State by state cotton and mineral rankings list
A long list naming states and their top positions in crops metals and industries such as Alabama fourth in cotton Arizona second in silver California first in barley rape culture sheep gold and quick silver Colorado first in silver Delaware high in peaches Florida third in sugar and molasses Georgia second in rice and sweet potatoes Indiana second in wheat Iowa first in corn and wine Idaho sixth in gold Montana fifth in silver and gold New Mexico grazing facilities second in grazing Nebraska crops rye buckwheat barley flax hemp Nevada second in gold Kentucky first in tobacco famed for horses and cattle Maine shipbuilding slate granite lumber and fishing Maryland fourth in coal Massachusetts first in cotton woolen goods and fisheries Michigan first in copper lumber and salt Minnesota fourth in wheat and barley Mississippi second in cotton Missouri first in males Montana again noted for silver and gold.
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Alabama
Arizona
California
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
New Mexico
Nebraska
Nevada
Various historic notes and future plans across the nation
The year shows record foreign trade for Japan and rising sugar consumption. Cincinnati marks its centennial with no exhibit. Trenton undertakers boycott Sunday funerals backed by ministers. In American colleges Christian professorship rises from one third to over one half. Buffalo Bill plans a Wyoming colony. Honey adulteration via wax combs noted. Cabinet recalls youth cow herding. A German paper on Prince Henry cites revised Wild West myths. Indiana G A R encampment set for May 13-14 in Indianapolis before a monument dedication.
Rabbits Devastate Young Orchards in Cold Months
Prolonged cold weather in the southern state region has led to heavy rabbit damage to young fruit trees. Rabbits eat bark high on trunks, killing many saplings. one farmer reported losing more than 3,000 trees in his orchard.
Accident Leave Walter Rautz Severely Injured After Barn Door Incident
Walter Rautz sustained multiple cuts and bruises to head and face and was knocked senseless after a tussle with a barn door during last Monday's high wind storm. Dr Flavien attended and dressed his wounds. the door remained undamaged.
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Walter Rautz
Dr. Flavien
A New Amusement Using an Iron Poker and String
A quirky pastime is described as a new amusement under an old name. Tie a string to a common iron poker, loop it around a finger, place the finger in the ear, and have someone strike the poker with a table knife at different points to hear chimes.
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National Volunteer
Regery
National Guards
Secretary of War
National Guard
Sweden Teaches Scientific Gardening In Schools
Scientific gardening is taught in national schools and teacher seminaries in Sweden. Most rural districts have a school garden near the school house where children learn cultivation, hotbeds, greenhouses, and fruit management. Parishes provide grounds and trees for planting at home.
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Sweden
Kingdom
New York Red Cross Hospital Prohibits Alcohol Inside
The charter of the new Red Cross hospital in New York states that neither alcohol nor medicines containing alcohol shall be used within its walls.
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New Red Cross Hospital
New York
Telephone curiosity leads to unexpected reply in Huntington
While visiting relatives in Huntington, W O Fendner picked up a telephone receiver and asked central for a number. He claimed the baby had climbed up and removed it, a tale accepted with a salt grain as the Stromberg Carlson line rang through. The light on the switchboard illuminated when the lever released.
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Huntington
Central
Stromberg-Carlson
Indiana Fruit Prospects in State Monthly Report
The secretary of the state board of horticulture reports peach buds destroyed in the south district with few live buds elsewhere. Apples and pears uninjured, plums and cherries light crops, strawberries poor, bush fruits weak, grapes fair. Overall, conditions favor reasonably good prices for fruit, especially small fruits, across the state.
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State Board of Horticulture
What Mothers Should Do
Advice for parenting boys and girls emphasizes companionship, patience, and respect for secrets. It urges allowing opinions, promoting health, and fostering independence while preserving affection with nightly kisses. It also recommends teaching practical home skills and endorses Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestive issues, sold by Crager.
Washington items of interest from the Capitol
Washington dispatches note Senate adjournment and ongoing committee work amid anti oleomargarine debate. Key items include Lodge on the Philippine Civil bill, Proctor tax ideas on butter, Allison on appropriations, and Paterson debating Gen Funston’s capture of Aguinaldo. House passes Army and pension measures as Sundry Civil bill debate begins.
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Lodge
Senate
Proctor
Harris
Kansas
Allison
House
Patterson
Colorado
General Funston
Revenue Cutter Service
New Life Pills Promise Quick Recovery From Wide Ailments
Dr. King's New Life Pills are advertised as a cure for stomach, liver, and bowel troubles including dyspepsia loss of appetite jaun dice biliousness fever malaria and other ailments. The ad notes the pills cost 29 cents at Ragers drug store.
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Dr. King
Rager
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Industries of the States
Conneticut
Delaware
Dakota
Ingzatate
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Finois
Iowa
Idaho
Japan
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Athout
Buffalo
Trenton
New Jersey
America
Cal. Cody
Buffalo Bill
Colenry
Big Horn Valley
Wyoming
Hood
Prince Henry
United States
Wild West
Arizona Kicker
School Childeren
Gardners
W. O. Fendner
Indiana Fruit Prospects
Chamberlain
Crager
Washington
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Garine Bill
Richardson
Start
Christmas
Henderson
Third House
Congress
Hay
Copenhagen
Captain Christmas
Ohio
THE
Jos. H. Brigham
the Record
Silver Lake
Ind
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