Farmers Hold Power to Curb Trusts and Grow Wealth
In 1907 US agriculture could outproduce mined wealth for two decades, with farm products valued around seven billion dollars, and every major crop adding to a total that sustains the world’s wealth. The article argues wealth concentrates in financial centers through trusts, urging farmers to buy local and support home trade to shift power back to agricultural communities. D. M. Carr.
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Farnija
United States
D. M. Carr
Beware of Peddlers Avoid dealing with roaming sellers
Beware of peddlers who wander country roads hawking goods at outrageous profits. Trustworthy merchants are preferable as traveling salesmen drain local cash and rarely offer genuine value.
A Willing Worker at the Church Fair
Deacon Ebony questions Mose about his role at the church fair committee while Mistah Mokeby reveals he is in charge of the craps table. The exchange hints at duties and the fair’s gambling booth setup.
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Ebony
Mose
Puck
Poor Goods Cheap Premiums Warns Rural Housewife
A wartime era advisory notes that premium club orders for groceries mislead shoppers. It warns that soaps spices and extracts bought via distant clubs are cheaply made and overvalued, while premiums are cheaply priced and worth little. It urges buying from local reputable grocers to see quality and ensure fair value.
Wealth Flow To Distant Regions Warns Local Voices
A local editorial warns that when earnings leave the community to distant banks and merchants, local taxes and growth suffer. It urges keeping money circulating at home to support town prosperity, noting mortgage holders elsewhere shift tax burdens away from the local area. The piece cites London venues with seating for 827,000 as a contrast in capacity.
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Bank Corporation
Bose
Be a booster for your home town in all purchases
The article urges residents to favor local businesses to keep wealth and employment inside the community. It warns that buying from distant or foreign firms drains small towns, reducing population and local investment, and stresses checking quality and avoiding itinerant sellers before making purchases.
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Ita
Carob Trees Supply Food and Trade Across the Mediterranean
Consul General G B Ravndal writes from Beirut that Arabs and Moors eat carobs or locust beans. Cyprus exports most carobs as cattle food and for grinding in England. The crop yields 69 000 tons in 1906 with widespread use in France and the United States, including sugar and molasses substitutes and spirits.
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Mediterranean
G. B. Ravndal
Beirut
Europe
Cyprus
England
Spain
Italy
Crete
Samos
Great Britain
United States
Levant
France
America
Lebanon
India
Copper leads Japan’s mineral production in value
Copper tops Japan's metal output with 12 million dollars, followed by gold 2 million and iron 1.2 million. Other minerals show far smaller values while sulfur output reaches 287 thousand dollars. The article notes Japan's mining future is speculative aside from coal, yet hopes persist as long as metal indications exist.
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Japan
Doing Venice Fair American Singers of Trovatore
A playful note on street music echoes in New York as Punch recalls hearing the same aria from Italian singers and street organs. The quip lampoons authenticity while celebrating familiar tunes in public spaces.
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Venice
New York
Secretary of Agriculture Denounces Unfounded Stamp Claims
The secretary objects to claims that government stamps guarantee goods are exactly as represented in quality. He says Uncle Sam guarantees nothing and only inspects to the extent possible. If a manufacturer adulterates, action rests with the manufacturer, not the government.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Sam
Irish Kings and early Irish history overview
The piece notes numerous Irish kings from antiquity to 1300 B C with Heber and Heremon as first certain rulers. It states that 169 kings followed those early leaders and only fifteen died of natural causes, all others in battle or by violence. It adds Home Rule was experienced only starting in 1178.
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Ireland
Heber
Heremon
B. C
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