Farmers Favor Republican Ticket In Fall Vote
The article argues farmers will back the Republican ticket due to prosperous farm conditions and high corn prices, while Democratic Bryan and tariff reform proposals are dismissed as ineffective. It notes labor and storekeepers’ skepticism and recalls past tariff promises failing to benefit workers or farmers. The piece critiques Democratic claims and warns of renewed tariff experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
William B. Allison
Cummins
Sid
Republican Party
Congress of the United States
Laat
Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Raising Chickens A Tale Of a Fateful Yard Fight
A New Orleans Times Democrat excerpt describes Mrs. Jack Frost observing a chicken yard turmoil. Young roosters clashed loudly with flying feathers and blood in a brutal single combat while villagers misidentified males as females at sunrise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egan
Aras
Jack
Europe
Éblckén
Thore
New Orleans- Times-Democrat
Wheelbarrows as Freight and Passenger Transport in China
An Hong Kong observer notes wheelbarrows are the dominant transport in China surpassing other methods. The wheel is centered for load support while a strap carries the handles. A two passenger barrow can travel about twenty miles a day and a single wheel barrow may haul nearly half a ton on one trip on level, well kept streets.
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China
Hongkong
Far -East
America
Njinilater
Shanghai
Pekin
Language Confusion as Instructor Tests Word Keeping
A perplexed French student and an English instructor debate pronunciation and trust as the instructor explains keeping a word and the consequences of not doing so. The exchange highlights language hurdles and the value of honesty in speech.
Pallbearers Keep Time At Funeral Cue
A man who is habitually late leaves at 1 for a 2 o'clock appointment and surprises friends. They joke his watch is wrong but one volunteers that he is going to a funeral as a pallbearer, noting pallbearers are rarely late. The tale from the New York Globe highlights punctuality at somber duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alwaya
Jim
New York Globe
Mime. de Stael and Bonaparte in French history note
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Bonaparte saying France was not large enough for himself and Mme de Stael and implies her influence and social power in the era. The text also mentions Mime de Tesse and other salon figures as symbols of prestige and rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Stael
Bonaparte
France
Mme. de Stael
A Bit of a Bull and Sages Misquoted
A jog of misread humor shows an Irishman promising to arrive early only to be late claiming sleep as excuse. A race horse quips about forward effort while a mule notes backward progress. The wry quips from Philadelphia and Chicago papers illustrate misused knowledge and scatterbrained bragging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yost
Farm land sale pitched with low terms and homestead offer
An advertisement urges quick purchase of farm land from Western Land Securities Co local agent C N Sawyer. Prices range from about 10 to 18 dollars per acre with easy terms and free homestead. Mentions locations near Carew and properties with water access and multiple lots available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Western Land Securities Co
C.N. ‘Sawyer
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G. W. Lensink
Hull
Hull Index
Charles O. Sawyer
Stuart O. Sawyer
Sawyer Brothers’ Printing CO
U. S
Albert B
Chicago
Bland
Brewton
Lam
Gates Hancock
Minc
Jay Potlar
Man
Vos
Yrecetets
Iith
Fae Tire
Union Bank
Sheldon
Henry Korselman
Jake Gorzeman
Henry 2Ymans
H. Hoeve
Gerrit Roggen
Jim Rogegen
G. J. Leusink
G. van Hull
John Huibregtae
THE
National Medical Co
J. L. Barragar
Capital
Sheldon Iowa
Minneapolis
Worth & Ayers
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