Storms Ravage Kansas Towns and Wheat Prospects
Otay Canton Kansas July 1 1802 storms and winds tore through eastern and central Kansas causing property damage and shifting church and school buildings. Wheat and corn yields vary with harsh spring. Harper and Wellington tornadoes caused extensive destruction. Political conventions and the 1802 presidential campaign loom as farmers assess futures.
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Otay Canton
Kan
Jane
Aluri
Kansas
Middle
May Sith
Wellington Harper
Kaneas
Harper
Baptist Church
Presbyterian Church
Wellington
Trials to Improve Local Nut Trees and Berry Yields
The article discusses long term goals to boost grapes and strawberries, compares grape results with berries, and notes efforts to improve pecan and chestnut varieties. It mentions elm and lime seedlings with variable success, and suggests walnut and hickory may be made productive for rough lands. Also includes a personal health note about persistent throat symptoms and a medical remedy.
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Profesor T., Burrill
Winds Experiment Station
Concord
Cros
Ben Davis
Grimes
Duchen
Minkler
Ben Davin
Duchess
Strawbertony
Wiel
Cammant
Griftlage
Furnpe
Poem Fragment of Farewell to a Beloved Japanese Girl
Fragmented verse expresses longing and farewell across a sea setting. It speaks of memories, distant beloved, and death for a poet, with references to Japan and a distant shore as a final parting wish. The tone carries melancholic naval imagery and a sorrowful farewell.
The Boy Boatman and the River Queen Clash on the Mississippi
Steamers and coal broadhorns push down the Mississippi under a gray sky. Joe Trick and his boy Jim, pilots from Pittsburg, match wits with the River Queen and her pilot John Williams as they navigate near Cairo. An old rivalry heats the voyage with threats of disaster and a dare to outmaneuver the steamer.
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Misidasippi
New Orleans
Pitteburg
Joutrick
Olio
Miseiasippi
Joe Trick van
Iad
Hin
Jimmy
Mississippi
Jim
Nick
Yeu
John Williams
Bich
Joe Trick
Cairo
Gulf
Williams
Jack Williams
Joe
River Queen rescue ends peril on the river
A damaged broadhorn and a drifting river momentarily threaten a passenger girl and crew. Joe Trick and Joe Williams coordinate line attachment and steering, saving the child and securing the boat. The River Queen, belonging to Mr. Carroll, arrives with rescue, and the grateful father promotes Jimmy to second pilot while rewarding the crew. plans for future steamboat work for Trick and Williams are discussed.
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Jack William
Ant
Joe
Haad
Beth
Lick
Williams
Jimmy
Papa
Mis
New Orleans
Cairo
Mr. Carroll
River Queen
Orleans
Joe Trick
Mr. Irick
Jack
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