Nebraska Land and Crop Profits and Opportunities
W. S. Winger of Farmington writes in favor of Nebraska and northern Kansas farming. He cites climate, cheap land, strong soil, and superior school funding from schoolland revenues. He compares corn yields and investment potential on 160 and 640 acre farms, urging residents to choose Nebraska over Illinois for long-term profitability.
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Nebraska
Neb
Kan
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Timothy
Ilinoss
West
Stops the Cough and Cures a Cold in One Day Ad
An old advertisement touts 2 Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as stopping the cough and curing a cold in one day with no cure no pay. Price 25 cents.
Oil Wagon Expands Rural Oil Deliveries
N. S. Overen announces purchase of Harry Pacey's oil wagon and plans regular country trips to supply finest oil grades, aiming to win a fair share of local patronage.
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Harry Pacey
N. S. Overen
Brimfield Presbyterian Church Seeks Sale To Public
Trustees offer the church building for sale in Brimfield for 500 dollars cash with sale subject to Peona Presbytery approval. Inquiries may be made to J J Porsell or any board member.
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Brimfield
Homesteads Offered for 20 000 Farms in Oklahoma
Kiowa and Comanche Opening Agency invites home seekers to apply for 20 000 farms of 169 acres each under the Homestead Law in a rich Oklahoma reservation. Describes level prairies rich bottoms elm and pecan groves streams and mild climate with special advantages for old soldiers. Address LL. O. Cox attorney at law Manajver Comanche, Indian Territory for full particulars with stamp.
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Kiowa and
Oklahoma
Stamp
LL. O. Cox
Manajver
Advertising in Chinese Newspapers Through Dramatic Personal Appeals
The piece surveys ornate ad rhetoric in Chinese papers including jealous lovers lamenting lost loves, a distressed mother pleading for a son to return, and a Ming era quack tale touting magical remedies. It highlights the hyperbolic, grandiloquent style used to attract attention.
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China
America
Gacwig
Diffraction Grating Revealed in Nature and Science
The article explains how diffraction gratings split sunlight into colors, matching the rainbow of each element. It notes astronomers’ use of etched lines to analyze starlight and observes nature, like iridescent oyster shells, shows the same principle. It concludes Mother Nature holds priority for the discovery.
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Mother Nature
New York Book Canvasser Hint of Blackmail Scheme
A stylish woman touring New York venues aims to gain access to wealthy homes through canvassing for a "beautifully illustrated edition" of a standard work. Accompanied by a liveried footman, she uses admission to pressure targets and raise suspicions of blackmail in a plot involving a prominent family.
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Breooth
New York
Gmc
Vita
Rainbow City Pan-American Exposition Color Scheme Unveiled
The Pan-American exposition in Buffalo adopts a Spanish renaissance inspired color scheme for its extensive buildings. Charles Y. Turner develops the mural designs in New York and tests paints that hold color well, promising a harmonized and durable Rainbow City spectacle.
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Chicago
Buffalo
Rainbow City
Charles Y. Turner
N.A
New York City
New York
Pan American Exposition Bands to Entertain Visitors
Sousa's Band leads a lineup of major American and international groups set for daily concerts May 1 to November 1 at the Pan American Exposition grounds. Canada and Mexico join performances from Elgin and Carlisle Indian Band, Brooks Chicago Marine Band, Ithaca Band, Boston Ladies' Military Band, and Buffalo ensembles. Minerals and machinery displays from the Americas complement the musical program under government and private oversight.
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Amerein
Texposition
Sousa
Europe
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Fanciuilli
Seventy-first Regiment Band
New York
Manhattan Beach
Canada
Thirteenth Regiment
Hamilton
Lower Canada
Elgin Band
Elgin
Carlisle Indian Band
Washington
New York City
Boston
Salem
Mass
Brooks Chicago Marine Band
B. B. Brooks
Chicago
Ithaca Band
Ithaca
N. Y
EN. Truman
New New York State
Boston Ladies
United States
Buffalo
Seventy-fourth Regiment
Sixty-fifth Regiment
Camp Alger
South
Central America
Mexico
Americas
Glow of Flowers and Lamps at Pan-American Exposition
The Pan-American Exposition will feature rare floral lighting in fountain basins with dewy, dazzling illumination by concealed lamps. Henry E. Austin notes Omaha’s success informs a larger display, including colored plants under water and hidden light sources. The Ohio State building, a prominent Doric Grecian design, will host social events for Ohio visitors.
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Earth
Heaven
Omaha
Henry E. Austin
Mechanical and Electrical Bureau
Ohio State Building
Buffalo
Mexican Appointment of Albino R. Nuncio to Expo Post
The Mexican ministry of fomento appointed engineer Albino R. Nuncio as Mexican representative to the Pan-American Exposition. Nuncio previously served in the second section of the store hold ministry.
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Comanche
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Ohio Building
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