Improving Plants from Central Asia Discovery
A Chicago Times piece explores a rumored giant asparagus from central Asia and urges exploration of wild plant uses. It praises Digger Indians for domesticating many crops, notes American neglect of native plant improvement, and calls for acclimation and cultivation to boost food plants and global agricultural prosperity.
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Central Asia
Alexander the Great
East
Bagdad
Europe
United States
Beal
England
Australia
New Zealand
Siberia
Chicago Times
The Almighty Dollar Opens New York Society Doors
Blakely Hall comments that money now buys inclusion in New York society once closed to common birth. He cites four examples of social ascent through marriage and wealth, noting the old barrier is gone though the social set remains guarded. The piece contrasts wealthy newcomers with established elites.
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New York
Twenty-sixth Street
Eighth Avenue
Tom Scott
America
Blakely Hall
Where the Money Goes From Farm Boarders Tale
A New York City paper claims one railroad transported 25 000 country boarders to farm houses across three counties for eight weeks each and left farmers $1 400 000. If true, summer boarders seem the best paying crop a farmer can raise.
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New York City
Chicago Times
Gypsies as Horse Traders Across American Cities
A comprehensive sketch describes Gypsy horse traders as masters of horse lore and sale, noting their role as middlemen between farmers and markets. It highlights Gypsies’ dominance in Boston, New York, and Washington markets, their connections to Tattersall in London, and their control of city livery stables and draft horse shipments.
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Tattersall
London
England
Boston
New York
Washington
Edgar L. Wakeman
Globe-Democrat
Brigham Young a Leader of Salt Lake City History
Jennie Tune in Demorest s Monthly notes Brigham Young as a capable leader who laid out Salt Lake City in ten acre blocks with grid streets and water canals. He allotted land for homes and gardens, citing polygamy as a dark stain tied to social needs, while praising his vision amid early pioneer life.
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Chicago
Arizona
Charles Montezuma
Montezuma
Chicago Medical College
Medical College
Boston Transcript
Brigham Young
Salt Lake City
Jennie Tune
Demoresi
Tea cup oracle reads futures at social teas amid mystic lore
The teacup oracle, a cheap destiny form, draws crowds at tea gatherings. Experts describe shapes in grounds as love paths and fortune signs while noting the social appeal and the rise of fortune tellers. A New York Sun note adds on protective dogs versus burglars.
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Owens
Siby
Hove
David Copperfield
Peter
New York Sun
The Telephone in China and Language Nuance
A New York Tribune note warned that granting telephone rights to a Chinese market could spark trouble. It argued Chinese tonal inflections carry meaning and a misheard command like Wang-wang could misinterpret a merchant as ordering a ferocious bull pup, unsettling business balances.
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China
Wang-wang
New York
Tribane
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Pierce
Womer
Womip
Mer
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Hesselroth
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Lawrence Hesselroth
Chicago Ave
Pratt
Geneva
Siies
Bright
James E. Morris
Chambers ST
Johnson & Siegfried
Warren
Paris
Italy
Leo X
France
Avignon
Louis XV
Rue Des Blancs-Manteaux
Seine
Boston Globe
G & E. Bartsch
Water St
Diamond Block
Simmons Liver
L M. Hirrox
Washington, Ark
J. H W. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Hop
HOP Plaster CO
Maz
Swaynes Health
Swayne
Kies
Lempoy
G. Koebley
Philad
Detroit Free Press
G. B. Ulmen
Philads
Parsman
Ces. A. Cox
Morriett
Phila
Els
Draggista
Avenis
Pfallarg
Alarket Street
Philadelph
Coughs ‘Corps
Ighnron Ec
West Broadway
New Yorke
Minnesota
Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Pacife
Cilas
Lamporn
Land
St. Paul
Munn
Eline
Hamese
Slivare
Carl Pudenz
Maintreet
North Clarendon
Ackers
L. G. Noyes
Bucklen
Amica
A. W. Merck
Acker
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