Western Canada wheat gains push farm to 20 000 bushels goal
A Dundurn Saskatchewan farmer reports an average 48 1 2 bushels per acre from wheat, testing 64 pounds per bushel, selling 2 000 bushels for seed. He owns a west quarter and two great crops totaling 9 280 bushels of wheat and 6 000 oats, praising Western Canada as the best farming country and noting Hoosier help inspired his success. He aims to market 20 000 bushels next year with eight horses and one hired man.
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Dundurn
Sask
My. W. H. Rogers
Indianapolis
Ind
Bir
Pico
Canada
Minnesota
Indiana
N. E. Baumine
Democratic Charm Of President's Daughter
A retro social scene centered on Mrs Longworth at a reception in the Margion building on Eighteenth Street. The piece notes the political theater around Alice Roosevelt Longworth, mentions Speaker Cannon and Representative Watson, and describes an austere, old English style interior with memorial portraits and lamb motifs while portraying Alice as a graceful, growing young woman.
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Aoffe
Eighteenth Street
Solamn Cremontala
Alice
Indiana Congressman and the first real whip
A Indiana congressman becomes the first real whip guiding House action. The whip assists the speaker by coordinating member support, shaping legislative plans in the speaker’s room, and arranging which bills reach the floor. The system relies on discreet consultation rather than direct calls to all members.
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Indiana
House
Talonfer
Poor Olive Logan aided by Lady Cook at White House scene
A narrative reports Lady Cook of England helping Olive Logan, once a famed American author, who faced poverty. Their visit to the White House included a discussion with the president, with hints of support for woman suffrage. The tale closes with plans for Olive to go abroad with Lady Cook. The article also notes Library of Congress visitor statistics and opening hours during the last fiscal year.
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White House
Lady Cook
Merly
Tennessee Clafiin
England
Olive Logan
Miss Logan
Washington
Kingland
Olive
Great Popularity of Library of Congress
April brought the largest visitor total with a daily average of 8,101, March followed at 2,449. April day figures included 61,632 visitors and 42,308 after hours. The peak day was 6,284 and the low was 444 in July. Last year added 34,026 volumes to reach 1,879,244 books, plus pamphlets maps and charts. Music additions were recorded last year.
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Congress
John Hay
Almont & Double
Atatistica
Heredity Not All in Disease Transmission View
Medical expert Dr Rabagh HIat argues heredity is less decisive than personal health history and life conduct. He says disease arises from humanity's organization and individual conditions, with exposure guiding outcomes like gout, consumption, or cancer. Quote from F Marion Crawford on self-respect vs vanity.
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Rabag- Hiat
England
Coffee Threshed Her By Postum Trial
A woman recounts suffering from spinal irritation and nervous trouble after coffee. She switched to Postum, noting improved health, better sleep, appetite, and the ability to walk blocks. She recommends Postum made according to directions and mentions a friend who also found coffee unfitting but Postum suitable.
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Postum Co
Wellvilla
Lydia B. Pinkham
Aug
Lyon
Lydia E. Pinkham
Augustus Lyon
East Earl
Pinkham
Lydia
Long Sermons and a Moral from Twain Verse
A fragmentary item cites Mark Twain on church appeals and heathen aid, noting how enthusiasm waned and a small theft occurred during collection. It also references a sensational cure ad for nervous disorders by Dr. Ft. H. Wine at 631 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
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Mark Twain
Southwestern
St. Vitus
Ft. H. Wine
Arch St
Philadelphia
Building Up Manila Permits Rise Amid Broad Range
Manila issues building permits at a daily rate from 10 to 25, covering large and small projects. The rest of the fragmentary text includes advertisements and scattered phrases about laxatives, toothpastes, household products, and vague notes, with no coherent事件 or outcome.
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Manila
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Cannon
Library OF Congress
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Defiance
Lewis
Pooris
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Ottawa
Crawford
Ninth Street
Kansas City
Missouri
Carters
Iver
Hiseer
ESATA
Thompson
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
New York City
State Street
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