Kansas Corn Boom Contrasted by Declining Baby Crop
Kansas saw record returns in corn wheat and oats producing crops totaling a gain of fifteen million dollars over any prior year. Yet the census reports a drop in the baby birth count from twenty five thousand nine hundred eighty in 1907 to twenty three thousand eight hundred fifty in 1908. The piece ponders whether farming activity diverted attention from population growth.
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Kansas
Census Bureau
Manchester Union
The Cerulean Sky Piece of Modern Masculine Dress
A Washington Herald observation notes fashion shifts in male attire. The article describes a move from somber garb to vibrant colors and flamboyant accessories, including bright neckties and striped hosiery. It highlights green hats as a notable trend and reflects broader reforms in style.
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Washington Herald
Love of Work Depends on Honest Effort and Skill
A writer argues that people who do not love their work likely lack intelligence and will not love any job. The manual training scheme aims to surround tasks with intelligence and taste so work becomes attractive. Brander Matthews says loving one’s job brings life contentment, while shirking or dishonesty destroy it.
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Brander Matthews
Farmers Seek Parcel Post Reform at Raleigh Congress
The Farmers' National congress in Raleigh North Carolina passed resolutions calling for a general parcels post regulation change to allow parcels up to eleven pounds at twelve cents per pound and to adopt rural delivery parcels post for local service at a lower rate. The move has bipartisan farm support and backing from postmasters general, while express monopolies oppose it.
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Farmers’ National Congress
Raleigh
N. C
Boston Herald
First Eva Death Report Sparks Doubt in Theatre Rumor
Report claims the death of the first Little Eva, prompting chorus of disbelief from attendees of the latest Uncle Tom's Cabin tour who insist the original Eva remains active on stage.
Pellagra Fear Turns Grim In Early U.S. Outbreak
Scribes joked about pellagra as it first appeared in the United States, but the illness soon proved severe, prompting concern over its grip and the need for serious attention.
Paulhan Sets Altitude Record In International Flight
Louis Paulhan of France soared to 5 000 feet at the mid winter aviation tournament in Los Angeles before a 40 000 strong crowd. He remained aloft for 50 minutes 46 seconds and landed after 17 minutes 30 seconds descent, breaking the previous altitude mark.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Louis Paulhan
France
Paulhan
New Grand Jury for Sugar Underweighing Frauds
New federal grand jury sworn in New York aims to widen probe into sugar underweighing frauds. Investigators expected to shift blame from checkers at Blackwell Island penitentiary to other parties as part of the ongoing case.
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New York
N. Y
Blackwell Island Penitentiary
Guarantee Buggies One Year Honors Dealers Pact
Kansas City officials and trade groups reached a deal to guarantee buggies for one year from the time of delivery. The agreement binds dealers manufacturers and purchasers under a uniform warranty term.
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Kansas City
National Federation of Implement Dealers
Carriage Manufacturers’ Association of America
Pension Proposal for Mrs Cleveland Reintroduced in Senate
Senator Root presents a bill granting a $5,000 yearly pension to Mrs Grover Cleveland, following precedent set for presidential widows Mrs McKinley Mrs Garfield Mrs Polk and Mrs Tyler. The pension mirrors amounts approved for these presidential spouses in prior administrations.
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Cleveland
Washington, D. C
Grover Cleveland
Senator Root
Senate
McKinley
Garfield
Polk
Tyler
Tulsa Minister George W. Mow Dead
George W. Mow, longtime minister and past Commander of the I O F of Indian Territory, died in Tulsa Oklahoma. He served as pastor in New York McCune Kansas and in Tulsa where he had resided for 23 years.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
George W. Mow- Bpay
Indian Tertiory
Methodist Church
New York
McCune
Kan
Speculative Cotton Down in New York Market
The cotton market in New York collapsed under heavy selling. July option fell 71 points and $8.55 per bale, with March May August January September and October also dropping. Western traders led large sales while bulls retreated, leaving the staple eight dollars per bale below recent highs.
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New York
N. Y
Bird
Atlanta, Ga
Candler
Jackson Declares Candidacy for Fourth District
Fred S. Jackson Kansas attorney general announces bid for Congress in the Fourth district opposing J. M. Miller with a progressive anti Cannon platform. He says party differences should be settled in the August 1910 Republican primaries.
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J. M. Miller
Fourth District
Topeka
Kansas
Freds. Jackson
Jackson
To Arrest Kansas Druggists and Physicians
The state board of health orders 19 prosecutions of druggists and physicians for adulterating drugs. Notices claim pharmacists did not compound drugs to the department’s prescribed standards.
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Kansas
Topeka
State Board of Health
Schooner Czarina Wrecked Off Oregon Coast
The schooner Czarina sailing from San Francisco to Coos Bay was wrecked off Oregon with 21 crew lost. Reported crew total was 25 men. details of the wreck are sparse and Harshfield, Oregon, is mentioned as a port.
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Oregon Coast
Harshfield
Oregon
San Francisco
Coos Bay
Silver Prospect Planned Under Foraker Townsite
Arrangements are under way to prospect for silver beneath the Foraker townsite, one of six government town sites in the Osage nation. Reported silver deposits are said to be in paying quantities in that locality.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma
Foraker
Big Osage Nation
Kansan Killed in Texas Railroad Accident
Ralph Everline of Garnett Kansas was killed in a Texas railroad accident. An older brother died in a similar accident years ago. He left a family a mother and two sisters in Garnett.
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A. Kansan
Texas
Garnett
Kansas
Ralph Everline
Beverline
Kansas Farmers Institutes announce four winter circuits
Kansas State Agricultural College lists four winter circuit tours starting January 17 across Meriden Nortonville Valley Falls Winch ester McLouth White Church Whiting Horton Powhattan Hiawatha Morrill Lucas Waldo Natoma Plainville Morland Lacrosse Ransom Utica Seoti with speakers C V Holsinger R V Hicks P E Crabtree W S Gearhart Frances Brown H Nielsen Q C Wheeler and T J Davis across multiple towns and dates.
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Manhattan
Kansas
Farmers’ Institutes
Kansas State Agricultural College
Meriden
Nortonville
Valley Falls
Winchester
Mclouth
Piper Or White Church
C. V. Holsinger
State “Agricultural College
R. V. Hicks
Poultry Culture
Whiting
Horton
Powhattan
Hiawatha
Morrill
P. EE. Crabtree
W. S. Gearhart
Lucas
Waldo
Natoma
Plainville
Morland
Frances Brown
H. T. Nielsen
United States Department of Agriculture
They Need Not Pay the Trusts
Guthrie Oklahoma under the 1903 anti trust laws a citizen may refuse payment on goods bought from a firm in violation of the law. Co L Wagner of Kingfisher bought harvesting machinery from Minnie Harvester St Paul and gave a $395 note which he later refused to pay asserting the company was in the harvester trust. He won his case in court.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Territorial
Co. L. Wagner
Kingfisher
Minnie Harvester Company
St. Paul
Harvester Trust
Prosecution to push alleged Kansas City food trust
Kansas City authorities vow not to drop the case against the Kansas City Fruit and Produce Exchange. Prosecutor Virgil Conkling and secretary Charles Marston discussed the matter after grand jury indictments. The exchange officers and directors face charges of forming a price controlling combine in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Virgil Conkling
Charles Marston
Kansas City Fruit & Produce Exchange
Sugar Directors Cleared of Blame in Trust Refunding
At the American Sugar Company annual meeting in Jersey City the board absolved itself of fault for frauds that led to a government refund of over 2 million dollars. They asserted no company officials knew of the nefarious transactions.
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New York
N. Y
Jersey City
American Sugar Company
The
Sugar Trust
United States
Riff Tribesmen Begin War on Spain
Madrid reports that Rif tribesmen have renewed fighting with Spanish troops in Morocco, stopping the planned withdrawal of soldiers. The unrest threatens a return to prewar conditions of semi-anarchy and unsettles many families waiting for breadwinners to come home.
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Spain
Madrid
Morocco
Maura
Pinchot Warns on Resource and Government Control
In Washington D C Gifford Pinchot the recently ousted chief of the forest service says the great moral issue now is not resource loss but whether special interests or the people shall rule. He argues conservation of natural resources and of popular government are equally at stake.
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Pinchot
Washington
D. C
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service
He Broke the Waldorf Windows in Hunger Rage
Henry Westerburg threw two Indian clubs smashing a Waldorf Astoria dining room window at 130 in the morning. He was very hungry and nearly starving, and the sight of diners in the hotel drove him to vandalize the glass.
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New York
N. Y
Henry Westerburg
Waldorf-Astoria
Westerburg
Fuzzy Frank and Lady Discuss a Water Pump Incident
In a brief exchange Fuzzy Frank asks for help with a water pump handle while addressing Lady-Certainly about the drink of water. The dialogue suggests a casual domestic interaction centered on a malfunctioning tumbler and pump.
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Fuzzy Frank
Burning eczema cured by Cuticura remedies
Mrs Edward Nenning of Watertown New York describes a severe skin eruption covering head to feet that lasted six weeks and caused constant itching and burning. After one Cuticura Soap bath and Cuticura Ointment application she slept well for the first time and recovered fully after three weeks of treatment using the Cuticura Resolvent.
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Edward Nenning
Salina St
Watertown
N. Y
Father's Method Delays Castor Oil With Tender Help
A five year old named Teddy refuses medicine during a minor illness causing his mother to cry in prayer. Teddy comforts her but says his father will arrive soon to make him take the castor oil. The Delineator source notes a gentle family moment.
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Teddy
Why Willie Questioned Respect for Parents
A teacher laments lack of child deference to parents in a Western civilization context. Willie retorts that parents’ appearances, including his mother’s hairdo and father’s yellow plush hat, undermine such veneration.
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Willie
China
Japan
Woman Doctor Links Coffee to Ills and Postum to Recovery
A woman recounts a long history of neuralgic headaches and weight loss from coffee. After a physician advised Postum the pain eased within weeks and weight returned, with improved clarity and nerve strength. The letter endorses the book The Read to Wellville and notes such testimonials appear periodically.
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Wellville
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