Puget Sound timber and trade rivals in Pacific Northwest
Western Letters surveys the Yakima Valley and Puget Sound timber belt. Tacoma and Seattle compete for growth with Tacoma as railroad terminus and Seattle gaining shipping, proximity to Asia, and booming population. early notes on elder timber, spruce, fir, and vast growth potential. The piece shifts to French and British cooperative movements, highlighting European agricultural cooperation, mutual banks, and Rochdale style wholesale societies with 1895 profits exceeding 26 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Seattle
Great Northern Pacific Railway
Asia
Japan
Klondyke
France
Europe
Great Britain
Letter from Indiana recounts Rush County settlers from Randolph
A Randolph County informant writes from Ashboro about Rush County Indiana origins. He details early migration from Randolph to Indiana around 1820 led by Samuel Hill and other Hill family members. He notes Rush County productivity, wheat and corn crops, and memories of homesteads and store at Hill’s Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush County
Indiana
North Carolina
Randolph County
Your
Randolph
Samuel Hill
Hill
Union
Randleman
Rush Co
Randolph Co
N. C
Henry Henly
Thomas Henly
Micajah Hill
Thos. W. Henley
Micajah Henley
Henry Henley
Henry B. Hill
Samuel Bettle Hill
Uwharrie River
Adderton
South
Ashboro
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin promotion at Coffin's Drug Store
Brighten your day with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. For constipation and indigestion, trial size 10c offers 10 doses, or 50c and 1.00 bottles. Available at Coffin's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Caldwell
Coffin’s Drug Store
Mental malaria and civic thrift in wartime rhetoric
The piece blends a verse excerpt by Ella Wheeler Wilcox on mental malarial thinking with a critique of self pity and grumbling in hardship. It contrasts personal woes with stout resolve, urging dignity when facing loss. It then argues for patriotic thrift in wartime procurement, noting the government’s duty to buy cheaply when supplying troops and civilians.
War Shifts Exports and Boosts Domestic Food Demand
The text notes wartime shifts in trade reducing foreign exports as the U S government absorbs food supplies for domestic use. It cites 106 producers moved to consumers boosting flour pork and beef markets, and mentions Russia's orders for six cruisers two battleships and torpedo boats altering naval plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union States
Russia
Where Gold Is in Central America and Adjacent Lands
A discussion of vast gold deposits in Central America and northern South America, noting Honduras Bolivia and other nations hold rich quartz veins and diamonds. Transport hurdles and limited mining infrastructure have kept these riches largely untapped despite fertile soils and promising climates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Globe
Centraerica
South America
Honduras
Hondoras
Bolivia
Brazil
Good roads reform and funding ideas mentioned in Washington note
The article discusses an office aimed at promoting road construction and better highways. It outlines a plan for state, local, and property owner funding with costs around 3000 to 4000 dollars, and mentions singing education by Damrosch and comments on wealth versus merit in national strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union
Amooth
Gown Hill
Lee
Also Mentioned on This Page
V. ED. Cole
Attorney-At-Law
Rushville
Ind
Bliss’ Clothing Store
Isaac N. Harris
W.S. Weaver
Knightstown
Prins
J.H. Jone
Bician & Surgeon
Carthage
Mnd
R. E.henley
F. M. Sparks
Frank Wilson
Dr. Coffin
Henley
J. A. Sipe
Johnson Bros
Mill Streets
J. M. Stevens
J. A. Titsworth
Stevens & Titsworth
Sipe
J. H. Binford
Bill
Binford Block
Greenfield, Ind
George W. Osborne
Sexton & Sparks
Rugh County
New Court House
Herkless & Bretz
Lianr and
Jhoans
Lor D. Guffin
Jas. E. Watson
Ruth and
Main Streets
Tarvin
Gates Sexton
Will M. Sparks
Attorneys- At-Law
Butler, Holden & Churchill's
F. G. Hackleman
Postoffice
Ohio
Illinois
Carthage Building Loan and
F. W. Cregor
W. M. Edwards
Optician
Newsom
Western Letters
Yakima
Coast Range Mountains
Corsicana
Texas
O. W.C
Fowel B. Hill
Chicago
Doubtless Rush Co
The
Randolph Argus
Ashboro, N, C
United States
Public Highways
Mk Damrosch
Mr. Damrosch
Sapien Dupont
Winslow
Farragut
Lave
Chase & Sanberr
Chase & Sanborn Importation
Sea
Buffalo Chop
O. S. Coffin
Cae
Ieee Ge
Wilbur
Byron Ball
Grueensware
Stinger & Stone
Ball & Lemay
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!