I’m Really Awake Again Honey Synopsis at Fort Armstrong
In 1832 Lieutenant Knox serves at Fort Armstrong Rock Island. He travels to St Louis aboard the Warrior and meets Judge Beaucaire and Joe Kirby. Beaucaire’s granddaughter Rene and her mother, enslaved, face upheaval as Kirby and Carver plan to steal winnings from a disputed poker game.
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Knox
Regular Army
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
St. Louis
Warrior
Judge Beaucaire
Joe Kirby
Devil's Own
Rene
Kirby
Joe Carver
Beaucatre
Carver
Beaucaire
Joe
Night pursuit and abduction on Mississippi steamer
A lone passenger corners the villainous Joe Kirby on a dark deck, fights to defend Beaucaire’s heirs and is pushed overboard. He survives by diving, eluding the wheel, and reaching a riverbank cabin where a free Black mentor, Pete, tends his wound as the mystery deepens about Beaucaire’s death and the plantation feud.
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Kirby
Throckmorton
Joe Kirby
Beaucaire
Tavill
Knox
Carver
PUREBRED BULLS VERSUS SCRUBS IN STOCK BREEDING
The U S Department of Agriculture outlines advantages of using purebred sires in five generations of breeding. Wisconsin diagrams show calves progress toward full blood with purebreds, while grade three fourths full bloods lag. Purebreds fix desirable traits faster and scrub stock retains unwanted traits. one scrub bull can undo years of selection. Only purebred sires of good quality should be used in grading up live stock.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Wisconsin
First Maine Post Offices Emerge in 1775
In 1775 the first post offices in Maine opened at Kennebunk Falmouth and Bath. Mails were carried by foot or horseback and the average weekly mail at each office contained fewer than five letters. Rates ranged from 6 to 37 cents by distance with double rates for multi sheet letters.
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First
Maine
Kennebunk
Falmouth
Bath
Paws Here for Reflection in Facetious Quip
A facetious speaker contrasts valuable city property with valuable dogs remarking that property is sold by the front foot while a dog is charged all over. The remark reflects a humorous take on property and animal value.
Gospel of Better Fences Campaign Promotes Farm Improvements
A five day pay a fence drive across Mississippi farms, backed by the USDA and state agricultural college, organized by county committees to spread the message of better fences. It highlighted forage savings and labor relief from proper fencing and urged well kept fields and homesteads, with expectations of lasting improvements.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Mississippi
State Agricultural College
Favor Calves Born in Fall for Strong First-Year Growth
Calves born in the fall can be grains and properly cared for. When spring arrives they are sufficiently grown to take care of themselves. They thus have an opportunity to make good growth the first year, essential in rearing a high producing dairy cow.
Nervous Dairy Bulls Sharply Different From Beef Breeds
The article notes dairy bulls are more nervous than beef bulls. Dairy bulls are active alert and less dependable while beef bulls are described as more sluggish.
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Mouht
Colonul
Silas Carlton
Pete
Beaucatre Landing
Clark
Beaucaire Plantation
Booth
Chicago
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