Millions Leaving Ireland Amid Emigration Debate
The piece notes Ireland's population drop from about 9 million in 1847 to 4.25 million, with roughly 50 000 youths leaving annually, mostly for the United States, which supports American prosperity and keeps Ireland afloat through remittances and emigration. It discusses vast land, mineral resources, and the mixed view of emigration as blessing and brain drain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
United States
Seumas MacManus
Mr. MacManus
America
Testamentary notices and court list from Warren county
Administration notice for the estate of Dr A B Nesmith executrices Laura A Nesmith and Leona J Woodard call debts and claims for settlement. List of Causes: cases to be trialed Monday Jan 24 1909 in Warren county Court of Common Pleas with parties Foster versus Pennsylvania Railroad Co and others, signed H M Putnam Prothonotary.
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Etters
A. B. Nesmirx
Warren
Warren Co
Penn’a
Laura A. Nesmith
Leona J. Woodard
Court of Common Pleas
Warren County
Pennsylvania
A. B. Foster
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Charles E. Hamm
Corry & Columbus Street Railway Co
Brink
N. G. Young
Adelbert Beardsley
William Spinner
Anna R. McDowell
O. A. Siler
H. M. Putnam
Warren County Common Pleas
Willard J. Smith
Libellant
Anna L. Smith
Borough of
Henry Park
Orphans’ Court of
Dee
Leah Lasher
Orphans’ Court of Warren
Leah Laster
Orphans’ Court of Warren Co. Pa
Bee
Hosea H. Townsend
Orphans’ Court of Warren Co
Hosea H.townsend
R. Allen
Orphans’ Court
How to Teach a Child Not to Fear the Dark
A guidance piece from The New Idea Woman's Magazine advises parents to confront a child's fear of the dark by entering dark spaces together, then gradually guiding them through longer solo excursions. It frames cowardice in children as a common issue and urges patient, stepwise exposure to reduce dread.
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New Idea Woman’s Magazine
New York's Liquor Policy Criticized as Harmful to Business
The piece condemns New York spending on drink, pauper graves, pervasive poverty, criminal activity, and political corruption while noting that proposals to end liquor sales would be blocked by profit-driven interests like the New York Journal and breweries.
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New York
The
New York Journal
Pajamas Adopted by Europeans in India
The term pajama is traced to leg garments borrowed by Europeans in India from the Muslims, likely via the Portuguese, and adopted eagerly as an article of clothing.
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India
LAND HUNGER IN CITIES AND ITS CAUSES
The piece argues urban residents pursue farming due to high city costs and economic insecurity. It notes inflated advertising of easy land wealth, warns against rash investments, and urges careful study and counsel to prevent losses while promoting realistic farming interest.
First Tomato Story Traces Apple Like Fruit to Tomato’s Rise
Read of the wonder berry and its kinship to the tomato. The tale recalls a Bermuda seed import, jail yard cultivation, and the shift from ornamental to staple, noting tomatoes’ prominence in canning and varied uses from raw with salt to stews and pickles.
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United States
Bermuda Islands
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Professor Holden Promotes Seed Corn Gospel Trains in Iowa
In 1904 Iowa educators launched a campaign to raise farm profits by teaching farmers to plant selected seed corn. Professor Holden led seed corn gospel trains with railroad support to show that heredity and careful seed selection could raise land values and crop yields, moving farmers toward practical science over traditional cribs.
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Iowa
Holden
Middle West
Henry Wallace
Wallace’s
Farmer
Boardman
Des Moines
Rock Island
Professor Holden
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Traveler's Guide
Erie
Philadelphia
Oiley
Olean
Ball
Beaty
New
Warren National Bank
Bell Telephone
S. Perry
Justice of the Peace & Conveyancer
Water Street
Over Printz
Attorney At Law
Pennsylvania Avenue
West
John Hepburn, M. D
N. E
Market Street
Bell Phone
Citizens National Bank
Prof
H.B. Hyde
Warren, PA
F St
Washington, D
ED. R. Allen
Tainous
Jailbird
Seed Corn Evangelist
Bordeaux
P. G. Holden
Warren Savings Bank
First National Bank
C. W. Jamieson
Co. T. Conarro
F. K. Russell
R. H. Winger
Teller
T. J. Foley
A. A. Davis & Co
B. Warren Tel. Co
D. Swift & CO
Seventh St
Washington
D. C
Pafrey
McCall
Canada
McCally’s
Postal
HE McCall CO
37Th St
New Yorkl
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