Money Making Prospects for the American Farmer Brighten
Census figures show farm wealth rising faster than railways and manufacturing over the past decade. The 12‑state region including Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri Iowa Michigan Wisconsin Kansas Nebraska Minnesota North and South Dakota leads gains with farm wealth up by about 2.5 billion dollars and farms increasing from 1,923,882 to 2,220,000 in ten years. Advances in machinery drainage irrigation fertilization crop rotation and improved seeds boost productivity while broader markets and steady demand promise continued expansion for American agriculture.
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Ohio
Indiana
Inois
Missouri
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
Kansas
Nebraska
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Census Department
Sioux City Journal
Wool Substitutes and Tariff Effects on Imports
A study of 1889 to 1900 import figures shows wool substitutes like shoddy rising under the Wilson tariff's free wool clause and falling under McKinley and Dingley tariffs. The data indicate a sharp drop after McKinley, a surge with Wilson, and a near cessation under Dingley, implying tariff policy shaped trade.
WINS WIFE BY LONG DISTANCE PHONE
A Missouri marriage tale describes Virginia Gilbert and Harry Wylie wed in Clayton after a long distance call. Wylie, traveling to Texas, phoned his former fiancée and proposed marriage the next morning, prompting her to say she would marry him.
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Virginia Gilbert
Harry Wylie
Clayton
Harry
Texas
Virgie
Dallas Romance Ends In St Louis Breakup
The romance began in Dallas where Miss Gilbert hesitated to wed as a girl, Wylie proposed and invited guests were sent. Repeated postponements led to a broken engagement, Miss Gilbert moved to St. Louis, Wylie followed then gave up and returned to Texas.
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Dallas
Texas
Miss Gilbert
Wylie
St. Louis
New Novels Announced for Spring and Publicities
Paul Laurence Dunbar plans The Fanatics for spring publication while Richard Le Gallienne announces The Love Letters of the King Life Romantic for early release. Queen Wilhelmina favors English books and Scott and Dickens.
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
King
Richard le Gallienne
Wilhelmina
Scott
Dickens
George Gissing
Elizabeth W. Champney
Child’s Prayer During Exam Sparks Grim Irony
A young girl feared an exam and prayed to be afflicted with diphtheria to escape it. The night before she awoke with a sore throat and, in a beseeching voice, cried to the Lord for mercy, asking if He could take a joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Harper’s Magazine
The Hello Girls Chat and a Neighboring Town Call
A Jefferson city Missouri girl called a neighboring town to speak with a young man and asked central to let others listen. Central promised secrecy as the lovers were connected for about half an hour. The scene is recounted with humorous snippets from The Kansas City Star and Puck.
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Jefferson City
Central
Hello
Kansas City Star
United States Marshal Thanks Peruna for Recovery
Hon. S. S. Matthews ex United States Marshal of Mississippi writes from Hazlehurst to The Peruna Medicine Company praising Peruna for curing his catarrh and noting no further treatment is needed. He states Peruna has done all that the company claims and that he will require no more medicine.
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Payne
Ways and Means Committee
Babcock
Congress
Boston Journal
Peruna
Peruana
United States
Matthews
Mississippi
Tle
Johnny
Tommy
T. Felix Gouraud
L. A. Sayre
Western Canada
Can On & Heaton
St. St Paul Tonnusar
Ratiwa
St. Hanl Og K Farehoth
Tehewon
Ottawa
Canada
E.tolmes
Indianspoly
Ind
M. V. MeiInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
Mich
Gov't of Canada
Peruna praised by officials and citizens as catarrh cure
Letters from Hon. J. F. Crocker and Hon. B. B. Deviner with Dr. Hartman praise Peruna as a rapid effective remedy for catarrh. Mrs. Mary C. Fentress credits Peruna with curing chronic catarrh and head pains. The ad claims Peruna acts on inflamed mucous membranes and offers free professional advice if no prompt results are seen.
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House of Representatives
Mary C. Fentress
Paradise
Tex
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Audrey
Virginia
Evelyn Byrd
Beatrice Harrahan
Thackeray
George Eliot
Henry Wood
East Lynne
Mrs. Wood
Hello Girls
Miss Rhymer
Mr. Jablots
Puck
J. F. Crocker
Buffalo
N. Fu
B. B. Deviner
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Hoy
J. F. Crooxer
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Yale
Sterling Remedy CO
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Kansas City
Chicago
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