Wheat yields and transport woes in the Washington prairie
A Washington Territory farmer argues thirty bushels per acre as a wheat average, citing 100,080,000 bushels total on 35,000,000 acres as potential. He warns of a harsh climate, fuel costs, distant markets, and a monopoly on river and rail transport hindering profits, urging improvements to the Snake and Columbia rivers and rail lines.
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Toe Journal
Storaxz Fars
Dec
Union
Washington Territory
Costa
Kansas
Snake River
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Camber
Baeke River
Kangas
Snake
Columbia
Portland
Lewiston
Idaho
Northern Pacific
Kaneas raid claims and state reimbursement debate report
The Emporia Republican discusses Kaneas raid damages and the Kansas legislature's role in evaluating claims dated 1862 to 1865. Editor Fred Read’s letter prompts consideration of state bonds and federal repayment while detailing claims audited since 1875 for losses in Olathe Humboldt Gardiner Shawnee and Lawrence.
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Emporia Republican
Saya
Fred W. Read
Republican
Read
Ithaa
Mr. Read
MRE
Head
Enron Aerovppicax
Lawrence
Evening Herald-Tribune
H. H. Carpenter
Kansas
Olathe
Humboldt
Gardiner
Shawnee
Border Counties
Waiver of Government Debts Sparks Kansas Claim Drive
A Kansas defense of veterans from eastern counties argues the federal government must fully compensate widows orphans and old soldiers for losses from raids. They urge state action through loss certificates and strict proofs of ownership to ensure funds go to long-time settlers in thirty-one counties.
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Kangas
Kansas
Sanena
Atste
United States
Atale
Kaneas
Ipmeez
Ted
Topeka
Vusinenc
F.W. Reap
Cha
Chins
Scalp Tonic sold at Eldridge House barber shop
An advertised scalp tonic promises to remove dandruff and promote hair growth without staining fabric. A camphor face wash by Mr Heylingberg is also sold at the Eldridge House barber shop, with train timing tips and public travel services offered by a city office patron.
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Herlingberg & Johnson
Eldridge House
Heylingberg
Eldridge Mouse
Kansas City
Barber Bros
Education and religion items in 19th century summary
Edinburg University pays $16,000 to its anatomy professor. Tulane bans more than four studies. Vanderbilt donates 3.5 million for New York College of Physicians and Surgeons. Burdette funds a bell for a Pa church in memory of his wife. Salvation Army reports global presence with 19 countries and 18 journals in six languages. South's education spending doubles since recent years and quadruples since 1870. A Phillipsport preacher travels 45 miles on Sundays for four services earning $200 yearly. Ayer builds the First Spiritual Temple in Boston Back Bay for Spiritualists. Presbytery of New York's gifts total $748,874.47 with allocations to foreign missions, home missions, and church erection. Episcopal Diocese council reports clergy and parish metrics. Eight hundred thousand Freedmen pupils taught in Methodist schools with $450,000 raised for the Freedmen’s Aid Society and $115,453 receipts.
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Edinbburgh University
Tulane University
William H. Vanderbilt
College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York City
Robert J. Burdette
Baptist Church of
Lower Merion
Salvation Army
South
Phillipsport
Pittsburgh Post
Palestine Survey Expedition
Joseph
Arimathea
Ayer
Boston
Back Bay
Presbytery
New York
Apostles of the New Education
Episcopal Diocese of
Arkansas
Ishes
Christian At Work
Freedmen's Aid Society
Pungent paragraphs and varied quotes in a column
A collage of witty asides from Independent and Chicago Tribune style pieces. Fragments joke about rail rates careers and kitchen heroes. Also includes travel notes on Mexico climates and remedies like Parker's Tonic and Carter's Little Liver Pills with promotional tone.
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Boston
Chicago Tribune
Satan
Haby Ting
Gait of a Detroit Tramp and Law in Daily Life
A Detroit Free Press item follows a tramp challenging a yard owner on Sibley street and cites Michigan law on threats assault trespass and vagrancy. The dialogue links perceived threats to penalties and notes court cases Baker v Gray Fairbanks v Shadwell Jones v Braintree and Detroit v Warner.
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Detroit
Sibley Street
Michigan
John Doe
Richard Roe
Richard
Supreme Court
Fairbanks
Shadwell
Jones Vs. Braintree
Detroi
Exclusive Fashion Independence Drives New York Style
A leading New York dressmaker says exclusiveness tops desirability for the wealthy. She travels to Europe twice yearly seeking scarce fabrics and works with German suppliers to secure unique patterns. Clients pay premium to ensure garments remain distinct to New York beyond standard imports.
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New York
Bellef
Europe
Elica Observer
A Farm Mixture and Health Remedies in One Page
A compilation of practical farm mixtures and health ads notes a cleansing kerosene linseed oil rosin formula for tool protection, plus warnings on lead pipes and a mercury related remedy. It advertises Parker's Tonic as a superior preventive medicine for summer illnesses and diarrhea.
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Sid&wiy
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