Remarkable 6000 acre Iowa farm shows big corn profits
The article profiles a 6,000 acre Iowa corn farm earning a net profit over 50 000 in 1898. It contrasts Iowa and Dakota operations, details seed selection high labor costs and machinery use, and notes cost per bushel around 9 to 10 cents with total per acre costs near 4 to 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Review
Iowa
Skaise
Naelouinxty
Ond
Red Filver Valley
North Dakota
Dakota
Cork
Ranassande, Barone
Northwest
New England
Republic
England
Russia
France
Congress
White House
Salter
Wahlen Luther
Trey
J. Breider
Mishicott
Wis
Bush
Barney
End
Tod Bash
Balzer
Triad
Beardion
Notable Men and Women Mention Philanthropy and Arts
Mrs. Collins P Huntington of New York gave 10000 for a girls dormitory at Tuskegee Institute. Rev E S Ufford, longtime pastor at Williamsett Mass, is noted. D L Moody aided by son Paul Dwight in Colorado Springs and Denver meetings. The Czar of Russia is described with a fine tenor voice. Zola endured hunger in early career, now aspires to the Academy. Queen Wilhelmina supports the Salvation Army. Pope Leo XIII wrote a libretto for The Baptism of Clovis, performed at Reims Cathedral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins P. Huntington
New York
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
Tuskegee
Ala
E. 8
Ufford
The
Baptist Church
Williamsett
Mass
D. L. Moody
Colorado Springs
Denver
Paul Dwight
Yale College
Russias
Zola
Academy
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Salvation Army
Leo XIII
Clovis
Cathedral of
Reims
Halifax Police Crack Down On Youth Smoking
Halifax police arrest boys found smoking on the streets and fine them two dollars or five days’ fall. A 17 year old youth was fined for smoking in public. Norway has enacted a law banning tobacco sales to youths under sixteen without adult authorization and empowers police to confiscate pipes cigars and cigarettes from boys who smoke in public streets with a fine for the offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Norway
Choate's London posting proves a heavy duty not a rest
The article argues that Joseph Hodges Choate faces a demanding London role far from leisure. He juggles constant American callers, private business seekers, and nuisance solicitors while hosting duties rival those of any envoy. The boarding house tale adds a final note on social pressures and relocations to the Buckingham Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choate
New York
Rufus Choate
William M. Evarts
London
Stars and Stripes
Kaiser Wilhelm
Atlantic
What London Drinks Half as Much Beer as Water
The article details London's yearly beverage consumption, noting water at about 275 million gallons and beer at 153 million gallons. It adds figures for neat spirits around 4.4 million gallons, tea at 25 million pounds, coffee as a massive cargo, and aerated waters near 50 million gallons, with illustrative comparisons to show scale.
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Nelson
United States
London
United Kingdom
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Compromise Reached In Board Bill Dispute Over 58 West Fifty
The feud between Mrs Crich ton and boarder Mrs R B Spiller at 58 West Fifty first Street led to cross suits in two courts. After counsel consultation the matter was compromised yesterday, ending the legal clash.
Boots Bought by the Queen Sparkled in Odd Court Tale
A British private Murphy faced a drill officer for selling his kit. He claimed the boots were his property after two years, only to hear they belonged to the queen. An American observer teased by a timing error, and a dinner quip between Reed Cleared Choate about railroad passes ends with a playful twist.
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Lord Salisbury
Secretary of State
United States
Court of St. James
Joseph Hodges Choate
London
Chary
Guatemala
Rhode Island
Robert T. Lincoln
Chambers of Commerce
Murphy
Devonport
Maryland
Reed
Hibassador Choate
New York
New York Assembly
Choate
Bluffs, Tr
Adam Vangundy
Illanis
Hingus
Success in Literature on Style and Prose Craft
The author argues that a writer’s external style mirrors inner thoughts and character. Many young poets fail at prose because they lack meaningful content to express, though they can still craft rhymes that feel substantial but amount to little.
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Joseph A. Choate
Reay
London Letter
New York Times
Spiller
Buckingham
Home Magazine
Ambassador
Hood
Micnast Borie
Denny Pittsbury
J. B. Emerton
Main Street
Auburn
Ansi Roper
Fourth St
Fall River
Ea Hartic
Hiood Bullaer and Nerve
Grugpists
Williams Medicine
Schenectady
Ormenty
Patent Collamer & Co
Wash. D.C
A. J. Tower
Boston
Massana
Green's Sons
West
South West
Missouri
Joan M. Purdy
Mine Land and Live Stock Company
Neosho
Nox All
Enterprise Paint Mfc. CO
Chicaco
Piso
Thompson
John W
Enea
Rae
Ettyi
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