Optimistic Prospects Said Near With Wheat Crop and Trade
The Mooresville Guide notes Bradstreet August forecasts huge U S wheat harvests in 1897, promising prosperity amid global shortfalls. it cites India’s low output, Russia Germany and Hungary declines, and hints at a revival post 1874 panic with broader economic upswing ahead. The page also discusses Zionist plans led by Theodore Herzl, including establishing sovereignty over Palestine and organizing Jewish migration and finance under London headquartered companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreets
United States
India
Russia
Germany
Hungary
Theodore Herzl
Pall Mall Gazette
Herzl
Paris
Palestine
Society of Jews
Jewish Company
London
Hev
Palestine Reclaimed Plan Attracts Jewish Leaders
The article discusses long standing debates on Jewish restitution of Palestine through force or purchase. It notes ongoing Hebrew emigration to the Holy Land with support from philanthropists and a growing Jewish presence in Jerusalem. Dr Max Nordau, known for his controversial views, initiates a plan to restore Palestine to Jews and has enlisted supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caeyaeta
Emnera
William
Wits
Masel
Pano Eriets
Guyvernment
Maine
Canovas
Palestine
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Max Nordau
North
Herley
Harley
The
Michigan City Dispatch
Indiana
Peru
Brazil
Zion's Park
Sims
Indianapolis
Schroeder
Edinburg
Anderson
Muncie
Marion
Orion Yarborough
Evansville
Our Millionaires Abroad and Royal Jubilee Displays
A survey of American millionaires relocating abroad and spending wealth during the Jubilee era. Aristocrats like Vanderbilt and Astor opened their estates for royal festivities while Americans competed for social favor in Britain. The piece notes lavish hospitality, payments for access, and the evolving Anglo American peerage dynamic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiig
Pee Tee
Gt Oni
Dod Vhotnees Depow
Vien- Ppeuf PhiPonis
Otalgt
United
George Trisid
Itelan Reid
France
Foyeras
Prince of Wales
Consuclo Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
William Waldorf Astor
America
Old Mills and Odd Tales From Indiana Towns
Readable items describe 1820s and 1830s water mills near St. Paul and Flat Rock with details on builders, rebuilds, and current retirement from active use. A violent incident near Dillsboro involves a rifle shot and a grievous wound to a teenage girl. Lighter features cover Winona practical jokes, a remarkable three legged chicken story, and Elwood tin plate exports from Indiana to Italy and soon to England.
Branding Texas Steers in the Old West
The piece explains cattle branding work in Texas, detailing tools like stamping and dotting irons, roles of the roper bulldogger and puncher, and the strenuous process of securing and branding cattle. It notes season timing, calf age for branding, and quirks such as brands growing or not, plus the difficulty of devising new brands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Keith
Belcherville
Texas
Missouri
Maine
XIT
Random Historical Facts Mixed From Various Lands
A compilation of curious notices and antiquated observations recounts salutes, salt ships, jewel findings, religious and military anecdotes, and unusual birth weights. It mentions New York Bible printing, Pompeii artifacts, Babylon inscriptions, and a Maine asylum resident’s death from rainwater intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liverpool
England
Africa
United States Army
United States
New York City
Hercuelaneum
Athens
Maine
Boston
China
Bombay
India
Jefferson
Pompeii
Babylon
Belshazzar
Joseph Donnally
Evergreen
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mooresville
W. H. Sage
Constantinople
Warker
Toas
Jewa
Kert
Wales
Covington
Richmond
State Board of Charities
Jeffersonville Reformatory
Tipton
Pendleton
Dundee
Homer Huff
McLaughlin
Wm. Robertson
Montezuma
Elkhart County
Henry Aikens
Knight
Kentucky
Grist Miels
ST. Paul
Dillsboro
Winona
State Notes
Flat Rock
Jonathan Paul
John E. Paul
Big Four
IMS
Jacob Pheister
Mr. Paul
Brickhart
Peter Bailey
C. J. Brickhart
Albert Johnson
Annie
Corydon Knowlton
Purdue
Mr. Knowlton
Bluffton
Chas. Demeriy
Logansport
Demerly
Elwood
American Tin Plate Company of
Iraly
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