Watch Theft in a Mississippi Planting Camp
Captain Cromwell hunts a thief among two hundred enslaved workers after misplacing his watch. Aunt Phoebe’s conjure and a pipestem length test expose the culprit. the man confesses, is spared sale, and is sent to Major Chaulnes with a warning.
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Aptain Cromwell
Mississippi
Gand
Venice
Sip
Scipio
Poly
Fordney
Phoebe
Cromwell
Fordney Plantation
Captain Cromwell
Sam
Bila Worning
Warre
Napoleon
Alabama
Cromwell Plantation
Cap'n
Chaulnes
Desert Yields Plant Sweeter Than Sugar
A plant found in Paraguayan deserts contains a compound about 200 times sweeter than sugar. The glucoside is similar to licorice root. leaves can be ground or infused to make a non fermenting sweet liquor. It could aid diabetics if proven safe, though extensive tests remain. The plant regrows from perennial roots, so harvesting the stem won’t kill it.
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Paraguay
South America
Unclear Passage on Time and Tone
Fragmentary lines describe someone failing to do certain actions and another not expecting a visitor. The text references a bachelor and Leatherneck but lacks coherent event details or a clear narrative.
Puzzle of Language and Letters in an Old Newspaper
The reader is invited to solve a long list of clues spanning furniture items, verbs, pronouns, fragrances, birds, chemical terms, familial relations, historic figures, and linguistic prefixes. The crosswords touch on geography, astronomy, cuisine, anatomy, and classical references, culminating in a note that the solution will appear in the next edition.
How to Solve a Crossword Puzzle
Instructions explain placing letters in white squares to form words across and down. Numbers indicate the first letters of words for horizontal and vertical definitions. Black squares separate words. All entries are dictionary words with common exceptions.
Proper Feeds for Raising a Dairy Cow
The article outlines early calf feeding with colostrum for three to four days, then warm whole milk feeding twice daily until three weeks old. It discusses transitioning to skim milk with grain, gradual protein-rich feeds, alfalfa and clover for forage, and the role of corn silage. For heifers, avoid excess fat, emphasize protein, and ensure ample water and salt for optimal herd development.
Swollen Udders Tied to Multiple Causes and Care
Swollen udders arise from cold or wet exposure, weather, rapid temperature shifts, blows or bruises, overfeeding, milk retention, irregular milking, contaminated instruments, local infection, indigestion or other health disturbances. Proper care prevents the condition. a normal udder isn’t more prone after swelling. A copy of Farmers Bulletin 1422 Udder Diseases of Dairy Cows can be obtained by sending 5 cents to the Superintendent of Documents Washington.
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Farmers’ Bulletin
Government Printing
Washington
Senator McKinley Receives Funny Pension Request From Aged Constituent
In Washington Senator McKinley received a letter from an elderly constituent asking help with his pension. The man said he laughed at the senator's last town speech so hard that a tooth fell out and he inclosed the tooth as a token of fealty and esteem, calling it the strangest proof he has ever sent.
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McKinley
Washington
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Short Story Pub. Co
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Jacob
New Jersey
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Toledo, Ohio
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Ont
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