Desert plant sotol now a profitable Texas alcohol source
The sotol plant across millions of acres in western Texas is being used to produce denatured alcohol after federal approval. A large bulb yields high alcohol content. a sotol distillery operates in El Paso, shipping bulbs from Alpine for processing. The plant has historical ties to Pueblo and Mexican border cultures.
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Texas
Kansas City Star
United States
el Paso
Alpine
Rio Grande River
Supreme Court cases on employment limits and labor rights
The text reviews several federal rulings: Oregon ten hour workday limit for women deemed constitutional. mandamus limits on signature petitions. Adair v United States on protection for workers in unions. and United States v Keitel clarifying land entry offenses and interior department jurisdiction under Revised Statutes.
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Maller
Oregon
Supreme Court Reporter
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Illinois
People Vy. Healy
Northeastern
Adair
United States
Act of Congress
United States District Court of Colorado
Secretary of the Interior
U. S
The Road to Success by John G Johnson
A Philadelphia lawyer, in a liner smoke room, discusses ambition and youth. Johnson recalls a millionaire remark that true success comes when we do not like what we must do to advance. The anecdote frames ambition as a paradox of aim and outcome.
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John G. Johnson
Philadelphia
Mr. Johnson
Yabowal Constipation Elixir Promises Regular Habits
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Seana as a permanent solution for constipation. It claims the remedy aids nature and gradually reduces dependence, emphasizing proper nourishment and regular daily use before modernizing into a natural routine. Sold by leading druggists in California at 50 cents per bottle.
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California
Western Canada 1908 wheat crop tops history
A Montreal summary reports the 1908 Western Canada wheat harvest at not less than 100 million bushels, likely 110 million, with high quality and strong prices. Rail and banking activity rise as trade expands, and prospect for 1909 is favorable. Cardston letter notes exceptional yields in winter and spring wheat and oats, praising Alberta's farming climate and prospects.
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West
Montreal
Grand Trunk Pacific
Cardston
Alberta
Western Canada
Illinois
Paradise
North America
Government of
Canada
Western
W. D. Scott
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
New York Life Building
Omaha
Neb
Farm Wisdom and Practical Money Tips From an 19th Century Edict
The passage urges preserving farming as the root of national well being and urges farmers to rest after work, save money, invest in the farm, and improve the property. It offers arithmetic for estimating corn yield by cribs and shares a simple method to divide by two and a quarter.
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Persia
Tabriz
England
Wilhelm Miller
Bourneville
H. Elvin
Ancient cannon and exhibits mark Seattle exposition 1909
The article notes a 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in Seattle featuring an ancient Russian cannon brought from St. Michael Alaska, eleven miles of walks on the grounds, and partial paving. It also mentions Alaska flowers displays and Hawaiian relief maps, plus a redemption tale of Max Greiber who rose from a life as a hobo to a successful restaurant proprietor through self reform.
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St. Michael
Alaska
Seattle
Max Greiber
Max Grelber
Kidney Trouble Contracted by Thousands in Civil War Era
James W. Clay of Baltimore claims long lasting kidney pain since the Civil War with back and head ache and painful secretions. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills for a complete cure after three boxes and five years without recurrence. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
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James W. Clay
W. Fayette St
Baltimore
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Best way to sweep boards with damp flannel bag
A square of stout coarse house flannel formed into a bag over the broom cleans boards and linoleum most effectively. When slightly damp it collects dust rather than scattering it, offering a practical sweeping method.
Practical Household and Grooming Advice from the Era
The note advises beating carpets on the wrong side before the right, avoiding damp floors to prevent mildewed fabric, discourages lounging in girls and boys, recommends fencing to cultivate grace over drill, and suggests rubbing olive oil on brows nightly to promote growth.
Shovel Snow for the Widow and Old Mother
The speaker urges practical aid over gifts of war toys advising kindness to the poor and elderly. He condemns wealth tied to snobbery and calls for helping the farmer and community through simple acts like clearing walks. He critiques politicians focused on votes rather than farmer welfare and postal savings benefits.
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Postal Savings Bank
Jovial Collier Ballad and War-Time Verse
A mixed collection of song stanzas and lyrics. It opens with Old Favorites Down in a Coal Mine describing a jovial collier’s life and dangers, followed by verses about longing, departure, and peace, attributed to Charles Jefferies and referencing Jeannette and a pope.
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France
Pope
Rome
Charles Jefferies
Cosmopolitan Cardiff Exalts Multiracial City Charm
William J. Curtis extols Cardiff as one of Britain's prettiest cities with clean streets shade trees and villas. Though it handles vast coal exports it remains visually diverse with a dock area spoken of in many languages and a global mix of sailors and boarders.
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Cardiff
William J. Curtis
United States
Port Said
Suez Canal
Panama
Punta Arenas
Straits of Magellan
What He Saw
Mrs McSwat Billinger comments on church decorations this morning. The observer notes Lobelia wearing the decorations, praising the brim and floral display but finding the dead bird out of place.
A girl in love pursues the new before old fades
A concise note portrays a young woman eager for fresh romances, keeping pace with trends and moving on before past loves fully end.
Walking sticks grow from utility to luxury in sixteenth-century fashion
The sixteenth century saw walking sticks become fashion items of dignity and luxury, evolving from simple tools to ornate accessories. The piece notes later trends including gold headed canes and rare woods, with rural uses and cultural references like the oaken towel and crab tree cudgel, ending with Johnson’s famous haymarket theater visit.
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Dr. Johnson
Knox
Haymarket
Foste
Gentleman's Magazine
The New Theater Booth Holes And Phonograph Aid
A New York Sun quotation recalls the earlier window holes in theater ticket booths and praises their creator. The speaker notes how these openings let staff and patrons converse without contortion and mentions newer phonograph assisted schemes with small horns at the openings to extend hearing distance.
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New York Sun
Notable births of 1809 in literature and politics
The text states 1809 produced many celebrated figures. It lists Abraham Lincoln Edgar Allan Poe Oliver Wendell Holmes William Ewart Gladstone Charles Darwin Lord Houghton Alfred Tennyson Edward Fitzgerald Professor Blackie Mary Cowden Clarke and Felix Mendelssohn among those born that memorable year.
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Abraham Lincoln
Edgar Allan Poe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William Ewart Gladstone
Charles Darwin
Lord Houghton
Alfred Tennyson
Edward Fitzgerald
Professor Blackie
Mary Cowden Clarke
Felix Mendessohn
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised In Testimonial
Camden New Jersey reader Mrs W P Valentine credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing headaches back pain and nervous exhaustion after doctors offered little help. Gardiner Maine resident also reports relief from a female ailment after three months. The column also shares household tips on cleaning stains and care.
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Camden
N.J
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
N. J
Gardiner
Lydia E. Pinkham
Oddities and Proposals From Global Columns of the Era
A collage of curious facts and plans including a marble leaf book, a dentist gong, Sicily lemons, Vienna cat guardians, royal tobacco habits, canal credit debates between Italy and Holland, English canal history, English emi grant training, Persian rug decline, English garden city rents, clerks' wage cards, Moody and Sankey funded missions, Ada Ellen Bayly philanthropy, Rembrandt preservation efforts, sailors’ chest auctions, and a Glasgow canal proposal linking the Forth and Clyde to ease unemployment.
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Northfield
Moody and Sankey
Ada Ellen Bayly
Edna Lyall
St. Peter’s Church
Eastbourne
England
Het Rembrandt Huis
Rembrandt
Wise mother-in-law helps woman ditch coffee with Postum
A Iowa woman credits Postum with curing stomach troubles and blotchy skin after two years of trial. She recounts improved digestion and a clear complexion, noting her mother-in-law’s coffee swap and a grandmother who also benefited from Postum. The letter, signed by Postum Co. of Battle Creek, Michigan, promotes its slogan There’s a Reason.
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Iowa
Postum
Postum O Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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la Crosse
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Jeannette
Cosmopolitan
China
Sicily
Vienna
Edward
Europe
Italy
Holland
Foss
Lincoln
Trent
Torksey
Henry I
Edinburgh Stevensons
London
Albert Docks
Glason Corporation
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Clyde
North Sea
Atlantic
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