Bissell’s oversized chair and odd postmaster tale
A Washington correspondent lampoons Mr. Bissell as the nation’s tallest postmaster general, noting his height and a custom chair built to his specifications. The piece underscores his preference for standing, humorously contrasting it with the Wanamaker chair. It blends assorted items from Parisian medical cauterization to Russian wolf chases and World’s Fair commentary.
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Bissell
Post Office Department
Wanamaker
Washington Cor
Baltimore American
Cost of Columbus Expedition and Salaries in Ancient Money
A summary notes professor Ruge in Globus puts Columbus expedition cost at 1,140,000 muarvedis about 7296 dollars modern value. Columbus earned 320 dollars yearly with two captains at 192 each. sailors received 245 monthly plus subsistence, or one ducat, per month. The piece also mentions travel health remedies, land sales ads, a Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway timetable change, Iowa farm loan offers, and local wood sales and medical plasters.
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America
Ruge
Globus
Isabella
Columbus
Scientific American
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Griffith Bros
Hull On Bayvpen, Iowa
Towa
Northwest
Pacific Short
Sioux City
St. Paul
Doon
Garretson
Pipestone
Marshall
Willmar
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Lake Minnetonka
Cuinneapolia
Minnesota
Dakotas
Montana
Mantitoba
Pacific Coast
Soo Line
Canadian Pacific
Pacific
8. C
Nebraska
Land of the Golden Ear
Jackson
Allen, Dixon, Randolph, Osmond
Plainview
Brunswick
O'Neill
Etwee Black Hills
Momeseekers
F.C. Hills
B. McNider
Iowa
Emmert Proprietary CO
Chicago
Yas’ Esmen
Ao Capital
LL May &Co
Nereerymes, Fierist and
Cecdemea
Minn
New York
CORR
Vesinet
Paris
Reffegeau
London Telegraph
Fred Wishaw
Pakoff
Russia
Aherd
Wishaw
Boston Transcript
New York Sun
Milwaukee
Indianapolis News
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Boston Globe
Krause
Chicano
Joan A. Shaffer
Renova
Anderson & Werkman
Sioux County
State Bank
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Iowa & Dakota Division
Sanborn
Warin Loans
Iowa State Bank
Iull
W. M. Boomer
Shioli
Killheffer’s
McCormick
McCormick Harvesting Machine Co
Chicago, Ill
Harrington & Huibregtse
Slarrett Bros
Sheldon, la
J. W. Still
G. N. Deitz
Alent
Hull
R. Vander Mey
Sheldon Roller Mills
de. Hathaway
United States
Els
St Joseph
J. N. Hathaway
M. D
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GWA Central R’y
Pullman Palace
St Louis
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Pass
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T Coal
Spawe
AST
PNET
Uncle Sam
Jones
Scientific American Agency For
ANN & CU
New Year
Didest Bureau
Publishens
Sol Broadway
Way City
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