The Growth of an Industry and Tropical Fruits Rise
The article reflects on the rise of a tropical fruit industry in the United States. It notes how lovers of citrus and tropical produce now enjoy affordable oranges bananas and pineapples year round thanks to expanding trade with Hawaii Porto Rico and the Philippines. It cites a 1904 fiscal total of 420 million dollars for tropical products, illustrating a shift from rarity to ubiquity in everyday markets.
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United States
Hawaiian Islands
Porto Ri
Philippines
Market baskets and the cost of fruit in America
A reflective piece notes the relative affordability and quality of American fruit, cites a 430 million dollar annual spend, and comments on factors from markets to weather. It touches on Vanderlip's optimistic outlook, market cycles, and a favorable trustee outcome for B B Ward bonds. It also mentions an odd Philippine marriage court question and various social snippets.
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Teller
America
Sunshine and Smiles Campaign Scraps and Sentiments
A fragmented London era page features garbled lines of campaign bravado and public chatter. It includes exchanges about an imminent election, a traveling salesman’s quips, and wartime era banter on crowds, insurance, and military figures, with references to Japan and Cossack aides.
Heartless doctor warning in Sun's Letter Box exposes abuse
A Sun reader letter urges publishing the name of a physician who refused to attend a sick child over fees, calling for community warning. Another letter from Spencer, Indiana asks how four men can vote against Fairbanks while supporting Roosevelt, noting fear of splitting votes and affecting electors.
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Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
Kooss- Volt
Spencer
Saving Funeral Expenses In Tennessee Senator Weighs Transport Dilemma
In a Chelsea Chronicle excerpt, Senator Carmack proposes thrifty funeral planning by asking about a round trip corpse transport from Memphis to Birmingham. The railway clerk explains the fare before the conversation reveals the widow’s burden, with plans to transport the body to Birmingham and return for the funeral.
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Carmack
Tennesse
Memphis
Birmingham
Fe Nest
Himsat
Molin
Alabama
Hirmingham
Hirmingham Go déy"Il Know She's Daid and Dior
Chlesea Chronicl
Parson's Joke Captures Telegraph Prank Widower Clergyman
A well known widowed clergyman, father of two daughters, joked during vacation by sending a telegram to his daughters claiming he had just married a widow with six children. He returned alone the next day, the daughters tearful, and he quipped that he married her to another man.
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Chicago Daily News
Not the Same Reporter and Captain Ingersoll Quote
A fragment from a 19th century newspaper pairing assorted anecdotes. Captain Ingersoll of the Naval War College discusses a maritime disaster at a launching, while other brief items touch on a boarding house romance, a Pullman car encounter with Dr. Berkeley, Confederate money humor, and Jerome as district attorney in New York.
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Ingersoll
Naval War College
Hebindyand
Kansas
William M. Berkeley
Porto Rican Health Board
St. Louis
Dr Berkeley
Dr. Berkeley
Balzac
Phassis
Pere Guriet
WH. de Balzac
Jerrys
Tribune
Jerome
New York
Reny
Chicaga Chronicle
London Queen’s Bride to Wife After Weeks of Wedding
A report questions when a bride becomes a wife after marriage and notes a royal reference to a bride becoming a wife at the expiration weeks after the ceremony. Other items mention a motor outlet in Birmingham, Nelson’s statue in Guernsey, and concerns about public health and wartime shortages in Europe.
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Birmingham
Tay
London
Thorley
Bolton
England
Nelson
Hoyal Naval Ent Jege
Girermwich
Sera
South
Aftics
Midas
Berlin
Bothngland
America
Liberty Gell Reception At Largs Committee Event
A local committee chaired by Maver Houzmentecer plans a program for Liberty Dell. The meeting will be held this evening at the mayor's office to set preliminary arrangements. An elaborate program is in preparation as the committee aims to make the occasion a notable celebration.
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Marion County
Court House
Dre. Morrison
Tutewiler
Coroper
Ensley
Maver Houzmentecer
Kerty Dell
Toestoy
Mie Ors
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B. B. Ward
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Wwe
Josh Wise
Feller
Yen
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Jim Jeffries
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Parson
India Tea
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W. Tenth
T. G. Bramlette
D. B. Coplinger
George Denter
Michigan
Jos. Evans
Capitol
Gardiner
Price
Lexington
Pennsylvania
Gregory
Hine
SV. Hinkle
College Ave
A.M. Jackson
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J.H. Kahn
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W. L. Mclain
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K. Marcum
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Prather
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IT. Rasener
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Wales
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Indiana Trust Company
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Virginia Ave
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Kushw
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