Wool and woolen cloth through history and trade
The article traces early clothing from animal skins to wool and cotton, explains wool types and cloths woolens and worsteds, and details breeds like Leicester Lincoln and Cheviot. It surveys global wool trade, census data, and South American producers led by Argentina and Chile, highlighting growth and economic stakes.
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Leicester
Border Leicester
Cotswold
Lincoln
Kentish
Devon
South Devon
Wensleycale
Roscommon
Oxford Down
Southdown
Shropshire
Hampshire Down
Suffolk
Ryeland
Somerset
Dorset
Dartmoor
Exmoor
Welsh Mountain
Cotton
Jimon
United States
Europe
British Islands
North
South America
South Africa
Australia
Peninsula
Spain
Hungary
France
Britain
Southdowns
Hampshire Downs
Oxford Downs
Dorsets
America
Bolivia
Peru
Ecuador
Andes
Argentina
Uruguay
Chile
Cordova
Iss
New York
San Francisco
England
The Hanna House in Thomasville Silent and Deserted
In Thomasville, the old Hanna family home where Mark Hanna, McKinley, and their circle gathered is now unoccupied for years. The house, once central to early campaign planning, stands shuttered under dust and memory, with only tourists glimpsing its sun parlor and imagining the era. Only once since Hanna’s death was it briefly occupied by Judge Lynde Harrison.
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Atlanta
Hanna
Thomasville
Mark Hanna
McKinley
Old House
Lynde Harrison
New York
Humorous Public Tiff On Fourth Avenue Ends In Chagrin
A man recalls a public scene on Fourth Avenue after a little girl pinched a dignified lady’s arm in a dry goods store doorway. The lady berated the man, and the episode left him humiliated yet resilient, his cheerful disposition dampened by the public rebuke.
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Fourth Avenue
Louisville
Conversation on Value and Credit in a Pawn Market
A fragment discusses a large sum and the idea of trust. A speaker asks how much is owed and the reply cites three hundred million dollars. The dialogue notes hope as valuable but a pawn broker will not advance on it.
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England
Lincoln
Rumor Of Royal Marriage Between Duke Of York And Princess Teck
London reports that Mrs. Trevelyan Woopier once claimed to be married to the duke of York, now King George V. The royal family prompted a denial from the archbishop of Canterbury to dispel any belief of an ecclesiastical obstacle to such a union.
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London
Trevelyan Woopier
Admiral Seymour
Duke of York
George V
England
Canterbury
No History Repetition in a Humorous Exchange
In a witty exchange a husband who married his stenographer tries to discuss finances. The wife retorts with a condition that he stop starting his talks as he used to. She parries with a quip about his usual preface.
Brenkyns Portrait: A Man Defined by Habits
A brief sketch questions Brenkyns character and notes his wife accompanies him on clothing purchases. The exchange hints at social perception and personal habits surrounding the figure.
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Brenkyns
Lawson
Dawson
Need for Humorists in Legislatures Proposed
A quotation warns that legislatures lack humorists and suggests adding one or two to balance the body. The exchange ponders whether more humor would reduce jokers and improve proceedings.
Prospective Juror Reports No Opinion in Case
A state prosecutor asks a prospective juror if he has formed an opinion on a case. The juror replies that he has not and adds that his wife has not read anything about it.
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Sr el
Henpeck
Old Lady Regains Hair With Cuticura Remedy
An elderly reader recalls severe scalp eczema and hair loss. After her niece suggested Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, itching and scaling subsided in six months and hair began to regrow. A separate foot eczema case also improved with the same products. Ellsworth Dunham, Hiram Maine. Sept 30, 1909.
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S. Ellsworth
A Practical Discourse In Indoor Play
A stormy day scene shows children playing church with Theo dore directing Florence to obey and share, while he acts as minister. The piece ends with a note promoting Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels and a lightly humorous line about a grass widow and references.
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Florence
Theodore
Christian Herald
Also Mentioned on This Page
Americas
Corton
Ashana
New Zealand
Germany
Wales
Ireland
Seeley
Georgia
Jady
King George
Trevelyn Nopier
Postetter
Daisy Fly Killer
Harold Somers
Brooklyn
Simplicity Manufacturing CO
Columbia
Cleveland
Ohio
Nebraska
John Deere
John Deere Plow Company
Omaha
Bertschy Motor CG
Council Bluffs
Kodaks
KODAK
Photo Supply CO
Faye Ranch
Cya Imfog
Lincoln Typewriter
ANGE
Jith Street
Limcotne
Lola
Weile
Swanson Company, Inc
13Th St
Beatrice Creamery Co
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