Popular Lacon candidate praised by Michigan editor
R B Fort of Lacon, a Republican hopeful, is hailed as the district and central Michigan’s most popular man with a record that would do credit to any figure. A miscellany of farm pests, home security tips, and advice about advertising concludes with a note that merchants should keep ads up year round to stave off dull business.
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Miuonk Register
Harahan
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Facioehe
Illinois Gathers for Nomination Amid McKinley Endorsement
At the state convention last week Lincoln era mottoes resurface as Republicans back McKinley by a large majority. The Springfield nomination for Trustee of the University of Illinois highlights J B Turner of Jacksonville as father to Mrs Carrie ll, the candidate’s daughter. Turner, age 90, helped spur agricultural college movement starting in 1851 at Granville Alabama.
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McKinley
Illinois
Springfield
University of Illinois
J. B. Turner
Jacksonville
Carriell
J.B. Turner
Granville
Dalzell Sentiment on Revenue and Protection Policy
Congressman Dalzell voices a protectionist agenda urging more revenue from customs to boost mining, farming, mills, and transport facilities, aiming for a larger home market and higher wages. He emphasizes prioritizing American people before international concerns.
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Dalzell
Ias
Acknowledgment of economic distress and a leap year joke
The piece argues that money scarcity, not farm or factory output, causes business distress as purchasing power falls when foreign producers affect prices. It asserts restoring old grain prices and wages would revive trade. It includes a leap year joke about a young woman’s sudden kiss and her minimal reaction.
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Kansas City Journal
Prodigies in Figures at Brown School Chicago
William Henry Harrison Friend, a third grade pupil at the Brown School, solved a lightning arithmetic problem in nine seconds under a new Chicago Speer system. The method uses unit relationships, blocks, and series to teach numbers as changeable quantities, shocking parents but boosting early math skills.
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Chicago
William Henry Harrison
John Friend
Washington School
Indiana
William W. Speer
Speer
Zlance
Miss Farson
Mise M.lizabeth—Farcon
Postmaster General Atkins Advocates Doorstep Mail Delivery
The text credits General Atkins with arguing that at current rates and proper management every person could receive mail at their door whether on farm or in town. It criticizes the Postoffice Department for wasting resources and implies the system should benefit the public rather than officials.
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General Atkins
Illinois Press Association
Apple growing urged for farmers on every farm
An editorial urges farmers to plant and manage apples on their own land rather than rely on commercial orchards. It argues apples can supply families from September to June, advises choosing keepers, and learning spraying and pest control before bearing. Also notes a railroad official urges community support and responsible reporting.
Aggressive journalism praised while critic laments local paper
A citizen defends the role of newspapers in educating and protecting the public though he denounces a rival publication. Harper’s Weekly May 9 features include the Budapest Exposition with double page illustration and Robert Howard Russell article, plus Cuba insurrection and Garden Trucking illustrated pieces.
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Harper's Weekly
Buda Pesth
Robert Howard Russell
Tennessee Exposition
Cuba
J. T. Vence
You Have Seen Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad
An advertisement urges readers to try Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, claiming it cures constipation indigestion and headache. A ten cent bottle promises relief, with a regular bottle priced at 60 and 81 at Dr Powell's Drug Store.
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