Economic Outlook and Corn Market Trends Amid Global Credit Flows
The piece discusses Europe’s need for American credit and Europe’s lack of gold for exports, noting the rising U S credit balance and anticipated foreign bond financing. It compares corn prices and drought impact in Kansas and surrounding states, and analyzes the effects on rail freight and consumer purchasing power. It also reflects on Democratic politics as it relates to imperialism and U S diplomacy in China.
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Europe
New York
United States
America
Mexico
Montreal
Canada
Russia
England
Sweden
Kansas
Ilinois
Mossouri
Tennessee
Ikausis
Corbin
Nebraska
West
Tsog
Wis
Sinpaien
Oranger
Corn Belt
Tricking Up Price Lists by Democratic Committees
The piece argues Democratic price lists from 1886 to 1900 are deceptive, claiming low lists hid factory closures and bankrupt stocks. It asserts price rises followed hard times and political shifts, and that current higher prices reflect production costs and wage dynamics benefiting workers and farmers rather than harming them.
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Melinley
Prof
Jenks
The
Industrial Commission
Republican Party
Democratic Committee
Bryan urged to appeal to Filipinos during election
The argument urges William Jennings Bryan to issue a Filipino proclamation urging the Filipinos to stop ambushing and shooting American soldiers until after the November election. It warns that a Bryan victory would signal independence for the Philippines, while a loss could allow attacks to resume after Election Day.
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Bryan
Iilipinos
Lidie
Lincoln, Neb
Dreams of Women Recalled in Recent Studies
Professor De Sanctis of Turin reports children dream before age four but cannot recall before five. He notes that aging dulls dreaming, and that women dream more often, more vividly, and remember dreams better than men.
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de Sanctis
Turin
Not the Place for Them Ree Ree Brierea of Prize Fights
Ree BRIea of prize fights is discussed in a fragmented note with unclear context. The piece hints at venues or constraints related to equatorial settings and boxing events.
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Equator
Frugal life of Judge Talcot and wife shocks economists
Ex Judge William Cole Talcot of Valparaiso Indiana and his wife claim a combined annual food expense of about two dollars per year and maintain robust health. The couple, active in reform circles, recounts their plain living as key to happiness and health, with meals centered on cereals milk and sugar and occasional meat.
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University of Chicago
William Cole Talcot
Valparaiso
Ind
Judge Talcot
William Cole Talent
Indiana
Ile
Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Great Northwestern
Green Bay
Virgin Forest
Chicago
Michigan City
St. Joseph County
Lim
Brook Farm
Talcot
Philadelphia Industrial Association
South Bend
Taleot
Court of Common Pleas
Valparaiso Vidette
Porter County
Collegiate Institute
Polite courage and animal smarts in unexpected proofs
The piece recounts tales of courteous men saving lives through calm demeanor in danger. It notes a Philadelphia doctor spared by a smiling foe, frontier bravery with a war-painted leader, and a fireproof wooden Ottawa house sheltering cats while rats abandon ruined ships, illustrating instinct and tact as survival tools.
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Dr. Suippen
Philadelpha
Lippincott’s
Ottawa
Capitol
Instinct of Cats in Animal Self Preservation
A New Orleans Dimes-Democrat observation notes animals’ self-preservation as seen in cats and other creatures. The piece teases curiosity about instinctive behavior illustrated by the questionably phrased examples.
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New Orleans Dimes-Democrat
Sev
Common Lying Allegation From a Former Sea Captain
A retired sea captain recalls a Hong Kong tea deal that was sabotaged by a Chinese merchant. He says officials used a fake tax delay to sell the cargo to another buyer, exposing the merchant's calm deceit and leaving the captain wary of similar schemes. The tale ends with the merchant’s unflinching, poised response.
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Hong Kong
Silent confession ends with blank denial
The account describes a man who calmly dismisses a lie he was caught in, refusing to acknowledge wrongdoing and shifting the conversation to another topic. He remains unreadable to observers, maintaining an outward composure despite the implied dishonor.
An Odorless Onion Provokes Strong Food Feelings
The Milwaukee Journal notes the invention of an odorless onion and questions how an onion can be onionless. It argues true onion lovers will resist such a bland, scentless bulb, preferring the traditional strong aroma and flavor. The piece explores pride in scientific progress versus culinary identity.
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Mnust
Milwaukee Journal
Chinese Typewriter Anew By Rev Sheffield
The Rev. Sheffield a Presbyterian minister at Tung Chow has invented a Chinese language typewriter. The machine prints 4000 characters by rotating type wheels and requires two key depressions to print a single character.
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Sheffield
Tung Chow
Northernmost British lighthouse on Shetland coast
The northwest tower of the most northern lighthouse in Great Britain sits on a rock 200 feet high on the Shetland coast. Its summit has barely enough space for the essential buildings and facilities.
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Great Britain
Shetland
Oiler’s life at risk in vast factories warned by Chicago Chronicle
The Chicago Chronicle warns that oilers in large plants face constant danger from moving machinery. They work among wheels, shafts and pistons, with many requiring more than one worker. Heat, foreign matter and insufficient lubrication pose serious hazards, while odorous oil and tight denim gear are integral to the dangerous routine.
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Chicago Chronicle
Electric Light Aids the Angler
A French entomologist uses a portable battery and a small incandescent lamp attached to a net to attract and capture fish larvae and tadpoles in a pond. The device lowers to the pond bottom, then the light draws creatures into the net, suggesting wider use for night fishing.
What His Mother Would Say
A Scotsman arriving with English hosts at table hesitates to try cress until fear of offending the hostess prompts him. He tearfully recalls what his mother would say seeing her son eat grass.
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Cress
Andrew
Mither
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McKinley
New York Evening Post
Pekin
Hay
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