Senator Bristow and the Rise of a Reform Politician
This profile chronicles Senator Bristow's early life and career from a Kentucky home to journalism, college, and political reform. It notes his work as a weekly publisher, state party secretary, exposure of lottery frauds, and role in postmaster general appointments, detailing his climb and final age of 47.
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Washington
Ang
Nia
Cavie
District Court
Helen
Tristan
Brietow
Hin
Drivton
Koneag
McKinley
Cuba
Bristow
Fondo
Congress
Uncle Jim Wilton Father of the Rural Movement
James Wilson profile of Uncle Jim Wilton known as Uncle Jim a reformer who built the agriculture department under Taft. Born in Ayrshire Scotland Aug 18 1852 he immigrated to the United States and became a statesman for farming and plant breeding. He led practical farming with scientific support and helped establish the agricultural department from its early weak state.
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Veemar
Uncle Jim
Wilkon
Taft
Wilson
Low
Tatia
Ayeshire
Scotland
United States
Comueeneut
Iowe
Congress
Mim" Wilton
Thar
Sean
Witron
Hiv Daveliter
Fragmented OCR: unclear historical note and names
Distorted text appears from an old newspaper fragment. Key names, dates, and places are unreadable, leaving only garbled references to people and events without recoverable details.
Household Convensmoce Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text shows a garbled conversation about discharge and concern, with reference to Auntie and household matters. The readable content is limited and lacks concrete events, dates, or identifiable entities.
California’s Big Trees Saved Under New National Forest Bill
The Calaveras grove in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, home to giant sequoias and hundreds of tall pines, gains protection as Roosevelt signs the bill creating Calaveras National Forest. The owner Hubert W Whiteside transfers timber rights. North Grove holds 93 large trees and South Grove 1,480 giant sequoias.
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Hubert W. Whiteside
Calaveras County
Tuolumne County
Caleveras National Forest
California
Roosevelt
California Club
Congress
United States
Union
Massachusettte
Governor Stoneman
Waterloo
Pennsylvania
James King
Pride of the Foret
Dantel Webster
Empire State
Sir John Franklin
Grant
W. T. Sherman
J. P. McPherson
Abraham Lincoln
Connecticut
Ohio
Grover Cleveland
Nelson
General Custer
J. W. Dawson
General Hancock
Knight of the Forest
Old Dowd
Dry Goods Trade as a Measure of Prosperity
The article argues the dry goods trade, not steel, better signals prosperity. Wholesalers in New York and Chicago report 1909 volume surpassing 1906 1999 or 1907, with retailers in cities like San Francisco confirming growth. Shoe, furniture, millinery and catalog houses show rising sales, while steel mills run near capacity despite tariff anxieties. Prosperity hinges on consumer buying power from individuals.
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New York
Chicago
San Franciseco
Denly
The Russian peasant as depicted in The Russians tale
A satirical portrait depicts the Russian peasant as poor and unhappy yet stubbornly practical. The piece notes cleanliness through village baths, heavy taxes, and debt, while recounting traditional customs like Christmas weddings and the starosta’s courtship tale of claiming a bride viewed as a princess.
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A. Rennard
Uis
Foma
Turkey
Marten
Germany
Lier
Davy Lamp Inventor’s Ill Fated Marriage
The note highlights Humphry Davy claiming happiness at a proposed union with a distinguished woman. In letters he speaks of Mrs Apprece’s consent to marry him, and the marriage is described as a mistake. Edinburgh society is noted for its fascination with the widow, with a professor allegedly kneeling to help her shoe.
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Bir
Humphry Davy
Apprece
Henry Holland
Edinburgh
Fergusson and the Rabbits and The Quipus
A fragment from the New York American notes Robert Fergusson, historian of St Andrews, recalling the 1764 65 session and a rabbit heavy college table. Fergusson’s grace line mocks the rabbits as it hints at a playful era. The Quipus description outlines Peruvian knotted cords, varying color meanings, and the method of reckoning.
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Fergusson
Robert Fergusson
St. Andrew's Universalty
New York American
Pyril Faces Morning Routine in Silly Exchange
A mother asks Pyril if he washed his face at breakfast, and he admits he did not yet wash but promises he shaved and wiped his face before coming downstairs, offering a timid excuse.
Society Gambling and a Lexington Woman’s Downward Spiral
Mrs Colling once a Lexington and St Louis society woman inherited 30000 and adored bridge whist. She plowed funds into gambling, pawned items, sent children home, was jailed then released on bail after pleading guilty to petit larceny. The case ended with costs and local editorials on gambling’s path from parlor games to prison.
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Lexington
Wuailo Mair
Lexinotes
Painful Piles Healed by Arnica Salve Says Ky Writer
L. S. Na Pier of Regress Ky says ten years of horse riding pain from piles ended after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad proclaims it infallible for piles burns cuts boils fever sores eczema salt rheum corns. 25 cents, guaranteed by all druggists.
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L. S. Napier
Regress
Bucklen
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Cuff LiWag
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Jackson Jewelry Co
Cut Claes
Chira
Parke
Peng
S. M. Strain
Jackson Jewelry Company
Smith
Witale
Renee Iites
Smith Premier Typewriter
Skeot
Sullivan
Collins
Monte Carlo
Mediterranean
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