Wheat farming and fertilizer critique in North Dakota notes
An unsigned editorial discusses wheat profitability and soil depletion. It cites Dr. J H Worst of North Dakota who argues farming removes soil nutrients, costing about 1.04 per bushel when including minerals. The piece urges more feeding crops and manure to sustain future yields amid rising wool prices and open rate cases for sheep producers.
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J. H. Worst
The
Agricultural College of North Dakota
United States
Dr. Worst
North Dakota Authority
North Dakota
Unsinkable Label Reused From Titanic for Ocean Liner
The liner Olympic has been remodeled and owners advertise it as unsinkable, echoing the Titanic’s boast. History notes that the Titanic’s unsinkable claim proved false after hitting a notable iceberg.
Wilde social snub sparks San Diego charity ball buzz
Louis J. Wilde remembered by Oregon traders for banking schemes faces attention in San Diego after a charity ball snub. Wilde and his family allegedly were not invited or were not eagerly welcomed, prompting sharp remarks described in local chatter.
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San Diego
Louis J. Wilde
Wilde
Standpatism Dead Yet Toryism Lingers Under Names
Bryan argues standpatism is dead while Toryism remains alive though renamed when discredited. He notes Easter arriving early this year as a historical reference to shifting political tides and calendar effects.
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Bryan
Eagle ads foster savings from biblical warning
A Pittsburg bank president asked for striking copy and an ad idea. The ad man produced a modern riff on Elijah and ravens, then shifted to the eagle on the American dollar to promise steady support for families and saved dollars. The piece frames saving as security against hunger and need.
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Pittsburg
Elija
Elijah
Appreciative Auditor On South Side Listening Room
A young man indoors on the South Side plays Victrola records featuring Emilio de Gorgoza, John McCormick, Evan Williams, and several quartets. A jack-of-all-trades from a nearby shop paints screens upstairs, stops work to listen, and returns to find his audience still spellbound.
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Emilio de Gorgoza
John McCormick
Evan Williams
Screen man praises student in hallway exchange
In an upper hallway a dust brush and a screen are used as the screen man extols the young man for all-around good singing both high and low. The youth bows and retreats to his room then hides in a closet to laugh unseen.
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Kansas City Journal
The Cheerful Idiot
A bachelor returns home after a lively night and asks his valet for a remedy for a headache. The valet prescribes a drink and two short walks, then reveals he once received a $100 tip. The bachelor surprises him by cutting a $200 check, later learning he himself was the generous tipper.
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Hile Set
Hai
Alphonse
Juror Excused After Wife Relation Raised Question
A juror, married to a witness or party, is excused after the district attorney questions potential bias. The judge deems the question foolish and grants the excusal, noting Mr Jones and his wife as the involved pair. The incident underscores safeguards against conflicts of interest in juror selection.
THAT FUNNY NEW NICKEL
A New York Times critique mocks the new nickel for intended wide circulation noting two counterfeitish designs. One side shows a bloated presentment postulated as blood, the other a disfigured Indian head. The piece laments oversized designs, illegible lettering, and an overworked arm of the designer.
Odd Looking Coin Defies Usual Minting Style
A fragment notes an unusual coin feature that sets it apart from typical currency. The brief mentions its eccentric design and hints at collectors’ interest while avoiding graphic or sensational details. No dates or institutions are specified in the readable text.
Oxygen Therapy Soothed The Fashionable Patient
A fashionable patient quotes a specialist urging daily inhalations for five dollars each. She notes her family physician misunderstood her condition, believing only plain air was needed, while the expert promotes routine oxygen therapy.
Rip Van Winkle descendant cites lineage in police exam
The civil service examiner asks the applicant why they would be a good officer and the reply jokes that they are a descendant of Rip Van Winkle, implying a long-standing lineage. The exchange frames a humorous, fictional answer to a professional test question.
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the Civil Service Examiner
Tam
Rip van Winkle
Balkan War Jubilee Anthem Reference
A fragmented line sings of the Balkan War jubilee with marching chorus about freedom and a refrain that includes a garbled place name and city shout. The text mixes patriotic chorus with an apparent misread word sequence and a city attribution to Cincinnati or similar.
Ancient Nile Papyrus Used For Paper Soon
In a cabled news update the Washington Herald notes a plan to make paper from papyrus gathered along the Nile delta. It cites history that the river’s reed was the world’s original writing material and hints at a modern revival of papyrus production.
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Bryan
New York
Washington
Wilson
Payprus
Washington Herald
American soldiers seek Mexico intervention amid jelly cake picnic
Report from Loulaville Courier Journal notes American troops consider intervention in Mexico as a picnic plan. The piece likens soldiers to brave warriors yet warns of many ants in the jelly before returning home.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
Mexico
Chicago Population and Night Thug Watch
Chicago according to the latest climate data has a population of 2,307,618 subject to tonight's thug and burglary operations.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Offer
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy, stating catarrh is constitutional and that the Toledo firm provides testimonials and a $100 payoff for any case it fails to cure. It lists internal dosing, blood and mucous action, and directs readers to contact F J Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio and local druggists.
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Hall
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Drauggtats
Uall
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Wohlenberg Dep’t. Store
ATA
N&wssp
Pendleton
Oregon
East Oregonian Publishing CO
Daily East Oregonian
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Portland
Imperial Hotel
Bureau
Mail
Gem
United Press Association
Tare
Madera
Worat
United States Department Ofgriculture
Christ
Adene Williams
of State
Mexico City
Louisa J. Wilde
New York Times
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