Census Figures Show U S Population at 84 233 069
William R. Merriman announces the total population of the United States and outlying district Alaska Hawaii Puerto Rico the Philippine Islands Guam and American Samoa. Continental United States 75 994 795 including territories 84 233 069. 19th century growth from 56 333 000 to 84 250 000. Russia tops Europe with 131 million. France about 83.7 million closely near U S.
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William R. Merriman
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Porto Hico
Phiippine Islands
Guuam
American
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
Uam
American Samoa
Russian Empire
France
Locating the soul and other notes in the Journal
A fragment from the St. Louis Republic column questions locating the soul in the spinal column after frog experiments and mocks a professor’s conclusions. It also comments on Emperor William’s stance toward the United States and urges cautious judgment in political dealings. The piece closes with a newspaper promotion and a quirky item about Morgan and Schwab related to gambling at Monte Carlo.
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Emperor William
United States
Spain
St. Louis Republic
Announcement of George W Johnson's Senate candidacy
George W Johnson announces his bid for state senator and seeks support from friends. The report mixes various items including Patrick Henry lineage in Mississippi, a murder trial of Albert Patrick, a wire price increase, and a Jackson Miss fire that gutted part of the new state capitol after a barrel fire sparked by an icicle.
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George W. Johnson
New York
Albert T Patrick
William Marsh Rice
Justice Beach
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henrys
Henry
Patrick
State Capitol
Jackson
Miss
The Most Thrifty People in Europe
Norwegians are the most thrifty in Europe. Citing the 1901 census, the average income in Norway is 326 kroner per year about $85. Savings banks abound, one for every 5,000 people, with one depositor per 2.8 inhabitants and an average deposit of 119 kroner.
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Norway
Scott's Emulsion advertised as appetite booster
An old advertisement claims Scott's Emulsion flags appetite and feeds the sick man, rebuilding flesh and aiding digestion. It promises strong taste and quick results for weak stomachs and long illnesses, presenting the product as both food medicine and cod liver oil emulsion.
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Scott
Minnesota Oratrix Contemplates Feminine State Justice
A historic court brief uses oratrix to refer to Minnesota as a female in equity pleadings. The piece notes the term’s archaic roots and ponders whether a Supreme Court ruling would justify a feminine legal personification for Minnesota and its sister states.
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Court of Competent Jurisdiction
Supreme Court of the
United States
High Court
Commonwealth
State of
Minnesota
Northern Securities Company
Webster
Paston
John Paston
Bradford
John Careless
Federal Court of Highest Jurisdicion
Equity
Postmaster salary debate and global snippets in 1901 era
The piece discusses the postmaster general shifting carrier wage policy toward Congress, estimates for rural pay, and the political difficulty of equal rates. It also surveys global topics from coffee pricing to liquor profits, fire losses, population notes, literary circles, religious unity, and a Chicago moon rainbow sighting.
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Congress
Welay
Alf Toedthus
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Molin Aily. Journal
Rey Republican
Journal Printing Company, Incorporated
City of
Moline
Thomas I. Stanley
Warren L. Eastman
Ji Maurich Farnham
Illinois
the Journal Printing Company
Moline, II. A
Molvnh
The
Daily Journal
Opera House
Htta
Deere
Samoa
Morgan
Schwab
Monte Carlo
Monte Cario
Thue
Steel Trust
Aukz
Marie OF
Roumania
Europe
Victoria
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Duke of Edinburgh
Hesse
Marie
Ferdinand
Kingdom of Roumania
Natix
Pittsburg
Patel Piriet
Veek
Germantown
Guatemala
pan-American Congress
South
Central America
South Carolina
William Ellery Channing
Concord
Thoreau, Hawthorne
Emergon
the Olcottsa
Margaret Fuller
Unitarians
Universalists
Edward
England
Chile
Argentina
George Gould
Mr. Gould
Chicago
Louis H. Rieck
Harrison Street
Davenport
Iowa
ine’Tailoring
Fifteenth Street
Hammond’s Calumet
P. G. Stange
Third Avenue
5Th Avenue
Bartis
Messrs
John G. Fisher
Thos
N. Ryley
Lyric Theatre
London
Fluke’s
Brady Street
Jule Walters
Louise Llewellyn
Clendenins
Fred G Berger
Sol Smith
Russell’s
Frederic Summerfield AS
Noah Vale
Mr. Russell
Clendenin
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
W. Parsons
Mckinnie Block
Watters & Anderson
Union News
Winds Depot
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