warmed. Harvest in fall after hard frosts and store in a cool dry place to avoid bruising and rot.
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Notre Dame University {S
John Cavanaugh
Helen
Monroe France
Wheeling
Alerding
Laporte
McAdood
Indianapolis
Indiana
Naval Reserve Force
Wissahickon Barracks
N. J
J. A. Bell
Laporte County
Porter County
United States
W. G. McAdoo
Bluffton & Chicago
Gasoline Rangers
State Council of Defense
Floyd W. Grainer
Splitrock
William M. Wilkes
Indiana Committee
Salvation Army
Samuel M. Ralston
State Central Committee
Stanley Wyckoff
Marion County
Mr. Wyckoff
Pennsylvania Railway Company
William J. Robinson
Noblesville
Boone County
Ben Davis
Frankfort
Boone
Robinson
Wilhelm T. von Knappe
Vincennes
A. B. Anderson
Abraham Lincoln
Doctor Knappe
Lincoln
Paul H. Long
Strand Long
Montezuma
Parke County
Emil Stenzel
Hammond
Hubbard
Turnips Grow Either Early Or Late For Storage
The turnip thrives in rich soil and can be grown as an early spring or late winter crop. For early plantings sow 12 to 18 inches apart with about a half-ounce of seed per 100 feet, thinning to 8 inches. Late crop seeds broadcast after removing an early crop. roots store well after frosts in banks pits or cool cellars.
Eggplant Cultivation Guide From Early Planting to Harvest
The seed for eggplant should be sown in a hotbed about six weeks before transplanting. Eggplants need warm soil and settled weather. Plant in rich sandy loam, well drained, rows three feet apart and two feet between plants. Use well rotted manure freely, avoid fresh manure. Harvest as soon as fruits reach size. keep only briefly.
Okra grows well in home gardens and tastes great
Okra is a delicious vegetable best known as Chicken Gumbo Southern Style. It thrives in good soil and should be sown after frost danger, with rows 4 to 5 feet apart. Thin to 2 feet between plants. Pods are harvested young for soups or stews.
Simple Soil Test Indicates When Ground Is Plowable
A basic method to judge soil readiness for plowing uses a handful of surface earth squeezed tightly. If the soil is dry enough for cultivation it will crumble when released, and the test applies mainly to heavy soils that suffer most when worked while wet.
Apple Tree Fertilization Affects Fruit Color
Article notes that fertilized apple trees tend to produce green fruit that does not color up well, explaining a likely cause for the observed quality.
Cabbage Roots Hung for Henhouse Hens Reach
Farmers plan to prevent waste by hanging cabbages in the henhouse with strings tying the roots so hens can reach them easily. The method aims to reduce food waste and feed hens fresh greens.
Waste to Food: Poultry Converts City Kitchen Waste
The text discusses converting kitchen waste into wholesome poultry fed locally. It asserts poultry as the sole domestic animal suitable for turning city kitchen refuse into nutritious food.
Means of Reducing Pests and Disease in Fruit Trees
Collect and burn all dried rotten fruit remaining on trees or fallen to the ground. This method reduces pests and disease for next summer.
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Evansville
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Greensburg
United States Quartermaster’s
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State Board of Accounts
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Portland
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Gary
Joseph Zimmerman
South Bend
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