Sultana Landing Sets Stage For Devil May Care
On the Mississippi steamer Sultana en route to Devil May Care plantation Anita Cameron, a homesick newcomer, glimpses Noel Duke the so called Duke of Devil May Care and watches his poker crew including Joe Balfour. Mrs. Ashton disapproves while Duke teases. tension builds between Anita and Duke as the voyage continues.
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Mississippi
Ashton
Ivanhoe
Alice
Mrs. Ashton
Anita Cameron
Mississippi River
Greenville
Anita
Vicksburg
Virginia
Noel Duke
Duke
Joe Balfour
Chalky
Sultana
Duke of Devil- May-Care
Matthews
Mr. Duke
Capt
Graham
Jerry
Joe
Noel
Mrs Ashton
Cap'n
Joe Balfour Hunt Bear
Jackley
Capt. Graham
Lfe
Milking a Cow by Aid of a Machine Nearing Fact
A Virginia inventor spent 15 years perfecting a milking machine now nearing practicality. Three machines milk five cows per hour, with two men able to handle 50 cows hourly. The system uses suction, rubber tubes, cups over teats, and a compressor power source, aiming to improve efficiency while keeping milk quality.
Cream Starter Plan Aims to Improve Butter Quality
Prof Michels of Clemenson College proposes a creamery method using fresh starter in each patron can to improve butter quality. Wisconsin trial yielded 97.5 score versus 93 for usual handling, with daily cream collection and cans exchanged by haulers. Also notes fall plowing tips to save spring work and boost soil prep.
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Michels
Clemenson College
South Carolina
Wisconsin
Splendid Cheese Exhibition At New York State Fair
A major feature at the New York state fair is the dairy display with the leading dairy state expected to show strong growth. The cheese exhibit is highlighted in the reproduced image and prizes are generous to encourage entries. George A. Smith oversees this dairy department.
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Alorg
George A. Smith
Cure For The Blues Medicine That Never Failed
A period piece promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female troubles and blues. It cites Mrs Rosa Adams of Louisville Kentucky who reports restoration of health and buoyancy after using the remedy and urges others to write for advice to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
Rosa Adams
12Th Street
Louisville
Roger Lawson
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkhaim
Lydia
Pinkham
Reward Offered for Notorious Caucasus Brigand
The Russian government offers 10000 rubles for the capture dead or alive of Murad Kistlun a famed Caucasus brigand said to have killed over three hundred Russian soldiers and policemen.
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Murad Kistlun
Caucasus
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
An old advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure claims internal action on blood and mucous membranes. Endorsements from local pharmacists in Toledo Ohio confirm legitimacy. The ad lists price per bottle and urges testimonials, also promoting a constipation remedy.
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Hall
F.j.cheney & CO
Toledo
D. We
Fr. Cheney
Waalpind, Kinnan & Marvin
D. Tiall
Scorpions blamed for Kamalapuram tank breach disaster
The Shanghai Mercury reports that scorpions largely caused the Kamalapuram tank breach in India after heavy rains. As workers tried to shore up the earthwork, scorpions kept emerging from crevices in numbers, forcing the rescue attempt to be abandoned and over 30 laborers were stung.
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Kamalapuram
India
Shanghai Mercury
Jewelers Lament and Revolutionary Widow
British jewelers report a slump with fewer customers and a shift to imitation gems. Esther S. Damon of Plymouth Vermont is identified as the last surviving widow of a Revolutionary War soldier at age 92.
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Esther S. Damon
Plymouth, Vt
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Dodds
Pleasan
K. 24Th St
Thompson
Omaha
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