Cotton crop and world supply forecast prompt higher prices
The report claims a cotton crop from 1 h to 10,205,000 bales with world visible supply on June 7 at 2,254,991 bales. Consumption through September and twelve month demand suggest a deficit of 22,000 bales in six weeks and a yearly shortfall of 13,805,000 bales. Prices are expected to rise, urging farmers to realize the value of the figures. Separately Prince Henry praised a new long running clock being manufactured for his brother with a year long battery.
Defiance Starch and local notices on gifts and land deals
Ragged items note Defiance Cold Water Starch priced 19 cents for 16 ounces and urge trial of the brand. Ralph Voorhees of Clinton New Jersey promises 25000 to a Presbyterian college and 300 acres in South Carolina for an industrial school. Lamar Holmes in Springfield declines to adopt the name Friable despite a 12000 offer. Louise Friable aunt leaves the money.
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Ralph Voorhees
Blind Philanthropiet
Clinton, N. J
Coa College
Cedar Rapids
Mich
South Carolina
Lamar H. Holmes
Springfield
Friabie
Louise Friabie
Those Who Have Things Defiance Cold Water Starch
A fragment promoting Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming superior quantity and quality. It contrasts other brands as inferior and notes small portions of Bedouin Araba foods, with items described as soaked dates, melted butter, coarse rice, and boiled rice portions for a full day.
Public spirited senator offers to pave street at own cost
Williamport Pa State Senator J Henry Cochran proposes paving a city street at his expense with no personal or pecuniary interest in the project. The item notes his Unique distinction and mentions Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup and a London paper recounting an alleged literary club quarrel over the name Keats.
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J. Henry Cochran
Williamaport
London
Keats
Vast Trial Ahead At Kiev For Poltava Kharkov Rising
The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung reports a massive upcoming trial in Kiev, Russia where six thousand detainees from Poltava and Kharkov uprisings will face a military tribunal. The note mentions MeCANE DETECTIVE AGENCY of Houston and a Japan avenue of cryptomera trees near Namanda to Nikko.
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Vienna Arbeiter- Zeitung
Kieff
Russia
Poltava
Kharkov
Japan
Namanda
Nikko
Vast Maine fog cabin estate rivals world’s largest
A massive Maine fog cabin, built by the Folwell heirs with Philadelphia money, rises as a monumental log and clapboard structure. It features a 40-ton marble mantel, a 12 by 60 front room with oil paintings and birds, and 22 sleeping rooms in the upper hall. The design includes extensive shrubbery, many dormer windows, and a gala interior finish, set on 58 stone piers and nearing completion after nearly two years of work. The piece notes public figures and the Clemens household in passing anecdotes about social visits and letters.
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Worlsmen
Belfast
Maine
Philadelphia
William HH. Folwell
Conac
Pennsylvania
Sunday School Anecdote From West Philadelphia Pupil
A West Philadelphia classroom dialogue shows a pupil confessing indifference to Sunday school topics. The teacher questions the value of the weekly International Lesson sheets, noting the pupil’s quip that teachers rely on printed prompts rather than engaging material.
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West Philadelphia
Red Sea
Mark Twain and His Collar Anecdote Emerges from Hartford Tale
Mayor Low's secretary James B. Reynolds provides an anecdote linking Mark Twain to Harriet Beecher Stowe and the origin of Huck Finn. The Stowe home in Hartford stood near the Clemens residence, suggesting close proximity and shared literary circles. Twain reportedly sought to amend faults with humor during visits to the Stowe and Clemens houses.
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Mr. Clemens
Mrs. Clemens
Low
James B. Reynolds
Huck Finn
Stowe House
Hartford
Clemens Place
Westerners in Spinster Landlady Tale and County Contempt
A spinster landlady criticizes Westerners while carving mutton at the board as a nephew and a campaigning politician comment on manners. A prison of wit tale follows about Kentucky lawyer Tom Marshall in a contempt hearing, where the judge fines him but remits the sum, noting the county can spare it.
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California
Tom” Marshall
Kentucky
Marshall
Remark on American Bravery and the Fourth of July
A Washington Star quotation contrasts European views of American courage with the American Fourth of July ritual. It notes how repeatedly exposed youths endure danger as part of national celebration, framing it as an ordeal of fire and explosion.
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America
Washington Star
Refrigerated Car Service Aims At Perishables Along Sunset Central Lines
The Southern Pacific and Houston and Texas Central freight departments will launch a weekly refrigerated car service starting July 22. Cars will serve Fort Worth Denison Sherman Ennis Hearne and Houston on predefined days, enabling small shippers to move less than carload quantities. Officials plan to expand to semi or tri weekly as demand grows. Rain falls alike upon the just and the umbrella thief.
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Southern Pacific
Houston
Texas Central Ferelight Department
Fort Worth
Denison
Sherman
Ennis
Hearne
Housto
South Bound
Texas Central
Houston Post
Smith’s Sure Kidney Cure Ad Warns of Kidney Trouble
A vintage warning promotes Smith's Sure Kidney Cure as a remedy for early kidney issues. It claims to act quickly, prevent dangerous progression, and restore function, priced at 50 cents and sold by druggists. The ad emphasizes blessings in service and before illness.
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Smith
Defiance Starch Drives Sale With Superior Quality
Advert sentences tout Defiance Starch as superior and firmer than 12 oz rivals. Claims include better value and quantity, with endorsements from varied readers and businesses. Mentions Defiance alongside Dr Kline remedies and other products, reflecting an early 1900s ad dense landscape.
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Hippe
Spark
Home Kennedy Co. Llouston
Mrs. Winslow
Myrup
Mecane Sdetective Agency
Texas
Terralued and Reliable
de Wecative Service
New England
Mark Twain
Atlantic Ocean
Kolo
Nté
Iwintcall
Panama Canal
Fr S Bay of
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Pacific Ocean
Caer
Defiance
Dr. Kline
KR. H. Kian, Ltd
Arch St
DREIS
Sentry Mall
Adolph Dreiss
Alamo i
Iaza
San Antonio
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Hall
Boya
A. Morrissey
ST. Mary's Academy
Conservatory of Music
Europe
Zmnoten
Ten Normal School of Gymnastics
Directress
the Academy
Mary's Academy
Notre Dame P. O
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