Grain field laborers ride north through Oklahoma to Canada
A Sioux City Tribune report follows traveling farm laborers from Oklahoma through Texas Kansas and South Dakota toward Manitoba. It details their itinerant work sowing wheat corn and threshing, earnings around two to three dollars a day, the dangers of hitching rides and the social view of seasonal labor amid labor agents and roving workers.
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Sioux City Tribune
Texas
Manitoba
Pascoe
Northwest
Oklahoma
Down
Wheat
Kansas
South Dakota
Canada
Southland
Slim
Missouri
Sioux City
The Song I Have Never Sung by Thomas Balley Aldrich
A lyrical fragment about a poem the speaker cannot recall, described as wild and sweet. The speaker senses a lost refrain arising from an unremembered word and hopes to regain the voice in a miraculous future.
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Thomas Balley
Aldrich
Pointed Paragraphs from the Chicago News
A collection of wry maxims on love, ambition, and social quirks. The piece riffs on appearances, marriage, gambling, and gender roles with sharp one liners and humorous observations.
Global Railroads Valued At 27.775 Billion Dollars
The article states that the world’s railroads are valued at 27 775 000 000 dollars. It notes the sizable asset base across nations and the vast network that supports international trade and passenger movement.
Champion Heatherbloom Dies After Fence Jump
The champion high jumper Jerper Heatherbloom died after a paddock fence leap at Great Barrington Massachusetts. He reportedly had to be shot due to injuries. His recorded jump stood at eight feet six inches.
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Jerper Heatherbloom
Great Barrington
Mass
Wealth and Beauty Launch Goreys Into Paris Society
Paris report on Mrs. William Ellis Corey formerly Mabelle Gilman gaining social notice in Paris. The Coreys host small dinners at their Virgenis chateau and recently entertained at a luncheon for Prince George of Leuckenberg and Duke Alexander with guests including Jean de Reske and Prince Murat.
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Paris
William Ellis Corey
Mabelle Gilman
Hamilton Paine
Coreys
Count de Talleyrand-Perigorde
France
Meherane de Saint-Pierre
Formaldehyde for Flies from the London Lancet
The London Lancet reports using a weak solution of formaldehyde to exterminate flies. Flies are attracted to the solution and drink it, dying in the water or near it. The method reduces the fly population and is described as non poisonous for practical purposes while killing disease organisms.
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Philadelphia
On the Hill and Farmhouse Observations
A pastoral scene contrasts hill creatures with muddy bogs trees and sunlit meadows. The poem notes a bumble bee idlely humming and caterpillars and bugs under trees. It shifts to a modern farmhouse kitchen with canned goods and a farmer’s craving for money.
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Waterhouse
New York
Reflections of a Bachelor From the New York Press
A satirical column explores bachelor life and social quirks noting jokes about education costs hair color deception and shopping charges. It mentions Herbert Samuel becoming Lancaster chancellor and cabinet member as the first Jew to hold that post in England.
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New York Press
Herbert Samuel
Lancaster
England
Fashion Hints On Tailored Waist and Blouse Styles
A heavy Irish linen or madras suits the tailored waist while striped collar and cuffs add freshness. The soft blouse in batiste features a round collar that has gained much favor.
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Madras
Batiste
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Los Angeles
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London Lancet
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B. J. Sheldon
Cash
G. A. Keenan
THE
Story County Bank
Ames
Iowa
Knauth
Nachod & Kahne
National Bank of Commerce
First N. Bank
Des Moines Savings Bank
Des Moines
First National Bank
Marshalltown
Judisch Bros
Gamrath
Meat Market
Story County
Nevada
O'Wa
ED. Miller
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U.S
Frank Haverly
Morgan, Morgan & Watts
Ames Bavings Bank
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