Tea in the Carolinas A Growing Southern Industry
The article reports on attempts to grow tea in the Carolinas and South Carolina, citing Professor Massey and Dr. Shepard. It notes New York postings on profits, local yields in Summerville and Fayette, price ranges up to 1 per pound, and the potential for profitable small scale plantations with improved curing equipment. It mentions hardiness limits near thirty five degrees, yet asserts tea can be grown in piney woods from Raleigh to the gulf and may compete with Chinese, Japanese, and Indian teas.
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Fayette
N. C
New York Evening Post
South
Massey
State Agricultural College
Eld Smith
South Carolina
Summerville
Shepard
Japan
India
China
Professor Massey
Carolinas
Jackson
Assam
General le Duc
Old Point Comfort
Delaware Peninsula
Piney Woods
Raleigh
Gulf
Seedy Customer Seeks Free Headache Cure at Drug Store
A Seedy Customer asks for a headache remedy from a drug clerk. The clerk touts a pricey cure, then suggests the man go home and rest, claiming he will be fine by morning. Source: South Boston News.
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South Boston News
Straw hats and wind lines echo weather notes
The pompous man cries there goes my hat as the calm man quotes straws show the way the wind blows. The text recalls Dalton 1757 and states rainfall principles: heaviest near the equator and diminishing with latitude.
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Equator
Entangled confidences in a European tale of crime
The narrator receives urgent letters from Bir and learns Fraulein Haas reveals visions about Emmanuel Steinhardt. Fraulein Haas entrusts a charged prophecy and begs restraint, while the narrator prepares to warn Steinhardt and hasten back to England, carrying a warning note and a personal memento from Fraulein Haas.
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Fraulein
Emilie Hans von
Liestal
Basel
Emmanuel Steinhardt
Emilie Haas
Ville
Meeting With a Happy End in a Tangled Tale
The narrator returns to Timperley to confront Steinhardt with Lacroix's fate, aided by Birley and Louise. Louise shows restrained warmth as plans form to secure protection and evidence, while care is urged before accusing the villain. A night confrontation echoes in distant screams as the chapter ends, promising continuation.
A Rising Man in Prison Dialogue
A warden questions a new convict about his trade and the man replies he is an aeronaut, illustrating a humorous exchange over expected labor and the idea of rising within the system.
Minnesota in Brief Fire and death tolls amid late week incidents
Fire destroyed a large barn owned by John Quist at Trimble and damaged two Luverne businesses Jay Kennicott and Harkins fruit store by arson. Hastings pioneer Mrs. James Gere dies at 65 from peritonitis. Wells lumber and tools lost to a fire blamed on a cigar stub. Cannon Falls farmer Martin Holland introduces a “tree protector” to combat apple pests and summer blight.
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John Quist
Trimbells
James M. Gere
Hastings
Jay A. Kennicott
Harkins
Luverne
Englne
Wells
John T. Owens
Cannon Falls
Martin Holland
Holland
Local Farm News and Incidents from Hennepin and Nearby
At Rogers Siding in Hennepin county a farmer harvested thirty five bushels of wheat per acre. J W Kollman Co of Faribault, recently failed, may settle with creditors and continue business. A pack peddler was knocked senseless and robbed of about 250 dollars in Elysian north. The sheriff pursues the robber with good prospects. O S Bonham furniture dealer Zumbrota assigned for creditors. assets and liabilities unknown. The board of prison managers granted five paroles A H Hornsby Ramsey county Harvey K Walters Hennepin J M Peterson Olmsted Tim Sullivan Blue Earth David Carter Nicollet. News from Dayton Anoka reports destruction of Alexander McNeil s large general store and contents totaling 6000 with 1000 insurance on structure 2200 on contents. Threshing has begun at Dexter with yields better and quality excellent. Rain is badly needed for pastures late potatoes and flax. Grain is nearly all stacked. The mercury stands at 100 in the shade today.
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Rogers’ Siding
Hennepin County
J. W. Kollman & Co
Faribault
Elysian
O. S. Bonham
Zumbrota
Board of Prison Managers
A. H. Hornsby
Ramsey County
Harvey K. Walters
Hennepin
J. M. Peterson
Olmsted
Tim Sullivan
Blue Earth
David Carter
Nicollet
Alexander McNeil
Dayton
Dexter
State treasurer reports on treasury condition issued
State Treasurer Bobleter released the annual report detailing the treasury status. The report outlines revenues, expenditures, and overall fiscal condition for the fiscal period.
Multiple incidents and indictments across Minnesota region
Lightning damaged a house near Montevideo. Hastings grand jury indicts John Ivan for murder of Officer Albert Jacobson. Brainerd man Alexander Yawinen is missing. John Miller injured by a train near Minnesota Lake. Robberies at Aitkin led to George Howard's arrest. Chas. Fust injured near Brainerd by a log wrecking a train. Duluth man James Rowe held for rape of two Woods daughters and refused counsel.
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William Schaefer
Montevideo
Hastings
John Ivan
Albert Jacobson
Alexander Yawinen
Brainerd
John Miller
Minnesota Lake
Young's
Hodgden & McDonald's
Aitkin
George Howard
Hodgden & McDonald
Chas. Fust
Cross Lake Lumber Company
James Rowe
Duluth
Woods
Rowe
Aug. 13 Briefs and Local Notices
Assistant United States Attorney Stryker resigns. Patrick Galvin a former St. Paul street commissioner shot himself. F Clement brother of T B Clement died of paralysis in Faribault. Johanns Weber of Duluth aged about fifty died by self harm using Rough on Rats. Red Wing awards wagon bridge super structure contract to Toledo Bridge Co for 20561.81. Decomposed body found four miles from Hokah coroner cannot determine death cause. Nelson arrested at Forest River for stolen watch pleaded guilty fined ten dollars and twenty days in jail. Hay fire within twelve miles of Pillsbury destroyed about 100 tons. Drought eased by a heavy shower potatoes and corn will benefit.
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United States
Stryker
Patrick Galvin
St. Paul
F. Clement
T. B. Clement
West Fourth Street
Faribault
Johanns Weber
Duluth
Red Wing
Toledo Bridge Company
Hokah
Nelson
Forest River
Pillsbury
Minnesota News Snippets From Dense Local Scene
Henry C. Oliver a former St Paul and Duluth conductor drowned at White Bear George Neidhart attempted suicide in Lake George St Cloud rescued by police A child in Dexter suffered a partial thumb loss from an ax incident Mand rlineton claiming to be
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Henry C. Oliver
St. Paul & Duluth
White Bear
George Neidhart
Lake George
St. Cloud
Albert Kraft
Dexter
Mand Rlineton
Milwaukee man charged after forging St Croix Lumber check
From Milwaukee, a man was arrested at Stillwater for passing a forged $11 check purportedly signed by the St. Croix Lumber Company. The con was described as a neat job.
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Milwaukee
Stillwater
St. Croix
Theft of a Team at Zumbrota and Local Incidents
John Anderson reports horse thieves stole a team at Zumbrota. Easton roller mill wrecked by steam boiler explosion. property value set at 7000 dollars. Hosea Quimby owner. Thomas Garner, longtime Washington county resident, died at Oakdale aged over 100 after service in the English army and at Waterloo. George Abernathy, east of Waseca, arrested in dynamite blast at Grant house barn. more arrests expected. Twenty two Faribault youths arrested at Morristown and fined. two Warsaw residents fined for betraying a young woman on the Faribault road. Gold region cleanup at Brown's Creek Stillwater yielded small nuggets. mining continues with rising prospectors.
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John Anderson
Zumbrota
Easton
Hosea Quimby
Thomas Garner
Washington County
Oakdale
Garner
Waterloo
George Abernathy
Waseca
Grant House
Faribault
Morristown
Warsaw
Faribault Road
Brown's Creek
Stillwater
Sparrow Invades Capitol Wings In Curious Chase
A sparrow wanders through the Capitol, nesting from the marble room to the diplomatic gallery. Captured and released by Captain Garden after a lively chase, the bird finally retreats to a shrubbery, choosing a worm over Bladensburg.
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Senate
Capitol
Washington Star
Bassett
Bright
Garden
Bladensburg
Foxy boy seeks work at merchant’s office
A bright faced boy bursts into a merchant’s office eager to work, explaining he left school the night before and cannot waste time. The merchant questions him but, pressed by the boy’s urgency, hires him on the spot and the youth begins work within minutes.
Portland merchant mistakes stranger for coal dealer
A Portland merchant recalls two comic misidentifications of Mr Bragdon in days apart. He first asked a stranger about coal and later found the man he spoke to was in fact not Mr Bragdon but a lookalike. The tale ends with the two discovering the humorous mix up.
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Bragdon
Mr. Bragdon
Mr. Brag
What A Man Keeps In His Pocket Says His Status
A list contrasts a bachelor’s pocket items with those of a married man showing how personal odds and ends reveal social status. The bachelor carries letters from girls, theater bills, party invitations, photos, and a violet scented glove, while the married man keeps unposted letters, an old bill, a shopping list, and bills indicating routine domestic life.
Ned speed endurance tale of a remarkable Arabian horse
A thoroughbred Arabian horse on a normal track could be easily outrun by a European racer. Yet the Ned horse endures fatigue with exceptional docility and stamina, seemingly incredible. A Nedjee can canter twenty four hours in summer and forty eight in winter without needing drink.
Corea and Coreans Peculiarities of a People Who Labor By Hand
A historical sketch of Korea’s isolation and labor practices contrasts with Chinese and Japanese views. It notes Mongolian origins, distinct traits from China, and the perceived cleverness of the educated Corean class while describing limited foreign contact and the peninsula’s shy engagement with outsiders.
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China
Japan
Corean Agriculture and Official Dignity Described
The account details Corean farming with water lifting, crop guarding, and fruit sales. It notes vast official retinues, litter transport for dignity, and hundreds of attendants at governoral processions. Corean cities center on palace and temple, with Chinese-influenced architecture and pride in self-display.
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Corea
China
The Corean People and Their Peculiar Way of Life
A travelogue describes Corea’s vast population in a small peninsula, noting Coreans live on little food yet survive with resilience. It highlights paper making secrets, water resistant oiling of coated garments, and widespread washing of cotton clothing inCorean cities.
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Corea
Missouri
Corean Life and a Wichita Apothecary Husband
The article contrasts Korean society with strict street bans for women and swift justice with primitive farming and religious practices. It then profiles Charlea L. Lease, husband of Kansas agitator Mrs. Lease, described as a Baldheaded, shabby man from Illinois who once worked as an apothecary before moving to Kansas and losing his business. He is depicted as defeated, living in a Wichita home with four children and a proud wife.
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Pastor
Emmanuel Steinhardt
Fraulein
Steinhardt
Fraulein Haas
England
Birley
Corea
Illinois
Kansas
Joan of Arc
Remark on Mrs. Lease’s Dedication and Family Care
A letter praises Mrs. Lease as the noblest and grandest woman while urging readers to visit the Lease home to see for themselves that both children and husband are well cared for. The writer dismisses any notion of neglect as unfounded.
Puffballs Prove Edible Across Sizes in Pasture lore
A review notes puffballs range from inch sized globes to football scale pasture varieties. All are edible only when white inside, yellow or darker flesh rejected. Enthusiasts cite Lyvo perdon giganteum as superior when sliced, buttered, and fried, with high praise from M. C. Cooke.
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M. C. Cooke
The Wilted Summer Girl Observes Seasonal Style
The summer girl languishes under rainy days and a lack of outdoor rest as she clings to summer attire. She avoids dowdy clothes while preserving the ideal image of dainty, seasonable girlhood in beaches bikes and parlor dances.
Take Care of Your Eyes Warns Of Eye Diseases
A New York Advertiser piece urges daily outdoor air and hygiene to prevent eye diseases. It warns about contagious conditions, quarantine in cataract cases, and a self test using a card and needle to map cataract growth for home monitoring.
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New York Advertiser
Thunder cloud defeats wind in a moral tale from Germantown Telegraph
A quarrel between wind and thunder cloud ends with the cloud unleashing a destructive fire on a schoolhouse, reducing it to ruins while the wind retreats in defeat and humility. The piece closes with the lesson that overreaching claims can lead to ruin rather than glory.
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Germantown
Dyspeptic minister outwits two boastful clerics
A dour pastor meets two hearty clergy who mock his gloom. They urge him to think like them, claiming the world looks brighter with a mind like theirs. He replies he’d rather have one of their stomachs than the brains of both, turning their swagger back on them.
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Boston Herald
Hee Really New York Weekly Pokes Fun at Travel Plans
A playful exchange between She and She-Papa notes that visiting requires traveling by hired carriage rather than a streetcar. The dialogue mocks the distance and suggests a practical, if costly, solution.
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Hour New York Weekly
Meeting Miss X Sparks Mixed Reactions
In a column from the Indianapolis Journal a man praises Miss X as striking yet untouchable, noting she embodies a type of woman “any man could die for, but none could live with.”
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Miss X
Indianapolis Journal
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