Commercial Cullings From Old Economic Ledger
A fragmentary 19th to early 20th century style record notes Argentina frozen meat totals of 3,325,126 sheep and lamb carcasses and 1,022,727 beef quarters. It lists France mineral outputs and vast cement and phosphate sums, and cites trade figures: Germany silk imports worth about 510,710,000 and Japan silk goods at 1,190,000, with 1904 05 figures for silk goods and a ten year rise in silk exports from 7,170,000 to 22,417,000. The closing line observes the saying Silence is golden when it commands a high price.
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Argentina
France
Germany
United States
Japan
In Strict Confidence Women Seek Mrs Pinkham Advice
Mrs Pinkham offers confidential guidance to women with female illnesses. Lydia K Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound is credited with helping thousands, with Mrs Alice Berryhill of Chattanooga sharing her story after severe infection. The letters are published only with consent and aim to aid other women seeking relief.
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Pinkniam
Alice Berryhill
Boyce Street
Chattanooga
Tenn
Benson Accepts Senate Seat Offer From Hoch
Ottawa Kansas Judge Alfred Benson accepts Gov Hochs offer to become United States Senator to succeed Joseph Burton. Benson plans to notify Hoch Monday and travel to Washington this week to take his seat and seek re election by the state legislature next winter. Coburn declines the vacancy after being tendered the seat, preferring to continue as secretary of the board of agriculture.
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Topeka
Kan
F. D. Coburn
United States
Hoch
Sid
A. W. Ben- Won
Ottawa
Coburn
Seastor Burton
Str. Coburn
Benson
Judie Benson
Kansas
Alfred Watson Benson
Joseph W. Burton
Gov. Hoch
Senate
Washington
Fences for the Indians in Southwestern Oklahoma
In southwestern Oklahoma the cattlemen’s leases with Kiawa and Comanche Indians ended as lands and improvements became tribal property. About 25,000 dollars of barbed wire fences houses and barns were distributed among the Indians in a free division marking the end of a major leasing era.
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Lawton
Okla
Oklahoma
Tata
Russian Official Ilited Falls to Assassins
Bielogstok Russia chief of police Terkatchoff was shot and killed Sunday while riding out. His teacher was severely wounded by unknown assailants as chaos gripped the city after the attack.
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Bielogstok
Russia
Polies Terkatchoff
Princeton preacher attacks muck raker on virtue
Princeton New Jersey Sunday commencement at Alexander Hall featured Dr H Van Dyke who argued against muckraking and urged readers to align with virtuous reformers. He warned of despair and urged support for those who honor the good and punish the guilty, condemning muckrakers and urging strengthened character.
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Princeton
N. J
Alexander Hall
H. van Dyke
van Dyke
Dewey Dies of Heart Trouble in Topeka Home
Supreme court reporter Thomas Emmett Dewey of Topeka Kansas dropped dead from heart trouble at his home Saturday morning after returning recently from a trip to Excelsior Springs Missouri. He had been in town Friday evening and was in better health than usual before the stroke.
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Beath
T. B. Dewey
Topeka
Kansas
Thomas Emmett Dewey
Supreme Court
Mr. Dewey
Excelsior Springs
Suffering kidney irregularities cured by Dean's Kidney Pills
A seven year foe of bodily languor and kidney complaints reports taking Dean's Kidney Pills. After three boxes the reader says the aches and lameness in the back resolved, claiming cure of all irregularities. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY for 50 cents a box.
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Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Games and Pastimes Through the Ages
The article surveys polo in Persia and India and handles akin games like polo on horseback in Bokhara, shuffleboard’s waning popularity, and ancient origins of handball and bowling. It notes horse racing in Henry II era England, golf’s rise in England and Scotland in the 1600s, and early golf equipment. A misread fragment mentions Defiance Starch packaging.
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Persia
India
Bokhara
James I
Troy
England
Henry II
Scotland
Prince Henry
Defiance Starch and Worldly Snippets Ad Mix
A jumble of ad-like lines and quips from various papers and products. Mentions Defiance Starch as a selling point alongside social banter about Boston and Chicago, plus odd captions on marriage, cats, and a spoof wedding day note. Scattered fragments reference remedies, a catarrh cure, and travel ads.
Golf Yarn By Longworth And Murdock
Ohio Congressman Longworth and Kansas man Murdock share golf tales in the Washington cloakroom. Longworth recalls a Cincinnati golfer who loved the game and scotch, imagining a Grink server on every tee and an army of caddies. Murdock cites Judge Dale who jokes with a boy witness about understanding an oath.
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Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Victor Murdock
Kansas
Washington
Kansas City Times
Representative Longworth
Cincinnati
Jim
Mr. Murdock
Judge Dale
Doctor and Lawyer Banter in Quick Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue features a doctor teasing lawyers about sin and angels while a housekeeper advertises a Hed Cross soap product. The couple’s banter pivots on reform and marriage, ending with a quip about sense preventing wedlock.
The Girl Waits for Love Like A Novel Hero
A quirky column fragment notes that a girl waiting for a man to rescue her will stay single to the chapter’s end. It contrasts this with how every man has a trade, as a book keeper cannot juggle cannon balls just as a juggler cannot balance books.
Solitude of the Soul Theme Provokes Thought
In a salon of psychological talk a June graduate considering loneliness replies that her preference depends on who is at her side. The exchange captures a witty reflection on companionship and solitude, echoing a blend of humor and insight from era commentary.
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Chicago
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