Onions Payoff in Gulf Coast Country 28 Acres Farmed
W A McNeil planted twenty eight acres in onions at Santa Maria Texas in the Gulf Coast Country. The yield ran 466 crates per acre at 1 20 per crate totaling 13440 dollars. Profits of 400 to 1000 dollars per acre are common in the Gulf Coast Country. Land can be bought on easy terms with first crop likely to pay for the land. The Gulf Coast Country offers mild winters and gulf breeze summers. Excursion trains run through major midwest cities to Brownsville Texas for tours.
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W. A. McNeil
Santa Maria
Tex
Gulf Coast
Mr. McNeil
Iowa
Arie van Howeling
Plainview
Texas
Admiralty rewards for inventions earn meager pay
The British Admiralty issued a circular to naval dockyards offering payments for worker inventions to save labor and costs. While some ideas are valuable, rewards have been tiny, with none over 26 dollars, despite notable concepts such as a diver’s undersea air pipe attachment and entangled wreckage cutting. The scheme is criticized as parsimonious and disappointing after long wait times.
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Lorda
British Admiralty
Admiralty
Not for Them A Duluth Timberman Tries Fame
William Hanley, a noted Duluth cruiser and timberman, recalls driving on the St. Croix near Taylor’s Falls where a jam formed with six Indian drivers. He praised their work and promised to publish their names. They responded in blunt humor that six Indians dead in print would not be seen.
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William Hanley
Duluth
Hanley
St. Croix
Taylor's Falls
Manley
Woodsman's Duel With Wolves Near Garwood
Joseph Frost of Kenron faced two timber wolves while returning from the bush near Garwood armed only with an ax. He drove them away for minutes until a passing Canadian Pacific freight train frightened the wolves into retreat. Frost's clothes were torn and his ax bloody, reflecting a fierce encounter amid a winter tiger of scarce rabbits.
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Joseph Frost
Kenron
Garwood
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Winnipeg Cor
St. Paul
Sterner Measures Necessary in Heiress Romance
In a tense confrontation, Nervey pressures Conte to wed, insisting he will not take no for an answer. The heiress resists, declaring she would not refuse, while Nervey escalates by threatening to call the police to enforce his demand.
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Nervey
Conte
Responsibility and the Gate: Child Dialog at School Gate
A fragment shows two girls speaking at a school gate about duties and independence. One mentions responsibility and making things, while the other asserts freedom to go alone to draw beer, reflecting conflicting attitudes toward autonomy and parental guidance.
A Scrap Book Why Penryn Names His Coming Novel
A Name That Names argues Penryn titles his forthcoming work A Scrap Book as a reflection on marriage exchange. The piece notes the book’s theme centers on intimate marital shifts and the interplay of personal identity within relationships.
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Penryn
Ancestral Lands of George Washington in Virginia Crowned by Historic Homes
The narrative traces Washington family roots in Westmoreland and Fredericksburg Virginia. It notes Blenheim house at Westmoreland, the Ferry farm near Fredericksburg, Burnside operations, and Kenmore tied to Elizabeth and Fielding Lewis. References to Augustine Washington, Mary Washington, and the Kenmore grounds anchor the lineage and estate history.
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Virginia
Predericksburg
Mary
George Washington
Westmoreland County
Blenheim House
William Augustin Washington
Augusting
Lena Washington Hungerford
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock
Augustine
Lawrence
George
Stafford County
Ower Potomac
Potomac
Hunting Creek
Dogue Rug
Mount Vernon
Washington House
Potomac River
Washington Farm
Chatham
Marye's Heights
Burnside
Maj
Horace Lacy
Kenmore
Elizabeth
Fielding Lewis
Nellie Custis
Betty
Carter
Lancaster County
Mary Washington and the Fredericksburg Grave Shaft
The Mary Washington grave site near Fredericksburg was neglected for years. Efforts to erect a monument failed until 1894 when a classically styled shaft was dedicated after public fundraising and auction concerns over the burial land. Mary Washington died in a Frederick cottage later in life, and George Washington paid farewell there four months before her death.
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Washington
George
Mount Vernon
Frederick Gote
Charles and
Lewis Streets
Mary Washington
Fredericksburg
Mary
Mother of Washington
Navajos Keep Polygamy Traditions Despite U S Laws
A dated account asserts the Navajos continue polygamy and resist suppression by government and Indian agents. It notes some men have multiple wives, with harems up to twelve, and that households are separated by hogans on opposite sides of landforms.
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Uncle Sam
Poetry Justice In New England Ends With Twelve Children
In a New England village a widow and a widower each with six children gained admission to an orphan asylum claiming homelessness and lack of a housekeeper. After marrying, authorities discovered the ruse and sent all twelve children back to their parents, leaving the couple unable to claim homelessness or lack of a housekeeper.
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New England
Great Man Condemns Death by Own Action in Paris Book
Napoleon on self destruction from St Helena argues life is a burden only when it harms others or offers tribulations that may pass. He notes many feel the impulse to end life but often regret action as circumstances change and safety returns.
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Napoleon
Paris
St. Helena
Are Women Less Honest Than Men in Paris Debate
Anatole France questions masculine virtue in a Paris symposium in La Revue. He notes no one dares claim woman is dishonest and argues man may not be virtuous enough to judge woman. The discussion centers on whether woman is seen as more dishonest than man.
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Paris
la Revue
Anatole France
Son James at college shows businesslike progress
In a dialog cited by Lippincott's, Mr. Boggs reports his son James is maturing at college. When James first went up he asked for money, but now he draws on his father at sight, reflecting growing self sufficiency.
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James
Horse Sea Customer-Why I Called Him the Colt
A humorous exchange set in a courtroom style, an ostler defends a nickname used for two decades. The banter plays on respectability and identity through a coined horse name and familiar phrasing.
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Horse Sea
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