Ginners' figures given convention
Census Bureau reports preliminary cotton ginning totals in response to the Cotton Growers convention. Ginned bales this year reach 3,064,551 (half bales counted) with 201,520 bales reported for January 16, 1905 by reporting counties. State by state totals are listed, noting 284 ginners refused reports and had amounts carried forward.
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Washington
Cotton Growers’ Convention
New Orleans
Census Bureau
Calleen
Curious People in British Guinea Describe Amphibious Tribe
Mr H Wilford Walker on a Singapore visit recounts an expedition into British New Guinea led by Mr C A W Monckton. They encountered the Agal Ambu people living on lake homes, noting webbed-feet traits, short legs, and bowl-like bodies shaped by marsh life.
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H. Wilford Walker
Singapore
British New Guinea
C. A. W. Monckton
Walker
Baragu
Agal Ambu
Empire foal trial order from Athens Ice and Coal
An advertisement repeats a request for a trial order of a ton of Empire foal at six dollars per ton. It claims Finest on the maker and gives the contact Athens Ice and Coal with phone 117. The snippet ends with a noisy Christmas show scene and garbled dialogue about bric a brac and prices.
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Athens Ice & Coal Co
Athens Ice & Coal
Vinol Promises Guaranteed Results and Refund
H. R. Palmer & Sons promotes Vinol as a superior cod liver oil product claiming a 98 percent success rate. Mrs. Parker of Jackson describes renewed strength sleep and recovery after two bottles. The firm promises a full refund if Vinol fails to meet its claims.
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Mr. Palmer
H. R. Palmer & Sons
W. C. Parker
Jackson, Mich
Vinci
Excitement at St Petersburg and diplomacy notes
A telegraph from St Petersburg reports calm with no disorders as burial of strike victims proceeds under police direction. British ambassador Hardinge raises concerns with Lamsdorff about Anglo Japanese aid and the Russian squadron, while officials consider the issue not a diplomatic incident. Also mentions safe Cham berlain's Cough Remedy and reflections on marriage calming a lovesick youth.
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St. Peeerket
St. Petersburg
Charles Hardinge
Lamsdorff
Moscow
Great Britain
Japan
Far East
Russky Invalid
Army
Count Lamsdorff
Hardinge
Red-Haired People and Their Temperaments Across Time
Notes from John Johnson on red hair covering origins, temperament hints, artistic views, and the enduring fascination with red haired individuals and models. The piece cites Saxon and Gaulish ancestry theories and praises Henner for popularizing red haired portraits and high model wages.
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John Johnson
Henner
Pittsburg
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Relief
Richmond wholesale druggist L Wagner reports a severe sciatic rheumatism attack lasting two months and claims Mystic Cure for Rheumatism cured him after other doctors failed. He also cites positive results from others and notes H R Palmer & Sons sell the remedy at 105 Clayton Street. A Philadelphia Ledge quips about a wife spending her Christmas gift.
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L. Wagner
Richmond
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Clayton Street
Harriet Howard and Her Skin Troubles in New York
Harriet Howard of 209 West 34th Street New York recalls years of skin trouble described as Salt Rheum or Eczema. She claims no remedy previously cured her condition and hints at a successful treatment unseen in the fragment.
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Harriet Howard
W. 34Th St
New York
Ely
ELY Bros
Warren Street
Hoch May Be Hate The Holmes Case Connects To Ed Hatch
Police explore the theory that Johann Hoch the man known for multiple marriages may be Edward Hate an alias linked to H H Holmes crimes. Detectives note Hoch used Hatch as an alias a decade ago and search possibilities include Toronto and Montreal as part of tying deaths and confessions to the Philadelphia Pietzel children case.
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Chicago
Johann Hoch
Edward Hate
Holmes
Womster
Mue Merjitall
United States
Canada
Philadelphia
Hateh
H. H. Holmes
Hoch
Edward Hatch
Johann Hateman
Hunad
Hatch
Toronto
Montreal
Pietzel
Knife Invented for the One Armed
A lunch counter scene explains a new sickle shaped knife with a fork at the tip. The waiter notes most restaurants stock it to help a one armed man cut meat, using a design based on a half motion concept.
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Church Directory
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Corner Lumpkin and Hancock Avs
Hopkins
Epworth League
Presbyterian
Hancock Avenue
J. W. Walden
D. D
Baptist
College Ave
Washington Sts
W. H. Young
Emmanuel Church
Prince Avenue
Troy Beatty
Pp. m
Christian Church
Oconee ST
Oconee and
Peters Street
W. G. Crawley
Elmo Lodge
K. of P
St Elmo Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Max Joseph
Clayton and
Wall Streets
Keystone
Royal Arch Masons
W. B. Lawhead
Geo. T. Murrell
Sec
Mt. Vernon
A. M
Mount Vernon Lodge
Fann
Masonic Hall
Max Joseph Building
Claytar Street
W. M
Carlton
Jackson
Odd Fellows
Good
W. Shupe
J. A. Mealor
R. No
LO. R. M
Athena Lodge
Bufido
Athens
New York Futures
Ginners
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Indian Territory
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Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Bales
Tennessee
Texas
Missouri
Virginia
Chicago Daily News
Willie
Houston Post
British Guinea
Mress
Chamberlain
W. J. Smith & Bro
Ps Ecuere
John
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
N.Y
Johan Hoch
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