Benefit to Farmers From International Harvester Merge
A 1901 prospectus argues the International Harvester Company consolidates five leading harvesters to cut costs and stabilize prices. It lists management and directors, notes 90 percent of world harvesting machinery now produced by its plants, and claims cheaper machines will boost farming globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Company
Cyrus H. McCormick
Charles Deering
George W. Perkins
Harold F. McCormick
James Deering
Wm. 4H. Jones
John J. Glessner
Richard F. Howe
Cyrus Bentley
William Deering
Eldridge M. Fowler
E. H. Gary
Abram M. Hyatt
William H. Jones
Norman B. Ream
Leslie N. Ward
Paul D. Cravathy
Champion
Deering
McCormick
Milwaukee
Plano
Canada
The cricket foreleg as an auditory organ explained
A natural history note explains that in crickets the forelegs show a specialized auditory function. The tibia hosts a windowlike drumhead connected to nerves, suggesting the leg acts as the insect hearing organ alongside its sound production. The piece links chatter and hearing as complementary, noting crickets’ loud calling.
One-Legged Newsboy Sells Extras at City Hall Park
A one legged newsboy, who lost his leg to a cable car, explains that the cable company paid the doctor and his mother $800, leaving $500 in the bank. He says he sells more papers than most boys because of his crutch, and notes a customer nearby as he rests on the park steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Hall Park
Municipal Capitol
New York Times
Trial Testimony Turns On Witnesss Obvious Understanding
In Auburn Pennsylvania a trial featured a green countryman witness who admitted understanding the law but resisted pressure to alter his account. After a sharp cross examination the government counsel demanded names of those who tried to induce a different story. The witness replied that several had tried, but none could change his sworn account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Pennsylvania
Weill
Backache Relief Crowns Lenox Man’s Gratitude
Lenox Missouri on September first. W H Brown credits a friend's advice with freeing him from a year of back pain. He reports severe discomfort that worsened when getting up from a lie and states after using Dodd's Kidney Pills, the pain left and he felt as well as ever. He expresses lasting thanks for the remedy and the friend who urged its use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
W. H. Brown
Dodd
Publisher's Hallmark of Humor Stirs Writers
A witty exchange reflects a writer's serious article printed as humor. The veteran remarks on the editor placing the piece in the humor department, sparking a lighthearted dispute over tone in the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
Mrs Geezer Plans Literary Evenings In Detroit
Mrs Teaspot and Mrs Hojack discuss Mrs Geezer’s plan to host a series of literary evenings featuring a Ben Hur progressive euchre game followed by a Longfellow ping pong, as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
Outdoor Sports Murderous Car Incident Among Golfers
A fragment from Puck depicts an automobilist hitting a golfer, with the golfer responding in sharp witticisms about secrecy and notoriety. The scene suggests satirical sports humor rather than a full report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Sartorial Retort and Culinary Quips in Amusant
A humorous exchange features a customer railing about a suit and a tailor retort about fit. The entry references Sir Walter Raleigh liking suet pudding, then notes a closing quip about Mrs. Austin, weaving light British period wit and caricature in a brief column fragment.
United States Gold and Silver Output in 1901 Briefs
The 1901 metal yield totaled 3,905,500 ounces of gold valued at $78,660,700 and silver at $33,128,400, totaling $111,795,100. Production fell 0.6 percent from 1900, with Alaska and Colorado posting declines and Utah showing a silver surge from Park City. Nevada and South Dakota posted notable gains, while Alaska suffered the largest drop due to late placer opening and tax-related delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
South Dakota
Sac
Daka
Oregon
Alaska
Colorado
Utah
Park City
United States
Alabama
Seseansares
California
Olorado
New Mexico
South Carol
Uth
Dakota
Washington
New Dash for Pole Backer Ziegler Funds Independent Arctic Run
William Ziegler backs a separate Franz Josef Land expedition led by an unnamed commander with William Champ aboard. Baldwin remains in Norway awaiting a future attempt, while Ziegler proceeds with Camp Ziegler and a Frithjof crew to push toward the pole, hoping to claim glory if they reach it first.
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Mr. Ziegler
Arctic Circle
North Pole
William Ziegler
Franz Josef Land
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Ziegler
New York
Baldwin
Arctic
Camp
Frithjof
Norway
Pole
Franchises No Bids For 3 Cent Fare Streets
Cleveland officials opened bids for eleven new street railway franchises with 3 cent fares but no bidders appeared. A state law stipulating a gross receipts percentage would wipe out margins, delaying action for three months while fresh council measures are sought. In other items, farm hand Arthur Cromwell died by suicide near Warrensburg Missouri after job loss. Victor Sell suffered a stroke in Alma Michigan sanatorium. Guidi appointed apostolic delegate to Manila.
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Cleveland
Okie
Weekly Crop Summary Highlights Mixed Conditions East of Rockies
Agricultural Department notes overall unfavorable weather east of the Rockies with cool northern districts east of the Missouri Valley, excessive heat in the cotton belt, and too much moisture in parts of the central valleys. Favorable maturation in the Ohio valley, southern Middle Atlantic, and Pacific coast. Corn needs warm, dry weather in the northern belt. southern belt shows excellent early corn. Wheat harvesting disrupted in Red River valley. some spring wheat in Minnesota suffering from wet conditions. Cotton shows general deterioration except Carolinas. rust in North and South Carolina crops. Tobacco progressing well but short in Kentucky and parts of Tennessee Virginia Maryland. Apples outlook improves in New York and Ohio. Kansas Michigan New England crops good. overall plowing too dry in middle Atlantic lake/Oklahoma regions.
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Rocks
Agricultural Department
Hocky Mountains
Missouri Valley
Cotton Belt
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic States
Pacific Coast
Corn Belt
Iowa
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Oregon
Washington
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
Maryland
New York
Ohio
Illinois
Kansas
Michigan
New England
Missouri
Lake Region
Weds Roosevelt's Cousin in Cobourg Ontario
Vivian Sartoris, daughter of Nellie Grant Sartoris, married Frederick Roosevelt Scovel in Cobourg Ontario. Sartoris, 23, previously engaged to Archibald Balfour and later to Timothy Nichols, had a storied social season. her mother Nellie Grant Sartoris' marriage was a jewel of Washington society.
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Vivian Sartoris
Nellie Grant Sartoris
Frederick Roosevelt Scovel
Roosevelt
Cobourg
Ont
Grant
Chevalier
Mme
Edward Scovel
Miss Sartoris
Archibald Balfour
England
Timothy Nichols
New York
Nellie Grant
National Capital
Fragmented OCR collage from a 1900s newspaper page
A garbled montage references a Texas Democratic majority judge, a walking delegate, and a wet summer omen. It mentions Hay Island quiet, Iowa frost, Kansas defeat, Bulgarians and Miss Stone, robbers posing as police, King Edward, White House electricians, and a Pueblo refinery, with scattered notes on ore shortages and a new Utah smelter.
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Miss Stone
Treasury
Edward
White House
Ien
Science Supremacy of Instruments Over Human Senses
An analysis from Harper's Magazine extols laboratory tools as vastly more sensitive than the eye and ear. A photographic plate and telescope expose millions of stars unseen by the retina, while the microscope reveals the infinitesimal world beyond human perception. Instruments like Langley’s bolometer measure temperature changes a millionth of a degree, far surpassing human skin sensitivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Magazine
Langley
Time Is the Test for Kidney Relief and Cure
A reader from Elgin, AL endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming backache and kidney irregularities were cured by the remedy after a long trial since 1697. The ad offers a free trial via Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, and lists price at 50 cents per box.
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Geo. Foot
Addison Street
Elgin
Dean
Conan
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
Absent Mind Leads Burglar to Police Station
Professor Mueller unexpectedly encounters a young burglar at his home and accompanies him to the police. As they walk, the burglar pauses and says he must drop the professor there. The professor, in absent-minded fashion, replies he hopes to meet him again soon in a humorous exchange from Lustige Blaetter.
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Prof. Mueller
Tit for Bat courtroom exchange and odd patent cures
A fragmented clipping shows a judge and prisoner exchange about being fired for discharge. It pivots to ads for a catarrh cure priced at 75 cents and a dubious remedy for children, Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, with incoherent garbled text about corn husks and winter.
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Philadelphia Press
Mrs. Austin
Fred Archer
Cambridgeshire
Austin’s
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Bougiss
Heyl
W. L
Sir Walter Raleigh
Arthur Cromwell
Thomas Marr
Warrensburg
Victor Sell
Kansas City
Alma, Mich
Mer. Guidi
Cardinal E Rampolla
Manila
Judge Jackson
Hay
Uncle Sam
Philadelphia
Pueblo
Colo
Murray
Mustang
Prigsoner
See
Haltte
Mirs
Austin's
Mrs
Libby
Hibby
B. Fastory
Ralph Temple& Austrian Co
Wabash Avenue
Chicags
Montgomery Ward , Co
Sis Usi
C.C.C
Bessie
Foothache Hs Ielst
N. U
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