How figs are marketed in Smyrna and beyond
The article describes Smyrna figs grown in the Aldin vilayet from Ayaxsoluk to Ortuelil. Figs ripen in August and are sun dried, then packed for export. Figs employ thousands each August through November with wages over six hundred thousand dollars. Demand has risen and crop sizes have grown from older yields to new plantations, with prices higher than in the past.
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Premiser Enquirer
Assaile Turkey
Smyrna
Smyra
Vilayet
Aldin
Ayaxsoluk
Ortuelil
Fragmented 19th Century Trade and Arts Fragments
A collage of commodities and notes from distant markets. Mentioned are Pacific travel ranges, New York versus London fire insurance, Great Britain foreign trade, Tokyo’s Ashermen industry, US lobster catches at $45,082,188, Chinese peanuts export, Santo Domingos banana sweetmeat, Shanghai magnetic survey work, and a London Sotheby’s quill pen sale tied to Charles Mettio. A Shakespeare reference and Danish court line appear amid miscellaneous curiosities.
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New York
London
Great Britain
China
Chin
Shanghai
Chton
Bde
Carnegie
Too Previous A Richmond Woman and the Funeral Talk
A Richmond woman spouts gossip about an unnamed man and his supposed funeral, claiming plans and excuses for a mysterious event on Sunday. The man denies the death, insisting he is not dead, while the mistress anticipated details from the funeral. The source quotes a New York Herald reader dialogue.
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Richmond
Cole
Mit
Milan
New York Herald
Wau
Scientific Agriculture and Its Old Frontier Roots
Notes by a Working Farmer trace the rise of agricultural education from 19th century Morrill land grants to modern scientific farming. It highlights soil chemistry, plant and animal breeding, pest control, and humane slaughter, with examples from Minnesota orchards, English abattoirs, and electricity trials. The piece advocates ongoing research, experimental stations, and practical farming wisdom for profit and progress.
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Aurlenlnr
Colleges Agricultural Colleges
Morrill
Vermont
Hinds
Minnesota
Mankato
Farwell
Naich
Umderstand
Godall
If I Were King by Justin Huntley McCarthy
Fragmentary OCR presents a lyric dream of kingship and devotion. The speaker vows fealty and grand gifts to a beloved, invoking celestial imagery and romantic longing within a historical pen cadence.
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Justin Huntley McCarthy
El Dorado Quest of a Lost Youth and Love
In a terrace scene from Caseell's Saturday Journal, millionairish David Royant and famed violinist Vanessa discuss El Dorado, a land of riches and happiness. Vanessa recalls a failed engagement as she built a career. Royant confesses near riches yet not the El Dorado she seeks. They consider finding a path back to youth and shared happiness.
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David Roydnt
Vapessa
David Royant
el Dorado
Royant
Vanesan
Vanessa
David Boyant
Vanvesa
Sue
Paris
Toyant
Walt
Happinen
David Hovant
Jack
Tost
Caseell
Saturday Journal
Royal Revenues Across Europe and Early U S President
The piece outlines monarchs’ revenues in Europe, noting Nicholas II’s vast estate, Edward VII’s fixed civil list, and double salaries for emperors. It covers Belgium, Italy, Austria-Hungary, and Spain, plus U S President salaries history from Washington to 1906, including allowances for households, travel, and staff.
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Ngland
Shweshe
Russia
Nicholas
Edward of
England
Reichstag
Prussia
Austria-Hungary
Texas
Naples
Belgium
Congo Free State
Emmanuel IV
Italy
Aosta
Genoa
Margherita
Spain
Cortes Hiag
Congress
George Washington
Pension Plans Spread Across Major Corporations
Burley J Hendricks notes pensions have moved from rare to common among over seventy large firms in ten years. The rise is tied to industrial prosperity, with Carnegie's substantial philanthropy and trusts like International Salt adopting pension schemes, while railways show early adoption and growth in retirement provisions.
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Burton J. Hendricks
McQsure
Pension Dea
Baltimore & Ohio
Iien
America
Andrew Carnegie
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Sotheby's
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Charles Metoi
Weiling
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London News
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Denmark
Gen GenDey
Germany
Saxony
Munster
Oliver Lodge
Cora
Saya
Kansas City Journal
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