Colonel Lewis a longtime senate hopeful with vivid quirks
Survey of the World's News profiles Colonel James Hamilton Lewin of Chicago known as Jim Ham Lewis, a veteran public figure with a suave style and pink whiskers. It notes his career from Washington state congressman to presidential and gubernatorial bids, and his notoriety as an impersonator in hotel lobbies. It also previews his looming 1912 senate bid as the ninth inning approaches.
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James Hamilton Lewin
Chicago
Lewis
United States
Senate
Congress
Washington
Cuba
P. D. Grant
Pacific Coast
Tmi Hie
Miinois
Northwest
Jim Ham Lewis
Mail Order Money Spurs Town Improvements
A midwestern town grows into a city as residents learn to favor home merchants over mall orders. A station master persuades locals to buy locally, proving a bicycle cost 1550 at a mall vs 10 in Browne’s shop. The shift boosts trade and sparks quick local improvements.
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Middle West
Jones
Brown
Star Mater
Brown and Jones
Brawn
Browne
Catalpa Investment and Remedy for Kicking Cow
A Kansas farmer asks if genuine catalpa woot can profit from five acre plots as fast growing Amber for durable posts and seed sales. The note mentions four to five year groves, seed value, and future abundance. The remedy for a kicking cow suggests placing a halter above and rope to lift the head, hindering kicks, observed by a dairy man.
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Kansas
Catalpa Wood for Posts and Poles Featured
An article touts catalpa as durable for fence posts rail road ties and telegraph poles. It notes quick growth in Indian lands where catalpa spectosa is native and cites centuries old posts in use. A St Louis exhibit showed catalpa furniture and a railway seat set. The piece laments limited native supply and seed-based cultivation.
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Catalpa
Nulrond
St. Louis
Ty Hart
Sunday School Lesson For May 5 Senior Berean Series
Reading notes on Luke 12 15 and Luke 16 25 31 contrast two life ideals the blessed and the rich and poor. the lesson warns against selfish wealth and urges using life opportunities to aid others citing biblical examples including the poor the righteous and the rich man and Lazarus with emphasis on moral choices and future judgment.
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Dives
Lazarus
Palestine
Abraham
Hell
Farm Pest Remedies From Antiquated Notes
A dated, fragmented extraction lists household and farm chemical recipes. It describes using formalin and copper sulfate mixtures to treat grain, beans, and foliage, warning of flammability and providing dilutions and application steps. The text lacks coherent structure and contains unsafe historical instructions.
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Bordeaux
New Yorker
Sun Spots and Wheat Rust De Trouble Farmers Face
A weathered report discusses wheat rust closely following sunspot changes. It cites a UBE Track study from the College of Agriculture at Towel Dad, noting the pest responds to sunspot activity. The article frames the pest as a persistent challenge over eleven years.
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Germany
Royal Agricultural College
Olympias
Leipzig
Stuart Ager
Ube
U.N
College of Agreutrune
Towel
Dadi
Tungus
Brazen Day impostor confusion over murder trial
A lengthy court drama recounts a man nicknamed Day who evades identifications at Clinton. Witnesses waver on his true identity as Henry Day or James Bailey, with public scrutiny at the depot and post office. The jury returns not guilty, and the man later admits to another identity in a separate case.
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Elenry
Agniet Martie
Mayer Shiv Court
Sensum
Wml
Lee Tourmane
Lakemon
Henry Day
Justice of the Peace
Tames Bailey
Te Din Batley
Switzerland
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Martin
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Bailey
Sven No Wiote
Day
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