Southern Land, People, and The Call for Growth
The author argues for rapid Southern settlement and economic development. He praises cheap fertile land from five dollars an acre, compares Southern prices to Western and Prairie states, and urges policies to enable small holdings, irrigation, and rural schools to raise productive citizens. The piece reflects on Grady and national development aims.
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Republic
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Washington
California
Ilinois
Iowa
Prairie States
United States
New England
Mother Earth
Atlanta
Henry W. Grady
Friends of National Development
Southern opportunities in railroads and irrigation urged
A speaker extols Southern settlement, rail access, and natural advantages, urging federal irrigation, forests preservation, and nationwide unity to finish the nation. He notes rapid railroad growth, potential prosperity for settlers, and calls for broad loyalty across states in building the republic. A stray anecdote about a man asking for a plate of fly specks ends the fragment.
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Mason and Dixon
South
Carving by Machinery Marks Gettysburg Memorials
The battlefield at Gettysburg and other Civil War scenes are filling with granite marble and bronze memorials. These artistic designs save time and expense and spotlight Yankee ingenuity across national parks, attracting visitors and honoring the conflict.
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Gettysburg
Stafe
Congress of
United States
Mari
Orett
Union
Irish Revival Spawns Arts in a Dublin Village
In a village near Dublin Irish ladies start an industrial effort with three crafts printing books embroidery on Irish linen and weaving tapestry and carpets. They aim for Irish style and design with patterns reflecting national character and historical themes, while workers include many young peasant girls trained for generations.
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Dublin
Why We Are Right Handed
An anatomist cites heredity and early warfare as reasons people favor the right hand. He argues that fighting lessons led to more frequent right-handed use, shaping brain development to enhance that limb’s control. The left side was kept to shield the body from wounds, reinforcing this handedness pattern.
Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge Reputed Scholar of Society
One of the most scholarly women in the National Capital, Mrs Henry Cabot Lodge, daughter of Rear Admiral Charles H Davis, was reared amid culture. She attended Wellesley and studied at other institutions, taking a keen interest in Greek research and reading proof sheets.
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National Capital
Henry Cabot Lodge
Charles H. Davis
Wellesley
Words for Grape-Nuts Contest Promises Big Prizes
A 1906 promotion by Postum Cereal Co. invites 331 readers to form as many valid words as possible using Y I O Grape Nuts. Prizes include $100 in gold and multiple gold piece boxes, with rules on word lists, letters describing health benefits, and deadlines.
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Tor
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd
Battle Creek
Mich
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Lfe
Philadelphia Trust Coopeny
Board OF
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Natio
Maron Caty
Baraca
Justice Supreme Court
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Neb
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Pomuce
Sinha Etomy del
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Foro Itico
Kah Juan
Ww. T. Armstrong
U. 8
Preident
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International Lumber É> Development CO
Drexel Building
Philadelphia
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