Kin Hubbard on Law and Justice in a Satirical Tale
Kin Hubbard mocks legal systems and the pursuit of happiness in a column critiquing overgrown statutes and a vast lawyer class. He cites Ike Soles’s sentence and comments on courts, police, and the fraying respect for law amid wealth and influence. The piece ends with a grim note about Newt Mapes seeking a new trial after manslaughter conviction.
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Cale Fluhart
Ike Soles
Ike
Cape d
Newt Mapes
State Fair Brings Rural Charms, City Crowd Reels
The piece paints a bustling Main Street scene as a traveling circus parades through town drawing long lines and stirring locals. It notes farmers in Sunday shoes, families seeking simple joys, and a hope progress won t erode rural manners and warmth.
Japanese Fashion Shift Shows Japanese Men Adopting American Styles
A report by Stanhope Sams notes substantial Japanese adoption of Western clothing among businessmen and younger men. He cites 4 to 6 million Japanese wearing Western dress, with rising demand for well-cut coats and smart lines, driven by a strong desire to project natty, fashionable appearance.
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Stanhope Sams
Uncle Sam
Japan
England
Germany
Uncle Sam Aims Alaska Grower Buyer Co operative Plan
The Alaskan engineering commission tests a cooperative marketing system in Alaska. Farmers answer detailed farm, crop, distance to markets, and road needs questions to guarantee markets before selling. Merchants also report supplies and delivery details. The system links growers with buyers and messages a secure market for all producible goods.
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Uncle Sam
Sam
Alaska
Land and Industrial Department
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Brink
Growth in Copper Output in United States 1915 1916
US Geological Survey reports show smelter primary copper output rising from 1.388 billion pounds in 1915 to 1.928 billion in 1916, with value totaling 474.288 million dollars at 24.6 cents per pound. Refined copper production reached 2.259 billion pounds in 1916, up 625 million from 1910, and apparent refined consumption stood at 1.43 billion pounds in 1916 versus 1.043 billion in 1915. Including secondary copper and alloys, total copper available for domestic use was about 2.024 billion pounds.
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United States
Uncle Sam
Geological Survey
Wood oil tree offers new crop for American planters
The department of agriculture reports successful experiments with cultivating the wood oil tree in the United States. If domestic growers plant these trees, Southern states could supply the large American markets for the oil, which is currently imported from China.
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Department of Agriculture
China
No national flower for the United States
The United States has no official national flower though campaigns push for goldenrod adoption. The plant is common across a broad region of the continent and figures in historical discussions of national symbols.
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United States
Profit From Cattle on Corn Belt Farms
A Vaile Sams department study finds direct calf profits often small but cattle on the farm add value by supplying a home market utilizing roughage and pasture, providing year round employment, boosting equipment returns, and adding manure value. Recommends keeping livestock on farms with cheap roughage or pasture potential.
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Vaele Sams Department of Agriculture
Three Big Cotton States Lead 1916 U S Output
Texas Georgia and Arkansas produced the bulk of 1916 cotton, together nearly three-fifths of the total. Texas led with 3,720,700 bales, Georgia 1,820,939, and Arkansas 1,184,038. Six counties surpassed 100,000 bales, Williamson Texas topped with 124,702. The 1916 crop totaled 11,449,930 500 pound bales, up from 1915 but below 1914’s peak. linters output rose due to high prices.
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Texas
Georgia
Arkansas
Uncle Sai
Williamson County
Ellis County
Chile Seeks American Department Stores Rise
Uncle Sam's consul general at Valparaiso Chile reports a market opening for American department stores in the country. He notes growing consumer demand and a favorable business climate that could support new US retail ventures.
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Chile
Sam
Valparaiso
Best attention for gilts a guide to breeding hog care
Illinois agricultural expert advises breeders to keep gilts on ample range and high protein rations to build good frames rather than fatness. Emphasizes not overfat sows, and notes boar quality affects offspring. Includes bank-views on farm wealth and postwar food demand and the need to secure land in the U S and Canada.
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W. J. Carmictirel
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station
Chartered Banks
Canada
Europe
United States
Cannada
Grain fed breeding swine bone strength and supplements
Breeders seek hogs with strong dense bones to prevent losses and extend usefulness. Grain rations alone yield soft bones. corn with tankage and skim milk gives best bone. Alfalfa and clover aid mature breeding hogs. spring greens may be used. For confinement feeding add lime, corncob charcoal, bone flour and wood ashes.
Sheep Make Good Helpers On The Farm
Sheep are valuable farm helpers ranging the fields from spring to fall to weed and growth control. A small flock mows orchards and trims around windbreaks and fences, with wool sales funding the flock. Mutton profits and high land values boost returns when cared for, as wool prices rise and meat demand strengthens.
Husband claimed exemption from military service
Mandy explains her husband registered as exempt from the draft saying he would have no one to do the housework and washing if he went to war. The exchange shows the domestic impact of wartime conscription on families.
Cuticura Heals Sore Hands With Quick Results
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for sore hands, recommending hot suds with Cuticura Soap, drying, then massaging Cuticura Ointment into the skin. Surplus removed with soft tissue. Free samples by mail with a booklet from Cuticura, Dept L, Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Doctor Claims Explosive Power of Tiny Tablet
A Providence Evening Bulletin item states a physician claims a five grain tablet could wreck New York's tallest building. The notice adds a jab about a green substitute for gasoline that could be made for a cent a gallon and invites readers to explore timeroom rhetoric.
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New York
Providence
R. IL
Red Cross Ball Blue Advert Claim and Court Quote
An advertising line promotes Red Cross Ball Blue with claims it delights the laundress and is sold at good grocers. A separate court quip questions trust in circumstantial evidence, noting four of the man’s notes were not good.
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