Canadian Crops Lift Prices and Spur Wheat Exports
Reports from the prairie provinces show grain prices at about $1 per bushel as US farmers export 300,000 bushels to Winnipeg in two days. Fort William freight lowers costs, boosting returns for contract wheat despite a harsh 1906-07 winter. Estimated two day wheat value exceeds $400,000 with potential daily circulation around $200,000 among farmers.
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Fort William
West
Winnipeg
Union
Alberta
Eamonton Bulletin
Saskatchewan
Wheat prospects in western Canada and harvest notes
A Glimpse from the West reports favorable wheat prospects for 1907 in western Canada. May sowing yielded strong crops, yielding a likely three quarter crop. 1906 wheat reached 95 million bushels, 1907 seen between 70 and 80 million. The piece cites Saskatchewan and Manitoba showcases, rail logistics, and optimism about grain quality and market readiness.
Graft and Grafters in Disguise Warn of Investment Temptations
D. M. Carr argues that gullibility and greed fuel graft in all ages. He cites advertisements as modern tools of swindlers, notes a cooperative scheme that defrauded investors, and warns readers to beware of grafters who promise easy profits while keeping control of the funds.
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Chaucer
Socrates
Plato
Aristophanes
Euphonius
Barnum
D. M. Carr
Premium prizes in food packages cited as harmful to quality
The article argues that prize giveaways with staple foods appeal to gambling instincts, mislead consumers, and raise prices. It notes Nebraska laws allow such premiums and warns buyers to discriminate between quality and prize backed goods while retailers and manufacturers bear the cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Wealth Concentration and the Threat of Trusts
The piece argues that wealth concentration in corporations erodes natural wealth distribution. It notes that death won’t end major firms like Standard Oil and big banks, and highlights how trusts stifle competition and fix prices. It urges individuals to support home industries to keep money circulating locally and deter trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Science of Town Killing and the boom bust
A county seat town in a central western state with about 3000 people stagnates as a farming region prospers nearby. Boom era prices collapsed while merchants kept high profits, driving trade to a new town 20 miles away and draining customers and farm values from the old town. Unhealthy booms and high prices kill towns, even county seats, when residents migrate to rivals.
Local press and commerce unite for town progress
The country newspaper shapes the town’s life as a barometer of its fortunes. It urges citizens to support the local paper, especially business owners who advertise wisely to boost trade and benefit every merchant. A loyal advertiser strengthens the town’s commerce.
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Ft Merita
Old Newspapers Make Handy Storage Paper
A compact note suggests using old newspapers as storage material and packing inserts. It notes they lack printing ink and can be repurposed to organize and protect items.
Navy to test rear admirals for swimming ability
Atest plan announced by Assistant Secretary Newberry requires rear admirals to dive from shore and swim to their ships, provoking consternation in the navy while admirals prepare for the challenge. The piece notes jokes about Cowles and Evans, and ends with a digression on a Virginia legend about George Washington and a 1760 grand jury presentment.
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Jashington
Navy
Newberry
Army
Navy Department
Harikari
Cowles
Presi
Dent
Admiral Cowles
Potomac River
Mr. Newberry
Evans
Rob
Fort Fisher
Beng
Washington Horizon
Washington and the missing wheeled carriage record
The article notes a Virginia colonial tax dispute involving George Washington and others. Washington allegedly sworn an oath on his property list but did not include a wheeled carriage. The grand jury acted on its own, with no indict ment, and records from that era are incomplete and may only be found in volumes later carried off.
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George Washington
Virginia
Congressional Library
Fairfax County
MacDowell
Bull Run
Pennsylvania
Washington
George William Fairfax
William Mason
Colony of
McDowell
Race clash and court action loom in Bloomingdale housing row
Court order sought to bar a Negro from a Bloomingdale home amid deed restrictions in the suburb north of the old city. White homeowners join a defense fund as race prejudice intensifies. a fourteenth amendment defense is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomingdale
Old City
Soldiers’ Home
Washington
Mrs Meyer to Present Daughters to Society
Shaw and Miss Hitchcock Washington might well wait for socially inclined maids for the highest executive set. The Misson Meyer are unaffected and popular, with stays in abroad and exposure to kings. Young Mr. Meyer, sixteen, attended Groton and a preparatory course at Georgetown University.
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DPD
Ostmaster
George R
von L. Mbeybor
Jowett
Connecticut Avenue
Street
Edith Reet
Shaw
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Dakotas
Texas
Manitoba
Canada
United States
Germany
Toronto Globe
Winnepeg
Hixeoliont
Lake Superior
Oh A
Ers
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Mrs. Meyer
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