Silver City and Wall Street News Briefs
Farmers sowing crops. numerous Council Bluffs and Omaha visitors. Wabash gang building a bridge west of Silver City. Bates sells printing stock to Woodbine buyer. Also notices of illnesses and Drake King discovery promotions. A Keota death in the Adams family prompts departure.
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Silver City
BR. A. Bates
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Wabash Gang
Jas. Shawler
James Wilkies
Chas Hunt
Hermon Donner
Council Bluffs and
Frank Anderson
C. P. Hale
Glenwood
RB. A. Bates
Woodbine
Harrison County
Richard Tucker
Joy Parker
Mr. Tucker
E Kerney
G. L. Moore
Arno ‘Schaller
Henry Ranne
Pottawattomie
R Whitesides
Wesley Hurst
Nebraska
Clatterbuck’s
John
Perry Davis Painkiller and National Affairs in The Post
A 19th century notice extols Perry Davis Painkiller for emergency sprains bruises and strains noting its sixty year service. It promotes The Saturday Evening Post serial Men and Measures at Washington by ex Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith with political analysis and weekly national policy notes.
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Perry Davis
Washington
Congress
Saturday Evening Post
Philadelphia
Honorabi Charles Emory Smith
Smith
Terry
Hese Bright
Allen's Lung Balsam Promises Quick Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Allen's Lung Balsam as a remedy for fall and winter colds. It claims the product prevents bronchial trouble, stops coughing, clears chest congestion, and contains no opium or digestive disturbance.
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Allen
Letter From W C Bridges on Nebraska Growth and Rail Boom
W C Bridges writes from Scotts Bluff Nebraska March 1902 describing movement from the Sand Hills to the tableland, note of Alliance and Hemingford rail movements, burgeoning towns like Scotts Bluff Bayard Bridgeport Gering and irrigation efforts along the B M railroad corridor. He mentions local demographics, schools, religious buildings, and an anecdote of a mounted rocket? Actually wagon wheel memorial. Also notes coyotes wolves and a reward for killing wolves, and plans to travel to Wyoming.
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W. C. Bridges
Scotts Bluff
Nebr
Malvern Leader
Sand Hills
Nebraska
Thedford
Seneca, Whitman and Mullen
Table Land
Hemingford Nebo
Court House
Alliance
R. R
Hemingford
Brush Cole
North Platt
Scott Bluff
Bayard
Bridgeport
Gering
Kimball
BR. R
Bellwood
Hastings
W. BH. Wright
Gates
Glenwood Ia
R. BR
Morman
Rebecca Winters
B& M
Chimney Rock
Whiteman
Wyoming
Impressions of the Philippine South Mindanao and Zamboanga
The author surveys Mindanao Jolo and Basilan dynamics under American rule. He notes climate, development in Zamboanga as a trade hub, Moros as a major population, diverse tribes, slavery and peonage, local sultans and Rajahs wielding traditional justice, and a coming Moros school. Investment prospects include coconut rubber coffee with land sales at low prices and rising title certainty. Beecher story concludes.
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Philippines
Mindanao
Jolo
Zamboanga
Sulu
Borneo
Australia
Singapore
Honkong
Department of the South
Basilan
Ramboanga Province
Paragua
Cuyos
Beloning
Panay
Negros
Mindoro
Luzon
Mindanas
Carson
Jin Zolo
Jurisdistioi
Mrenchman
Rajah
Mandi
Congress
Oddity of Lost Daste on Caste Influence
An anecdote from London Saturday Review recalls a maidservant who left after being nursed through diphtheria by her mistress. The maid said she could not live with a mistress who had waited on her herself, illustrating caste’s persistent grip on modern and ancient societies and likely future ones.
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Daste
India
London Saturday Review
Watering Rules For House Plants In Homes
Water all plants every two days with tepid water 45 to 50 degrees. Water roots for azaleas and begonias, and spray or syringe ferns palms and dracaenas weekly. Check for pests like aphids or mites and use tobacco dust or tobacco water. Keep plants in sunlit south windows until February, then curtain during peak sun. Water gradually, wait five minutes between applications, and let soil dry between sessions. Maintain day 70 F and night not below 60 F.
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Tropics
The Philadelphia Rambler rose praised as improvement
A writer in Gardening hails The Philadelphia Rambler as a cross of Crimson Rambler and Victor Hugo. It reportedly combines older Rambler traits with fewer mildew issues, larger durable flowers, and deeper crimson color. The piece notes the Crimson Rambler may soon be displaced by this new variety.
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Philadelphia
Dwarf Pear Trees Pruning and Spring Care Tips
A Rural New Yorker correspondent explains why winter protection matters for dwarf pears and outlines pruning, spring medicine, and cultivation. The piece stresses thorough annual cutting, individualized care, and using stable manure before plowing to stimulate healthy growth for a compact, well shaped tree.
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New Yorker
APTS
A New Pink Carnation Wins Premium at Kansas City
A new pink carnation seedling named President McKinley won the premium for best pink seedling at a Kansas City show. The winner comes from a cross of Painted Lady and Dorothy, with lineage to the shade of the deceased president. It features a Mrs. Lawson color, smoother petal edges, a strong stem, and good keeping qualities. Windbreaks For the Orchard discusses benefits and drawbacks, noting wind protection vs harboring insects and possible moisture loss.
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Kansas City
Carnation
M’kinley
McKinley
Dorothy
A Satisfactory Hegonia Growth Tale From a House Plant
An American Agriculturist note describes starting with a four inch slip of Purity hegonia, repotting into progressively larger containers, and by June 26 the plant stood 18 inches tall and wide with four inch leaves and waxy blossoms. It notes healthy foliage, no insects, and several rooted slips could be taken. It also warns on root health and sun exposure for potted plants.
Praline For the Bleeding Heart Plant Praise
A short plant note extols the Bleeding Heart Dicentra spectabilis as an early spring bloomer versatile for borders or solitary beds. It suggests drying for summer plants, praising its grace adaptability and usefulness compared with other flowers.
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Meehan
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Oaks
John Pullman
Lincoln
Herb Huffaker
Clarence Virtue
Jery Colbun
Ida Basor
Council Blufts
J. S. Colbun
W. D. Wilson
Wall Street
Cali
Standard Oil Company
The
Col
Chantry
Arva Burrus
Steam Dye Works
Eagle Laundry
GARE
Country Life
America
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