Profits in Agriculture Iowa Farm Shows Big Returns
An Iowa 6000 acre corn farm boasted 1898 net profit over $50,000 on 190,000 land investment. The report compares corn and wheat farming costs, yields, and labor, noting seed selection, planting precision, and efficient harvesting as key factors. The owner, a pure New England American, built a model enterprise amid national shifts in industry.
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American Review
Iowa
Red River Valley
North Dakota
Dakota
Riegel
Uusesseleser
Ks Baveck
Sbir
Howe
Eie
Sses
Hasan
Northwest
New England
Republic
England
Russia
France
Congress
White House
Salter
Mahlon Luther
Troy
J. Breider
Mishicott
Wis
Barney
HM. Lovejoy
Ary Salis
Joseph Choate Faces Demanding London Embassy Role
The United States Ambassador in London handles far more calls than other ambassadors as visiting Americans seek the embassy for homesick chats and business. Many visitors come with little money, asking the envoy to cash checks or recover funds, while others pursue private matters or report alleged losses. The piece notes mounting nuisance and a boarding house dispute ending with the Spiller family moving to a hotel.
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Lord Salisbury
Secretary of State
United States
Court of St. James
Joseph Hodges Choate
London
Choate
New York
Rufus Choate
William M. Evarts
Stars and Stripes
Kaiser Wilhelm
Sory
Atlantic
England
What London Drinks Half as Much Beer as Water
The article lists London’s annual consumption of beverages including water beer neat spirits tea coffee and aerated waters. It notes vast quantities and uses humorous comparisons such as a barrel top near Nelsons column and a pint per person worldwide to illustrate scale.
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Nelson
United States
London
United Kingdom
St. Paul's Cathedral
Controversy Between Landlady and Boarder Settled
The dispute between Mrs Crichton and boarder Mrs R B Spiller at 58 West Fifty-first Street, which prompted separate lawsuits, was compromised yesterday after a consultation between counsel marking a resolution of the long running board bill controversy.
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New York Times
Spiller
Buckingham
Notes on Style and Prose Quality by a Writer
The author argues that a writer’s style mirrors his mind and soul. Clear thoughts and noble character are needed to produce clear prose. Many young poets today yield weak prose because they lack substantive ideas.
Boots sold by British private Murphy in Devonport court
A British private Murphy faced the commanding officer at Devonport for selling part of his kit. He claimed the boots were his own, but the colonel said they belonged to the queen. Murphy quipped he did not know the queen took twilves.
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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
Murphy
Devonport
Reed
Ambassador Choate
New York Assembly
Choate
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Home Magazine
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Guatemala
Rhode Island
Robert T. Lincoln
Chambers of Commerce
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Hood
Micnart Borie
Denny Street
Pittsburg
Auburn
Hood's Saparilla
ANN Resort
Fourth St
Fail River
Maya
Bluffs, Nil
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Grug- Gists
Williams Medicine
Schenectady
Colhamer & Co
Wash. D.C
Lour
Pommel SE . Slicker
A. J. Tower
Boston
Br. MH
Green's Sons
Box B
Athenia
Missouri
Joan M. Purdy
Miland and Live Stock Company
Neosho
Nox AL
Enterprise Paint Mfc. Co., Makers
Chicago
Sapolio
Thompson
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