Agriculture and farming notes dominate western Kansas scene
Reports detail a planned ten thousand dollar School of Forestry in western Kansas, growing Dutch and Holland immigrant interest in American farming, fruit shipment plans to Chicago, and ongoing debates on dairy product regulation. Breeding trends include Berkshire and Suffolk cross, with cattle and horse markets showing rising prices and interest in durable farm stock. herb and paint guidance appear amid broader agricultural coverage.
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Agrigiinral
Kansan
Holland
United States
Dakota
Viutoria Ewine
Berkshire
China
Chester
Georgia
Chicago
Beck
Masauchusetts Plorgiraitn
Quincy
Maas
New Yorker
New York Iugralat
Fragmentary report on ring-bone and limb damage
Readable fragments indicate multiple cases with ring-bone injuries and extensive limb damage. The text notes varying severities, including some cases nearly disabled, but lacks full details on victims or locations.
Tobacco Culture in Wisconsin Declines Theft and Boosts Market
A Western Rural summary notes tobacco as a key Wisconsin crop with rising quality and price. It covers grower pride, dealer counterfeiting concerns, and efforts to prove authenticity by samples. The article cites last year’s harvest at 15,750,000 pounds, with about one third still held by growers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wis
Iggoaxin
Esatern
Money order ruse at Cincinnati office
A well-dressed man attempted to obtain a money order from American Express for his wife in Boston by exploiting a signature duplicate clause. He produced a stack of letters bearing odd endearments like Your tootsey tootwer and sought to impersonate the payee. The clerk exposed the scam and the man fled with a boast of home consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Express Company
Uiog
Cincinnati
John Clark
Boston
Clarke
Rumors of a Roosevelt era reshuffle in government
Ominous gossip swirls around potential July changes to high offices. Rumors say Lowell may be recalled, Frelinghuysen moved to the court of Be Tamor, and Conkling invited to premier. President in New York held confidential talks with Conkling and allies signaling imminent shifts. Gorham to replace Bell given political reward. Treasury and interior departments also under pressure.
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Lowell
Frelinghayeen
Tamer
Ronove Conkling
New York
Conkling
Gev. Gorham
Republican
Alonzo Bell
James Gordon Benset’s Yacht Nimonos Tarnished By Mishaps
Old sailors dub the new yacht Nimonos as unlucky after a string of mishaps and nicknamed it Stick-in-the Mud, reflecting persistent trouble at sea.
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James Gordon Benset
Yorktown Spree Exposes Gilded Washington Trip Waste
A Cre reporter details the Yorktown centennial voyage of the congressional committee aboard the steamer Explorer. For five days and nights officials and guests were fed and wined at national expense. Free bar privileges and sign‑in wine cards led to lavish consumption and alleged misuse, prompting a bar closure on the voyage home and a public outcry over extravagant spending.
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Congress
Yorktown
Romentie Eigura
Ayrrorg
Richmond
Tn Hie
Congressional
Johnetos
Etatea
Army
Navy
Excelsor
Mamm
Washington
Dot
Johonton
Smuggling Rumors Haunt City Steamer Visit
A report notes cigars wine and playing cards smuggled aboard a steamer with a city detective aboard. The floor of the house heard the heavy drinking linked to entertaining French visitors, and speculation swirls on who shared the excess aboard the City of Catskill and the Excelsior passengers.
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City of
Catskill
Senator Fornston
Excelsior
Tobacco Planting Prospects in Tobacco Districts
The Eastern Outlook reports unsettled weather delaying tobacco planting and threatening yields. Farmers struggle with worms and shading needs, while plans to raise plants under glass push costs to $1,500 per thousand. Despite risks, last year’s sales offer some cash flow as wrappers sell 12 to 20 cents, seconds 4 to 6 cents, and fillers 3 cents, with cautious optimism for a better season ahead.
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Lancaster
Birdin-Hood
New York
New England
Umbrella Mix Up at Mose Sharmburg’s Emporium
A stranger left an umbrella in Mose Sharmburg’s Emporium on Austin Avenue. A clerk, new to wine, picked it up and hesitated to return it. He worries giving it back might arouse suspicion of merchants lacking honesty and caution.
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Mose Sharmburg
Austin Avenue
Bud
Nluse
Phimminy
Mow to Hatch Full Drools in Poultry
Instructions for hatching hens and selecting fertile eggs. Advice covers placing eggs under multiple hens, managing in cold weather, and checking air chambers by candlelight to identify viable eggs. Instructions warn against placing too many eggs beneath one hen and describe testing eggs by shaking to detect rot.
Plan to manage hens and chicks with egg placement
The text describes a plan to place eggs or chicks under hens to incubate them. It suggests rotating placement if one hen cannot manage the brood and using a third hen to assist another hatch. It emphasizes experience and judgment to predict how many chicks a hen will raise.
Practically Ended Strike Tugs at Milwaukee Cigar Makers
Wisconsin reporter finds most factories staffed with skilled workers and Europe sending many operatives. Edward Archmann Co. employs 435 operatives including women and children. The cigar makers union lost backing as the strike ends, with about 325 idle workers. Cooperative factory plans fail, funds dwindling from International Union and labor groups. Many seek new jobs or abandon the trade as strikes ease.
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Thin
Wang Lee
San Brancisca
Coulran's
X? Wesconsin
Aeip
Otbre
Europe
Edward Avchermann & Co
Messrs. Aschermann
Segnitz
Manu
International Union
Jondera
WrecoNsi
Eesrch
Breaches of Etiquette at Court in London
A London society tale claims a distinguished lady made an indecorous sign to the Queen during a Richmond visit, then shook the royal hand instead of kissing it. A Trinity College Dublin student reportedly erred similarly when first meeting royalty, while Hudson reknow offered his arm to the Queen, who accepted with a smiling grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epping Forest
Trinity College, Dublin
Caesbixe
Heean
Hudson Weknow
Monument to Major Andre Erected by Cyrua W Field
The New York Herald reports a vandalized page on a blown monument at Tappan New York. It praises Cyrua W Field as a humanitarian and philanthropist while accusing him of corruption. The front shows a scaffold and noose with lines claiming he is not dead but sleepeth.
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Cyrua W. Field
New York
Tappan
N. Y
Major Andre
Revolutionary Times
The
New York Herald
Cyron W. Field
Humanitarien
Revere
Grélin
Firat
Bia
Lyons and Buffalo Train Confusion on Board
A passenger from Albany aboard the New York Central reports a mix up while boarding a sleeping berth. He recalls Lyons and Buffalo in a muddled exchange, joking about catching an ankle and a circus with the misheard station name.
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Albany
New York Central
Lyons
Buffalo
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W. H. Wilkinson
Tellorace
Wallace's Monthly
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Globe. Democrat
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