Mississippi’s Transformation From Fields to Industrial Jackson
National Geographic outlines how Mississippi shifts from agriculture to industry as Jackson grows into a modern hub. The piece notes natural gas discovery, high voltage lines, road-building, and a booming cottonseed oil sector fueling new factories and jobs. It details cottonseed processing, bentonite and bottle production, and the state’s diverse trade links fueling daily life and consumer goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Mississippi
Jackson
Natchez
Ante-Bellum
Delta
Salvation Army
Los Angeles
Louisiana
Florida
Mobile
New Orleans
Memphis
State Capitol
China
Mississippi Composition Board
Atlantic City
London
Australia
Argentina
Italy
Japan
Smith County
Jackson Best
Arkansas
Chile
Ohio
Missouri
Colorado
Montana
Canada
Redcoats Guarded Trail of 98 in Klondyke Rush
The article recounts Northwest Mounted Police stationed on the sixtieth parallel guarding stampeders entering Yukon in 1898. It describes riots at Skagway, harsh clashes, and how a few dozen Redcoats restrained thousands of prospectors, turning lawbreakers into orderly travelers toward the Yukon goldfields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondyke
Carmack
Yukon
Skagway
Lake Bennet
Lewes
Alaska
Canada
Northwest Mounted Police
Redcoats
Yukon Territory
Daniels
Slim-Waisted Frocks For Hot Weeks A Dainty Linen Dress
Two easy to sew dresses for slim and large figures with gored skirts and square necklines. Features include short kimono sleeves, light fabrics, and simple lines for cooling comfort. Patterns 1558 and 1533 with yardage and trim details. sewing book Success in Sewing offered.
Long Run for Fire Department on Baltimore Fire
In February 1904 the New York fire department sent nine engine companies and one hook and ladder company by flatcar to Baltimore for a major blaze covering about 180 miles making one of the longest apparatus runs on record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
New York
Favorite Recipe of the Week Ice Cream Variant
A home recipe calls for 42 package ice cream powder scant 15 cup vanilla, 2 tablespoons sugar, pineapple juice, maraschino cherry juice, 1 cup cream whipped, crushed pineapple, diced maraschino cherries, and walnuts. Mix powder with sugar, add juices gradually, fold in cream, freeze, stir at intervals, and add fruits. Yields about a quart.
Snubber Harmed How Much a Snub Harms the Snubber
The quote notes that snubbing can backfire by pushing the snubber toward success, as Dale Carnegie observes the counterproductive effect of a harsh rebuke on the giver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Carnegie
Linens Go Mexican In Interesting Motifs Pattern 6085
Transfer pattern includes two motifs four by five inches four motifs four by five inches two motifs three by four inches two motifs three by five inches thirty inches of four and one half inch border six motifs thirty four by one inch border color schemes stitches illustrations materials needed send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept 259 W 14th St New York City for pattern number 6085
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York City
Door pockets for closets and doors save space in small homes
The article suggests using door pockets inside closets and on doors to hold shoes, brushes, dust cloths, and laundry. It notes large bottom pockets for small items and offers dimensions and diagrams for sewing from 2 1 2 yards of 35 inch cotton. It also promotes Mrs. Spears sewing book for homemakers.
Reflection Mirrors The World In Your Own Face
A reflective quotation notes the world returning to each person the image they cast upon it. The line underscores self-perception shaping how reality appears to individuals.
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William Makepeace Thackery
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the Smith
Kent
Lawrence Tibbett
Guy Lombardo
Ricrac
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Captain G. Elliott - Nightingale
Snubber
BY Ruth Wyeth Spears
John Muir
Erman-Howell & CO
ING
Michigan Ave
Ill
Pacific Coast
VanClakre
Stimson
Calif
Una
Ina
Isa
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