Terrible Explosion of a Steamboat at Banks Landing
A witness recounts a deadly steamboat explosion near Banks Landing three miles from headquarters. Freedmen aboard perished or injured, ambulances treated the wounded, and a Confederate spy was captured. A second boatload of hungry Freedmen then arrived seeking shelter, aided by the narrator who defended their landing. The entry ends with a cotton-theft capture and a note that the story continues.
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Banks Landing
Meatyard
Theo
64Th Colored Regiment
64Th Regiment
Joseph Davis
the Woods Plantation
Lamgiad
United States
Woods
J. Lackey
Tom
Vicksburg
Dr King’s New Discovery Endorsed By Fort Edward Reader
Alexander Benton of Rural Route 1 Fort Edward New York praises Dr King’s New Discovery as a cure for asthma and incipient consumption in his son’s wife case. The ad from Stewart’s Pharmacy guarantees the remedy and offers a 50 cent to 1.00 price with a trial bottle free.
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Alexander Benton
Fort Edward
N. Y
Stewart's Pharmacy
Fresh homemade candies at the Vienna and local travel notices
Local brief lists residents and visitors with moves to Crawfordsville Keota Wwater town and Silvis. Mentions Foley's Honey and Tar being compliant with law and advice on mule breeding and sheep feeding with practical notes from a New York breeder.
Feeding for highest quality baby beef says Professor Shaw
Professor Thom as Shaw explains that baby beef quality hinges on feeding and rearing methods. He emphasizes succulent feed like summer grass and winter corn silage or field roots, noting roots especially enhance juiciness and flavor while offering safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shaw
The Shepherd: Practical Tips for Effective Flock Management
A guide advises careful handling of lambs and pens to prevent injury, promote creep feeding, and protect feed with a fender. It endorses balanced rations, especially oilmeal and bran, notes sheep shearing as learnable, and warns on proper dipping using a soap carbolic mix for about seventy five sheep.
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New York
Corm Stover
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Shoes and Oxfords
Work & Meek
Washington National Bank
Washington, Iowa
John J. McKeone
Vienna
W. A. Carson
Columbus Junction
Luther Gormley
S. ©. Fletcher
Crawfordsville
J. H. Koch
Howard Benn
Keota
Emily Cunningham
Des Moines
Allen DeLong
Harlan Courter
Winfield
P. Courter
E. J. Grove
Watertown
Grove
Rock Island
Silvis
Daniel Anderson
M. B. Smith
South Omaha
Nebr
P. M. Powelson
Edw. Walther
East
Jefferson Street
H.& W. Sco- Held
Foley
New Southwest
the Shepherd
Japan
Windsor Grocery
Washington County
W. C. Ralston & CO
Holmes & Son
West Chester
Iowa
Pauls Lumber Company
Chas. H. Gobble
Muscatine, Iowa
The
Travelers Insurance Co
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