Northern Pacific land sale held up by interior delays
Lane told by Thomas Cooper that Northern Pacific owns 2,220,177 acres in Montana awaiting patents and surveys. Since 20 months only 70,000 acres received patents. February sales reached 65,000 acres to settlers. Cooper warns at current pace it could take 65 years to finalize titles, delaying homes for future generations.
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Montana land policy curbs settlers and wealth growth
Montana loses thousands of acres to Interior Department controls while North and South Dakota see larger plow up and settlement. The report notes railways hinder surveys to avoid taxes, delaying homesteaders who can farm without patents, unlike Northern Pacific lands.
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New Jersey Price Control Law Debated for Farmers and Merchants
The article discusses a New Jersey law banning merchants from exploiting names brands or goodwill and requiring printed price notices to deter unlawful pricing. It questions whether manufacturers or farmers should set retail prices and notes potential threefold damages for violations. It reflects on the law’s potential value and applicability to farmers.
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Spelling Bees in Minnesota Inspire Public Support
Minnesota's state superintendent backs spelling bees as vital to school life noting good spellers are rare and spelling ability matters in business with the rise of the typewriter. He recalls how old time bees trained strong spellers and argues the practice built character beyond mere accuracy.
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Faribault
Salent Schaap bill would reshape property taxes
Governor Sulzer’s appeal over the Salent-Schaap bill, before the New York Legislature, argues a gradual shift of tax burden from improvements to land. The plan lowers improvement taxes 10 percent annually for five years while raising land values, aiming to spur outer-borough development and ease congestion, with expert Crosby predicting mixed effects on rents and incentives.
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New York
John Sherwin Crosby
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Manhattan
Minnesota spelling bees go statewide toward state fair crowns
The Christian Science Monitor notes Minnesota plans to expand district and county spelling bee contests culminating at the state fair in September. The piece playfully imagines future newspaper notices about advertisers who once excelled in local spelling contests, arguing the statewide effort will not harm spelling skills.
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Faribault County
Minn
Christian Science Monitor
Tariff Debate Sparks House Clash Across Parties
Republicans and Democrats plus Progressives heated tariff talk in the House last week leading to a dramatic clash that concluded on Tuesday. Progressive Chandler of New York objected to references from an Alabama figure during the debate.
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Chandler
New York
Wild Man from Africa and Jackson Duel Retorts in Tariff Debate
The piece contrasts Democratic and Republican voices over a tariff bill. It cites Chandler’s claim Jackson killed Dickinson in a duel and recounts Dickinson’s bravado and Jackson’s cool, including surviving a bullet. It argues party rhetoric should focus on the tariff issue rather than historical squabbles.
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Africa
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Calhoun
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Winfield Scott
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Spain
Milking Contest Bets Stir Dillon Creamiery Revival
Two men F A Hazelbaker and C A Smith bet $100 over a cow milking race while a third man bluffingly offered to wager the same. The contest will occur once arrangements are made. Also noted are Tom Mulaney's home improvements and Lincoln McConnell slated to speak at the college auditorium, a former Atlanta policeman turned Christian.
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F. A. Hazelbaker
C. A
Thomas Mulaney
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Glendale Streets
Lincoln McConnell
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Mr. McConnell
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Monmouth
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Atlas
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertising Reward Testimony
A 19th century ad promises a $100 reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo back the claim with testimonials from local bankers and citizens. The remedy is sold for 73 cents per bottle with internal action claims and a family pill for constipation.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
National Bank OF Commerce
O. Hall
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