Kansas and Nebraska Delegates Report Canadian Wheat Regions
The letter from George S. Bennett and four others notes 21 day travel limits but praises Dauphin Regina and Prince Albert areas for premier grain production. They report wheat outputs of 75 000 bushels last year and over a million this year, with abundant water timber and rapid settlement paths expanding immigration to the Canadian west.
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Kansas
Nebraska
Dauphin
Prince Albert
Sask
William McCreary
Winnipeg
Man
Regina
Middie
Saskatchewan
Township 25
Wishart
Buchanan
Owen
Smith
Ross
Sinclair
Whitmores
Drinkwaters
Riding Mountain
Great Gilbert Plains
George S. Bennett
Hall’s Summit
Kan
W. Bennett
E. F. Brooks
Westle
John Flannery
Stuart
Salzer Reed Company Seed Catalogue Offer
A vintage seed catalogue ad from Salzer Reed Company of Crosse Wisconsin promotes Onion Seed 680 and Up a pound and 1213 bushels per acre scow with 100 bushels reference, listing Earliest Vegetables and Farm Seeds, prices per pound, and a request to cut the coupon to receive the catalogue and 10 seed novelties by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balzer
Lfe
JO A. Salzer
Salter
California
Salzer
Nion
Sopal
Bol
Nova
Jonna
Balzer Seed
la Crosse
Wis
Mothers Congress Favors Looser Corsets in Washington
A Washington mothers congress backed a plan endorsing looser corsets for women, signaling a shift in feminine attire. The vote reflects growing calls for comfort in dress standards.
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Mothers
Congress
Washington
Tomb of Esther and Mordecai Found in Hamadan Persia
New York Herald reports the tomb of Esther and Mordecai discovered in Hamadan with inscriptions read and translated. The site, now sixty feet high, features separate sarcophagi and a wall dividing sacred and outer sections, with scrolls and an ostrich egg as in Persian tombs. Facsimiles from plaster impressions are held by Dr. Zadoc Kahn.
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Esther
Mordecai
Hamadan
Persia
New York Herald
Purim
Hamadam
Esyther
Ahasuerus
Zadoc Kahn
France
Executions in Sierra Leone Publicly Seen Amid Turmoil
Nineteen natives were hanged at Bonthe in Sierra Leone for brutal murders of whites and missionaries. Trials followed uprisings by the Mendis in 1898, with Sokong the King of the Imperi country among the executed. A Manchester solicitor defended many, while crowds, mostly native women, watched as three at a time were hanged over several days. A new West African militia stood on duty. The photographer captured the executions for press.
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Bothne
Sierra Leone
Africa
Mendis
Freetown
Isand
Sheboro
Rotifunk
England
Manchester
Bonthe
Sokong
Imperi
Temperance Leader Fred Charrington’s Lost Incomes
The piece notes Fred Charrington’s temperance badge cost him about 20000 pounds yearly in potential earnings from his father’s business. Twenty years ago he organized tent meetings in Mile End Road Bow, growing to the great Assembly Hall described as the largest mission hall in the world under the temperance banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Charrington
Mile-end Road
Bow
Christian Commonwealth
Prisons in Lavaux Fly White Flags of Peace
A Lausanne correspondent reports Lavaux district between Lausanne and Vevey with 10 000 residents has no prisoners. White flags float over all prisons signaling a praiseworthy state as virtue reigns in Vaud Canton.
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Lausanne
Lavaux
Vevey
Vaud
Petit Marseillais
German Comic Valentines Dominate Global Market
The article notes that nearly all February comic valentines are made in Germany and that production runs year round. A single factory reportedly produces more than 10,000,000 of the cards annually, underscoring Germany's dominant role in this industry.
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Germany
First Steel Pen Maker Paid One Dollar Per Pen
A historical note explains the pioneer of steel pen production earned one dollar for each pen he manufactured, highlighting early inventor compensation in metal nibs.
Presidential Signatures Among U S Presidents Highlight Peculiar Styles
The article notes McKinley’s signature plain beside Adams and Tyler, while Van Buren’s was hard to decipher. It adds that Jefferson, Taylor, Hayes, Benjamin Harrison and Garfield never signed their names. J Q Adams used a small cramped backhand. Polk’s was ornate and Jackson’s lengthy.
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McKinley
John Adams
Tyler
van Buren
Jefferson
Taylor
Hayes
Benjamin Harrison
Garfield
J. Q. Adams
Polk
Jackson
Pierce
Pe-ru-na Endorsed By Ex Governor McCord For Catarrh
A letter from Hon. Myron H. McCord ex-governor of New Mexico praises Pe-ru-na for catarrh and urges others to begin spring treatment. He notes improvements after one bottle and emphasizes no substitutes, urging readers to request a free catarrh book from Dr. Hartman Columbus Ohio.
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Myron H. McCord
New Mexico
Dr. Hartman
Washington, D. C
M. H. McCord
Hartman
Columbus
Parker to Succeed as General Manager of Rock Island Road
H A Parker, second vice-president of the Rock Island road, was named general manager replacing W H Truesdale who became president of the Lackawanna. Parker will oversee transportation while heads of freight and passenger departments handle their reports. March 1 promotions also announced for Gower Boyd Embry with offices changes. Parker has served since 1866 with extensive roles across the Rock Island system.
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H. A. Parker
Rock Island Road
W. H. Truesdale
Lackawanana
Parker
H. Gower
Chicago
E. B. Boyd
Missouri River
H. H. Embry
Buffalo
Topeka
Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw
Oskaloosa & Knoxville
Ilinois
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska Railway
Rock Island
Home seekers get cheap excursions on the Northwest Line
The North Western Line announces home seeker excursion tickets on March 7 and 21 to western and southern points at low rates. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad adds an ordinary sleeper to its through trains with half Pullman rates, enabling cheaper travel versus high Pullman prices. Alice and Maud exchange a quick proposal joke at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Seekers
North- Western
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Chicago
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Newark
Syrup of Figs Promotes Public Health and Lead Publication Ads
The California Fig Syrup Co markets Syrup of Figs as a premier laxative remedy with broad health benefits. The ad claims superiority over imitators, urges trial for constipation and related ailments, and notes the paper as one of the leading publications chosen for public information. Also cited: Chicago Great Western Railway Maple Leaf Route earnings rise $33,618.44 in early February 1899, with total fiscal-year gain of $293,295.19. The text closes with a remark that when an employee is fired, they feel put out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Chicago Great Western
Chicago Great Western R’y
Health for Ten Cents and Quack Remedies
A collage of patent medicine claims and dubious cures for colds coughs and digestive issues. It lists Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets Piso's Cure and Dee's Cough Balsam among remedies with assurances of efficacy and refunds. Also notes calls to use Yi Kl and Emerson quotes and teething syrup for children.
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L. B
Lydia E Pinkham’s Remedy Praised by Women Writers
A veteran advocate of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is highlighted as improving health in older women. A letter from Mrs. J C Orms of Johnstown Pennsylvania describes relief from headaches dizzy spells hot flashes and nerve trouble after using the remedy. The piece notes Mrs Pinkham’s longtime work and the present caretaker of correspondence handling vast numbers of letters yearly.
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J.C. Orms
Horner St
Johnstown
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