Rob Cleverdale's Offer From Uncle David in Buenos Ayres
In 1890, fifteen year old Rob Cleverdale and his mother read a letter from Rob's uncle David Horton in Buenos Ayres. Horton offers a private secretary position at a large family business, with Rob trained to manage and possibly inherit. Rob weighs leaving his mother, who is grieving the late father, while contemplating a bold future in South America.
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Morning Mail
Rob Cleverdale
Republic
South America
Rob
Buenos Ayres
Elsie
David
Anita
Mrs. Cleverdale
Bob
Solomon
Brooklyn
Love
David Horton
Mr. Horton
Rob Named Heir to South American Fortune in Letter
Mrs Cloverdale reveals Rob’s future is tied to her brother David Horton a Buenos Ayres financier and merchant prince with cattle ranges mines ships and banker ties. Horton plans to place Rob under his wing train him in modern business methods and secure his career with engineering options dismissed for a broader family plan.
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Buenos Ayres
Rob
New York
David
South America
David Horton
Pampas
Keeping Charley's Seat at Bargain Matinees
A Philadelphia Record note recalls a matinee where no reserved seats were issued and first come, first served rules applied. A stout woman guarded a seat for a young man, waving a handkerchief and shouting Charlie’s seat, prompting gales of chorus from gallery spectators until she yielded to a determined woman with spectacles.
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Philadelphia Record
Charlie
Hair Dyed Here Sign Cited in Quip
A Kansas City Independent item recalls a playful exchange about a hair dye sign painted across the street. A boy notes the sign and claims Mr. Hare is dead, prompting the caller to question the authority behind the claim.
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Mr. Hare
Kansas City Independent
Dairy and Poultry Tips From Emma Clearwaters
Emma Clearwaters outlines dairy and poultry guidance, noting USDA efforts to export butter to China and detailing standards, exhibitions, and improvements in butter quality. It covers Canadian and Danish butter trade history, government subsidies, and practical barn setup for efficient poultry housing and care.
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United States Department of Agriculture
China
Japan
Minnesota
England
Canada
Great Britain
Poultry House Details From Farmers' Review
A description of constructing a poultry house for fifty hens costing under one dollar in money. The 12 by 20 foot structure uses poles and logs with a 9 by 12 roosting room and an 11 by 20 scratching shed. Includes framing, roof, chinking, wind bracing, a south window, and mortar sealing for longevity. One man and labor considerations implied.
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Emma Clearwaters
Farmers’ Review
Poultry Notes on Egg Trade and Black Head Disease
The article surveys Germany and Russia egg trade dynamics with Germany increasing imports to 16.99 million dollars in eleven months and Russia expanding export value to 17.99 million dollars. It details Russian poultry as an economic factor, rail freight reductions aiding growth, and early research on black head in turkeys led by Dr. Theobald Smith. It notes liver mottling, protozoan parasites, unknown life history, and advises isolating sick birds and removing them from shared pasture.
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Germany
Russia
Theobald Smith
Rhode Island Experiment Station
Turkey
Halter-Breaking for Colts at Weaning Time
An Ex article extols halter-breaking colts at weaning to ease later harness work. It says early training reduces danger, as younger animals yield quicker to halter tension and follow the breaker, preventing injuries from later resistance.
High Priced Cattle Reflect Market Confidence
The Texas Stock Journal notes cattle market activity with prices over 6 dollars, with several reports at 6.60 to 6.65. It explains only high grade breeding stock can reach prime finish, while most fed cattle cannot be finished to choice beef. Scrub stock continues at lower prices. meat foods several times weekly are beneficial.
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Texas Stock Journal
Clergy Find Side Incomes In Rural Ventures
The London Mall notes clergy boosting earnings by writing hymns and contributing to magazines. Examples include a Norfolk rector with a rose nursery, a Nottingham minister promoting zonal pelargoniums and geraniums, and others farming bees, poultry, canaries, and selling geological specimens to students. A Surrey clergyman also markets a silk hat rejuvenator via a relative. Urban curates face limited options.
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London Mall
Norfolk
Nottingham
Down
Surrey
Essex
Dusky Joan of ABC In Manila Interview Tells Of Multiethnic Filipino Army
An interview from Freedom magazine describes a saddle coloredwoman dubbed Dusky Joan of Arc leading a brigade within Filipino lines. She allegedly earned a brigadier rank after her husband, a major, was killed. The piece also mentions a full-blooded Chinese brigadier, a Japanese major, and an Australian lieutenant colonel among Gen Ricarte's staff, with notes on tactics and discipline.
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New York Herald
Manila
Freedom
Joan of Arc
United States Service
Imus
Statues Lacking at the Capital and Gen Sherman Pedestals
The Washington Sherman statue rises to full height as subscriptions funded by public and army donors completed its pedestal. The piece notes Gen Granville Dodge as a key advocate, while lamenting missing monuments for Madison Adams and several cabinet figures. Kansas City Star commentary reflects on selective statue placement in the capital.
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Gen. Sherman
Washington
Gen
Granville Dodge
Dewey
Iowa
Washington City
Gen. Grant
Jefferson
Hamilton
Franklin
Hancock
Madison
Adamses
Stanton
Seward
Gallatin
Kansas City Star
Wealth of Hindoostan Shown In Indian Treasures Unmatched
The Indian subcontinent is described as richer than any nation with vast gold textiles jewels and spices. A princely holder is said to own jewels valued at fifteen million dollars marking immense wealth and prosperity in history.
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Hindoostan
Bis Land
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Seward W. Hopkins
Robert Bonner
Bank of
Charley
Dairy and Poultry
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