The Missouri Plan to Sell Forged Patented Lands
In a St Louis office in 1872 two men discuss a scheme to flood the market with land patents via forged deeds and aged look-alike documents. They plan eastern agencies and notaries to sidestep witnesses across state lines, then seal a hard and fast agreement to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion G. Scheitlin
Real Estate Loan and Trust Company
St. Louis
Gen. Price
Missouri
Ironton
Vistor
Hach
Missourian
The Lindsay Family and the Missouri Land Fraud Saga
A historical account traces Robert L. Lindsay and his father James Lindsay in Missouri land grafts after the Civil War. It details the 1854 bit acre act, Ironton patents, county rings, and ties to Grant era officials, with a focus on corruption, violence, and the Arcadia valley crimes.
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Robert L. Lindsay
Real Estate Loan and Trust Company
St. Louis
James Lindsay
Lindsay Sr
Free Soil
Missouri
Benton
Ulysses S. Grant
Iron County
Grant
Lindsay
Ironton
Arcadia Valley
Shannon
Dent
Butler
Wayne
Reynolds
Iron
Carter
Oregon
Madison
Stoddard
Ripley
Carl Schurz
Interior
James J. Brooks
Secret Service
Elmer Washburn
Central West
Department of the Interior
Land League
Arcadia
Interior Department
United States
Washington
Mississippi River
Cape Girardeau
New Madrid
Ste. Genevieve
Congress
Greer W. Davis
Jackson
Ironton Land Office
Gen. Price
Pilot Knob
James Hall
Chicago
Bernard Zwart
English Golf and Scottish Banter Stirs Page Tonal Clash
A humorous clash on a Scottish links sees an English golfer abusing the turf while a wry caddie delivers a jab about Scotland’s stone water and soil. The exchange turns into a light exchange about golf, weathered by wit and cultural barbs. A shopping scene with Mrs Mayfair and her husband follows, ending with a casual note about a ball game and a park stroll.
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Scotland
Dr. Johnson
Mrs. Mayfair
Dorton
Introducing the Speaker at the Evening Address
The chairman extols the speaker as pure honest and incorruptible, praising his church ties neighborly goodwill and ready aid to a tramp. He quips that in politics the speaker is like perfume in a glue factory, moderating but not destroying the sterile environment.
Is he a poet
A quotation from the Houston Post notes a speaker who writes magazine verse. The line contrasts poetry quality with casual literary output.
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Houston Post
Provoking Moment Prompted Return Visit to Store
A fragment quotes Lippincott's Magazine about a shopper’s remark on a new auto and the need to return the next day as the store closes. It illustrates a brief exchange on purchasing and timing.
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Lippincott’s
Only One Tree on the Plantation
An exchange cited by the Detroit Free Press notes a would-be buyer asking about a plantation’s trees and the agent replying that the family owns the plantation and this is their family tree, the only one they have.
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Detroit Free Press
Boundless Love Shocks Puck Style Twist
Bert ram proclaims love while listing modern life costs including eggs meat and milk and dressmakers bills. The scene ends with the woman embracing him, declaring he has passed the test and is hers for the next three weeks.
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Darling
Puck
Chance for the Judge Aboard A Stormy Bay Sail
Justice Giegerich of the New York supreme court invited a lawyer friend for a sail. A gale battled the craft while the lawyer grimaced in distress. The judge offered aid and the lawyer pleaded for him to overruling a motion.
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Justice Giegerich
New York Supreme Court
Couldn't Make One
A brief remark attributed to the Cleveland Leader notes a speaker claiming ancestral honors and a clever heirship, with a playful jab about names and absence of stain or honor. The quoted lines imply a boast about lineage and reputation within a historical newspaper tone.
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Cleveland
Inexpensive home made jack from machine bolts and blocks
An inexpensive jack can be built for about three cents using a machine bolt and wooden blocks. The plan includes threading, mortises, and a swivel plate to lift or lower loads, with variations for single or dual jacks and guidance on using a pipe wrench to operate.
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The
National Tribune
New Roller Gear and Sprocket Driving Device
A new roller gear and sprocket system claims to improve bicycle and automobile drivetrains. It uses a modified bevel gear teeth design and roller pinion to maximize grip, reduce friction, and minimize thrust, with all parts housed in a dust proof oil bath.
Iron conducts better than copper in lightning studies
Sir Oliver Lodge concludes in England that iron beat copper for lightning conductors. A tenth inch iron wire is safer and more effective than a foot-thick copper rod. Multiple iron conductors reduce danger, fuse less, and are economical to renew.
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Oliver Lodge
England
Deepening of Suez Canal Progress Report
The Suez Canal has doubled its depth and width in the past twenty years. Work continues toward a uniform depth of 30 feet. From Suez to El Ferdan, 28 miles, bottom width widened to 126 feet from 118. Canal bends corrected, surface width now 295 to 350 feet in the north half and 23 to 300 feet in the south half.
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Suez Canal
Suez
el Ferdan
Secretary Lunatic Asylum Visit Sparks Debate
A New York Weekly excerpt notes Mrs. Sharptongue visiting the Lunatic Asylum to have her husband released into her care. The superintendent questions his release as the husband favors staying, leading to the remark that the man must be sane.
Ambiguity in Goods Stumps New Clerk
A new clerk questions whether certain goods are for mosquito nets bridal veils or boarding house blankets in a department, leaving the proprietor puzzled over material use. The exchange highlights uncertainty in material naming and product categorization.
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N. Y
Now and Fifty Years Ago
Fifty years ago seven tons of coal yielded a ton of iron. Mr. Carnegie produced a ton of iron using only 1,500 pounds of coal.
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Carnegie
Wages Rise and Cost of Living Follow Chart Trends
United States bureau of labor findings through July 1904 show wages and food costs rising in tandem while average hours worked per week have fallen since 1898. The Engineering News editor notes the diagram’s clear display and its implication that industry employment also increased since 1894.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Bureau of Labor
Bulletin No. 59
Bureau
Engineering News
New York
Mrs Severance 85 Still Active as Club Organizer
Mrs Caroline M Severance organizer of the first women s club in the United States lives in Los Angeles California. At 85 she organized the New England club in Boston in 1860 and served as its president for three years. She remains active and owns an autograph book of priceless value containing signatures of many famous people.
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Caroline M. Severance
United States
Los Angeles
Cal
New England Club of
Boston
Severance
Warning to borrowers echoes from a New York lender
A New York man recalls lending 60 cents four years ago to a friend who has refused to repay. He notes the debtor lost his job and scrapes by writing for Sunday papers while the family endures hardship including the mother doing washing and a sister taking a job at a telephone exchange.
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New York
The Playwright's View and a Comic Critic
A farce scene features a boy asking why a man in the audience twists his face, while Papa the author explains the man is a newspaper critic struggling to hold back laughter in a lighthearted gag from the New York Weekly.
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Papa
N. Y
Queer Distinction in Deaths Sparks Editorial Contrast
The monkey trainer at the New York zoological gardens died recently, a news event the local dailies gave extensive coverage to, more than they did for the death of a public school educator.
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New York Zoological Gardens
Butter from One Cow and Homemade Creamery Methods
A Rural New Yorker reply details affordable homemade creamers using two one gallon pails, a simple vented lid, and cool water to raise cream in 12 hours. It covers churning twice weekly, temperature targets, washing, salt, and packaging butter in pound rolls with parchment, comparing favorably to creamery butter.
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New Yorker
Points for Orchardists Warn of Mice and Tree Care
High, well drained land suits cherries and careful waste removal protects roots. Keep rubbish away from smooth young bark to deter mice. Wrappers shield young trees in grass. Don’t pile manure around trunks as mice harbor and gnaw bark. A traction engine uprooted old peach trees, pulling them from the crotch like tomatoes.
She Wished For More Of The Big Eatters
A Rural New Yorker reader quotes praise for a cow that eats efficiently and well. The note humorously asks for more cows with strong appetites, hoping for signs of good feeding and fattening.
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New Yorker
Do More Than Spray in Orchards Warns on Black Knot
Agricultural guidance notes that while chemical sprays help, they cannot cure all diseases. Black knot on plum trees requires pruning and removal of infected knots, followed by burning to prevent spread. The advice emphasizes hands on sanitation and practice to protect fruit trees.
Farmer finds value in proven apple varieties
The statement notes that a farmer should avoid planting apple varieties without long established performance. It emphasizes reliance on proven types rather than experimental or untested selections.
Nursery stock fumigation before planting questioned
The practice of fumigating nursery stock prior to planting remains debated among horticulturists and growers who weigh disease control benefits against cost and regulatory concerns.
Covered barnyard sheds for cattle in a three-season design
A correspondent describes building a 30 by 40 feet covered barnyard with 19 ground posts, boards for siding, a straw stack roof, two openings, and a permanent wind shield. Inside are two stalls, feed racks, a salt box, and removable siding and partitions for easy manure removal. Nine to twelve cows stay comfortable year round, with cows kept clean by the shed design.
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Ohio
Winter Window Boxes For Indoor Plant Care
The Garden Magazine recommends winter plant keeping in window boxes placed inside the window six to twelve inches from the glass. Use well drained boxes that fit the window and are six to eight inches wide and six inches deep with drainage holes. A tray should catch excess water while allowing air circulation. elevate the box on small wooden blocks to improve drainage.
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Garden Magazine
Cow Training Trick Ignites Milking Discipline
A Farm and Home writer describes a simple stall device to curb a cow’s urination during milking. A board across the stall forms a square‑hinged enclosure that stays clear of the cow’s back when not in use.
The Cream on Dairy Farm Care
Guidance on dairy farming emphasizes clean bedding, salt storage, and cow cleanliness to maximize profit. It warns against selling whole milk at low prices and notes the importance of feeding, especially sugar beets, to avoid odor in milk. The cow is the key moneymaker and should be treated with care from birth.
A Hand Crop Helps Young Orchard Grow Strong
A hand crop is best for the young orchard and all vegetables benefit from cultivation. Do not sit idle. sod will check growth and later cultivation cannot fix the stunting the orchard may suffer.
Spreading Manure Advice for Winter Meadow Care
Instruction warns that manure hauled onto a meadow in winter should be spread immediately to prevent sod damage and fertility loss. Delays risk heap deterioration of the turf and reduced nutrient use.
Gopher Pest Control Dusts Up Early Home Remedy
A dated note describes a gopher elimination method using a vinegar like solution. Dissolve nine in water with vine gar and soak corn. Place three to four kernels in each hole and repeat every few days until the pests are gone.
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Patrick D. Tyrrell
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Missouri Land Leaguers
Band of Land
Schurz
Brooks
Zwart
Robert Lindsay
Salsbury
Carroll R. Peck
Peck
Inlaw
Bertram
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