Census finds 90 percent of US wealth in farm and home owners
A Census Bureau report shows farm and home owners hold over 90 percent of national wealth. It details ownership rates by race and nativity, mortgage status, city vs rural, and compares native and foreign born proprietors across farms and homes.
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United States
Austria-Hungary
Canada
Newfoundland
Wales
England
France
Germany
Ireland
Italy
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Russia
Poland
Scotland
Loeas
Lumber thieves at the front strike timber deal
Indian tribes at White Earth and Red Lake in Minnesota gain permission from the President to log and sell timber lost in fires. Observers warn white lumber companies will reap the profits while Indians do not cut a single stick, stirring controversy over possible incendiarism rewards.
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White Earth
Red Lake Reservation i
Minnesota
Secretary of the Interior
Forest Fires and Timber Pirates Fuel a Wildfire of Profit
A historical analysis claims over 600 million feet of timber burned under a policy allowing Indian logging, valued at $4 per thousand feet, totaling over $2 million. The piece accuses lumber companies and Interior Department agents of exploiting fires to seize dead trees, calling for scrutiny of beneficiaries and warning of further blazes to enrich a few black-hearted interests.
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Chicago Insurance
Interior Department
Wheat as Feed Across States Cites Varied Use
The Farmers' Review reports widespread use of wheat as cattle feed across Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Kentucky Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota and the Dakotas. Proportions vary from none to about half the crop, with price and market access driving feeding practices in many counties.
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Farmers’ Review
Illinoia
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Kentucky
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Illinois
Death of Mrs D C Bloomer Pioneer of the Bloomer Dress
Mrs. D C Bloomer died at Council Bluffs Iowa aged 76. She originated the dress reform known as the bloomer and popularized the bifurcated costume through lectures and publications starting in 1851 at Seneca Falls New York with the Lily. Her husband and she celebrated their golden wedding four years ago after forty one years at the same residence.
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D. C. Bloomer
Council Bluffs
Iowa
D.C. Bloomer
Ex Minister Bingham Faces Modern World War Reflections
John A. Bingham, aged 80, longtime Ohio statesman and former congressman, recalls his career from 40 years in Congress to a ministership in Japan under Grant. He criticizes European interference in Asia and hints at a guarded peninsula with rumored gold and silver mines fueling Japan's resource needs.
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John A. Bingham
Ohio
Congress of
United States
Congress
Grant
Japan
Bingham
China
Golconda
Incomplete OCR Text Index Summary
Readable text is fragmentary with no identifiable persons events or organizations to summarize. Provide a clearer source to generate a proper newspaper style T and S.
Nose Transplant From Own Finger At London Hospital
A London patient with no nose receives a grafted nasal structure. Surgeon Dr. Bloxam uses a finger harvested from the patient, held to the face for four weeks, then reattached, creating a living new nose from his own tissue. The operation's outcome remains under shaping.
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Atlantic
Charing Cross Hospital
London
Bloxam
Dr. Bloxam
The Origin and Method of Mnemonic Memory Aids
The article traces memory techniques to ancient Egypt and Cicero’s description of Simonides the poet. It explains the topical method using a large house with decorated rooms to place thoughts by location. A banquet tragedy inspired the idea that order of seats aids recall.
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Cicero
Simonides
Japan and its people praised by Minister Bingham
The text extols the Japanese as generous and brave, notes their past ferocity in hand to hand combat, and praises Japan's modern warfare. It quotes Minister Bingham praising the Emperor for his modesty and education and recounts the Mikado edict for free schooling and Japan’s strong school system. It recalls the Empress thanking departing officials and inviting a visit.
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Bingham
Japan
Mr. Bingham
United States
Sneak Thief Steals Jewelry Then Flees Through Akron Crowd
A thief stole $400 worth of jewelry from Herm Luatiga store in Akron Ohio and escaped through crowded streets. The rest of the item focuses on various unrelated historical notes about trials, deaths, and accidents.
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Herm Luatig
Akron
Ohio
Clearfield
Coaldale Tipple
Daniel Ryan
St. Patrick's Church
New York
Digestive Aid Advertises Bitter Tonic Influence
An old newspaper snippet touts Invigorant and stomachic bitters as beneficial for dyspeptic and rheumatic sufferers. It warns that indigestion gains no lasting help from unmedicated commercial stimulants and promotes the tonic as a safer remedy.
Philadelphia Directory of 1781 relic owner and content
An 1781 Philadelphia directory relic owned by Detective Jones of the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad, based in Wilmington Delaware, compiled by Clement Biddle and printed by James and Johnson. It lists federal officials including President George Washington and notes the tariff law printed on four pages.
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Philadelphia
Detective Jones
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
Wilmington
Del
Clement Biddle
James & Johnson
High
Market Street
George Washington
Ehilselphis
High Street
Philadelphia Record
Invalids' Egg Drink Preparation Hack
A medical note describes a simple homemade egg drink for invalids. It instructs beating egg yolk with sugar and citrus juice, then frothing the egg white with salt and folding. the mixture is served in a tumbler and should not stand warm to avoid separation. It emphasizes easy digestion and avoiding oiliness.
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Hood
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Europe
America
Dalthe
Rsha Cen
Groceng Everywhere
Walter Baker & CO
Dorchester
Mars
TRAM
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