Kansas Notes and Beet Sugar Industry Overview
A lively column from Kansas notes covering local towns and figures from Sun ny Kansas to Topeka, Atchison, and Salina, with jokes about figures like Jerry Simpson and references to politics, smallpox in Alton, and a mock push for beet sugar industry. It closes with a long editorial on the beet sugar industry and Oxnard Cutting letters, arguing for domestic sugar production and tariff stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsborg
Leland
Metcalf
Crum
Union Pacific
Kansas
General Funston
Atchison
Concordia Kansan
Kansas City
Kan
Berne
George W
Crane
Jerry Simpson
Jerry
Elis Hoch
Marion Record
Middlewart
Galva
Joel Wolcott
Ort Erie
Coburn
Beloit
Solton
Smith Center
Chicago
Salina
Herald
Oxnaré
Cutting
New York Evening Post
Evening Post
Oxnard
Rocky Mountains
Congress
Messrs. Oxnard
Mississippi Valley
West India Islands
Seaboard
United States
Nebraska
Europe
Washington
Messrs
De Windt Aims For America By Land From Paris To Behring Strait
Harry De Windt and companions start from Paris to travel overland to Behring Strait with Russian and American backing including Commodore Melville. This is his third land route attempt after prior failures due to Koari and political barriers in China and Amur. Also notes Belle Isle keepers witnessing timber wolves prey on a peacock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry de Windit
New York
Paris
Behring Strait
Siberia
Vicomte de Clinchamps
George Harding
M. de Windt
America
Straits
Koari
China
Amur
Lamsdorf
de Windt
Belle Isle
Detroit
Steel in Ocean Liners Reveals Vast Ship Structures
The article states boiler tubes laid end to end would span about ten miles while condenser tubes exceed twenty five miles. It notes the ship’s main structure contains not fewer than 40 000 separate steel pieces.
Governor Wood Purchases San Juan Battlefield Property
During his visit to Santiago General Wood bought 200 acres of the San Juan battlefield including San Juan Hill and Bloody Bend for 15000 dollars. The government plans to reserve the land as a park and station troops there, preserving the site of the Surrender Tree and key battlefield landmarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Wood
San Juan
San Juan Hill
Blockhouse
Bloody Bend
Cuba
Paris Leads World in Dressmaking Industry
In Paris the dressmaking trade employs about 75 000 people in garment production and an estimated 140 000 in related design and materials work, showing the city's dominance in fashion manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Pars
Jif
Opal Discovery Spurs Australian Gem Boom
A 19th century opal narrative notes Hungary and Mexico as earlier sources, then a 1889 Australian hunter following a wounded kangaroo found a notable opal. Since then Australia has produced gems valued at nearly $2,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Mexico
Australia
Presidents Danger and Medicines in Early Detroit Tribune
The Detroit Tribune cites risks in presidential public talks and warns against unknown medicines for indigestion and malaria. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a sure cure for dyspepsia constipation flatulence and fever and ague. A dated note reflects on future relics like the razor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Allen's Foot Ease ad urges relief for foot discomfort
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to soothe Chilblains, sweating, sore feet, and tight shoes. It claims benefits for nervous, damp feet and notes 5c price and availability at druggists and shoe stores with free samples, listing Allen’s address in Le Roy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York
Defiance Cold Water Starch Sold at 16 Ounces
An advertising snippet promotes Defiance Cold Water Starch claiming 16 oz per package and superior quality, priced at 10 cents, compared with rival brands offering only 12 oz.
Putnam Faceless Dykes and Cure A Cold in One Day
Purported slogans and product lines appear in an OCR fragment. It references Putnam Faceless Dykes, a 10 cent drugstore item, and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if they fail. It also makes a jab about ball players being deceivers.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mr. Haymaker
Smith County
Topeka
Alton
Leavenworth
Ottawa
Henry Allen
A. J. Gilkerson
Jays City
Trego Shade
D. R.anthony
State Historical Society
D. R. Anthony
Brown ‘County
Aage
State
Board of Because
Dwight Grammar
Boston
Botsal
Ance
Commodore Melville
Bering Strait
Harry de Windt
Detroit Tribune
Putnam
Marr J. Jonson Co
E. 6Th St
St. Paul
Minn
Salzer
Catal
Freéther
Salter
Lincoln
Eson & Co
Omaha Steel, Journal
Denver Record Stockman
First National Bank
Neb
Ees
DH. A
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