Russian Farmers in Ellis County Keep Money in Cans and Boots
A Kansas banker describes Ellis County Russians as frugal, hard working, and money conscious. He says many rely on cash stored in tin cans or boots, with barns or cellars as safes, and that they favor farming, large families, and family-controlled funds while holding back from banks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Elis County
Hayes City
Kan
Cess
Ellis County
Germany
Russia
Rusia
Russian Brides Marry Early as Seen in Parish Records
A fragment describes patriarchal views where girls are cared for but not educated or farmed, boys inherit land, and marriage is their main role. It notes 75 percent of Russian brides are under eighteen, with one mother of four children at age twenty.
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America
Uge
Vais
Beco
Ted Cross
Hercules
Jadson
Dynamite Making Exposed In Industrial Plant Tour
The article guides readers through a dangerous dynamite production plant illustrating nitroglycerine’s synthesis in cooling chambers and the perilous handling of blasting gelatine. It notes constant temperature control, the risk of sudden explosions, and the vast scale of operations with rail and vessel movement.
California desert rolling plant a rootless cactus
The Technicai Wo describes a curious California desert cactus that rolls across the sand for months. When rains come it takes root where dropped, then grows into a spiny plant with small sheets forming new cacti.
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California
Technicai
Ameter
Moti
Gorky Drama The Low and the Mutton Market
Maxim Gorky has written two dramas in progress awaiting stage debut. One titled The Low is described as a tragedy of greed set around London's mutton market. Shipments of mutton from Australia rise, signaling growing supply pressures.
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Maxim Gorky
London
Australia
Government 10 RAISES ITS OWN HORSES AND MULES
Washington dispatch reports War Department plans to establish at least three remount stations in the West for breeding army horses and mules. One station to be in Kansas or Missouri, another near Fort Worth Texas, and a third likely in Kansas. Missouri touted for superior mules and horses. Fort Riley recommended for Kansas City station.
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Washington
War Department
Curtis
Kansas
West
Missouri
Kansas City
Union
Chicago
Omaha
St Louis
Fort Collies
Del
United States
Carmon
Colman Stock Farm
St. Louis
Ozark Range
Mi 1
Bid by Jones sparks debate on malaria and nations
Fragmentary note links malaria to historical power shifts and a proposed English bid by W. HLS. Jones with references to Greece and a warning about mosquitoes. The piece reflects period alarm over disease and national strength in a Youth's Companion style.
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England
W. Hls. Jones
Greece
Sarsaparilla Origins Mentioned in Drugstore Toast
The article notes the origin of sarsaparilla as a popular drink served by druggists to warm and thirsty patrons, highlighting its place in daily shop life and customer service.
Sassafras or sarsaparilla origins questioned in Times note
A Los Angeles Times excerpt explains the origins of sarsaparilla, noting it is made from zarza roots from the Amazonas swamps in Brazil. It describes harsh, swampy conditions, native camps gathering roots for weeks, and the seasonal trade, with warnings about heat, insects, and fever.
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Amazonas
Braz
Los Angeles Times
Fletcherism and its advocates at Yale gymnasium
The term Fletcherism names Horace Fletcher’s diet rule to eat only when hungry and to chew thoroughly. It praises slow mastication and restraint from overeating as measured by endurance in athletes, while criticizing routine three meals a day and bolting food.
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Horace Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Ely
Yale University
Ozfart
Napoleon
Isis
Passing of the Blonde in a Retro Review
The Kansas City Journal reflects on the fading blonde ideal in historical art and literature. It notes ancient praise of light complexions from Greek heroes to Virgin Mary portraits and classic heroines, suggesting a shift away from the blonde archetype.
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Aidd- Mason
Bard
Marrani
Ransas City Journal
A Prose Quotation at Washington Public Function
A young woman at a Washington public function grows bored with the attentions of a Senator’s son who regales her with tales of supposed adventures. He insists on his heroics, telling one startling story after another, each met with the woman’s skeptical responses.
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Washinston
Banguo
Macbeth
Theoy of Camping
The piece extols camping as a yearly habit, claiming experience grows with trials and urging cautious, solitary practice. It critiques risky behavior and implies camping with a companion, noting risks of fatigue and hunger after long days.
Positions for Chinese Students in Official Service
The article notes that Chinese students studying abroad wish to enter official life instead of teaching in schools. The government aims to appoint professors and instructors to Indian high salaries, creating official status for these educators with government-backed appointments.
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China
Ministry of Education
Coleges
Tees
Tre Home Doctor Controversy Sparks Parent Protest
A parent protest voices opposition to a doctor’s role in schools and exemption from the act as a controversial matter. The writer complains about medical procedures, accusing a doctor of misrepresenting facts and pushing extra doctrine.
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C. Nz
Westminster Gazetic
Being Kind to Metian and a Mixed English Evening
An English traveler befriends an American party at a winter hotel as a mountain outing nears. A delayed guest apologizes for his tardiness explaining he had to fetch his mother from the gardens. The moment reflects social awkwardness and cross cultural missteps reported by the Milwaukee Free Press.
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Ameribad Te
Milwaukee Free Press
The Fors of Youth and Schoolyard Injuries
A fragmentary note from a childlike voice recalls a picnic spoiled by rain and mumps making many children ill. It mentions Mr. Higgs injuring ribs after falling from a wagon and a boy named Ernest cutting his finger, with the group claiming happiness despite mishaps.
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Father Rhus
Sager
Higgs
Ernest
Fragmented early fiction dialogue about family wealth
A snippet shows a character named Jamie discussing how much money would be divided among children and parents. The dialogue touches on sharing and a mother’s remark, with a mention of Youth's Companion and a reference to a sister.
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Childre
Papa
Jamie
Janie
Neptunian Year Fact From Ancient Planet Note
The text states that Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun with a mean distance of about 2 745 000 000 miles and an orbital period of 145 years. It translates to a Neptunian year being 60.225 of a Earth day.
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Jar Tune
Labor unions and organizing efforts across cities
Reports of labor activity from North America and England include Torronto shoe clerks forming a union, Boston painters and paper hangers organizing, a new retail clerks union in Melrose Minnesota, and a five percent wage cut proposed for cotton spinners in Lancashire. Additional items note the Trades Unionist publication in Washington and steps toward closing Powell Duffryn collieries, plus union efforts by the California State Federation of Labor in San Jose and San Francisco’s Drug Clerks Union launching a clerk employment bureau.
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Torronto
Canada
Boston Hebrew Painters and Paperhangers
Melrose
Minn
Lancashire
England
John Mitchell
Boston
Mass
Lamplighters’ Union
Trades Unionist
Washington, D. C
Felder Clarks
The
Drug Clerks’ Union
San Francisco
Cal
Sporting Brevities From Various Events
Thirty one motor car records fell on the Los Angeles track. Lewis Strang won the 258 mile Lowell race in an Isotta. The Eel won the Nurme 2.07 pace at Hartford in heats. Prohig cricketers concluded a successful tour of England Ireland and Wales. Battling Nelson the Hyhrysi Champion of America defeated Gans in twenty one rounds at Coima California. A race will be established at Renn Nevada. Mick paced Milwaukee. W K Vanderbilt Jr returns from Europe and renounces automobile racing. Harry Payne Warriner raced in three events at Sheepshead Bay including the Sapphrs Stakes. A South Norwalk crew won the thirteen and three quarter mile rowing race. Silvester Gookin died of heart failure. he was an old-time pro oarsman. Cable from England says August Belmont and James R Keene have a share in England.
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Los Angeres
Lewis Strang
Isotta
Lowell
Hartford
England
Ireland
Wales
Battling Nelson
America
Kneckel
Toes Gans
Coima
Cal
Renn
August Belmont
James R. Keene
Grapes Embrace Gelatine Delicacy Illusion
A New York Times note describes grape mats used in gelatin desserts. When the gelatine sets, a piece of china shows an illusion of real grapes, with the fruit dropped into the jelly before it sets to complete the effect.
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New York Times
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Metian
Fagle Hotel
Center Square
New Oxford
Chaablay Hexsy
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Houss
Oxford Pitt St
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Depot
F. L. Firsuan
WM. McSherry, JR
Gettysburg
Adams County
Court House
Foms
McPherson Dosato F. McPuxnees- McPherson
Labor World
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