The Easy Life of Country Farmers in Modern Times
The piece contrasts city stress with country independence, detailing a 160 acre farm near a city offering rent and meals for low costs. It notes affordable living, abundant produce, and pigs, cattle, and poultry, plus simple clothing and minimal medical needs. It argues farming creates freedom from urban wage pressures and calendar-driven work, urging readers to learn farming if no trade exists.
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Gnonet
Walt
Chicago
Joseph
Abe
Rick
Canaan
Prairie States
Mississippi Valley
First Greek Minister to Visit Here
Lambreas A Coromilla the first Greek minister to visit the United States holds a prominent place in Washington diplomatic circles. He is a celebrated figure among Greek patriots and a key liaison in U.S. Greek relations.
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Lambreas A. Coromilla
Greece
Washington
Navy spending cited as boon to U S iron and steel output
Senator Perkins argues naval expenditure since 1883 has cost about 1 244 billion dollars but boosted the iron and steel industries. He notes 140 000 iron and steel workers in 1880 rising to 857 000 in 1905 with wages of 55 million then and 482 million in 1905, highlighting industrial gains.
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Perkins
California
Senate
Naval Outfit
United States
Birthplace of Great Party and Its Lasting Influence
The article argues that government navy expansion spurs broad industrial growth and prosperity for workers and farmers alike. It highlights Ripon Wisconsin as the birthplace of the Republican party with ties to Lincoln Grant and others, calling for preservation of historic sites and honoring the party's origins and achievements.
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Ripon
Wis
Lincoln
Washington
Grant
Re Publican
Great Republican Party
Stanton
Sumner
Wade
Chase
Morton
Sherman
Thomas
Blaine
Harrison
Hay
McKinley
Roosevelt
Exports of Farm Products and Tariff Debate
Government data show seven months to January 1908 yielded $258.39 million in food exports and $316.86 million in raw cotton, totaling $575.25 million in farm exports. The claim that farmers suffer for lack of foreign markets is unfounded. exports come after domestic demand is met and fetch strong prices.
Tariff Revision Urged as Forester Protection Move
Presidential recommendation urges a specific tariff revision as a forerunner to forest protection measures and promises a general tariff overhaul by the next session.
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Congress
President Roosevelt Links Anarchist Literature to Murder
President Roosevelt condemns anarchist writings as murderous propaganda. He argues if law requires their dissemination through government channels, the postmaster general becomes an accessory to murder. He says such use of government service cannot be tolerated.
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Roosevelt
Realize Value of Printing in Church Outreach
The New York Press notes churches widely publish monthly or weekly literature to teach and fundraise. A Trinity chapel pamphlet, the 805th in a series, distributes 16 pages with maps and illustrations. St Patrick’s plans hymn cards and lent reading lists to guide congregations.
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Trinity
Teafset
St. Patrick's Cathedral
New York Press
Caterpillars Reported After Krugersdorp Hailstorm
Rhodesia Herald notes an army of 200000 caterpillars appeared in the Krugersdorp district after a severe hailstorm. Old colonists recall similar plagues following big storms and suggest hailstones may carry a germ triggering insect swarms. Free State residents remember 1860s and 1870s storms with crop-devastating outbreaks.
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Krugersdorp
Nail
Rhodesia
Preserved Flowers Fade Amid Postcard Craze
A New York Sun quote laments the decline of pressed flowers and the art of correspondence due to postcard culture. Traveling friends once sent leaves and flowers with notes of places visited, but modern postcard exchanges have squelched this pretty sentiment.
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Yesteryear
New York Sun
Electricity brightens New York with novel glow
Ten years ago New Yorkers did not resist night shading. Electrical designers now create bright illumination and New York becomes the most brilliantly lit city. The population spends over $50,000,000 yearly to sustain the glow.
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Rosales
Ernest McGaffey
Peaems
Joseph B. Bowles
William
America
Republican Party
Wire
Taft
Market Reports
Cincinnati
Burley
New York
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