Virginia lobby reform debate sparks constitutional questions
Virginia editorials argue against prohibiting lobbying during sessions. They warn bans may violate rights to counsel and public hearings, noting courts would demand skillful drafting and fair rules. Calls emphasize committees must hear citizens and risks of abuse on the floor.
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Winchester Company Remembrance From Civil War Era
Wartime reminiscence lists the Winchester volunteer company members from Captain W. L. Clark to various privates and later transfers. The author recalls David Hamilton’s endorsement and key moments in May 1861 with Stonewall Jackson rising to fame under Johnston, tracing the Winchester troops through early battles and four years of crosses and losses.
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W. L. Clark
James
BJ Wursess
Frank Corbin
Charles Harris
Owen Burgess
John’ Fletcher
Samuel Kinsey
Isaac Glaize
William Athick
Ay Hite Addison
Charles E. Aulick
H. Baldwin
Strother Barton
John W. ‘Beemer
John ‘H. Baldwin
L. Barton
Barton
Charles E
Bell
Peter Dinkle
Enos Dinkle
Wiliam Glemer
St. George
Pupker Grim
D. H. Hamilton
James W. Hines
John R. Jenkins
Thomas Kidd
James M. Mason
J. Marshall Munroe
Robert Munsey
Timothy McCarty
Joseph McCarty
James A. McCarty
Edward McGuire
James A.milton
Allan Pettit
Lloyd . Powell
Layton Preevail
Joseph H. Sherard
William M. Simpson
Chester
Harpers Ferry Duri
T. J. Jackson
Lexington
Joseph FE
Johnston
Jackson
Winchester
The Rise of American Agricultural Education and Institutes
A survey traces American agricultural education to state colleges national departments and farmer institutes. It notes the broad liberal university roots, the Morill bill aims, and the widespread farmers institutes with over two million members, including women’s institutes, advancing practical farming and household science across the United States and Canada.
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America
United States
Departa Iture
Farmers
American Agricultural Colleges
Justin S. Morrill
Dobed
United States Department of Agriculture
Capitol
Alpha and Omega
Wilson
Canada
A Cheap Seeder For Small Seeds Behind The Plow
A Farm and Fireside article describes a 25 cent seeder made from a tin pan and round board mounted behind a plow. Holes punched in the pan drop seed, with a stoppered board wheel input to feed. It seeds cane milo Kaffir corn broom corn but does not cover seed on the first pass.
Generous Farmer Urges Wider Shared Experience
In a suggestion for rural benefit a farmer promotes aiding neighbors and sharing expertise. He advocates more altruistic growers and fewer self centered individuals who seek only personal protection from society.
Time to Spread Gypsum on Early Season Meadows
Gypsum or land plaster should be spread early in the season when moisture is abundant since 400 pounds of water are needed to make 100 pounds of gypsum available. It helps release potash and improve availability, making it valuable on lands rich in potash but with low availability.
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Deaters
Simmons Liver Regulator
Zewlin & CO
St. Louis
The Crack of the Whip and the Trial of Love
A woman recounts courting and marriage with Neil Walker, testing his temper through her brother Jack’s mischief. After escalating pranks and conflicts, Neil’s temper erupts but they reconcile, reflecting on gendered power and the saying that women know the crack of a woman's whip.
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Double Barnes
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Mr. Walker
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