Cotton Still King in the South Amid Growth of Byproducts
The article notes cotton's dominant role in the South despite a rough season 1900-01. It cites nearly 1,000,000 bales, high seed revenue, and U.S. dominance in world consumption. It tracks spindles by region, historic roots in India, and early U.S. cultivation in Talbot County Maryland. It also mentions Fall River and Providence as major cotton centers, with growing Southern factory presence.
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East Indies
Egypt
United States
Great Britain
European
India
America
Talbot County
Maryland
New England
Massachusetts
Fall River
Providence
Cotton Industry Through the Ages Before the Revolution
Before the Revolution cotton grew in Virginia and nearby regions for handmade cloth. The South now dominates world cotton, with India second and Egypt third, Britain historically a top fabric producer. From early growth to modern scale, America’s cotton manufacturing surged after 1815, with 1810 to 1850 seeing rapid gains in output and capital, while refined cottonseed products found varied uses in food, lubrication, and agriculture.
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Virginia
United States
India
Egypt
Brazil
Mississippi Valley
Great Britain
England
America
New England
Samuel Slater
Pawtucket
R. L
Rock-Snake Attack Cited From Tang Weera Adventure
In a Central American woods tale, Cc. N. Bell recounts facing a ten to twelve foot rock snake while paddling a canoe. Bell strikes at the creature, it drops into the bow, two men fall overboard, and the snake pursues as the party dives and shouts in fear.
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Cc. N. Bell
Central America
Pitpan
Mr. Bell
Ghter
Savage Seri Indians of Tiburon Island Threatened
An expedition led by Charles Meadows prepares to conquer Tiburon Island home to the Seri. The tribe, long resisting outside rule, faces possible subjugation or extermination as Meadows holds a provisional grant from the Mexican government.
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Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Mexico
Prns
Charlea Meadows
Trickery in Vermont Inn Lists Sparks Rivalry
A Northern Vermont traveler recalls a feud between two taverns over guest lists published by a local paper. One inn added a drinking trough with a book and pencil, revealing travelers who stopped for a drink. The paper prints weekly tallies under Those who have stopped at the Spofford Inn during the last week are.
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Vermont
Spofford Inn
Fish flour from drying Norwegian catch proposed for America
Norway’s fisheries produce much surplus fish and a drying invention creates fish flour easy to transport and rich in nutrients. The idea suggests a new profitable American industry. In U S census data one person in forty owns a telephone, while San Francisco reaches one in twelve.
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Norway
America
United States
San Francisco
Pretty postmistress escapes death in tale of cure
Thousands suffer systemic catarrh causing cold extremities headaches and heart palpitations. The ad claims Peruna and Manalin remove the root cause, detailing Alma Cox of Orum South Carolina who credits the remedies with relief after years of illness and multiple doctors.
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Peruna
Mise Alma Cox
Orum
5. C
Monopole Brand Canned Goods From Oregon Packers
A fragmented ad notes that Sonopole and Monopole canned fruits vegetables spices baking powders and similar goods are produced by a single U S packer Wadhamserr Bros Packers Portland Oregon with a blue and gold embossed label and available through grocers.
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United States
Wadhamserr Brog
Packers
Portland
Oregon
Engagement Breakoff Cited by Family Objection
The Philadelphia Record reports the engagement between Hardup and Miss Gotrox was broken off after Slobbe cited objections from her father's cook to any further additions to the family.
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Blobbs
Hardup
Miss Gotrox
Philadelphia Record
Cryptic Mint Exchange Echoes In Fractured Dialogue
A garbled dialogue fragment from a printer's error features lines about value and chemistry, mentioning mint, bullion, and price. It reads like a damaged script with scattered names and phrases, making precise interpretation difficult yet hinting at a transactional exchange and safety notes.
Kostique Chatterton Admired By Rimer
Philadelphia Record reports Kostique Chatterton committed death by his own actions. Rimer questions what there is to admire in him and names Kostique as the poet in question.
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Rimer
Mr. Kostique
Kostique
Chatterton
Philadelphia Record
Small Sierra Leone University Claims World Size Record
The Foura Bay university in Sierra Leone is described as the world smallest, with only 12 students and five professors a few years ago, highlighting its tiny scale and limited staff.
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Foura Bay
Sierra Leone
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