Two Farmers Who Fooled With Nature
Uncle Jabez Boneset and Si Beezle battle weather devices and storms in Buckaloo county. Each builds rain guns to bless his own crops, prompting a cloud clash that ends with both men exhausted and wiser. Peace returns as they abandon aggressive tinkering and vow quieter farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jabez Boneset
Ezra Baler
Jabe
Jake
Uncle Jabe
Old Si Beezle
Buckaloo County
Uncle Jabez Boneseb
United States Agricultural Department
Italy
Old Si
Jabez
Beezle
United States
Si Beezle
Tarnation
Joshua Mannis
Spest
Old St
United States Aggercultural Department
Tometter
Jabez Beneset
Tye
Evra Baler
Yankee Lieutenant and the Lemmon Tragedy at Lake Clause
Minnie J. Lemmon Smith recalls Lieut. Hanning a Yankee officer who spared a Confederate family at Lake Clause plantation Louisiana in 1863. After aiding the Lemmon household including mother and two boys he escorted them through Baton Rouge and New Orleans, then left for the North. The narrative covers an oath of allegiance, a murdered father, and a lingering wish for justice and remembrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tient
John D. Henning
Second
Rhode Island Cavalry
Lake Clause Plantation
West Maton Rouge Parish
W. W. Lemmon
Minnie J. Lemmon Smith
National Tribune
Hanning
Port Hudson
Mr. Lemmon
George C. Lemmon
Lieut. Hanning
Father
Baton Rouge
United States
Mrs. Lemmon
Bot
Robbie” Lemmon
Lieut
Port Midson
New Orleans
Lemmon
Gen. Banks
Tive
Capt. Green
George
Robbie
Willie
Mother
New Oreleans
Wrother
Lient, Hane ‘Ning
Fulton Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Lake Chase
Green
Civil War Relics At National Museum Display
Washington Star notes a glass case at the National Museum housing a Civil War shotgun and musket once linked to Ellsworth and his killer at Alexandria in 1861. The exhibit includes Confederate flags, a Lyons sword, a Browne gift flag, and a Huron signal flag, plus an anecdote from Gen. King about a cock crowing during a Civil War march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum
Washington Star
Col
E. E. Ellsworth
Ellsworth Zouoves
James P. Jackson
Marshall House
Alexandria
Ellsworth
Jackson
Lyons
Wilson’s Creek
Wilson's Creek
Fort Moultrie
Charleston Harbor
Deverm
Ber
Robert Anderson
United States Artillery
Fort Sumter
Richmond
Ord
New Orleans
Salem Heights
William Henry Browne
Huron
North Carolina
Horatio C. King
Porter
France
National Arts Club
N.Y. Times
Care of the Teeth Advice From the New York Journal
A period note outlines tooth care and dentifrice formulas. It praises camphorated powders that whiten teeth without enamel damage and shares a squid dentifrice recipe with borax and tincture myrrh. It links dental health to overall constitution and urges immaculate cleanliness and health of gums.
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N. Y
Reading Gas Meters And Linearm Rotation In The Home
Practical guidance on reading gas and water meters to avoid overcharges. Explains meter dial readings, fractions, hundreds and thousands of cubic feet, and how to compute quarterly gas use and water consumption. Also notes rotating linen use to prevent wear and tear.
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Ernest R. Lowe
Good Housekeeping
Roquefort Cheese Industry Scale in France
The Roquefort cheese industry relies on milk from Roquefort sheep. A single sheep yields about 20 to 40 pounds of cheese per year. In the district there are roughly 8,000 sheep devoted to cheese production.
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Roquefort
France
Mrs Clarence Mackay's Lavish NYC Social Ascendancy
Mrs Clarence Mackay, famed as New York society’s leader and a multi millionaire, spends over 30000 annually on gowns and lavish jewelry while directing charity, fashion, and baby parties. Her Long Island mansion features a $20000 marble Italian bath and 30 daylight rooms for servants. Her taste extends to violet stationery and rare jewels, including a $27000 multi finger ring. She balances public charm with philanthropy and discretion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Mackay
New York
America
Mackay
Long Island
John W. Mackay
Italy
East
United States
Gotham
Hair Wash and Monogram Trends in Household Care
A a hair wash recipe uses camphor and borax dissolved in boiling water to make a cooling rinse. The piece also notes a trend toward monogramming table linen with wash silk or linen thread, suggesting crests or coats of arms as substitutes for monograms for fashion conscious households.
Cut Linen by the Thread Advice for Straight Washing
A cautionary note advises drawing a thread before cutting linen or damask to ensure straight edges after washing. The guidance emphasizes that folding may appear straight only when the fabric is washed, so cutting along the thread yields a true alignment.
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