Corn kitchen plan aims to show corn value at Paris expo
The National Business League and Maize Propaganda push a Paris exposition display of corn as a food product. They seek federal and state funds, proposing a 40 by 10 foot space in the agricultural pavilion and possibly a corn palace. A joint corn belt commission is suggested to organize plans and educational work abroad.
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National Business League
Congress
Lify
Illinois
Business League
General Peck
Agricultural Department
Peck
Wsays
Ilinois
Ohio
Indiana
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Europe
China
Japan
Philippines
The Serfs Liberty And Tea With Princes In A Snowstorm
A village elder recalls a winter visit by a former prince who asked Anton Sayelich for plastering work after a snowbound crossing. The tale shifts to a later meeting with the young prince at tea, with the elder and town officials present, and ends with reflections on peasants’ freedoms and a psalm about rejoicing. Also included are fashion notes on poplin fabrics and simple recipes for oyster pie and batter cakes, plus a children’s misheard dialogue about teeth and age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anton Save- Heff
Prince Kropotkin
Father
Sol
Sayelich
Canton
Savelich
Petr Grigorieff
Atlantic
Tie
Trousseau
Marriag
London
Charms and Consequences in a Curious Tale
A narrator recalls a mistaken manuscript mix up involving a romance with Phyllis as a costly lesson in impulsive publishing. The tale contrasts a fictional work with real life and ends with a proposal born from risk and honesty amid a tense moment in a Chicago setting.
The Sterling Ladies and the Man They Tried
A narrator recalls the Sterlings moving into a small town and the social whirl around Mrs Peabody and two daughters Phyllis and Genevieve. The narrator, shy and private, endures gossip about a supposed romance with a townswoman, while neighbors hypothesize about his manners and reserve. He overhears conversations that reveal his reputation and the social games of the local ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterlings
Hum Drum
Charles Dickens Club
Sterling
Sterling Piazza
Genevieve
Mr. Gay
Phyllis
T & Benchs
Jacks
Aes
Teeve
Shetts
Rose Ganlase
Howes
Stray Newspaper Snippets and Humorous Vignettes
Readable scraps cover playful chatter about Sranny de Bergrack and a Chicago man, plus a note on a cousin Emmie, and a joke about a Yellow Nose. Also included are fashion notes on pretty underwear, a dream sequence from the Hobo tale, a deafness pitch for Hall’s Catarrh Cure, and light dialogue from Detroit and Cleveland papers.
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Dee Bergrack
Emmie
Mooney
Chicago
Richae
Richard
Mansfield
Jr Sanny
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Hobson
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Ripans
Twn Rivas Cresscut, Company
Spruce St
New York
Paris
Project
Minot
Amer Ean
N. ¥. Post
Fae Beasen
Percy Reginald
Willie Cleaver
Willie
Charley Tompkin
Marcy
Chia
Harry
Mattie
Roxy
A. A. Rowan
Tina
Paul
Genevi
Mrs. Sterling
Gay
Abe
Ian
Chicago Tribune
Florida
Black Caesar
H. A. Willoughby
Everglades
Cape Florida
The
Mr. Mr. Gay
Sirup
Suro
Cattronsta Pio Srave
Cativounia Fie Sravur Co
Caterorsia Fie Sraur Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Verrweny
Cyrano
Headly
Eliza R. Parker
Detroit Free Presa
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
O. Bold
Brown
Detroit Journal
Chistes
Tie Vale
Allen
Mit
Doren
Ted American
Arena Springs
Dl Ozark Mosse
Denginttul
Nequa
ERR
Arcade
Coshart
Uldimg
Otte
Yonkers
Mar
P. O. Hanlon
Providence
J. T. Shuptrine
Savannah
Philadelphia
Brooklyn, N
Chicago Daily News
Neauhhy
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mia Pinkham
Lynn
Mann
Mra
Sapolio
Star Plug L
Liggett & Myers
Dr. Williams
Avetle Monreal
Crocket
Great Lakes
Detroit
Mich
Rec
Vaid
Bulleer
Willams
On. Vrilli
Ns Medicine Company
Schenectady
HYG
Patares
Chersh
ST Louis
Cattla
America
Winchester
Warren Te Severe
Catnie Dal Pes Mae Ee
Adare
Deter Ann
Eae
Pacific
Burlington
California
St Puget
Billings
Montana
Puget Sound
Missouri Valley
L. W. Wakeley
G.P. A
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