Financial stringency and corn market trends in 1900s era analysis
The piece discusses Europe needing gold for exports while the United States holds ample gold, suggesting Europe may borrow to manage exchange rates. It notes rising foreign security investments, a large U.S. credit balance, and forecasts increased corn prices amidst regional crop damage and a shifting farm economy. It contrasts free silver policy with current market dynamics and praises U.S. diplomacy in China under Secretary Hay.
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New York
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America
Mexico
Montreal
Canada
Russia
England
Sweden
Kansas
Southernlinois
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Sansas Jiis
Nebraska
Corn Belt
Pekin
Hay
Trickery in Price Lists by Democratic Committees
The piece argues Democratic committees publish selective price lists for goods like rope and copper kettles to mislead on inflation. It contends that prices rose after tariffs and sound money policies, while praising Republican promises and stating overall production costs and wages improved, benefiting workers and farmers.
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McWinley
Jenks
Industrial Commission
Vine
Republian
Democratic Committee
Hst
Bryan urged to issue Filipino proclamation before election
The author requests William Jennings Bryan to appeal to the Philippines to refrain from attacking American soldiers until after the November election. The piece argues Bryan would grant independence soon if elected and act as guardian, preventing foreign interference. It warns that rejection by voters could delay actions and urges a Filipino proclamation now.
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Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Dreams of Women Marked by Vivid Recall and Frequency
Studies by Professor De Sanctis of Turin show children dream before age four but cannot recall dreams before five, the age at which self consciousness begins. Aged people dream less, while women dream more often, more vividly, and remember dreams better than men.
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de Sanctis
Turin
Prize Fight Venue Referred to as The Equator
Fragmentary note labels Pred) Net as the place for a thermometer themed prize fights event known as the equator. Details are unclear but indicate a boxing or fighting venue reference with a nickname.
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Therm
Equator
Frugal life of Judge Talcot and wife praised by economists
University of Chicago economists cite a man and wife living on 300 dollars a year as proof that happiness and health come from plain living. Judge William Cole Talcot of Valparaiso Indiana and his wife claim total weekly food costs of fourteen dollars and maintain strong health.
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Valparaiso
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William Cole Taleot
Indiana
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East
Great Lakes
Sault Ste. Marie
Great Northwestern
Green Bay
Virgin Forest
Taleot
Court of Common Pleas
Valparaiso Vidette
Porter County
Collegiate Institute
Politeness as a lifeline in peril and frontier valor
A magazine excerpt recounts tales where courtesy and calm resolve danger. A Philadelphia physician escapes a killer by a courteous gesture, and a frontiersman survives hostile Indians through self possession and a friendly gaze. Other notes mention cats surviving Ottawa flames, rats deserting failing ships, and geese foreseeing enemy entry.
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Dr. Shippen
Frondier
Lippincott’s
Instinct of Cats Illustrated in Animal Self-preservation
The New Orleans Witness Democrat notes an illustration of animal self-preservation in cats, describing how instinct guides their behavior in danger and survival scenarios as observed by observers of the era.
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Sys
New Orleans Witness Democrat
Sev
The Cunning of the Chinese Exaggerated, Says Ex-Sea Captain
A former sea captain recalls a Hong Kong tea shipment dispute where a Chinese merchant allegedly used a tax pretext to delay delivery and substitute inferior tea. He portrays the merchant as calm and defiant, noting the shocking ease of the lie and its potential harm to foreign buyers.
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Hong Kong
Noted Lie Ends Quietly as Conversation Moves On
The subject confessed to a lie and faced no public rebuke, then calmly shifted the discussion. A bystander recalls a man who did not blink or react and treated the incident as over. The account emphasizes restraint and a hushed close to the matter.
Odorless Onion Provokes Strong Passionate View
The Milwaukee Journal notes a science driven odorless onion provokes fierce debate. Traditional onion lovers reject the idea of a bland pale bulb while a loyal critic argues the scent is essential to onion identity and flavor.
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Nan
Milwaukee Journal
Chinese minister builds four thousand character typewriter
The Rev. Sheffield a Presbyterian minister at Tung Chow has invented a Chinese language typewriter. The device can print four thousand characters arranged on many type wheels and requires two key presses to print a single character.
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Sheffield
Tung Chow
Northern lighthouse tops Shetland coast rock 200 feet high
The northwest lighthouse of Great Britain stands on a rock 200 feet high on the Shetland coast. The summit barely accommodates the essential buildings, with the tower rising above the rugged shoreline.
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Great Britain
Shetland
Dangers of the Oiler’s Job in Large Plants
The Chicago Chronicle notes oilers face constant exposure to dangerous moving machinery in vast plants. They risk fatal injury from gears and shafts, learn to judge lubrication by heat, and endure strong oil odors on hands and clothes. Over time careful work and gear design reduce risks.
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Chicago Chronicle
Electric Light Aids the Angler
A French entomologist used a portable battery and a small incandescent lamp attached to a net to attract fish larvae tadpoles and other pond life. The net lowered to the pond bottom collected a large number of specimens in one operation. The method could be scaled up for night fishing and may offer significant benefits to night fishermen.
What His Mother Would Say
A Scotsman seeks hospitality in England and, fearing to offend his hosts, tastes cress for the first time. He weeps as he recalls his mother’s judgment on his eating grass, revealing a sentimental clash between poverty and refined meals. He learns a gruff lesson on taste and pride. Then a gardening tip warns that matches in flower pot soil deter white worms, using phosphorus safely for plants.
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Cress
Andrew
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