Honest Woman Returns Found Silk Pattern
A woman finds a lost waist pattern of silk on a train platform. Rather than keep it she returns it to the store’s lost and found. Weeks later she wears a waist made from the same fabric, confessing she could not bring herself to keep it. Her husband notes the resemblance and she confirms the connection. In a separate item, Senator Sniffensnuff is described as a cigar bargain hunter who eats most of a used cigar while a boy points out his missing chew.
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Lost and Found
Sniffensnuff
Youngstown
A Slam Do You Believe In Dreams Quip
A witty exchange from Harvard Lampoon features a sharp line about belief in dreams as a playful quip.
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Harvard Lampoon
Modern Dangers
A terse feature contrasts lofty dreams with harsh risks, warning that ambitious plans or grand schemes may invite reckless pursuit or ruin if pursued without caution. The piece cites cautionary tones about fame and progress and the dangers that accompany overreaching ambition.
Cadillac region may become Michigan's top apple area
By H J Daniels the Cadillac area in northwestern Michigan near the high ground south of Cadillac is portrayed as a prime apple growing region. The Brehm brothers own most land, run extensive orchards, and supply many Cadillac markets with Brehm apples. The piece notes a local school and church dominated by Brehm families and highlights a shift in crop patterns and farm property demand.
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H. J. Daniels
Michigan
Straits
Cadillac
Lake Michigan
Brehm
Brehm Brothers
Adolph Brehm
Brehms
Where the Cranberries Grow at Walton Junction Harvest Time
The article describes Michigan cranberries harvested at Walton Junction near Traverse City where Grand Rapids & Indiana rail lines cross. Thousands of bushels are gathered each fall as families camp, pickers sell to commission men, earning three to four dollars a day, and a festive scene surrounds two to three weeks of harvest.
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Michigan
Walton Junction
Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad
Walton
Traverse City
Attractive Orchard Exhibit Highlights Michigan Apples
Northwestern Michigan orchard firms staged apple exhibits at fairs to educate crowds about fruit quality and packing. The scene notes Michigan’s rapid progress in packing and sorting, surpassing Oregon and Washington, with Fremont seeing steady real estate activity as buyers from Indiana Illinois Ohio Wisconsin and Iowa seek smaller farms at high value prices up to 300 per acre, drawn by fruit prospects.
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Michigan
Oregon
Washington
Pacific
Fremont
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Wisconsin
Iowa
Bean crops boost Newaygo farmers with high bean prices
In Newaygo county half of land is planted in apple orchards, but beans lead in crops this year. Over fifty thousand bushels have sold in Fremont with red beans at about $2.50 and white beans around $2.20, aided by favorable weather despite disease. Potatoes sell poorly at 25 cents a bushel, keeping farmers holding stock as markets tighten.
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Newaygo
Newaygo County
Fremont
Canada
Gerwt
Ams
Ottawa
Geo. A. Hall
Second St
Milwaukee
Vic
Laurier
Marqeette
Mich
Petoskey Fame Tied to Resort Beauty and Farming
Petoskey is famed as a resort region with Little Traverse Bay and proximity to Bay View drawing thousands yearly. The area also shines as an agricultural district with many attractive farms and diversified farming, driven by good land and capable farmers.
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Petoskey
Little Traverse Bay
America
Bay View
Michigan
Fur business in Michigan gains as prices soar
In northeastern Michigan farmers and lumberjacks trap mink skunk weasel and muskrat. Prices have risen dramatically from a dollar per mink and 15 cents per muskrat to six to ten dollars for mink five dollars for skunk and 75 cents or more for muskrat. A Mesick farmer boy earned 300 to 400 dollars last season.
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Michigan
Mesick
Long Journey From Nome To Cape Horn Rail Plan
Popular Mechanics notes multiple routes for a Nome to Cape Horn railroad with through sleepers possible, using existing lines over half the distance. The project evokes Rhodes’s Cape to Cairo dream, while Curran’s Yale to New York tale reminds of balancing multiple eight hour jobs.
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Nome
Cape Horn
Men of Afairs
Cecil Rhodes
Cape of Good Hope
Cairo
Africa
Alderman Curran
New York City
Yale College
New York
New Haven
Henry
Curran
Modern Lookkeeping Headline and Quip
A witty billing exchange frames a domestic finance moment. Mr Blinks jokes about his wife’s millinery account being overhead charges, while Smith suggests proper accounting placement. The vignette highlights comic businesslike banter between a husband and clerk over household expenses.
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Mr. Blinks
Smith
Dolls Suspected as Spies In Wartime Jest
In a Punch cartoon dialogue a nurse questions the fate of dolls while Joan reveals Charley killed them claiming they were German made and thus spies. The panel humorously riffs on wartime paranoia and innocence amid suspicion.
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Joan
Charley
Germany
Untitled piece on fashion and medical themes
Fragmentary notes discuss a remedy for a red weak condition and a Moon of the oe vice Marize Ere Remedy Co. Mentions that most women favor garments that are ornamental rather than useful, reflecting fashion and health ideas of the era.
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IL. F. Waterman Company
Broadway
Florida Chicken Farms
Jacksonville
Ears
Os Reliatte Company
Iitrature
Jacessaville Beichts Improvement Co
Ind
Nou
Watson E. Coleman
Washington, D.C
Krop-Kity
Lass & Fiea Seeds
Waukee Seed CO
Asx
Bpwnster Seed Co
W. Water St
Bwentee
Wis
Colorado
Nebraska
Europe
United States
West Michigan
Charles McDougall
Sihkiren
Standard Oil
Misdiana Corporation
Chicago, Ill
Bradley Milwaukee
DR. Pierce
Buffalo, N
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