Southern crops praised in annual New Orleans trade edition
The New Orleans Times-Democrat annual trade edition summarizes official September 1 crop reports from southern states. It notes record or near record acreage and improved yields in cotton, corn, cane, rice, tobacco, and wheat, with varied fruit and livestock results across Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, and related prospects.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
South
Commissioners of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
West
Nesbitt
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Yazoo
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Germany to demand France explain Meline dispatch
Reliable authority says Germany will demand an explanation from France regarding Meline's dispatch to Alsace Lorraine Society praising a reunion with the French Republic. Berlin also plans to seek satisfaction for alleged excesses at the German embassy in Paris on Faure’s return from Russia.
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France
M. Meline
Alsace- Lorraine
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Paris
Faure
Russia
Moonshiner Confesses Aids in Capturing Deputies’ Killers
John Church an older moonshiner was captured in the mountains Thursday and made a full confession. He promises to help catch others implicated in the murder of Captain Taylor and party. The posse escorted Church under heavy guard. They warned him treachery would be paid with his wife.
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Little Rock
John Church
Tayor
Church
Tillman Seeks New York Support With Pro Democracy Parade
Benjamin Tillman, U S senator from South Carolina, spoke to about 3,000 Democrats in Brooklyn tying Chicago platform to Bryan's 1900 bid. He blasted aristocrats, warned of monarchic drift, denounced political bosses, and urged remonetizing silver to restore prosperity.
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Benjamin Tillman
United States
South Carolina
Brooklyn
Greater
New York
Chicago
Tillman
People’s Advocate
Feeman
Sugar Trust
Mark Hanna
William Jennings Bryan
Republican Party
North
Rome
Athens
Whitney
Belmont
Flower
South
Pennsylvania
New England
Whitneys
Belmonts
McKinley
Europe
India
Russia
Big Firm Dissolves After Thirty Years in Cotton Trade
After thirty years of steady growth the firm of S. M. Inman & Co. dissolved on the Ist. Sanders, Swann & Co. succeed. Mr. S. M. Inman ends his connection with Inman & Co., Houston, and Inman, Sanders & Co., Bremen. Inman retires to ease burdens after more than a quarter century at the helm.
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S. M. Inman & Co
Sanders, Swann & Co
S. M. Inman
Inman & Co
Houston
Tex
Inman, Sanders & Co
Bremen
Germany
Samuel M. Inman
Southern Convict Convention to Meet in Nashville
A convention is called for September 28 and 29 in Nashville Tennessee to consider convict disposition in southern states. Delegates from all southern states are invited to discuss road labor using state convicts and establishing a seed farm to grow new seed for farmers at cost.
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Nashville
Tenn
Indiana Bank Fails. Examiner Placed In Charge
The First National Bank of Greensburg Indiana with a $100000 capital failed and examiner Packard was ordered to take charge. Deposits were $84000 as of July 25. This marks the first bank failure reported to the comptroller in some time.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
First National Bank of
Greensburg
Ind
Packard
Household Tips Remove Rust Stains From Linen
Household tips describe removing rust stains from fine linen without damage. Soap the fabric first then heat a wet cloth on an iron to steam the rust stain, applying oxalic acid with a finger. The combined heat, moisture, and acid hasten stain removal before washing as usual.
Getting Sunday Dinners in Summer
Advice from Good Housekeeping on preparing Sunday meals in advance. It suggests Saturday tasks such as baking, beans for breakfast, desserts, and partial frying of chicken or turkey. It notes ready canned seafood, quick reheating soups, and fresh produce like lettuce and asparagus for easy Sunday dining.
Old Fashioned New England Recipes In A Succulent Menu
A collection of vintage kitchen instructions detailing Watercress Garnish Italian Sauce Breaded Tomatoes Sauce Verte Tutti Fratti Jelly Red Raspberry Blanc Mange Veal and Tomato Scallop and White Velvet Sherbet. The instructions cover washing, dipping, simmering, frying, layering flavors, setting jelly, and chilling to serve inviting dishes.
Life and customs of Mexican interior villages described
City of Mexico Letter portrays peasant life in Mexican interior towns. It notes peaceful, religious communities cultivating corn beans wheat and small herds. Women weave manta garments and dress festively for church. Markets rely on barter, meals center on maize doughs and chile, and yearly elections pick the alcalde from elder men.
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Mexico
City of Mexico
Digging Up Treasure Leads to Arrest in Mexico
Petronilo Hernandez, a servant, found earthen jars with gold and silver coins while digging in Monterey. He carried away two or three loads before owner Silver Trevino had him arrested for robbery. About $20,000 in wealth, with one third payable to the Government, Hernandez remains imprisoned.
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Silver Trevino
Monterey
Mexico
Petronilo Hernandez
Hernandez
Trevino
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Rebellious Memory and a Hidden Birthday Doll
A girl named Totsie finds a doll her mother hid in a trunk for her birthday. The next day at dinner she muses about forgetting something she wants to remember and not feeling very hungry. Venom and malaria remedies are discussed, praising Mostetter's Stomach Bitters for fever prevention and general health.
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Totsie
Estimating the Sphinx's Age by Erman
Professor Erman told the Berlin Academy the Sphinx likely dates to after 2000 B C and may not predate the Middle Kingdom. He notes the colossal statue required more than twenty years to build even with a workforce of 1500.
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Gizeh
Erman
Berlin Academy
Middle Kingdom
B. C
From Bible to Newspaper: Job Reads Widely
A minister's wife teases her former pupil Job about reading, noting his long absence. He answers with humor that he has moved from the Bible to the newspaper, illustrating a shift in reading habits. The anecdote comes from Household Words.
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Job
No Use to Cry No Use to Fret Over Skin Ailments
Self help relief ad endorses Tetterine for skin diseases including eczema and ringworm. Claims to cure tetter and salt rheum and offers mail order from Savannah Georgia. Concludes with proverb about men and self effort.
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T. Shoptrine
Savannah
Mrs Eta McGarry Praises Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Mrs Eta McGarry of Neebe Road Station Cincinnati endorses Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound after four years of womb trouble back pain and exhaustion. She says the remedy restored her energy and hope and left her feeling like a new woman.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Eta McGarry
Neebe Road Station
Cincinnati
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Moonshiner
House of Inman & Co
Indiana Bank
Household Affairs
Mostetter
Tropics
Ee.m
EE M
Ee.m. Company
Atlanta
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Chio
Ty Y
Piso
Frank Moses
Isaac Thompson
Bottie
Getton
Throuthern
Cotton States Machinery Co
Asrhias
Ella Wgarvy
Mrs. Pinkham
Guo
N.c
R. P. Hall & Co
Oak Lowery
Ala
M. A. Simmons
Walter Baker & Co
Walter Baker & Co. Limited
Dorchester, Mass
Genoge Chemical O
Siena
Eerie
Huller
Soule Steam Teed Works
Meridian
Mig
White's Business College
E. Cain St
F. B, White
T. Whitake
Norcross Building
Georgia Telegraph School
Railwa
Veesatul
Reine
Jess Telegraph School
Semele
Gosrae
Sankaae
Galatia
Paris Medicine Co
Louis' Mo
GROVE
Bave Dever
Abney, Cann & CO
Haggar
Haggart
Tlanta
Ina Gap
Robert E. Lee
Bichon
Sszetss
Ise Rey
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