Filipino Society in the Philippines Under American Rule
Mary H. Fee analyzes a medieval, aristocratic society where landowners dominate, foreigners run Manila trade, and cacique-ism governs power. Poverty damages peasants with scant food, child labor, and harsh living conditions, while Americans pay higher wages but face costly living. rich elites diversify with farms, mills, and fisheries.
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Mary H. Fee
Philippines
Manila
America
United States
Ais
Ile
Islands
Joseph B, Bowles
Paola County Corn Contest For Boys And Girls Staged
Miami county hosts a county wide corn contest with three boy classes A B and a special for ages 10 to 15 14 to 21 and state institute attendees. Each entrant must plant and care for 12 ears and those in A and the special may win a paid week at the Manhattan state institute. A baking sewing and canning contest for girls 9 to 16 offers a free Manhattan trip to domestic science school.
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Paola
Miami County
State Institute
Manhattan
Two Civil War Veterans Die at Concordia
William L. Hubbard aged T1 dies after brief illness at Concordia. Post mortem shows a Civil War musket ball lodged near his heart. I M Trowbridge, 72, lost a leg below the knee in a railroad wreck on the way home, and was in danger of being burned.
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Concordia
William L. Hubbard
I. M. Trowbridge
Lightning Strikes Corn Planter Injures Farmer Near Fort Scott
William Hughes a Fort Scott area farmer was knocked from his corn planter when lightning struck the check wire and ran along it to the machine. The team bolted but Hughes sustained only minor injuries.
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William Hughes
Fort Scott
Hughes
East Council Grove Man Gored by Mad Steer
An elderly resident of East Council Grove named Joslyn, age 60, was attacked by a mad steer while returning from a morning shopping trip. He sustained severe gashes to the head and body and may not recover from the shock of his injuries.
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D. Cc
Joslyn
East Council Grove
Jofe
Coffeyville Glass Plant Sold for Rebuilding Plan
New management announces rebuilding of Coffeyville window glass plant after recent fire. The factory will be rebuilt at once with modern improvements by Kansas City parties taking over the plant.
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Coffeyville
Kansas City
Prospect for Oil Bonds Question Heard at Eldorado Meeting
At a public Eldorado meeting the proposition to issue 20 000 bonds to prospect for oil and gas was put to the city council for a vote. Petitions calling for the election will be circulated immediately. The crowd showed enthusiasm for the measure.
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Eldorado
Hutchinson Wins State Shoot Bid at Larned Meeting
Hutchinson gun club men secured the next state shoot after an unanimous first ballot vote at a meeting in Larned. Hutchinson had not requested the bid, but shooters favored going there.
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Hutchinson
Larned
Gun Club
No Canning Factory for Abilene
A committee that studied the Lawrence canning factory proposal reports Abilene does not need a plant. It calls the venture risky and advises the town to stay out of the project.
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Abilene
Lawrence
Three Native Sons in Congress from Leavenworth
Leavenworth boasts three native sons in Congress at once. William P. Borland of Missouri’s Fifth District was born in Leavenworth, Edward I. Taylor of Colorado’s Second District grew up there and is a Leavenworth High School graduate, and Dan R. Anthony represents Kansas’s Second District.
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Congress
Leavenworth
William P. Borland
Jackson County
Missouri
Edward I. Taylor
Colorado
Kansas
Dan R. Anthony
Swedish Minister Dr Floren Resigns Pastoral Post in Salina
Dr J K Floren resigns as pastor of the Swedish Lutheran church in Salina after founding it in 1887 and serving continuously. He is widely known among Swedish residents of the state.
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J. K. Floren
Salina
Dr. Floren
Topeka Y M C A Secretary Resigns for Hong Kong Post
George Serrigo longtime secretary of the Topeka Y M C A since 1894 resigns and will go to Hong Kong China to serve as YMCA secretary in that city.
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Topeka
China
George Serrigo
Hong Kong
Proof for Two Cents Kidney Cure Story
Medina New York resident G W Winney recounts suffering back pain lameness and rheumatism after hospital care. He credits Dean's Kidney Pills with a weight gain from 143 to 162 pounds and complete recovery after taking 10 to 12 boxes. Pills sold everywhere 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. W. Winney
Medina
N. Y
Dean
Mr.Winney
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Lasting Glower Turns to Beard Barbs Across Room
A tense exchange erupts as He accuses She of peering at him forever and she retorts over a joke about growing a beard. The moment hints at underlying frictions between two people.
Cured Itching Humor and Cutiura Remedies Review
A testimonial from O. L. Wilson of Puryear Tennessee dated February 8 1908 claims three sets of Cutiura Remedies cleared a three year itchy skin disease with large dull swellings and black scars.
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O. L. Wilson
Puryear
Tenn
Pettit's Eye Salve Ad from Howard Bros.
Instant relief for irritated eyes from dust heat sun or wind. 25c at Howard Bros Buffalo NY. Also Red Cross Ball Blue whitens clothes 2 oz for 5c.
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Pettit
Howard Bros
Buffalo, N. Y
A Brother as a Mirror of Honest Flattery
The line compares a brother to a mirror that refuses flattery, signaling candid reflection and truthfulness within family bonds.
Western Canada's Bright Immigration Prospects
Western Canada sees its spring as the brightest since development began with large immigration across the Atlantic and from Ontario. Settlers, special trains, and a US influx of up to 100 000 are expected, boosting grain production and seeding efforts as wheat prices climb. The pace prompts Dominion officials at North Portal and Somerson to manage the surge. At Eastbourne College, the head master's wedding procession featured scholars in black satin, mortarboards, and scarlet gowns.
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Canada
Atlantic
Ontario
Eastbourne College
England
Doctor advised operation before Lydia E Pinkham remedy
Woman from Paw Paw Michigan says she suffered years of female ailments and inflammation until Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restored her health. Chicago cases report two doctors warned of inevitable surgery, yet the remedy helped a prior tumor and general symptoms. The ad touts roots and herbs as cure for displacements, fibroids, irregularities, pain, and nervous exhaustion.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Emma Draper
Chicago
Ill
Alvena Sperling
Langdon St
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Cutiura
Uncle Jim
Jim
John
Western Canada
Lydia E.pinkham
Paw Paw, Mich
Dr. May
May Medical Laboratory
W. A. May
Pearl Street
New York City
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