Short Stories About People and Public Figures
A long compendium outlines publisher J Warder and editor Ridgway as active literary leaders involved in clubs, progressive movements, golf, and public service while noting General Booth’s honorary Oxford degree and Salvation Army impact. It also covers William Finley’s rise to Southern Railway presidency, a Philadelphia relic story, Fairbanks family life, Minnesota mine strikes, and Governor Johnson of Minnesota with remarks on his tenure and priorities.
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Everybiody
Feman J
Sontelair
Nook
Comach
Rank A
Munsey
Kyezaine
Everybody’s
Kegazine
Chautauqua
AM Ridgway
Yellow Journal
Eesivad
Teen Lite
Ile
William Etooth
Mir Salvation Army
Ayer
Lone White
Fallenism
Booth
British Isles
Sssituation
Papa
Rome
Smmaler
Amon
University of Oxford
Britain
Evs
Salvation Army
William ‘W. Finley
Southern Railway
North Carolina
Mr. Finley
Samuel Spencer
Pass Chris
New Orleans
Jackson
Great Northern
Traffe
the Southern
Spencer
Finley
Janes J. Hit
Hill
Cate
Pritchard
Federal Court
Grace Gallatin Seton Honored By President Roosevelt Remarks
The report notes Grace Gallatin Thompson Seton, wife of Ernest Thompson Seton, is a gifted artist and writer who enjoys outdoor life on the Seton estate in Connecticut. Born 1872 in Sacramento, she studied at Packer Collegiate Institute, New York, and is recognized for book design work. A photo appears courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Co.
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Grace Gallatin Thompson Seton
Nated
Roosevelt Iills
Ernest Thompson Seton
Connecticut
Sacramento
Cal
Packer Collegiate Institute
New York
Seton
Doubleday, Page & Co
The Assessor Failed Cunning Assessor and Wife Debate Worth
A brief quoted exchange from the Boston Transcript features a wife criticizing an assessor. She jokes that her husband struts, suggesting he is worth more than any tax assessment and that the city should pay him instead. The tone is satirical and reflects frustrations with tax valuation processes.
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Kreesus
Boston Transcript
Exemples. The country grows an enormous appetite?
Two BAMmer boarders quarrel over appetite and mosquitoes in a brief Washington Shar exchange, capturing local humor and a slice of daily life.
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Bammer
Washington Shar
A Novelists Own Romance Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, aged forty eight, plans to marry Miss Jean Leckie of Crowborough in September after a first marriage to Miss Louisa, who died years ago. The noted novelist, one of the best paid, lives at Hindhead Surrey. He practiced as a physician for years before dedicating himself to literature and served as a surgeon in the South African War. knighted in 1902 for literary and patriotic work.
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Arthur Cowan Doyle
Arthur Conan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Louten Trawhing
Minsterworth
Gloucester
Doyte
Arthur
Jean Leckie
Crowborough
Kipling
Hindhead
Surrey
Dr. Doyle
Figo
Hoe
Doyle
Oregon Orchard Land Promises Large Fruit Potential
A regional feature extols Oregon fruit land value and suitability. It highlights Hood River Rogue River and Willamette valleys, urges investment in large tracts, notes prices from $20 to $50 per acre, and claims high profitability with proper management. Examples from Southern Oregon cite yields and profits, including Sultzenberg apples and pear shipments, per box values, and a note from Oregon Experiment Station.
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Hood
Rogue River
Oregon
Willamette Valley
Stood River Apple Growers' Union
Oregon Experiment Station
Sheep Breeding: Dorsets Cheviots and Oxford Downs Shown
A writer in New England Homestead outlines breeding three sheep varieties Dorset Cheviot and Oxford Down noting Dorsets as money makers due to early lambs and strong demand for ewe lambs, Cheviots praised for clean conformation and preference for a compact look, Oxford Downs kept as show sheep for size and show appeal at fairs.
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Oxford Downs
Dorset
Chaviot
Oxford Down
New England
Tickle Grass Harvest Brings Hopes for Iowa Farmers
A farmer in Iowa notes tickle grass or wild barley, called tekle, has increased acreage this season and may yield as well or better than last year, expected to excite many tickled residents at harvest time.
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Iowa
Homestead
Weekly Courier-Journal Ad and Digest in One Note
An advertisement roundup praises the Weekly Courier-Journal for rising circulation and strong editorials by Henry Watterson. It promotes Kennedy’s Laxative Cough Syrup, Newitt’s Little Risers, Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and a digest of digestive relief products, all sold by H. C. Schultz & Co at Nix’s Old Stand.
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H. G Schultz & Co
Nix
Weekly
Courier-Journal
Henry Wattergon
Kennedy
IL. C.schultz &Co
NeWitt
H.C. Schulte & Go
Dewitt
H.C. Schultz &Co
H. CG. Schultz & Co. Nix
H. C. Schultz & Co
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Fairbanks
Fairbanks Thevacholr
Minnesota
John A. Johnson
Johnson
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Lng
Roosevelt
Duluth
Wisconsin
Iona
St. Peter, Johnson
Governon Joun A
Jouneon
Orchard Land
Dector
Hollister
Rocky Mountain
Castoria
Peta Leiden
What Is
Maple City Soap Works
Monmouth
Illinois
Central Asia
Merv
Humphreys
la Medical Guide
mMpbreya’ Med. Co
Cor, William & Jo
Yphreya
John Strectig
Scott
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