Kansas Notes from The Scandia Journal
Kansas Notes recounts regional headlines including a new wholesale grocery in Winfield, fuel shortages, hundreds of artesian wells, Leavenworth receipts, prison guard appointments, a notable wedding cake, rising crime in Pillsbury, Republican momentum for McKinley, and local farm outputs. It notes Meade and Harper counties, Topeka Journal claims on pensions, and western Kansas political activity. The piece also mentions a 1000 acre ranch left by a deceased man, reformatory funding, and West Point cadet failure linked to overwork.
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Kansas
Winfield
Meade County
Sia Pets
Leavenworth
U. S. Uraps
Lansing
Harper County
Pilsbury
SW. Vuniliyert
United States
Chicago
Kansas Penitentiary Farm
Arney Lan Sry
Strong City
Topeka Journal
Iex-Sena Tor Killy Rachan
Wyandotte
Heavenworth
Congress
Boston
Santa Fe
Newton
Point
Pueblo
Fort Scott
Youn Bittinah
Wpottawatomie County
West Point Military Academy
Manhattan
West Point
Ando
Stanley
Fancy Travel Pleasures in Winter by The Great System
RP Baker extols winter travel in America, praising trains of the Missouri Pacific System to Hot Springs San Antonio and California. He celebrates health climate and comfort, contrasts old hardships, and invites readers to enjoy elegant journeys and familiar homecoming via rail.
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America
Ponce de Leon
Florida
Lfe
de Soto
Hot Springs
Alelah
Fancy
San Antonio
Mexico
Egypt
Sunshine
Calor
Castile
Arragon
California
Rp, Baker
Hall's Catarrh Cure sells nationwide as remedy
Catarrh is described as a blood or constitutional disease not cured by local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and said to act on blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims physicians prescribed it as a regular remedy, with a receipt featuring tones and blood purifiers. Testimonials are promised and prices listed. This is the month you make resolutions.
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Hall
J. Chieney & CO
Boledo
Han
Comfort to California Excursions From Omaha Weekdays
A fragment advertises once a week excursions on the Burlington Route with Omaha departures Thursday mornings. Passenger sleepers run Omaha to San Francisco and Los Angeles. Second class tickets accepted. Inquiries to local agents or write to Francis G. P.& TA, Omaha, Nebraska.
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California
Gurlington
Omaha
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Francis
Secretary Carlisle Reports Treasury Finances Deficit and Remedies
Secretary Carlisle's annual report to Congress shows last fiscal year revenue 380,073,203 dollars and expenditures 434,178,426 dollars, a deficit of 54,105,223. The coming year is projected to show a surplus if revenues rise and expenses fall. He argues for retiring greenbacks and issuing gold bearing bonds to stabilize currency, warns of gold withdrawals, and favors national banks issuing smaller denomination notes to ease currency reform.
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Washington
Wee
Carlisle
Congress
Gilliegs
Alaska
Greenbucks
Megamber
Peery
Vasa
Dhal
Guy
United States
Treasury
Wnt
Secretary of the Treasury
Jone
Congréss
Vetoed Huliroad Bill Faces Fresh Push Through India Territory
Delegate Piy ns introduced a bill to grant the St Louis and Oklahoma City railroad right of way through Indian territory from Sapulpa to Oklahoma City Chandler. The measure mirrors last winter’s vetoed plan with a changed coupling name. Paris story reports M Faure may resign before March amid a new family scandal.
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Wasmuixarox
Piysn
St. Louis
Okahoma City
Indian Territory
Sapulpa
Chandler
Oklahoma City
Faure
Tioxnon
Dee
Paris
Pall Mall Gazette
Bhan M. Faure
Gone to Pot origin tale traced to a tailor story
An old story links the phrase to a Samiveand tailor near the cemetery gate who kept an earthen pot by his cottage. He dropped a pebble for each corpse passing, counting per moon, and when the tailor died onlookers remarked that he too had gone to pot.
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Samiveand
Map of United States wall map printed for Burlington Route
A three by four foot multi color wall map issued by the Burlington Route shows every state and major town with railroad links to the Union. It is mounted on rollers and sold for over ten cents each in late quantities with a limited supply. Send ten cents in stamps to receive one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Burlington
Partington
Tyancis
Burlington Poute
Omezha
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Sam
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Menger
Cowley
Parker
Wes Hess
Rome
Garie & & Sans, Dey Y Yorks
Greeny
Walter
Mans
Elrentara
Missouri
PWT
Missouri Lge and Live Stock
Noushoa, Ee Toh Co
Msi
Ioux City
Hagina and Iron Sabeesears Te Pooh Me
Sas Chy
Taventiun
Wasrington
Inaha Stove Repair Works
Cory
Eae Grore
Pringip i
Ebbee
DRI Stephens
Lebanon
Ohio
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