Bookwalter on World Wheat Supply and Uplifting Markets
Special correspondence from New York reports John W. Bookwalter of Springfield Ohio, a noted manufacturer and writer, warning that world wheat supply shifts threaten American prices. He cites India and Argentina exports, rising grain production abroad, and the need for diversified domestic policy to avoid renewed low prices. He plans another tour to Europe and the Far East.
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New Yor
John W. Bookwalter
Springfield
Nebraska
Kansas
Mr. B
Shawnee
Fountain County
Ind
Illinois
Sol
India
Argentine Republic
England
New York
Chicago
London
Liverpool
Nevada
Colorado
Europe
Berlin
Jonas Harrison
Eggleston
Punjaub
Northwest
Provinces
Oude
Sirhind Canal
Haiglands
Americas
Seaboard
Bookwalter
Not in vain after all a correspondent visits damaged steamers and squatterville
A New York correspondent and artist failed to photograph the disabled steamers Celtic and Britannic at Erie Basin, Brooklyn. Officials refused access, so the writer toured nearby Squattersville, describing its squalor, improvised shanties, and mixed health despite children’s ruddy looks and stray dogs, goats, and refuse-filled environs.
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New Yorks
Celtic
Critannic
Erie Basin
Brooklyn
America
J. H. Parke
The Arkansas Cracker at Home
A Fall River Advance letter recalls a simple, honest Arkansas farmer figure. The writer narrates daily plantation tasks, delays, and a workman named Thomas Jefferson who switches roles from soldier to carpenter and ferryman, ultimately completing a shed before tragedy and further delays test the family.
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Arkansas
Bn c
Thomas Jefferson
Ouce
Henry
Thanet
Debut of the Diva Patti Wins Hearts in New York Sketch
Maurice Strakosch recalls Patti’s first appearance at the New York Academy of Music. An eight year old daughter of a singing teacher sang a famous song, winning immediate applause. Patti’s early courage and charm, including a doll incident and a sharp rebuke to Ole Bull’s violinist, hint at the rise of a legendary diva.
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Maurice Strakosch
Patti
New York Academy of Music
Sulien
Baltimore
Reyes
Ole Bull
Dimmer
Little Patti
Ford
Adelina
Chicago
Navas
Southern Yankee city and the new Birmingham
The piece contrasts Birmingham as a southern Yankee city with New York and Chicago in business, praising the push of southerners and Yankees alike. It notes real estate money, public enterprise by young southerners, and declares Birmingham a young man's town. A separate anecdote describes railroad conductors wearing coins on fingers from writing on trains, as illustrated by Conductor Perkinson.
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Birmingham
New York
Chicago
South
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Perkinson
The Successful Lawster
Ex Governor Johnson in Globe Democrat recalls a lawyer chased by cranky lawsuits. He recounts a peculiar client who sought $500,000 against Quincy Illinois for a leg injury after tripping on a sidewalk. The man offered a share of any recovered fee and aimed to sue other municipalities.
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Getion
Quincy
Johnson
Globe Democrat
Gladstone in a London Fog Incident
Reported in the Chicago Herald, the tale depicts Mr Gladstone in a London fog episode marked by a distant remark at Windsor. The elder statesman, affronted, asserts the incident was a minor start and a failed retreat, downplaying its significance.
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Gaistone
Gladsiwar
London
Srotaier
Windsor
Gladstone
Chicago Herald
Patent nostrum promises cure for diseases and skin ailments
An unsourced patent nostrum claim promises to cure skin conditions like boils and other ailments, even syphilis and rheumatism, with a 32.1 guarantee. The notice, from Warren, Pa, promotes L. G. Noyes druggist and local rail schedules to Erie and Philadelphia, listing arrivals, departures, and through sleeping cars.
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G. Xeves
Aker
UGH
Warren Ifrom Tile East
Souvil
Erie Mail
New
Warren
Erie Express
Ridgway
Chase, Pugh
J. R. Wood
Man'gr
Puss
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Fall River Advance
Acker
L. G. Noyes
Warren, Pa
Drugg'st
Philadelphia & Erie R. R. Twald
Wistward
Erie
Erie Kane
tErie
Pennsylvania Railroad
P. & E. Division
Warren Dai
u—Sheffield Express
u—Ridgway
Ridgdaily
Eric
Sunbury
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Washington
Pulnun
Williamsport
Throush Witches
Rig
Kane
Kaneloomi
Ancy
Pelotos
Sutares Ag& Ncse
Glade
Conenango Bridge
G. L. Dalrymple
Association
John Andere
Chas, Davis
D.G. Beers & CO
Newtown, Conn
Nlwaayer & Son
alieBina
Philadelphia Cor
Chestnut
Eighth Sts
Ates Ee
Ayer & Son
MARUA
Warren Savings Bank
L. F. Watson
Pees
L. Neamith
T. AJ J. Tazelting
Cashier Dinecrans
J. Thunter
M.B Dunham Jus Rk, Jr
B. Neswith
A Jazeltine
L. R. Frequan
ENE National Bank
Warren, Po
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
D. L. Gerould
Capital
Tf. A. Jamieson
V. Davis
S. P. Johnson
A. Hertzel
W.D. Brown
G.n.parnlee
FT. Scofield
United States
National Bank
Warren County
Trelane
Scotland
Chamberlain Institute
Randulph
N.Y
General Agency
Jonin Sill
Greenland
Lounghehs
Cme
Exchange Block
Exchange Hotel
W. H. Pickett & CO
AL Jamieson & Co
Sherman
Dewett’s Stove Ranges
Syracuse
Gate
American Baw Co
Adam
Meldrum
Main
Bufe AO
Main St
American Block
Buffalo
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