Races of Western Railroads Reach Dakota Front
Sioux Falls region notes two rival railroads racing toward the Black Hills, reshaping Dakota’s range into farms. Milwaukee & St Paul from Chamberlain and Northwestern from Pierre push 100,000 tons of track, attracting settlers and irrigating vast tracts as cattle country yields to farming.
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Pierre
Midway
Bad River
Black Hills
Chamberlain
Elkhorn
Milwaukees
Milwaukee
Northwestern
Cheyenne Valley
Box Elder Creek
Rapid City
Homesteaders Chase
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ilinois
Deadwood
Homestake
Lead
Missouri River
Wyoming
Coaliess
Missouri
Milwaukee & St. Paul
White Clay Buttes
Dakota
Chicago
Milwaukee & St Paul
Aberdeen
Evarts
Cheyenne
Standing Rock
Butte County
East
Dakota Range
Saddle Horn
Twin Buttes
White River
Black Hils
Great Western
Nebraska
North Dakota
Montana
Llitie
Prairie Butte
Great American Desert
Crow Creek
Great Lake
Raymond I Walters
Spearfish Valley
Belle Tourche
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul
Grand River
Keya Paha
Lemmon Outfit
Road Ranch
Bismarck
Trade patterns show higher potato prices in Mexico
The report notes American potatoes in Mexico sell for about 40 percent more than Mexican potatoes. It points out larger price gaps in fruit costs between the two countries and highlights Mexico's climate allows wide adaptation of fruits and vegetables from temperate and tropical regions.
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Mexico
Tropics
W.L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
W. L. Douglas Reng
Bays
L.douglas
W .L. Douglan
Brockton
Mass
Cape Cod Sand Catchers Battle Eroding Dunes
Government engineers under Edward Atkins mobilize a large crew on Cape Cod to build wooden sand catchers to halt dune erosion and sand loss into the harbor. Since 1898 storms have swallowed shoreline, creating an island between Abel Hill and Point Light. Techniques include 60 foot sand-filled boxes placed 25 feet from shore, with wood bulkheads considered but questioned by Atkins as winter seas threaten durability.
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Cape Cod
Nature
Abel Hill
Point Light
Edward Atkins
United States Engineers’ Office
Boston
Atkins
Cape Cod’s Coastline Struggles With Ocean and Time
An engineer’s view favors stone bulkheads over wooden sand catchers as a durable coastal defense for Cape Cod. The piece notes erosion across Britain and Lake Michigan, suggesting humans cannot halt nature’s vast forces. It ends with a reflection on future maps and a light quip about Cork.
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Cape Cod
Great Britain
Middle Lake States
Chicago
Lake Michigan
Life Insurance Magnate Reveals Burglary Incident
A Cleveland Leader item quotes a life insurance magnate claiming he caught a burglar in his room last night. The piece weaves in quips about favors and a joking exchange, reflecting a humorous local voice from partnered papers.
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Said to Cure Tumor
A testimonial declares Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound conquered a uterine tumor avoiding surgery. Mrs Fannie D Fox of Bradford Virginia describes relief after five bottles, noting resumed menstruation and no tumor signs following medical examination. She invites others to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham, Lyon Massachusetts.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Fannie D. Fox
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia RE. Pinkhams
Ahysician
Fannis D. Fox
Chestnut Street
Bradford
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Cleveland
Hoxsie
AP Hoxsie
Buffalo
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Jayers
Globe Democrat
Austin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Isneeve
Fannie D. Fax
Shiloh
Archie Taylor
Acaph
Ratuad
Canada
Mtawa
Cunada
Wro
Witttaus Law Bolding
Toledo
Phventageroid
Ty Druggietauc
Tortie
Lickas Drug Co
Mfrs
Hoeness
Rameener Aa
Botal Manufacturing
Great Northwest
Great Lakes
Pacific Ocean
Northwest
Northern Pacific
Wisconsin
Idaho
Oregon
British Columbia
Pacific Railway
A. M. Cleland General
St. Paul, Minn
Webster’s International
W. T. Harris
Ll.d. U
Commissioner of Education
St. Louis
Webster's
C. Merreiam CO
Springfield, Maze
Heale
Larmore Claaneng
Lend
R. Paxtes Company
Gee Ten, Bent
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