Central Kansas's shifting crops and population gains described
The article traces drought, tree planting, and plowing as central Kansas crops improve, widening the wheat belt westward. It notes population shifts, with east Kansas growing faster than the west, and cites recent settlement patterns and a steady push toward a productive agricultural region. It also mentions South Dakota and federal building interests in Mitchell Huron and Watertown.
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Kansas
Pierre
Lands to be settled west of Missouri River in South Dakota
The Pierre Capital Journal reports over 150000 acres filed at the Pierre land office since May first. If the pace continues, western South Dakota lands near the Missouri River will be settled soon and raises questions on how many people will live there.
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Aberdeen News
Pierre Capital-Journal
Pierre Land Office
Missouri River
South Dakota
Brother McLeod
Chicago Tribune
Democrats Fear Bryan Absence May Narrow Leadership
The text notes William Jennings Bryan is in Europe for a brief period and that Democrats should not let his absence allow others to corral the party nationwide and exclude him from leadership.
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William Jennings Bryan
Europe
Animals and Light in Water and on Land
The text notes water fish see only at close range about half their length, snakes have mediocre sight seeing a quarter their length, boas cannot see beyond a quarter of their length, and frogs see much better becoming 20 times their length.
An Account of a Chinaman at the Great Exhibition of 1851
A narrative recalls a Chinese visitor at Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s opening of the great exhibition. The man, robed in splendor, was escorted by high officials and later revealed as the keeper of a Chinese junk docked on the Thames. He drew crowds and a 1 shilling admission to visit the vessel.
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Victoria
Canterbury
Duke of Wellington
Thames
A Feat Bixter and the Nose Bit Joke Exchange
The dialogue features a quip about a man biting off his nose to spite his face and a remark about borrowing trouble without paying it back. A playful anecdote follows about making a cold supper warm by kicking about it and the wife turning the warmth against the speaker.
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Bixter
Yatley
Boston Transcript
A Tree That Grows Dishes And Other Curiosities
A West Indies calabash tree yields hard shelled fruit carved into dishes and cups. A mimosa plant in South America feigns death to deter grazing. The sundew is noted as highly touch sensitive in Ash bogs.
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West Indies
South America
London Globe
Detroit Free Press
The All Powerful Hat Trade Note
A millinery trade caption contrasts a husband and wife choosing between a new house and a fall hat. The indulgent husband offers a choice, the wife notes she cannot wear a house on her head, reflecting fashion and domestic priorities.
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Millinery Trade Review
Why Are There More Women Than Men in the World
The interrogation of Thomas De Quincey asks why women outnumber men. He replies that it follows nature, noting that people see more of heaven than of earth.
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Thomas de Quincey
Heaven
Earth
Not Just What She Meant
A small Alabama community funded a new church and planned its dedication the next day. A school teacher asked a girl where she was going and the girl replied with hopeful pride that she was going to the degradation of their church.
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Alabama
Delay Accounted For in Government Contract Construction
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes that enormous public works take time and are often linked to government contracts, reflecting on slow progress and expectations for steady development. The cartoonish remark underscores patience and bureaucratic delays in large projects.
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Rome
Chicago Record-Herald
Manager engages chorus girls in twenty minutes
Town Topics records a witty note that the manager says he engaged the forty chorus girls in twenty minutes. The remark elicits a playful reply about his quick figures.
Witty Exchanges and Epitaph Quips From The Chicago Post
A collection of brief humorous lines from the Chicago Post includes a sharp retort about telling someone off and a tombstone epitaph that teases a parsimonious man. Several quips compare truthfulness to sting and money to a purse that resists opening easily.
Sunstruck dispute sparks a sharp street retort
A brief exchange from Brooklyn satire pits Daly against Riley over a sunstruck accusation. Daly questions sun exposure as a cause of a man's drastic appearance, while Riley retorts he does not know Daly.
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Daly
Riley
Brooklyn Lite
Bird Migration and Sunday Witty Snippets From the Desk
A collection of noted quotes and humorous snippets spans Alfred Newton on bird migration as the greatest animal mystery to witticisms about theatre, romance, music, and daily life. The pieces mix science musings with social exchanges and light banter across various voices.
Old Hunter Puts Faith In Flee and Fight Quotes
An old hunter offers survival tips for encounters with threats. He advises remaining motionless to a snake or a swarm of bees, showing a knife to a dog, and avoiding noise with sharks. when cornered by a cinnamon bear, he says to say prayers.
Humorous Riffes and Verses in Gadzooks Magazine
The clipping blends a quip about marital finances from Mrs Gadby with a rhyme about a moonlit serenade. It mentions Mrs Gliby and a joke on husbands leaving money in pockets, followed by a playful literary tag from Puck.
Old Time Surgeons and the Rise of Anesthetics
A historical vignette contrasts old time surgeons who worked swiftly without anesthesia with modern practice. It notes a famed case where Maisonneuve promised his watch to shorten a leg amputation to under a minute, and mentions Langendieck performing a two minute arm amputation. The piece praises chloroform and ether for enabling painless, deeper operations.
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Maisonneuve
Langenbeck
Germany
What They Eat in Different Lands
The article notes diverse culinary practices across nations. Arabs savor lotus bread and dhourra, Greenlanders eat whale oil and animal fat for warmth, Hindoos avoid flesh while liking rice and rancid butter, English favor beef and bacon, Apennines dwellers prefer chestnuts, Romans dined peacocks, Chinese menus include birds nests and rats, and snails or frogs legs are cited as delicacies by some.
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Apennines
Big Australian Oysters Size versus Flavor
An Adelaide resident tells the Washington Post that Australian oysters reach saucer size and are twice as large as U S samples but lack flavor and are very tough. Some still eat them after long stewing while other regions offer a better grade closer to American oysters, with the speaker praising United States seafood leadership.
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Australia
Adelaide
Washington Post
United States
Chesapeake Bay
How a Bird Dresses Fashions of Birds and Feathers
The article notes that birds maintain two feather suits annually and must carefully clean and inspect each feather. Feathers lie loose with air spaces, which expand when warming the bird. Dirty or tangled plumage prevents raising feathers and risks overheating and death.
Simple lemon remedy for liver congestion
A doctor recommends two lemon based cures for a torpid liver. Drink half a lemon in cold water at night and the other half in water in the morning. An additional beverage of half a pint hot water with lemon or lime before breakfast is also suggested. Both remedies are worth trying.
Dear and He-Life Chase in Kansas City Journal
A literary fragment from the Kansas City Journal depicts a dramatic chase where one character urges action. The text contrasts pursuing and fleeing with insistence on choosing flight beside a beloved companion.
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Kansas City Journal
There Is No Such Thing As Luck Says Self Reliant Person
A Washington Star dialogue captures a sturdy self reliant stance and a patient claimant who admits not seeing luck, framing a debate on luck versus effort in a brief exchange.
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Washington Star
Choir Progress Report From Rev. Kourthly How and Rev. Goodman
The Chicago Tribune quotes Reverend Kourthly How and Reverend Goodman as they report cheerful early progress of a new choir. Both ministers express cautious optimism about rehearsal outcomes and community reception.
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Kourthly
Goodman
Chicago | Tribune
Addison Quote on Justice and Human Glory
A concise reflection notes that true justice mirrors divine nature and human achievement lies in striving to that ideal. The maxim frames virtue as an aspirational standard guiding human conduct and greatness.
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Addison
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