Cotton growers lose as Oklahoma markets fix prices
Washington reports USDA findings that Oklahoma cotton marketing ignores producer interests. Study of 103 towns and 3200 bales shows no standard price for middling, wide local variation, and premiums below New York. Averaging harms high quality cotton and co operation among growers could help.
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Washington, D. C
Office of Markets
United States Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma
Cotton
New York Cotton Exchange
New York
Galveston
Duncan
Erick
Ryan
Marietta
Norman
Cordell
Shawnee
The
Bulletin
Mountain Park
Mangum
Durant
Fort Towson
Paris
Clarksville
Texas
New England
Santa Fe
Department of Agriculture
Arkansas
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Mechanic Heir to $50 000 in New York
Peter McAleer a Brooklyn mechanic aged 55 learns he is heir to about 50 000 in property from his late aunt Elinor McAleer who died in 1870. The estate includes Cedarhurst Long Island and Harlem properties. He plans a Europe trip with his wife and five children.
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New York
Peter McAleer
Manhattan
McAleer
Forty-eighth Street
Brooklyn
Elinor Mc-Aleer
San Antonio Female College Prospectus Highlights Facilities
The Building Brick building with steam heat and electric lighting. A five thousand dollar library with three thousand books for pupil use. A large well equipped gymnasium for physical training. Two 1913 graduates entered the state university junior year. Special schools praised. graduates in demand as teachers. Health excellent. dining room and dairy provide good meals and pure milk. Second half year starts January 6, 1914. students arrive January 5. tuition and board total 126.50 with entrance discount. Write for details.
Diver salvage apparatus could save submariners lives
A growing number of navies adopt a diver salvage system. The compact life saving outfit provides breathable air, buoyancy, and surface flotation for sailors trapped at depth, enabling rescue after submarine accidents.
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Kiel Harbor
England
The Manicure Lady Reflections On War Fears
A salon worker frets over potential war with Mexican forces while recalling her Civil War veteran grandfather. She describes his wooden leg and laments the romantic view of fighting stock as conflicts loom in a tense social moment.
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West Point
Uncle Sam
Wilfred
Mexico
Sam
George
Missionary Ridge
Mister Sherman
Sears
Plg
Lavender and tobacco talk in a London Chronicle piece
The article surveys lavender smoking claims and a tobacco trust fear for smokers. notes England grows tobacco and cigar coverings to challenge Sumatra, cites ancient Roman pipe use in Spain, and mentions a 1276 tale of lavender’s fiery image. It also gives Massachusetts automobile registrations and state road mileage as context.
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London Chronicle
Tobacco Trust
England
Sumatra
Spain
Rosman
Europe
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Mayme
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