The Watcher in a Confederate Camp
Margaret and I trek with Plunk to warn Burnside’s forces as Wheeler and Longstreet move by rail. A dawn parade of five thousand cavalry turns our plan toward a perilous road to Georgetown and a river ford, while a suspenseful reunion with Lan hints at deeper loyalties.
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Margaret
Clargaret
Rhmor
Wheeler
Longstreet
Bragg
Chattanooga
Burnside
Plunk
Melloden
Enoch
Georgetown
Margaret Teach
Histien
Frank
Lan
Buel
Nara
Pater
Lott
Milne
Plink
Fragmented Civil War March Narrative From an Army Column
An hour examines slow cavalry progress as ambulances and invalids follow the main force. Straggling traders prey on citizens and soldiers with plunder and pinchbeck trinkets while the group debates whether to travel by night or day. The debate centers on truth versus white lies in recounting their journey, amid battle imagery and hopes of safe passage.
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Piink
Plunk
Margaret
Punk
Miss Beach
Fattening Fowls Feed Guide From Historic Text
A historic excerpt discusses rapid poultry fattening with three daily meals. Breakfast includes boiled potatoes pumpkins or aquash thickened with corn meal, seasoned with salt and pepper. Noon and night feeds alternate, offering whole bright corn on non fasting days. Portable coops and simple methods are noted.
Darkened Fowl Pens And Feeding Tips From Agriculturist
The article explains keeping fowls in a dark pen except during feeding by draping a quilt like curtain or stalks. It notes lifting the curtain at feeding, offering skimmed milk, clean bedding, and minimal scratching or crowing. It advises light increases crowing and feeding methods using scattered corn, green bone, and meat every third day.
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Americat Agriculturist
Mules versus mares for ten-year farm profits
An 1860s discussion from American Cultivator and Farmers' Voice weighs whether a pair of mules or mares yields greater long term profit, considering breeding, labor, costs, and longevity. The mule team is argued as cheaper to feed, longer lasting, and capable of equal daily work, potentially outperforming horses over two decades.
Feeding Corn with Judgment and Farm Drainage Advice
The article cites Prairie Farmer and Farm and Fireside on feeding corn with judgment and avoiding moldy or spoiled fodder to prevent disease in stock. It warns against mixing spoiled corn with sound corn and recommends clean fodder. It also notes meat and oats for inmate animals and wheat as a balanced all round food. It ends with guidance on drainage using open ditches before tile work to prevent soil drying and tile uprising.
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Mack Tang
Weaning and feeding practices for workhorse colts
Guidance on proper feeding and winter care for spring-born colts to achieve market-ready weight. Emphasizes early supplementation beyond mother's milk, gradual self-feeding, oats as key forage, and training for exercise without overexposure to harsh weather. Recommends balanced management to avoid injury and maximize profits.
Sensible Hog House Plans From Minis Builder
A.J. Kingery of Minis describes a hog house built three years ago at a cost of $150 including pulpi and two coats. The design features a 48 by 20 structure with two rows of pens for twenty sows, swinging partitions, ten roof windows, and a single feed area without individual troughs.
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A.J. Kingery
Minis
Psi Marwver
Model Hog House Details and Early Poultry Farming Insight
A fragmentary old guide outlines a two-door hog house with a feeding alley, sloped floors, cedar-post sills, and a cistern watering setup, plus notes on using the alley for pig exercise. It then shifts to general farm poultry and live-stock farming tips, praising pure poultry stock, start-up costs, and the value of stock raised with experience. It cites historic livestock production values and emphasizes feeding sheep and broader meat markets.
The Typewriter Invention and Anecdotes in a Park Veranda
A miscellaneous 19th century column blends praise for the typewriter with satirical anecdotes and notes on travel. It includes a claim from a statistician about the device aiding 500 000 people, stray remarks about stomach ailments, a Puerto Rico veranda anecdote, and brief mentions of trains and a health tonic. The piece also cites travel ads and light humor about fashion, weather, and daily life.
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Houtetter
Mother’s Struggle with Consumption Recalled in Notice
P Jolly of Avoca New York recalls his mother’s yearlong battle with consumption. She suffered greatly and passed away after a long illness, with faith and eventual recovery after medical hope faded. The obituary notes her enduring care and eventual calm.
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Cary Pond, Ltd
Wistorma
P. Jolly
Tatog
Avoca, N. Y
Ayer's Cherry Pectonl Claims Quick Cough Relief
The ad promises rapid relief for hard coughs and claims the medicine strengthens weak lungs. It warns against delaying treatment until consumption, urging immediate use to avoid serious disease.
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Ayer
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