Black abolitionist tale on Rock Island and a poker shipwreck
In 1822 Lt Knox on duty at Fort Armstrong travels to St. Louis Moore and meets Judge Beaucaire and gambler Joe Kirby. A disputed poker hand leads to murder, theft, and Knox being tossed overboard. He survives with help from Pete, a free Black man, as dispatches go forward.
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Knox
Regular Army
Fort Armstrong
Rock Island
St. Louis
Judge Beaucaire
Joe Kirby
Devil’s Own
Rene
Kirby
Joe Carver
Beaucaire
Carver
Leutenant
Pete
Landin
Clark
Haines
de Landin
Throckmorton
Peaucaire
Rescue plan unfolds on Mississippi River in tense escape
Knox, a wounded lieutenant, with Pete the slave, plots to spirit Rene Beaucaire and her mother Delia to safety up the river through Amos Shrunk's abolitionist network. Lawyer Haines confirms the slave status of Rene and warns of legal peril as Kirby and Carver close in.
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Carver
Beaucaire
Haines
Kirby
Beaucatre
Rene Beaucaire
Mister Haines
Missus
Pete
Delia
Knox
Rene
Throckmorton
Eloise
Plantation House
Della
St. Louis
Eloise Beaucaire
Ohio
Tlinois
Missouri
Jome
Hloise
Beaucotres
Les
Negro
Massa Knox
New England
Massa
Canada
Beardstown
Cliniis
Bluffs
Amos
Great River
Hinols Prairies
Iinols
Jim
European scientist estimates flash of lightning value
A European scientist estimated that the electricity in a lightning flash lasting one one-thousandth of a second has a commercial value of 29 cents.
How Tuberculosis Spreads In Dairy Cows
Tuberculosis may enter a healthy herd by adding infected animals, purchasing from unverified herds, feeding calves with milk from tuberculous cows, unsafe showings at fairs, shipping cars that carried diseased cattle, or using contaminated pastures. Disease often shows no outward signs for months, so test your herd.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Official test fixes value of dairy cows beyond pedigree
The article argues that production tests determine a dairy cow’s value more than pedigree or looks. Type and individuality matter, but without proven production, a cow won’t attract buyers in ads or sales rings.
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United States
Bovine headache powders but for cows
A witty note imagines bovine headache powders offered in a big sale if cows could report their discomfort from being kept overnight in a stuffy, ventilations lacking stable. Fresh air is free but requires opening stalls.
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Nici
Rendall Passish
Eae
Sahi
Cere
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