Kansas Notes reveal small-town vignettes and oddities
A column of Kansas notes from Abilene to Palmyra catalogs quirky happenings across the state. Tales include conventioneers in Abilene, a poet in a hotel, oil questions in Burns, a rock crusher in Louisburg, and harvest labor in Sumner County. The items mix locals in Hodges, Topeka rolling stock humor, and long-running civic quirks from towns like Winfield and Hutchinson.
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Oxford
Louisburg
Sumner
County
Europe
John
Ralph Ingalls
China
Kansas Undertakers
Abilene
Franklin County
Wesleyan College
Salina
Pratt County
Holton
Kingman County
W. Y. Morgan
Niagara Falls
Hutchinson
Debate on Free Trade and Domestic Labor Policy
A Senate discussion centers on reciprocity and protecting domestic labor while expanding exports. Senator Culham advocates careful treaty review and a balanced approach to tariffs to keep markets open and boost U S prosperity. The piece also argues for supporting American champagne over imported wines to aid domestic growers and workers.
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Tanser
Cylamong
Culham
Enemies of ‘Protection
Earh
Tlinois
Orinion
State Department
Senate
Congress
Cullom
Illinois
Foreign Champagnes Dominate U S Imports In 1901
Treasury figures show 3,873,420 bottles of champagne imported in the year ending April 1 1901 at an average 3 50 per bottle amounting to about 13 6 million dollars. France supplied most of the champagne and other French wines and spirits, totaling around 12 million dollars in annual American consumption.
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Treasury Department
France
United States
Ars
A Pleasing Guest Four More Years Likely for Prosperity
The piece notes ongoing debate after McKinley’s 1896 victory over protection and prosperity. Free traders shift from boasting General Prosperity to characterizing him as an appetites driven figure, while most people view prosperity as a welcome guest, with four more years already planned and a likely renewal.
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McKinley
British Trade Decline Linked to Protectionist Policies
President Robertson of the British Chamber of Commerce argues that Britain’s drop in trade with the United States, France, and Germany stems from protective tariffs in those nations. He predicts Britain will need to adopt a tariff law, noting Cobdenism’s long decline despite initial industrial strength.
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Robertson
British Chamber of Commerce
United States
France
Germany
Great Britain
McKinley Prosperity Cited by Indianapolis Journal
The Indianapolis Journal argues that solid business conditions prevented a widespread Wall Street panic, asserting that McKinley era prosperity remains firm. The text reflects confidence in national economic strength and resilience during the period.
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Wall Street
Indianapolis Journal
Canada plans reforestation to save Sable Island shores
The Canadian government will plant trees around Sable Island to slow erosion and keep the shore from washing away. The island, once forty miles long, has shrunk to about half that size, with more than half submerged.
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Government of
Canada
Atlantic
Gourdeau
France
aEyesemene J
Sable
Sable Island
Halifax
Chicago Journal
Cup That Cheers and the Tea Service in Homes
The article describes common practice of offering lemonade in a cool bowl with ice and a silver ladle for guests. It notes bowls vary by taste and means, with china replacing silver or glass for practicality, and highlights American and foreign scenes on decorated bowls, plus hand painted floral motifs preferred for contrast and appeal.
A Custom in Dangen The Chinese Debt Habit
The Washington Star quotes a man noting a curious custom among the Chinese of paying all debts on the first day of the year. Another man jokes they will shed the habit when it comes to indemnities.
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Washington Star
Mystery Church Lookalike Sparks Deluge 3 Rumor
A Michigan town visiters pass an engine house with a tower resembling a church. The young woman asks which church it is and the man reads Deluge No 3, joking that it must be the Third Baptist.
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Michigan
Decline of the Wild Mustangs Across the Plains
The article notes about 200000 mustangs once roamed the plains of Arizona New Mexico and Tejas. It reports most have disappeared over a decade with only a few captured and kept by Indians on reservations. The wild horse in its natural state is described as practically extinct.
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Arizona
New Mexico
Tejas
Almanac in Cards and the Calendar Link
A Georgetown Ohio Gazette excerpt posits a playing card deck as a calendar. It notes 52 e cards for two weeks, 365 spots for days, 12 face cards for months, four suits for seasons, 13 cards per suit for moons, and a joker as the extra day.
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Georgetown
Ohio
Gazette
Pan-America Expositions Highlight Power and Health Claims
An advertisement touts Pan-America Expositions in Alabama as the greatest ever, claiming Niagara Falls power will run the exhibition and asserting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters can prevent dyspepsia indigestion and nervousness amid grand plans and extravagant rhetoric.
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Niagara
Michigan Beet Sugar Industry Flourishes Despite Court Ruling
Eleven beet sugar factories in Michigan represent a $4,000,000 investment and can operate profitably at $4.50 per ton beet cost. The industry began in 1898, and although the Michigan supreme court invalidated a 1 cent per pound bounty, experts predict continued growth.
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Michigan
Michigan Supreme Court
Notre Dame University Promotes Programs and Admission Details
Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana invites readers to request a free catalogue and learn about terms courses and studies. The college offers a preparatory school a commercial course and St Edward's Hall for boys under 13 with thorough higher courses and strong student care. Fifty seven years of active work have made the institution well known nationwide.
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Notre Dame University
West
St. Edward's Hall
High speed trains set records on French rails
Express service on French railroads recently averaged 54.6 miles per hour including stops. Special four cylinder compound locomotives are used exclusively for this service, marking notable advances in high speed rail.
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Pittsburg
Virtudma Tablets Advertised as Brain and Nerve Cure
An advertisement touts Virtudma tablets as a cure for brain and nervous debility in men and women, claiming they restore vitality and physical health. Kidd Drug Co guarantees the product, sold wholesale and retail by Rigg's Pharmacy in Lincoln Nebraska, with pricing options and shipping availability.
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Kidd Drug Co
Rigg’s Pharmacy
Ostreet
Lincoln
Neb
Red Cross Ball Blue Laundry Aid Ad
An old advertisement promotes Red Cross Ball-Blue to whiten clothes. It offers a large 2 oz package for 5 cents and includes a note about quenching thirst with summer drinks for keeping cool.
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Lodge of Elks
Concordia
Harper County
Stanley
Perry
Kan
Halstead
Jetmore
Board of Railroad Commissioners
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