Kansas Notes: Odds and ends from rural towns
A collage of Kansas tidbits mentions fire hose in Horton, a hotel clerk in McPherson, a missing well ring found in Mankato, and a Garnett youth wedding in Iola. Others joke about frost, ice plans in Wellington, a $6,000 sale of the Arkansas City Traveler, oil ventures near Pleasanton, and a barrel famine in Emporia.
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Tapis
Salin
Trego County
McPherson
Mankato
Iola Register
Hans Haff
Lindsborg
Cripple Creek
Mr. Haff
Wellington
Baxter Springs
Ananias
Preserving the Peace Nick of Time
A Washington Star brief shows a woman requesting police help to arrest her husband who is merely sitting in the kitchen drinking. She warns that if he stays in the way longer she will disturb the peace and threaten medical action.
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the Guardian
of the Peace
Washington Star
Dodd's Kidney Pills Aid Mrs Keys In Maine Healing Tale
Clarissa Minnesota Oct 28 Mrs Clara Keys wife of local teacher recounts years of back and head pain and neuralgia. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills her pains vanish and both she and her 74 year old mother find relief, calling the remedy a God send to suffering womanhood.
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Clarissa
Minn
Clara Keys
Charles Keys
Dodd
Mrs.Keys
Vast Cost of a Railway Mistake in Siberia
The haste on the Siberian Trans-Baikal line led to twelve pound rails instead of twenty four, wooden bridges, and wide crossings. Trains struggle to twenty miles per hour while engines push thirty five on steep grades. Reconstruction bills total 7,725,600 for Trans-Baikal and 25,750,000 for the Siberian system.
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Siberian Trans-Baikal
Trans-Baikal
Siberian
Walter Baker & Co Cocoa and Chocolate Pioneers
The Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette notes Walter Baker & Co of Dorchester Mass has dedicated years to cocoa and chocolate craft. It highlights their unique machinery and processes that preserve purity palatability and nutrients and mentions worldwide recognition and endorsements from doctors nurses and homemakers.
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Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester
Mass
American Coal Cheaper Than English Coal
The United States has become the world’s largest coal producer with production costs far below other regions. Americans can buy coal at the pit mouth for $1.18 a ton, compared with $1.36 in Great Britain, drawing attention from British producers and coal consumers.
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United States
United Kingdom
America
Great Britain
Shirt Waist Women Invention Promises Easier Ironing
A newspaper advertisement markets the shirt waist as a great invention worn by nearly every woman. It touts Defiance starch from Magnetic Starch Co of Omaha Nebraska as an ironing aid that reduces the lard like stiffness, priced at sixteen 6 percent packages for 10 cents.
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Magnetic Starch Co
Omaha
Neb
Canal Projects and Costs Highlight Early 20th Century Debate
Fragmentary report notes vast expenditures on major waterways. Mentions Manchester, North Sea canal, North Holland, Corinth canals with multi-million dollar figures and the partially completed Panama canal swallowing over 250 million dollars.
Care of the Complexion in Winter
Editorial note advises delicate skin sufferers to avoid impure soap and cheap salves. Wash face and hands in clear hot water with Ivory Soap, then apply a little mutton tallow or almond oil after the bath to soften the skin. BLIZARB PARKER.
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Blizarb
Parker
Debate on Free Trade and Reciproc ity in McKinley Era
A long critique argues that Republican reciprocity differs from true free trade, defending McKinley’s tariff policy and condemning the Toledo Bee for misrepresenting his stance. The piece asserts reciprocity complements protection and links the 1890 and 1897 acts to the party line, while denouncing anti protection papers as misrepresenting political shifts.
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McKinley
Toledo
Bee
Buffalo
Trusts
Blaine
Dingrey
Iowa
Protection and Prices in the Carpet Industry
Fifty years ago ninety percent of carpets consumed were imported. Now ninety percent are made in the United States, with capital rising from 4 million to 50 million dollars and annual output from 5 million to 75 million. About 45,600 workers are employed, and tariffs reduced prices while boosting investment and wages.
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George McNeil
J W. & J. Sloane
United States
AZO. Moanette
Russia Seeks Amity With United States in Sugar Tariff Debate
General F D Grant, returning from Russia, notes signs Russia does not pursue a commercial war with the United States. Officials and citizens alike appear to favor amicable terms with the American government. The policy, he says, has endured for 75 years.
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United States
Grant
Arséibe
Russia
Chicago
Journal
Germany
F.dy Grant
Barley tariff debate cited by General Grosvenor
The Philadelphia Press quotes General Grosvenor arguing against removing barley tariffs, noting prewar imports from Canada and current export levels. It contends free trade would harm farmers, with Grosvenor calling removal supreme folly and urging protection to benefit domestic growers.
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Grosvenor
Canada
Babcock
Philadelphia Press
Something Doing In Dingley Era Industry Echoes Labor Growth
The piece argues that under Dingley law conditions a wide range of workers and industries show real activity. It highlights continuing employment for laborers, gains for manufacturers and railroads, and farmer output fueling a booming industrial workforce.
Secretary Gage Faces Treasury Worries Over Deficit and Surplus
The article discusses Secretary Gage and his concerns about a growing deficit under Democratic free trade policies and a rising surplus under Republican protection. It notes the tension between these two fiscal paths and recalls Cleveland era finances under the Wilson tariff, highlighting his relief at stable treasury conditions.
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Treasury
National Treasury
Gage
Cleveland
Blue-eyed girls should wear blue as often as possible
A short note suggests blue is a flattering choice for blue-eyed girls and encourages frequent use of that color.
Loss by wear lowers gold coin value in circulation
A note states yearly loss in gold coin value through wear and circulation amounts to about $2,000 in every $5,000,000.
Private Die Stamp Across a Bottle Neck and Other Notices
A collage of short ad-like snippets from a historical page mentions education costs in Porto Rico, health cures and patent remedies, a nerve cure from Dr. Kinne, a schoolboy revenge idea, Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product, and a remark on stylish names and a smile of a girl.
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Porto Rico
Dear Mrs Pingnast endorses Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
A Kansas City Missouri reader lauds Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praising its benefits for displacements ovarian issues and inflammation. The letter from Mrs H F Roberts claims personal benefit and urges readers to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. A $5000 forfeit warns the testimonial may not be genuine.
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H. F. Roberts
Kansas City
Lydia E. Pinkham
H.F. Ropers
MeeGee St
Kanas City
Pinkham
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Ecandia
Kansas
Horton
Coulec
Pap” Eckert
Arkansas City Traveler
Pleasanton
Troy
Doniphan County
Emporia
Atchison
Charley Scott
Iola
Don Arizonia Slim
Concordia
Herr Leahy
Wichita
Abdul Welles
Galena
Aiblone
Carn
the Globe
Crescens
Montgomery- Counry
Independence Star
Ceres
Capitol
Leavenworth
Topeka
Marshall ‘County
Thomas Ryan
Opelka
California
Doniphan
Free Trade Spirit
Kiine
R. H. Kinz
Putnam
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
A.J. Tower CO
Boston
IL Green
Santa
Mus
Market St
Chicago, Ill
W.N. U—Lincoln
U Fk
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