STATE OF THE CROPS REPORTS WIDESPREAD COLD AND DELAYS
The weekly crop bureau report notes a fourth straight week of abnormally cold weather across the nation with heavy rains in many regions hindering planting and growth. Corn and cotton planting lag, wheat and oats show mixed progress, and insects damage increases in Texas and Oklahoma.
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Lureau
Rocky Mountains
Paeiie
Oklahomme
Texas
California
Minnnesota
South Dakota
Middle Atlantic
Oklahoma
Texay
Cottom Belt
Georgia
Tennessee
Chio
Michigan
Nebraska
Northwestern sails Chicago to Liverpool direct freight voyage
The steamship Northwestern departed Chicago on a direct transatlantic run carrying Chicago harvest machinery and provisions plus about 50 000 bushels of grain to Buffalo as ballast. In Montreal grain was replaced by other freight and the ship aimed for Liverpool with a full cargo. Arrival in about twenty days was anticipated amid questions whether reduced handling costs would offset voyage expenses.
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Steamship Northwestern
Buffalo
Montreal
Sidney
Cape Rypton
Iiverpool
England
Northwestern
Chicago
Atlantic
United Stats
St. Lawrence
Liverpool
Oil Interests Expand in Texas Territory
Standard Oil figures seize oil lands in Texas as reports describe aggressive acquisitions. The item notes violent acts by brigands against a French priest and mentions a $30,000 appropriation for the St. Louis exposition, with European river and canal routes treated as highways.
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Thibib, Pennsylvania
Europe
Peruna Endorsed By Officials For Catarrh Relief In Spring
A Duluth official and several endorse Peruna as a cure for catarrh, with letters from Miss Mattie L. Guild and Mrs. Elmer Fleming praising its efficacy. The piece urges spring use, notes systemic relief, and invites readers to send details to Dr. Hartman for free guidance.
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Reuters
Learm
al Ita
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
John Williams
West Second Street
Duluth
Minn
Mattie L. Guild
Ilandle Young People’s Christian Temperance Union
Chicago
Elmer Fleming
Reservoir Council
Northwestern Legion of Honor
Minneaffolis
Polk Street
N. E
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbius
War Department Auditor Praises Peruna in Letter
From Washington Dan A Grosvenor expresses gratitude for Peruna noting a week of remarkable improvement. He calls it a superior spring tonic and an effective catarrh remedy and signs his name with respect.
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Dan. A. Grosvenor
War Department
Washington
Air Cushion Rubber Stamps and Printing Outfits Ad
An advertisement listing air cushion rubber stamps and printing outfits from Datera with request to send needs for pricing. Includes Fort Wayne Indiana box address and references to various agents and contact options. Also contains unrelated notes about air allowances, Piso’s Cure, and 1900 crop commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Horrid Man Exchange in Gracious Confession
A playful exchange shows Mand telling Grace about a man who put his arm around her and Grace asking what happened. Mand says she told him to behave, and he did so. Both remark on the awkward moment with humor.
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Grace
Kemp's Balsam Promises Fast Cough Relief
Ad touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping the cough at once with a free sample bottle from the druggist. Sold in 25 and 50 cent sizes. Urges immediate purchase to avoid danger of delay.
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Kemp
A Genuine Charity and a Frugal Pancake Venture
A kind old lady consoles a shivering child named Oliver who was fired from a theater job due to a cruelty prevention society. Mrs. Austin’s famous pancakes are praised for their quick, satisfying quality. A note adds that a natural india rubber mine has been found in South Australia.
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Oliver
South Australia
Nickel Plate Road Promises Easy Pan-American Exposition Trip
Fort Wayne readers are advised that the Nickel Plate Road offers the shortest and cheapest route to Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition. The line states passengers travel directly to the Exposition gates without transfers. Contact Fort Wayne agents for schedules and tickets.
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Buffalo
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
R. J. Hamilton
Exposition
C. A Asterlin
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