We Must Take Them In
Mrs Harold Stagg proposes to adopt her late sister Eleanor's children, while husband Harold agrees, planning careful arrangements for schooling, rooms, and finances as they return to their stylish New York home. The couple's dynamic centers on Emma's brisk control of domestic detail and Harold's business success.
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Harold Stagg
Emma
Harold
Mrs. Stagg
Eleanor
Posie
Baldwins
Parsons
Nolan
Hastnett & Haley
Silas Baldwin
Ilinois
Silas
Warold
New York City
Mr. Simpson
Harald
Little Student Defines Word Stile in Class
Jacob replies with a curious definition after a lesson on a verse about a crooked mile and a crooked stile. The pupil misinterprets sixpence as nine Indian clubs, while the teacher guides the discussion toward meaning.
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Jacob
Gus
Whose Wife Found Up in the Mountains
A brief exchange reveals Richard claims to have found a wife in the mountains while Bob and Robert discuss the vacation and its outcomes. The Boston Transcript notes the humorous dialogue about new marital news.
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Richard
Bob
Robert
Boston Transcript
Amusing German Theater Poster Decision
The Halle theater directors plan red and white posters to mark plays suitable for young audiences, a rule that amuses the public as it distinguishes which performances are appropriate for minors.
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Halle
Germany
Women Prove More Ambitious in Love Than Men
The remark explores how women pursue affection and desire deeper emotional sharing, while men may be less inclined to reveal inner thoughts, shaping expectations in romance though evidence is subjective.
Protection and Tariffs Stir Debate Across Regions
A San Francisco Chronicle excerpt argues protection serves the nation not special interests and cites Eugene Foss on tariff reform driving Westward industrial growth. It defends existing permanent bipartisan tariff bodies while warning against a proposed third commission as unnecessary and disruptive.
Tariff Commission Debate Stirs Business Policy Views
The Commercial urges a permanent tariff commission while acknowledging its political entanglement. It questions bipartisan or nonpartisan boards and predicts the tariff remaining a political issue, noting the paper’s crusade to collect signatures from business leaders on petitions for permanent reform.
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New York
Tariff Commission
Tnited
What Do They Want Tariff Reformers Should Say
The Des Moines Capitol argues tariff reformers must specify which duties to lower and by how much and that if prices rise in good times they should explain what should fall. The piece contends reformers must reveal whether they seek poverty again and criticizes silence on price targets.
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Congress
Des Moines Capitol
Truck Farming In Cuba Before American Influence
The article notes Cuba's trucking industry grew post 1899, starting near Havana with American experiments hampered by tough soil. Gaines, 35 miles from Havana, became the trucking hub known for potatoes and onions with large seasonal outputs. Water rights from a northern river fed irrigation across farms to San Nicholas via slave era ditches.
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Cuba
Gays
Havana
States
Galnes
Guinea
San Nicholas
Source of Scions by Michigan Horticulturist
A leading Michigan horticulturist argues scions from mournery trees yield poor fruit and cause variation within a variety. He questions if scion source affects orchard fruitfulness, urging readers to seek proof and remedy.
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Michigan
Cheap Plants Profit Trick Warns of Cut Labor Costs
The quote argues that to price 1 000 plants cheaply enough to cover land, fertilizer, stock, setting, cultivation, mulching, digging, packing, catalogue, advertising, and general expenses, every item must be trimmed to a few cents. It suggests using viney plants and cheap labor in open fields to avoid costly buildings and skilled workers.
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R. M. Kellogg
Exports of Apples in 1901-02 Fiscal Year
US apple exports for the year ended June 30 1902 totaled 469 719 barrels valued at 1 628 886 dollars, down from 883 673 barrels worth 2 058 964 in the prior year. Dried apple exports for 1901-02 fell to 15 664 468 pounds valued at 1 190 593, from 28 309 023 pounds worth 1 510 581 the year before.
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United States
Protect Strawberries in Severe Winters With Ground Freeze
In regions with harsh winters, cover strawberry beds and similar plants after the ground has frozen to protect them from cold. Delay covering until the soil is frozen to avoid damage.
Fragmented Note on Emotions in Love
A reflective snippet notes how tears affect a man and how a young lover tends to say good night again after a night of affection. It hints at emotional influence and romantic routines without naming people or places.
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Robert Bonner
Boster Herald
Herald
New England
New
Eugene N. Foss
Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West
Foss
Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
Fifty- Seventh Congress
House Committee On Ways and Means
Senate Committee On Finance
United States General Appraisers
Tts
Andrew Carnegie
United States Board of General Appraisers
New York Commercial
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