September United States Crop Report Highlights Corn and Wheat Conditions
The September crop report from the Department of Agriculture notes corn down from 96 to 91. Wheat conditions vary by state with Ohio 52 and California 100 among others. oats and Irish potatoes show declines, while stock hogs and overall hog weight improve slightly. Regional issues include winter kill, drought, rust, and heavy rains affecting yields. The piece also mentions the Festival of Mountain and Plain preparations with strong attendance expectations and pioneer events in progress.
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United States
Department of Agrculture
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
North Dakota
California
Oregon
Washington
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
New York
Pennsylvania
Gulf of Mexico
Towa
Texas
South Carolina
Wyoming
Nevada
Oklahoma
Mountain and Plain Festival Hosts Mexican Band and Parade
Denver's annual Great Festival promises a unique program with a Santa Fe Mexican band and the mile high round up featuring a pack train of thirty jacks from George Town. Rocky Mountain canaries burros mules jacks jennies and long eared animals will march alongside a maid of honor contest and district events in Garfield county the Bryan and Sewal club selects the guest of the festival committee representing the district.
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Santa Fe
Georgetown
Rocky Mountain
Garfield County
Bryan and Sewal Club
Country Correspondence from Fort Lupton and Nearby Towns
Local notes report the Head light dairy purchasing fifty two cows at thirty dollars each. Other items note butter sourcing, new routes, illnesses, a camp due to rain, minor accidents, school openings, and social visits across Weldon Valley, La Salle, Big Bend, and Athene.
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Fort Lupton
Headlight
Bryant
George Poor
Best & Co
Frink
Platteville
Sloan
Denver
Tory
Daisy
Ruby Frink
T. Davis’s. Welcome Lewis
Big Bend
la Salle
Frank Meeker
Greeley
Emily Newman
East Evans
LaSalle
Lizzie Miller
Little
Athene
Cattle Buyers Contract 220 Head From Harrison and Painter Brothers
Nebraska buyers contracted 100 head of three year old steers from Harrison and 120 head from Painter Brothers with delivery due October 1. Wool buyers scarce with Denver purchaser paying three cents a pound. New agent Michael and family arrive at the depot. Dan Lord in Denver. Wm Topham and Rhys plan fall sales. Burlington trains reduced as debate over gold standard continues.
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Nebraska
Harrison
Painter Brothers
Michael
Denver
Dan Lord
Den
Names in an Acrostic on Bryan Sewall Free Silver
A Sunday opinion highlights an acrostic listing presidents from Washington to current nominees spelling out Bryan and Sewall Free Silver. The piece denounces the current chief executive as a fat beast and argues all prior presidents supported silver, naming many presidents in sequence.
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Bryan
Sewall
McKinley
Hobart
Washington
Felling a Dangerous Chimney by Controlled Collapse
An adaptive method for safely removing a bulging chimney is described from Lancashire practice. Workers cut away base bricks on multiple sides, prop and soak timber with tar to burn supports, guiding the chimney’s circular fall. A climber recalls a similar collapsing roof shaft, narrowly escaping as it gave way.
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Lancashire
Yorkshire
Manchester
Chambers’ Journal
Devotion Cite From Italian Journal About Mourning Suicide
A London Queen item recalls a remarkable act of devotion in which a husband, learning his wife looked best in mourning, killed himself so she might wear mourning attire. The anecdote highlights extreme sacrifice and societal views on grief.
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London
Another Crash at Canton
Canton Ohio reports a heavy influx of visitors despite rain for a campaign event. Railroad workers from Chicago arrived in bulk with 11 trains bringing crowds and signaling strong turnout amid ongoing campaign activities.
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Canton
Chicago
Coxey's Horse Sold For a Song in Market Trade
Sept 21 Cotumars C reports General Coxey's stallion once valued at 16000 dollars sold for a mere plug likely worth five dollars with five dollars to boot. The sale marks the start of Coxey's mounting financial troubles after his march to Washington failed.
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Coxey
Cotumars
O Coxey
Washington
Czar and Czarina Embark on Imperial Yacht Stand
The czar and czarina sailed from OOPEeNHAGEN aboard the Imperial yacht Stand bound for Leith, with escort by the Polar Star.
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Czarion
Oopeenhagen
Czarina
Stand
Leith
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Rewards for Cured Cases
Frank J. Cheney senior partner of F J Cheney & Co in Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Greason attested on December 6, 1886. Cure taken internally and claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available.
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Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Greason
F. J. Cueney & Co
American Danish Norwegian Silver Literature Club Appeals for Subscriptions
The American Danish Norwegian Silver Literature club asks readers to subscribe to an expense fund to print silver literature in Scandinavian languages to counter the single standard party. The claim is labeled false and misleading. An entertainment is planned to benefit the cause and locals are urged to start a subscription list and send funds to secretary M Gelleen at The American Danish Norwegian Silver Literature club.
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Silver Literature Club
M. Gellein
Small Improvement in Trade and Race Times Across Several States
Bradstreet's trade review notes a modest weekly uptick in trade with more wool purchases and renewed wool manufacturing, reduced surplus cotton goods, and rising demand for seasonable fabrics. Confidence grows among iron and steel firms about early demand revival and staple goods in the south Atlantic Gulf region. Star Pointer at Mystic Park wins races setting three fast heats and lowering world records for quarter and half, while four Hazardville powder mills explode in Connecticut due to lightning, with no injuries and substantial glass damage reported.
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New York
Bradstreet
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Medford
Mass
Star Pointer
Mystic Park
Robert J
Frank Rgan
Springfield
Hazardville
Conn
Bald Sets Unpaced Half Mile World Record in New York
Eddie Bald, the bicycle rider, broke the world's unpaced record for a half mile in Manhattan Beach's first event, clocking 1 minute 11 seconds from a standing start.
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New York
Eddie Bald
Manhattan Beach
Watches and the American craze for open faced gold timepieces
The article notes that almost everyone carries a watch and gold watches form a growing share of sales. Open faced designs dominate fine and general markets, with prices from 65 to 100 dollars. American daily production runs around 4000, matching imports, driven by new buyers, immigrants, and replacement by newer styles.
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United States
New York Sun
Herrick and Milton on Music and Dress
Mr Gosse notes Herrick’s vivid grasp of dress and nature, praising his vivid description of Julia’s gown and the rustle of her walk. He contrasts Herrick’s exuberant praise of music with Milton’s measured, discerning tributes to Harry Lawes who set Comus.
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Herrick
Julia
Milton
Gray
Browning
Harry Lawes
Lawes
Orpheus
Gentleman’s Magazine
Yours in haste monogram echoes a vanished romance
The London Tit Bits verse reflects a fading youth and a love that lingers in a poet’s memory. A wooing detail, the dainty monogram “Yours in haste” anchors a reflection on time, aging, and a singer’s enduring wife. The poem contrasts youthful ardor with mature regret.
New York Fire Department Ranked Among World’s Best
Charles Thaxter Hill praises New York City fire services citing superior equipment, fine horses, and highly trained personnel. He notes strict physical tests and a comprehensive in-house school at fire headquarters as factors in the department’s national standing.
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United States
New York City
Charles Thaxter Hill
St Nicholas
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