The Flee and Trade and Tariff Talk in Politics
Opinion pieces discuss the role of ships and commerce in US trade policy, contrasting American and German shipping, criticizing protectionist foes, and tying tariff ideas to regional political shifts. References include a German line expanding to the Levant, calls for free discussion in the US, and remarks on Gen Funston and political reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir
Wrye
Germany
United States of America
Hamburg-American Line
New York
Levant
Mediterranean
Orient
Messia
Frye
Hanna
England
France
Italy
Norway
Funston
Fred Funston
United States Army
United States
Springfield
Mags
Taxpayer fury and subsidy debates in 1890s press
A collage of editorials criticizes wartime arms race in the United States, warning that subsidies to vessels will drain taxpayer funds and fail to lower freight costs. It rails against political corruption, lobbying by syndicates, and plutocratic philanthropy while urging vigilance against a growing military and economic entente. The pieces cite major papers including the St. Louis Republic, Minneapolis Journal, Springfield Republican, and Kansas City Star.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
St. Louis Republic
Senate
Minneapolis Journal
Rockefeller
Fhe Steel Trust
Carnegie
Kansas City Star
Modern chain cattle stall improves cow movement
The article describes replacing old stanchions with a bent rod chain system that allows cows some free movement. An iron bar three feet long is fitted to stall sides, secured at ends and leaving a clear three inch width along the stall. A strong chain is attached to the stall post for securing.
Silver-Penciled Wyandotte and Farm Notes
A farming roundup covers poultry breeds and stock care, noting the Silver-Penciled Wyandotte as a strong egg layer and good mother, with comparison to Leghorns and Plymouth Rocks. It also discusses cowpeas, alfalfa cultivation, Secor seedling strawberries, and advice on hatchery egg selection, pasture rules, and new creamery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plymouth Rocks
Practical Cookery Hints From Green Smiths Woman’s Page
A reader’s food guidance covers avoiding frozen jams and food in cold storage, choosing freshly labeled green smelts, and using salt to speed boiling. It provides egg cooking tips, a jewel gelatin method, an apple plum pudding recipe, brown bread for cream toast, potato gems, crab scallops, baked tomatoes, and general味 culinary advice with step by step instructions.
Lincoln in War Department and the Great War Focus
The article argues Lincoln spent most time at the War Department because war was supreme business. It notes his habit of visiting Army HQ, consulting Halleck and Stanton, and sending orders from any location. It claims his dispatches often date to the War Department, not due to preference for Stanton over other secretaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hancock
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Thia
Northwest
Boston Herald
United States
Troy Press
Lincoln
War Department
Executive
Navy
Treasury
Seward
Aeldam
State Department
Army
Gen. Halleck
Stanton
Leslie J. Perry
Lippincott’s
Secretary of the Navy
State
Great Salt Lake Described As Floating Briny Sea
The Great Salt Lake is a miniature ocean amid the Wasatch peaks. It is ninety miles long and forty miles wide with grassy islands. Boats require special construction as standard craft would sit high and tip. The lake sits nearly a mile above sea level.
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Great Salt Lake
Wasatch Range
Bright's Disease Cured by Doddy Kidney Pills
Kitty F. Seaney suffered months with Bright's Disease and severe back pain. After starting Doddy Kidney Pills, her kidneys expelled diseased matter and she rapidly improved, eventually recovering completely after using eleven boxes with no pain or symptoms remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Bullivan
Mrea
Kitty F. Seaney
Inet
Cripple Tramp Seeks Work in Writer's Cramp Tale
A New York Weekly vignette portrays a crippled tramp who laments being denied work. The exchange with a housekeeper shows the tramp wishing to pay his way but constrained by his condition, highlighting social hardship and prejudice in a brief, period-voice scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Minister Sermons Stir The Self Respect Debate
A character voices dread at hearing a minister as it provokes a desire to improve oneself, while Mrs. Todd questions attending sermons, joking that frequent attendance risks losing self respect in life.
All the Difference in Views of Wealth Noted
Quotation reflects social contrasts as a large bank balance changes perception. Rhetoric about how a man appears to the world shifts with money. Announcement notes travel deals: Chicago and Northwestern Railway offers berth in tourist car from Chicago with excursions on select days during March and April. Pamphlet available from S A Hutchison, manager, 212 Clark Street, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jen
Ian
California, Oregon and
Washington
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Chicago
New England
S. A. Hutchison
Clark Street
Better Policy and Cough Remedy Ad Montage
A dialogue mocks dating ease while an advertisement promotes Kemp's Balsam for coughing and a Putnam Faddless Dye claim. The text touts free sample bottles and urges prompt action, noting China farming districts and horned pigs for draft purposes.
Fragmented Victorian Ad Fragments in Odd Newspaper Snippet
A jumble of old ads and notices appears, listing milk and water hygiene quips, modesty quips, school chatter, remedies, and a Nile water claim. The items include Mother Gray children’s tonics, Lane’s Family Medicine, Ball Blue laundry product, and promotional lines for various remedies and periodicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Atal Druggists
le Roy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hoar
New York Evening Post
Capt. Hull
Des Moines
Iowa
Philippine Investment Company
Springfield Republican
Cuba
Toledo Bee
Wayne McVeagh
Edmunds
George 8. Boutwell
Union
Philadelphia
North American
Committee On Rules
House of Representatives
Washington Pont
Raine
Canada Line
Minnesota
Michigan
Canada
Warren
Malee
Indian Apolis News
Secor
Waupoca County
Wisconsin
Fina
Wolf River
O. G. Secor
Wilson
Warfield
Wisconsin State Horticultural Society
Wausau
Waupaca Horticultural Society
W. J. Holmes
Pullete
Creamery Journal
Ryove
Alain Mousse
Ccs Eens
Epee
Mr. Johnson
Jackson
Puck
China
Pet
Ayer
Askrom
Varias
Terwily
New York Weekly
Mandy
Lane
Eliza King
St. Jacobs
Caxotina
St. Andrew's Hospital
St. Jacoba
Aoware
Aise
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