Trading in Samoa Taverns Samoan Chat and Bargain
An excerpt depicts Trewella Pierce Churchill in Lippincott's with two young Samoans lingering on a trader's veranda. They chat as the trader finishes breakfast, bargaining for a box of fire starters while exposing native speech, customs, and poverty through a humorous, illustrative exchange.
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Trewella Pierce Churchill
Lippincott
laval&Van
Walting
Fox
Turo
Chiefa
Samoa
Address on consumptive poor care at Detroit conference
Dr. 8. A. Knopf of New York urged the national conference on charities and correction in Detroit to create outdoor colonies for early stage consumptives in crowded Eastern cities. He argued that fresh air and sunshine in sanatoriums reduce death risk and that poor urban areas need better sanitation and accessible treatment, with outdoor facilities as in Colorado.
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8. A. Knopf
New York
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Detroit
Knopf
Colorado
East
Denver
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement oath notes
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Ad promotes Hall's remedy taken internally and promises testimonials. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and distribution by druggists.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Ball
F. J. Cheney& CO
Brammer Manufacturing Free Puzzle Souvenir Offer
Davenport Iowa company promotes a unique puzzle souvenir offered free to readers who request it. It markets the O K Washing Machine as a leading domestic appliance bearing its trade stamp.
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H. F. Brammer Manufacturing Company
Davenport
Iowa
Brammer Company
O. K
Agricultural paraphrases from a 19th century Western farming column
The article surveys crop economics and farming notes from 1877 to modern times, detailing corn and hay values, hog and horse farming profits, weed and berry growth, and soil fertility. It discusses weather, crops, seed costs, and the impact of supply and demand on prices, with observations on birds, climate, and cultural shifts in agriculture.
Shortsighted plan to drain swamp land faces opposition
A Western state land project to drain 16 000 acres of swamp land, nearly valueless, met bitter opposition from landowners whose farms would lie along the proposed ditch. State laws protect swamp land owners, and the ditch will be dug despite protests.
The Beef Trust and the Centralization of Meat Trade
The piece argues that centralization and combination reduce costs in meat packing, benefiting large firms through offal profits and government-inspected meat, while small butchers suffer. It warns that cooperation breeds trusts and tyranny, asking how much profit should go to retailers and consumers amid centralized slaughter and broader manufacturing trends.
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Beef Trust
Combine
America
Water Witch and Superstition in Water Location Debate
An inquiry questions practical use of the water witch for locating underground water. The piece argues superstition persists in some ancestry beliefs, contrasts it with scientific progress, notes weather prophets and Friday taboos, and comments on fencing, livestock, and the impact of barbed wire on markets.
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Lke
Common Boy and the John Brown Fort Tale
A Western boy rises from modest beginnings to become a mechanical engineer and plant manager. The report also covers crow nuisances in the West, olive oil production, dairy byproducts, and a court sale of land tied to the John Brown Fort near Harper's Ferry, detailing Miss Kate Field’s estate and Murphy’s debt.
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Agricultural College of
John Brown Fort
Jefferson Count
W. Va
Alexander Murphy
Kate Field
John
John Brown
Harper’s Ferry
Brown
Chicago
Miss Field
Harper's Ferry
Warm Welcome for Wrong Man Story of a comic misdirection
A Chicago anecdote recalls Congressman Amos J. Cummings telling of a late night encounter. A drunken youth follows the congressman to a residence, where a tall woman flings him out by the collar. The man learns they have just moved.
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Amos J. Cummings
Congress
Lost in an Impenetrable Forest Novel Gaffe at Night
In a Thicket, Secretary of War Root writes of a New Yorker who left his club late, walked home, and collided with a tree. He retreats, returns, and again meets the same tree, finally sitting and lamenting lost in an impenetrable forest.
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Root
Excellent Suggestion Gardner Here Dead Trees to Fell
A terse exchange notes dead trees that must be felled and a suggestion to raise dried fruit on them, reflecting a conversational tone from a New York Times snippet.
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Gardner
New York Times
Dog Policeman Bum Wins Hearts At Twenty Eighth Precinct
A New York Sun feature recounts Bum the small black and tan police dog who thawed in a precinct doorway four years ago. He befriended Sergeant Reilly, shared meals, and now accompanies midnight squads, riding transit and guarding burglars as he aids arrests. Bum’s collar bears the precinct number and his fame grows with every patrol.
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New York Sun
Bum
Elghty-eighth Street
East River
Freers
Tom Reilly
Hawkins
Sergeant Reilly
Bom
Reilly
Hawking
Astoria
Eighty-sixth Street
Thenon Post
Seventy-ninth Street
Ninety-sixth Street
Spain to Send a Minister to Cuba
Madrid announces the government will appoint a minister to the Cuban republic. The move reflects ongoing diplomatic efforts as Spain confirms the appointment.
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Spain
Madrid
Publisher credits newspaper ads for big book sales
A New York publisher says it is important to sell many copies with newspaper advertising. He has tried various publicity methods including street characters and lectures but finds that newspaper advertising yields the best results.
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New York
Beehive Display Promises Colorado at 1904 Fair
Colorado exhibit plans at the 1904 St. Louis exposition feature five and a half million bees in a miniature Colorado state house built by Mayor Swink of Rocky Ford. The display, costing about 300000 dollars, will use 640 hives to stage live honey production and celebrate Colorado fruit days in St. Louis. Colorado gardeners, beekeepers, and growers anticipate widespread interest as the state seeks to show leadership in mining and agriculture.
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St. Louis Dispatch
Colorado
van E. Rouse
Colorado Springs
St. Louis
Mr. Rouse
Mayor Swink
Rocky Ford
Swink
America
Colorado State House
Denver
State House
Florida
Greeley
Canon City
Grand Junction
Santos-Dumont
Prof. Barnard
Lynn
Mass
Parvin Wright
Col
Paris
London
Iowa
Union
United States
Sydney Fisher
Canada
Wiliam Hutchison
Hutchison
Department of Agriculture
Ottawa
Samuel S. Lindsay
Francis
Lindsay
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South
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H. F. Brammer Manufacturing CO
Department C. Davenport
OWA
I-O-D-O Medicine Co
Chiicago, Il
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