Wisconsin paper on Western Canada urges prairie land migration
A Wisconsin paper quotes letters praising Saskatoon and the prairie districts in Saskatchewan as rich soil for wheat and cattle. It notes Canadian government agency presence across the U S and urges readers to invest or relocate, citing irrigation of land and immigration efforts, with a note on patriotism and money. It ends with an advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue from the Russ Company in South Bend Indiana.
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Eau Claire
Wisconsin
Canada
St. Paul
Duluth
Minnesota
Grafton
North Dakota
Watertown
South Dakota
Omaha
Nebraska
Kansas City
Missouri
Des Moines
Iowa
Wausau
Milwaukee
Chicago
Illinois
Indianapolis
Indiana
Sault Ste. Marie
Detroit
Michigan
Prairie
Dominion of Canada
United States
Caleb
Jepunneh
Joshua
Nun
Saskatoon
Russ Company
South Bend
Ind
Man with the Silver Slats
Mrs. Miller of Brooklyn describes her missing husband William Miller a longshoreman as having three silver ribs. She asks anyone who sees a strange man to check him and return him to Brooklyn if he bears three silver ribs.
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William Miller
Brooklyn
Rhaeumatiam and Johnson's 6088 Conflict
A dispute between Rhaeumatiam and Johnson's 6088 ends violently as the former repeatedly defeats the latter in trials. Drug specialists note the AH compound’s role in the consistent outcomes.
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Rhaeumatiam
Johnson
Cockburn youths form rifle club aided by Lord Roberts
In Cockburn South Australia young men formed a rifle club but struggled to obtain rifles. They sought Lord Roberts who procured Mau sers captured from the Boers for them. In gratitude they now send a silver mounted inkstand made from emu eggs to the commander in chief.
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Cockburn
South Australia
Lord Roberts
Queen Louise the Thieves Queen Guides Young Prowlers
A young New York woman aged 18 known as Queen Louise ran a small theft ring instructing five younger girls in shoplifting in the retail district. She taught them to pick pockets and remove initials from handkerchiefs to erase identifiers, mirroring the Fagin character from Dickens.
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New York
Queen Louise
Dickens’ Fagin
Golden Couple Receive Marble Tombstone Gift
An elderly Danville Kentucky couple who marked their golden wedding last week found a marble tombstone among gifts from friends. After an initial shock they welcomed it and plan to place it uninscribed in their family cemetery lot.
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Danville
Smith opposes Cuban reciprocity bill in House debate
William Alden Smith of Michigan led opposition to the Cuban reciprocity measure, charging leaders with breaking the Republican pledge to the American people. He argued the plan harms U S agriculture and beet sugar farmers while benefiting the American Sugar Refining Co, and pledged to vote to remove the refined sugar differential. Other speakers backed or opposed the measure as the debate extended.
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Washington
House
William A. Smith
Michigan
Spooner and
Quarles
Wisconsin
Dolliver
Iowa
Morris
Ball
Texas
Parkman
Louisiana
Mondell
Wyoming
William Alden Smith
United States
Cuba
American Sugar Refining Company
Republican Party
American Sugar Refining Firm Expands Beet Sugar Reach
A Fort Collins dispatch reports American Sugar Refining Company has entered the beet sugar industry. The firm now controls Penoyer interests and the Michigan beet sugar factories formerly owned by paying properties. The Lehi Utah factory has also come under ASR control.
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Denver
Colo
A_ dispatch
Fort Collins
Colorado
American Sugar Refining Company
Penoyer
Michigan
Lehi
Utah
Stanford Memorial church dedication postponed until September
Stanford University announces the dedication of the Stanford Memorial church is postponed to September 7 due to delays in completing the building.
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Stanford University
Cal
Stanford Memorial Church
General Ira Hedges Dead in Haverstraw at 62
General Ira Hedges former department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic in New York state died at his home in Haverstraw today in his 63d year.
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Nyack
N. Y
Ira Hedges
Grand Army of the Republic of New York State
Haverstraw
Snow Reaches Two Feet in Meyersdale Apr 10
Snow depth reaches nearly two feet in Meyersdale Pennsylvania causing extensive damage to buildings telegraph and telephone lines and electric wires. Fruit trees ornamental trees suffer stables collapse under weight of snow and wires and poles fail across town delaying all trains.
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Meyersdale
Live Stock Market Report Reflects Mixed Week Trade
Cattle receipts remain light with fewer high grade offerings and downward tone in cow prices as packers resist paying top rates. Hog prices rise modestly on liberal demand with steady to higher quotes for heavy and medium weights. Sheep and lamb demand stays steady to active with lambs at 6.75, clipped wethers around 5.60 to 5.65 amid cautious buying for common counts.
Cattle Market Sees Mixed Movements Across Categories
Slaughtering grades rise for cattle while stockers and feeders drift lower. Top exports reach 6 to 10 dollars, western fed steers 5.20 to 6.75, Texas steers around 1 to 6.95, cows 2.70 to 7.25, heifers 1.06 to 6.50, calves 4.75 to 5.75. Hog sale gains 10 cents with top 7.10 and most hogs 6.70 to 7.00. sheep and lambs stay steady with native lambs 6.00 to 7.00 and western lambs around 6.40 to 6.85.
New Pension Commissioner Named From Kansas
Eugene F Ware of Topeka selected by the president to succeed H Clay Evans as commissioner of pensions. A Republican lawyer prominent in state politics, Ware has lived in Kansas long, formerly represented Bourbon county in the state senate, and is known by the nom de plume tranquil for literary work.
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Washington
Eugene F Ware
Kansas
H. Clay Evans
Ware
Topeka
Kan
Ware & Greed
Fort Scott
Bourbon County
State Senate
Judge Peters
Blue
Former Nebraskan Selected for Alaska District Judge
Washington April 12 reports A B Hayes formerly Lincoln Nebraska attorney now Ogden Utah district attorney will be appointed Alaska district judge to succeed Arthur B Noyes.
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Washington
A. B. Hayes
Lincoln
Neb
Ogden
Utah
Alaska
Arthur B. Noyes
Harriman Re-elected Southern Pacific President
E H Harriman was re-elected president of the Southern Pacific by the board of directors during a meeting in New York on April 12.
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New York
E. H. Harriman
The
Southern Pacific
Busse murder verdict orders death penalty
In Wa verly the jury finds Busse guilty of first degree murder and sentences him to death by hanging. The April 11 verdict, reported from Des Moines, Ia, follows the Wa verly case proceedings.
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Des Moines
Busse
Waverly
General Wade Hampton Dies After Long Illness
General Wade Hampton died yesterday at 9 oclock in Columbia His death came after a general breakdown He celebrated his 84th birthday last week A month earlier he suffered a severe attack and his children were summoned to his bedside He rallied and was out driving a week ago but his condition grew worse in recent days
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Columbia
D. C
Wade Hampton
Girl Miner Proves Skill At Yucca Mine Near Barstow
A six year old girl works a deserted claim at Yucca mine near Barstow California. Using a dry washer she earns from two to seven dollars daily in gold dust. She works alongside male partners and handles tools, picking and tempering her own picks with equal ease.
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Yucca
Barstow
Cal
Palestine Sees Vast Mineral Potential Across Jordan
A U S consul reports immense phosphate fields on both sides of the Jordan River in Palestine. He notes salt deposits at the Dead Sea are known, but argues the Holy Land holds a strong industrial future due to these mineral resources.
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Palestine
Jordan
Dead Sea
Holy Land
Ex-Governor R. B. Hubbard Dies in Texas City
Texas ex-governor R B Hubbard, a renowned public speaker, died in Tyler. He gave the Centennial exposition opening oration twenty five years ago and was a Mercer University and Harvard Law School graduate.
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R Bo Hubbard
Texas
Tyler
Tex
United States
Mercer University
Harvard Law School
Dodd's Kidney Pills Help Palmer Man
Palmer Oregon resident J Uppendahl describes severe back pain from lifting that eased after four boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He notes his back became strong again and his wife also found relief. He strongly recommends the pills for back pain. The ad ends with a proverb about money and loud talk.
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Palmer
Oregon
W. J. Uppendahl
Dodd
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies, Say Experts
Medical note claims deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube and mucus irritation. local applications useless. It asserts 100 dollar reward for cases cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills, from Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Toc
Woman Speaks Her Mind Despite Uncertainty
A reflection on how a woman may voice opinions even when she herself is unsure of her own desires, illustrating inner conflict and resolve.
Stops the Cough and Works Off the Cold Laxative
An old advertising item touts Bromo Quinine Tablets as a cough suppressant and cold remedy. Priced at 25, the copy claims the product clears symptoms and works consistently as a daily rule.
Peruna Endorsements From Politician and Notables
A collection of testimonial letters praising Peruna medicine as a preventive and cure for catarrhal and respiratory troubles. Individuals including Congressman David F. Wilber of Oneonta NY, C F Given of Sussex NB, Edward Laws of Crown Point IN, and Julius Weisslitz of New York attest to relief and renewed vigor after using Peruna.
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D F. Wilber
Oneonta
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
C. F. Given
Edward Laws
Crown Point
Ind
Elevator Boy Tall Tales In Modern City
A lighthearted piece sketches a modern elevator attendant who spins tall stories during shifts. The column blends humor about urban life with playful jabs at workplace myths and the social theater of tall tale telling.
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Saskatchewan
Lincoln Eye and Ear Infirmary
Fye
South Ith St
DRS. Garten & Cook
Payne
South Omaha
Soutie Omati
Nebraskan
Wile Rock
Wilber
Sonores
Matt
DE Wilber
Peruna
Julius Weisslitz
Seneca Street
Real
Yale
Sangerlust
Sanperlist
New York City
Julian Weisslils
Perrin
Hartman
Dr Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Joan F Boren
Srinity Springs
Mendueni
Wraint
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
New Fiaven
Conn
Sins
California Fig Syrup Co
Co.—California Fig Syrup Co
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
New York, N. Y
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