State of the Crops Reports Mixed Winter Wheat Conditions
The March conditions were generally favorable for farm operations in Missouri Upper Indiana and Ohio Valleys with better winter wheat in central regions though some areas report poor stands and plowed under fields. Corn planting has begun in Kansas Missouri and farther north while Texas has most of its corn crop planted. fruit outlook is favorable except peaches.
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Haute and Crop Division
Diirewa
Missoni
Upper
Iinpi
Ohio Valleus
Perth
Nori Carolina
Florida
Wesxas
Cilahenin
Central
Ac Conde
Missouri Valley
Oho Valley
Middle Atlantic
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
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Editorial summary of Illinois municipal elections result
Illinois towns held numerous municipal contests Tuesday with light overall turnout. Mixed tickets favored in many places while national issues barely influenced local races. notable results include in Milwaukee Mayor Rose’s third term win and Democratic gains in Nebraska districts with local option and license questions shaping several races.
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Ilinois
Dhwanington
Quincy
Osage
Sheator
Cinews
Comnell
Wennsia
Rue
Dhe
Seine
Madison Juin
W. Groves
Huesday
Mibwaukee
Rose
Qssek
Anson
Board of Supervisors
Nebraska
Omasha
Timt
Linceln
Heense Wis Vollas
Inn Creek
Dravid City
Ainsley
Indanola
Phose
File Terton
Kein
Rising City
Frauilin
Shelton
Peruder
Stella
Doar
Aber Pelt
Talking Too Much Caused Death of Mefieosperm
Pan of Tsage waiting, 27 years old, died after a spell of sickness. He had shown signs of recovery but physicians blamed his decline on persistent talking, despite orders for quiet. Nurses failed to restrain his constant speech, hindering improvement.
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Pan
Tsage
Bia
Gas Explosion Kills Twenty-Two at Nelson Mine in Tennessee
The Nelson mine of Dayton Coal and Iron Co in Dayton Tennessee suffered a deadly gas explosion. Twenty two men died and eight were injured including two firemen blamed for triggering blasts. Outside the mine three workers also lost their lives.
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Tennessee
Nelson
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Dayton
Tenn
Lark Hunter
John Sarney
Shalliday
Tariff debate and German shipping rivalries profiled
The piece contrasts American and German shipping in a tariff debate, noting German lines carrying American goods and the impact on protectionist sentiment. It cites figures like Frye and Wanna, discusses Hancock and the tariff as pivotal, and comments on Funston’s push for restraint, with outlets from Boston to New York urging tariff reform and political action.
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Irye
Germany
United States
Balast
Uwnamburg-American Line
New York
Levant
Mediterranean
Orient
East
Messrs. Frye
Wanna
England
France
Italy
Norway
Memorial Day memory group forms from Spanish War veterans
The Spanish War memorial organization grows to carry on Civil War memory and Memorial Day practices. It unites veterans of all wars, pledges loyalty to the United States, and aims to preserve republican government and wartime fraternal bonds. The first encampment was April 2–3 in Springfield Illinois with generals Wheeler and Otis in attendance. Roosevelt membership noted but unable to attend. The society began in Lexington Kentucky in 1898 with camps worldwide including Cuba and the Philippines.
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Funston
Fred Funston
United States Army
Fred
United States
Springfield
Mass
Eaperte
Iran
Servir
Spon
Wiley
Spain
United States of America
Wilson J. Davenny
John A. Wiley
United Stattes
Joseph Wheeler
Pauston
Otis
Ronosevelt
Lexington
Cuba
Torto Rico
Guam
the Philipines
Tloyan
General Schalk-Burger and Boer Peace Efforts Highlighted
The article details General Schalk-Burger a Boer officer and orator visiting President Steyn to discuss truce terms and peace proposals. It notes his political role, wartime duties, and lineage as a Voortrekker fighter, plus his education and reputation for integrity. It also mentions royal and church fundraising efforts in Britain and New York for relief and widows.
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Schialk-Burger
Steyn
Fox Mace
Geenpies
Aig
Pesubenad I Kruger
Transvaal
Kruger
Iie
Voortrekkers
Selath-Burger
Tse
Lydenlure
Lesson for the Jingoes warns against military buildup
The Troy Press argues postwar U S security was greatest without large armies or navies and warns that renewed armament fuels patronage, fat contracts, and corruption while Ava rice backs war sentiment and profiteering.
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United States
Troy Press
Taxpayers Ridden to Death Under Congressional Spending
St Louis Republic voices alarm at a 2 billion dollar congressional expenditure and near 200 million in subsidies for ship owners. It argues taxpayers face record extravagance and urges a halt to government spending in favor of public interest over private gain.
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Congress
St. Louis Republic
Public Subsidies for Vessels Called Wasteful by Journal
The Minneapolis Journal argues subsidies to ships are useless to the public and will not cut freight rates. It warns subsidies may go to old obsolete steamers and suggests Senate judgments may err on this policy.
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Senate
Minneapolis Journal
Retire Captain Hull and Tame Subsidies in Congress
The Springfield Republican cites Captain Hull of Iowa pledging to retire after one more term to devote himself to business, notably the Philippine Investment Company. It also critiques fishing bounties as a means to curb legislation, mentions Cuban concerns, and warns ship subsidies would bolster Rockefeller and Carnegie philanthropy while accelerating societal spending.
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Capt. Hull
Des Moines
Iowa
Philippine Investment Company
Springfield Republican
Congress
Rockefeller
Steel Trust
Carnegie
Iansas City Star
Arizona Air Herald as Best Cure for Lung Trouble
A former Baltimore Episcopal rector describes his recovery from pulmonary disease through open air exposure. After failures in Florida and New Mexico, he found rapid improvement in Prescott Arizona, later moving to Southern California and finally traveling in England, praising Arizona’s dry rarified air for lung health.
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Baltimore
Florida
Tallahassee
Santa Fe
N. M
Arizona
Prescott
United States
California
England
Brights Disease Cured by Kidney Pills
Mrs Kitty F Seaney, long ill with Brights Disease, recovered after using Dodd s Kidney Pills. Doctors offered little hope but she improved rapidly as kidney function returned. She took ten boxes and now enjoys good health without pain or symptoms.
New Palermo hotel touted as winter cosmopolis abode
A Palermo hotel is described as a winter abode for cosmopolite aristocracy dominating the Gulf of Palermo with over 20,000 square meters. The building is praised by a famed architect for its individual apartment bathrooms and its setting in a lively, elegant city with yacht trips and extended stays available through the manager.
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Palermo
Tunis
Reciprocity and traitors in national discourse
The era's political chatter accuses Hanna of favors and subsidies in exchange for campaign money. The Toledo Bee denounces reciprocal bribery while warning of a broad spectrum of supposed traitors. The Philadelphia North American and Washington Post critique oligarchic control and pervasive influence in government.
Chicago and Northwestern Railway Tours From Chicago
Daily trips to California Oregon and Washington offered with berths in tourist cars for six dollars in March and April. Personal excursions run Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. An illustrated pamphlet is available on request with a two cent stamp to S A Hutchison manager 212 Clark street Chicago.
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California
Oregon and
Washington
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
New England
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Ring stylistic clash draws in Townes and Browne
A quip from Philadelphia Press notes a man’s fashion choice and a playful remark about wearing a ring. The exchange implies gendered style norms and social reception in humor.
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Patent Remedy Claims
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as a universal cough cure promising immediate relief. It urges readers to obtain a free sample from their druggist and notes bottles are sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. The copy asserts urgency and hints at national confidence in domestic production.
Dyeing Made Easy with Putnam Faceless Dyes
Advertisement notes no experience needed to dye with Putnam Faceless Dyes by simply boiling. Mentions sale by druggists and notes in Chinese farming districts pigs are used to pull small wagons.
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China
Milkman Noticed Steady Warm Milk Routine
A New York Weekly excerpt notes a milkman remarking on his habit of delivering warm milk each morning. The housekeeper comments on the practice’s health awareness given disease concerns and the need to boil water.
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New York Weekly
Modesty Quote From The Smart Set
A witty exchange on modesty and love opens with It is the naked truth said he and replies Never mind It will not shock my modesty so long as love is blind in a playful Smart Set vignette.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
An advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a remedy used in a Children's Home in New York. It claims to break up colds in 24 hours cure feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething issues and destroy worms with ten thousand testimonials. The ad notes availability at all druggists for 25 cents and offers a free sample by mail from Le Roy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S
le Roy
Romance Courtship Tale Sparks Wealth Rumor
A brief exchange recalls a romance linked to a courtship and a tale of vast wealth told by one party to the other. The dialogue hints at a hidden or dramatic motivation behind the relationship.
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Gentle Health Cure
An advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine as a daily bowel mover essential for health. It claims gentle effects on the liver and kidneys and relief from a sick headache, priced at 25 and 50 cents. It also states the Nile's water flow is sixteen times that of the Thames.
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Lane
Ball Blue Ad Offers Red Cross Brand 2 oz Pack
An advertisement touts Ball Blue and Red Cross Ball Blue with a 2 ounce package priced at five cents. The copy also includes slogan lines about love and a reference to The Eternal City.
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Red Cross
Nurses Favor St Jacobs Oil for Sprains and Pain
Professional endorsements from nurse Eliza King and Sister Carolina of St Andrew's Hospital praise St Jacobs Oil for outward applications in sprains bruises rheumatic conditions neuralgia pleurisy and gout. They urge households to keep it on hand citing years of experience and repeated success.
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St. Jacobs
Carolina
St. Andrew's Hospital
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