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Tobacco culture and scenes in Sumatra described
Special correspondence from New York describes Sumatra tobacco fields with workers tending young plants, shade care, and insect clearing. It notes elaborate barns for fermentation and sorting, outlines pay to coolies, and compares Sumatra leaf quality and wrappers to American tobacco. It mentions diverse workers, tiger fears, and native housing, ending with a cross-cultural contrast and a digression on local life.
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Grover Cleveland
United States
Democra Ic
Mwerl
Penonia
Ohio
Pittabi
Ths
Pittaburgh Weekly Post
Arscience
Alii
Pews
Europe
Allitgd
Welcaae
New York
Swwani
Sumatra
Hindoostan
Java
Borneo
Malaccs
Siam
America
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
North Carolina
Virginia
Wu. P. Ponp