Kansas Advertising Muse Explodes In Nation's Eye
A Kansas paper praises Kansas as a billboard of national influence. Carrie Nation and the state’s political culture are discussed with satirical zeal, linking Kansas figures to national debates and the idea of statewide promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Bays
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Jerry Simpson
Chester
Long
Republican National Committee
House of Fame
Nation
William Allen White
St. Louis Mirror
America
Ingalls
Massachusetts
New York
Court of St. James
Ohio
John J. Paenils
Senate
Unnamed Monster Bones Exceed Atlantosaurus in Size at Chicago
The Field Museum in Chicago holds bones of a gigantic unnamed dinosaur larger than the Atlantosaurus, once deemed the largest land animal. Its thigh bone measures six feet eight inches, and its humerus is longer by 23 inches, implying a truly immense height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Columbian Museum
Chicago
Marsh
Rocky Mountain
Mimer S. Riggs
Fried Green Tomatoes Recipe Tips and Tips from People’s Home Journal
Cut firm green tomatoes into thick slices and season with salt and pepper. Dip first in beaten egg then in cracker crumbs. Fry in hot fat until deep brown, forming crisp coating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Home Journal
Major Rediscovered Amy. Restores Fletcher Estate
In a revival of youth and duty, Major Gillespie, weary of office life, reclaims a long-lost love. He travels to Cherry Dale to defend Amy Fletcher’s inheritance, discovers Amy Lester the beloved from 20 years past, and wins both her trust and the Fletcher property. He seals the future with marriage and the firm relocates to grand new offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gillespie
George
Eastman
Joe
Ute
Amy Lester
Sumter
Lincoln
Amy
Tie
Major
Peter Vandermeier
Fletcher
Vandermeier
Avian Fletcher
Cherrydale
Miss Fletcher
Amy Leeter
Amy Fletcher
Mamma
Mmmma
Vandelmeier
Ife
Fastiman
Emu
Warring on Sea Lions Shake Pacific Coast Fishermen
Pacific coast fishermen push to exterminate sea lions blamed for devastating Chinook and other salmon runs. Oregon lawmakers set a 2.50 bounty but flawed wording stalled payments. fishermen fund private shoots at breeding grounds. Lions roam near Columbia River mouth and Seal Rock, weighing up to 4000 pounds, with hunting deemed essential to protect fisheries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Columbia River
Seal Rock
Apple Crop Outranks Wheat in Value in 1900
The 1900 apple crop in the United States reached 215 million barrels with an average of about $2 per barrel, totaling roughly $490 million and about 50 percent more than wheat at just over $300 million. Exports reached 4 million barrels, with Europe offering higher prices overseas. Orchard owners are just beginning to explore the financial potential of apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
America
Europe
Chicago Chronicle
Lord Ninkunypupe Referred By Alice In May
Fragmentary lines show Alice intending to accent a lord named Ninkunypupe in May and comment on his character as a B man, with a quoted exchange from Puck about a lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Ninkunypupe
May
Puck
Pungent Paragraphs and Dialect Jokes Quick Read
A collage of quips and dialect lines from various papers. Snippets include barbershop talk about self possession, slang conversations about secrets, warnings about hydrophobia, a cemetery scene misreading, and a Rev Washington Johnson sermon on thieves and offerings.
Silver Service to a Battleship Described by Fawcett
Wal don Fawcett writes in Woman's Home Companion about the process of presenting a silver service to a battleship. Officials select design and size for visibility, silversmiths submit competitive sketches, contracts are awarded, and after a formal ceremony a state governor or dignitary gives the presentation address to honor the ship and crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waldon Fawcett
Navy Department
Congress
Insect Pests of Hawaii and Ladybird Aid
The Hawaiian islands faced severe insect plagues, threatening sugar and coffee. In 1890 the Vedalia cardini pulse ladybird from Australia was released, naturalized, and reduced scale insects. Additional insects arrived, with several establishing and aiding crops, especially aphids attacking sugar canes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Supreme Court Upholds Foot-Ease Trademark Infringement Ruling
The Buffalo Supreme Court Justice Laughlin sustains a permanent injunction with costs and a full accounting of sales against Paul B. Hudson and a Brooklyn dealer to stop selling Dr. Clark's Foot Powder, found to imitate Foot-Ease. Allen B. Olmsted of Leroy, N. Y., owns the Foot-Ease trade mark and led nationwide advertising. Similar actions will target other infringers mislabeling and selling spurious foot powders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Laughlin
Supreme Court
Buffalo
Paul B. Hudson
Dr. Clark
Brooklyn
Allen
Olmsted
Leroy
N. Y
Seasonable Home Remedies Suggested for Summer Ailments
Practical tips propose relief for prickly heat with rye flour dustings several times daily. A milk mixture with raw egg, sugar, and nutmeg is offered to combat fatigue in warm weather. Sunburns are treated by nightly sour milk or buttermilk washes and a morning weak bran tea with cologne. Tan is addressed by magnesia paste applied briefly then washed off with castile soap.
Passing thoughts on work and effort from period quotes
A collection of aphorisms from various newspapers notes differing views on labor and success. Witty lines compare diligence and vanity with insights attributed to Ram's Horn Atchison Globe and Detroit Journal, highlighting the idea that effort determines outcomes in business and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Globe
Detroit. Journal
Hwo
Atchison Gloha
Wonderful cure boosts Dodd's Kidney Pills in Indiana
Mrs Elizabeth Rorick of Buck Creek Indiana suffered rheumatism and sleepless nights before using Dodd's Kidney Pills. She reports complete, permanent relief with no recurrence. The tale spreads as Tippecanoe County residents adopt the remedy amid strong results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck Creek
Ind
Elizabeth Rorick
Dodd
Tippecanoe County
Mrs. Rovick
Sidney
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Gosken Daily Democrat
JOS. A, Brand, Publisher
Gossten
Bae
SUH
Authors Syndicate
Philadelphia
Eben
Indianapolis News
Willie
Ohio State Journal
Madge
Emil
Hulda
Fiegende Blaetter
Tess
Jess
Washington Johnson
Princeton Tiger
Silver
NAVY
Uncle Sam
Hawaii
Carter
Pace
Pico Geomaines
Foote
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
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