Beet sugar and farming interests in national policy
The piece argues beet sugar supports farmers economically through higher direct returns and byproducts like beet pulp, urging Congress to protect the industry. It notes indirect benefits to farming, warns against policies harming beet sugar, and discusses broader trade and education topics including American access to German steamship lines and Columbia University teaching Chinese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beet Sugar Gazette
United States
Congress
Kalamazoo
Columbia University
Colombia
Notice to Hunters for Museum Specimens Disposal
If any specimens are secured this season valuable for mounting for the college museum, notify W. Ray Baker curator of the college science club or W. Bradfield president.
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College Museum
W. Ray Baker
College Science Club
W. Bradfield
Allen's Lung Balsam Triumphs Over Severe Cold
A Victory to be Proud of in the final cure of a sore throat and lung danger. The text lauds Allen's Lung Balsam for rescuing people from misery after suffering a little cold and its risky spread toward the lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Self Made Man Hartman Peddles Rainwater Soap Candles
A New York Times recounts Tim Hartman known as Doc Hartman who rose from a Connecticut barefoot boy with a dollar to a fortune via soap candles, rainwater, and a patent medicine scheme. He promoted Dr Bartmann's Cirwa Eradienter and sold cheap bottles, touring fairs to cash in on the craze. He staged shows, spread tall tales, and seized on a nationwide audience before fading as a near-millionaire.
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Pia Lineman
St Louis
Montana
Doc’ Hartman
Tit Hartman
Connecticut
Tim
Crogade
Dr. Bartinnn
Xetentiet
Sebel
Patagonia
la Mes
Geneous
Tim Hartman
New York Times
Evarts and the Author
When a popular young author visited Secretary of State Evarts as part of a consulship inquiry, Evarts congratulated him on fame but quipped that despite fine brows he could not browse up his laurels.
Village Pastor Ponders Duke of Westminster Income
A London Baptist pastor muses on hypothetical wealth, asking what the Duke of Westminster would do if he possessed the pastor’s modest income. The light exchange frames class and generosity through a humorous contrast.
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Duke of Westminster
London
Dr Doctor Newsroom Banter and Earthquake Scenes
A humorous exchange follows a poll expert and a doctor across a hall as three mixed bets are announced. The Chicago Herald notes how earthquake awareness rises in Central America, where residents react with alarm yet quickly recover as the tremor passes.
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Wellington Prash
Mr. Prash
Mr. Mrash
Mr. Frash
Peesantly
George
Mr Frash
Doc
Chicago Herald
Tropics
Central America
The Chances to Policy and the Portuguese Birds Folly
A retired poker hawker explains betting odds with a box of beans and a sidewalk stunt while a New York Times piece mocks simpleton birds called Dodo. The text contrasts gambling myths with a vivid caricature of the Dodo’s ignorance and inability to fly, swim, or fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Miarithus
Patti Patt to give farewell US tour in coming year
A western editor notes that eminent vocalist Patti Patt Nicolini will return for what is billed as a final United States tour next year. The notice warns patrons to hear her before death or doubt, touting her high notes and unusual claims, including a castle in Wales and exclusive soap use.
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Adelina Patt
Wales
Moat Satisfying and Insufferable Pretensions
A fragmentary miscellany notes a clash of wit and social satire. A line about the billionaire’s pretensions is followed by a quip on “Mint’s meat.” A stage aside and a neighborly mock appear in quick, smoky dialogue bits from newspaper clippings.
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Cwsar
Mordaunt
Meltravers
Detroit
Requiesent In Pace and Minnesota Bible Printing Note
The Philadelphia Press recalls a man who misjudged a gun as unloaded then corrected the fact. It notes the first Bible printed in Minnesota in 1890, about thirteen years before St. Paul’s first newspaper appeared.
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Philadelphia Press
Minnesota
St. Paul
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Chicago
Inter Ocean
Germany
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