Origin of the Octopus Mail Order Trade Story
A magazine article traces the origin of mail order retail, likening it to an octopus that drains dollars from small-town economies. It follows Montgomery Ward from his early observations in St Joseph Missouri to founding a Chicago mail order house, highlighting direct-to-consumer sales and the shift from local stores to nationwide orders.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Traois
Iowa
Nebraska
St. Louis
Greenridge
Montgomery Ward
Chicago
Home Trade Homilies Promoting Local Merchants
A columnist urges readers to patronize local shops over distant mail order catalogs. Governor Johnson warns against trusts curbing competition and the piece questions the impact of mall order buying on town economies and money circulation. The argument criticizes sending money away and advocates supporting home merchants.
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Johnson
Mall Order Trust
Tres Planting Along Roads Arcor Club Campaign
The Stockton Arcor club has launched a drive to raise funds to save fourteen miles of trees planted along four Stockton roads. With scarce moisture this season the trees need regular watering and more funds are needed for the growing stock. The Arbor club plans to extend tree planting on the four roadways and aims to establish shaded lanes on the main routes into Stockton in coming years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockton
Cal) Arcor Club
Arbor Club
Army militia reform debate on state troops and national control
The piece argues for a unified national system replacing separate state militias with regular army standards. It warns that state troops often lack discipline and drill, risking poor reenforcements in war. It favors training with regulars to raise the quality of the volunteer reserve and reduce postwar disappointment.
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Plad
Ttme
Milla
Deadly weapons debate and police record keeping
Column delves into pistol control arguing licensed dealers and mandatory records aid crime-solving, warns of broad gun access while noting public figures and varied opinions. Mentions Judge Taft, John Wesley, Russian intrigues, and humor about Roosevelt and Georgia voting.
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Fergone
Why the Woman: Professors Debate Woman’s Nature and Change
A late 19th century discussion surveys G Stanley Hall and Dr Thoms Claye Shaw on why women are as they are. They attribute mood shifts to overdeveloped emotions and argue for or against muscular countermeasures. The piece notes social limits and Thackeray’s critique, prompting debate on woman’s nature and future.
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G. Stanley Hall
Tony
Thoms Claye Shaw
Thackeray
Dev
Shaw
Noiseless War and the Parade That Fades From War’s Pageantry
The piece argues war’s romance fades with modern tech and quiet weapons. It contrasts marching bands and uniforms with noiseless guns, noting observers warn humanity may oppose engines of murder yet risk erasing war’s allure. References King Edward, Grover Cleveland, and Danish proverb.
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la France
How to Raise Fowls for Market Prices
A practical guide on improving turkey production with White Hollands stock. Advice covers nesting, egg handling, brooding, coop setup, feeding, and methods to keep poults safe and productive. Also brief notes on taming, housing, and the need for clean coops, plus a short tip on preventing pig lameness from flooring and pasture needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Open Fire on Train in Blocton Kills Three Injures Eleven
Miners fired on a passenger train at Blocton Alabama wounding eleven and killing three including conductor Joe T. Cotina deputy sheriff O S Dent and nonunion miner Walter Howell. Soldiers and deputies guard the Blocton mine as authorities arrest eight suspects amid a militia mobilization.
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Blocton
Ala
Birmingham Mineral
Joe T. Cotina
O. S. Dent
Wichard Howell
F. H. Lodge
Tennessee Coal Company
E. E B. Cox
Comet Hald
Coammel Hibbard
Bloclon
Western Men to Meet Trans Mississippi Commerce Congress
Call issued for the nineteenth annual Trans Mississippi Commerce congress to meet in San Francisco October 6 to 10. Signatories include J D Case of Abilene Kansas and Thomas J Walsh of Denver. Delegates elected from states, cities, counties, and business organizations under set limits.
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Transmissiesippi Commercial Congress
Transmigslae Aippi Commercia Congress
San Francisco
J. D. Case
Abilene
Eny
Thomas J. Walsh
Denver
Mack Names Committees for Democratic Campaign
Democratic national committee chairman Norman D. Mack announced a finance committee with Moses C. Wetmore of St. Louis as chairman and John Osborne of Wyoming as vice chairman. A speakers committee will be chaired by John H. Atwood of Kansas with Champ Clark of Missouri as vice chair. Charles A. Culberson of Texas was named to succeed David R. Francis of Missouri as chairman of the advisory committee, as Francis is in Europe.
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Norman D. Mack
Democratic National Committee
Chicago
Moses C. Wetmore
St. Louis
John , Osborne
Wyoming
John HH
Atwood
Kansas
Champ Clark
Missouri
Mack
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
David R. Francis
Shah at Mercy of Tribesmen in Teheran Crisis
Dispatches describe the shah of Persia as a near-prisoner bound by wild tribesmen summoned to protect the throne from revolutionaries. The tribals demand money, threaten to burn the palace, and pillage Teheran, while the shah cannot satisfy them and faces mounting danger.
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Shah
Teheran
Shah of Persia
Sargent Ill After Fall. Nine Killed in Spanish Explosion
Commissioner Frank P. Sargent II is seriously ill at his home after a fall in Shepherdstown West Virginia and shows slight improvement. A dispatch from Badajos reports nine killed in a violent explosion at the Chetas power factory, with nearly the entire locality destroyed.
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Frank P. Sargent II
Frank P. Sargent
Inmilgration and Naturalization
Shepardstown
W. Va
Badajos
Chetas
Death of J Sanford Former KC Union Depot President
Colorado Springs reports the death of J Sanford longtime president of the Kansas City Union Depot Company, a post he held since 1897, marking the end of a notable railway executive career.
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J. Sanford
Colorado Springs
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