Blood stained leaf ties two duels in 1870s New Orleans
The article recalls two fatal duels near Bay St. Louis and on the deer grass sprig where Judge Cooley and Colonel Rhett first fell. A second deadly challenge at the same spot involved Mr Bienvenu and Judge Phillips, each duel ending with a fatal shot and a strange red-cloaked leaf preserved as a grim witness.
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New Orleans
Cooley
Parish of
Orleans
R. B. Rhett
New Orleans Picayune
Rhett
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Pearl River
Carson Mudge
Crescent City
Minge
Mudga
Nicholson Avenue
Mississippi Sound
Mudge
Colonel Rhett
Judge Cooley
Menger
Jude Peer
Ehert
South Carolina
Judge Wood
Bienvenu
Jorge Phillips
Carson Mur
Phillips
Mr. Bienvenu
Frien
Creale
Bienvena
Gulf
Lyak Scoppioret Jaqulby
Devaspot
Celestine
Star
Feeding for Eggs in Winter Hens Need Balanced Diets and Water
A historical note stresses that hens require a full supply of nutrients including lime, minerals, and water to produce yolk and albumen. It recommends water in winter, slightly warmed feeding, gravel and dust baths, a varied diet, and supplements like meat, milk, linseed meal, and shell-derived lime. Green foods such as cabbage aid dietary balance and instinct guides hens to prefer suitable foods.
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Farma
Depot Story Ends With Horrible Train Incident
A depot tale recounts a fat drummer type witness who describes a freight train passing over a brakeman who survives after the 47th car passes. The man notes no fatality and jests about rails and wheels as bystanders react with shock and relief. The Judge
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Coman
Tar-Paved Walks and High Quality Garden Paths
A London Garden article explains tar paving for garden walks as durable and odor free. It outlines a solid foundation three inches thick, hard angular stones mixed with heated tar, two-coat application, edging with brick or surfacing, and rolling to remove gaps.
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London Garden
Temperance Tale of a Cobbler’s Drink Reform
A retired cobbler, once a long term confirmed inebriate, recounts a dramatic turning point. After seeing a pair of snakes in his path, he vowed to quit whisky, endured a fierce thirst, and gradually conquered his craving by milk siphoned from a cream pan, while keeping the struggle private from his wife until her deathbed confession confirmed his resolve.
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Tsawa
Jericho
Jim
Tran
What He Now Is and the Fall of a Pross Commerce Man
A man found in poor condition at Clark Street stairs was brought before Justice Kersten. Once a prospering commission merchant earning ten thousand dollars yearly, James Kern lost wealth and social standing to drink. The judge postponed arraignment to seek possible rehabilitation options.
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Clark Street
Kersten
James Kern
Pross Commission
Kern
Tribune
Unanimous Adoption At Bee Line Railroad Surgery Meeting
In Indianapolis Indiana surgeons met to discuss railway surgery and adopted a resolution offered by Dr Hyatt. The session was held to evaluate scientific impacts and the proceedings included notes on state of care for patients. A former Postmaster General, Mr Snaw-Larevar, cited a large number of Ragland children attending school amid poverty.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Hyatt
Snaw-Larevar
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