War costs and trade gains under wartime policy debate
The article analyzes military expenditures for the army and navy from the Civil War era, noting costs of about 50 million for the army and 35 million for the navy annually. It questions gains from acquired territories like Cuba and Puerto Rico, arguing trade gains are offset by ongoing military costs. It also critiques tariff policy and Republican protectionism, challenging assumptions about tariffs boosting American labor and export growth.
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Soria Ene
Chaffes
Philippines
Spain
Porto Rico
Porto Itiea A
Hergii
The Chinese Wall Used in Debate at Republican Convention
A heated piece argues that a wall in Beijing is tied to American identity, claiming an American scaled the wall and carried a flag. The author calls the reasoning a “fogic” fit for political convention, suggesting it serves a partisan purpose rather than fact.
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Ohio
Lome
Mail Vata
Tom
Johnstown Democrat
War on Trust and Republican Divide Over Sherman Law
The piece argues the Sherman anti trust act was revived as a political tool by the Harrison administration with mixed enforcement. It details weak GOP unity, anti tariff bloc tensions, and claims a Western push for protection against combines while New England and Pennsylvania resist, signaling looming party turmoil before the next election. It cites Representative Babcock and references to trusts, tariffs, and Cuba as political flashpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shem
Harrison
United States
Lundy
Dutt
Representaive Babcock
New England
Pennsylvania
West
Department of Justice
Chicago Chronicle
Chinese minister Wu Ting-fang home under Chinese decor
A detailed description of Minister Wu Ting-fang and family at their Washington DC apartment near Q Street and New Hampshire Avenue. The room blends modern American style with heavy Chinese furnishings including onyx walls, black walnut ceilings, and a ceremonial tea table. Son Chow Chou Chin is tutored in English and attends Western High School while wearing traditional attire for formal occasions.
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Chou Chai
Nicholas
Abby G. Baker
Ing-Fang
Qatreet
New Hampshire Avenue
Asia
Wu ‘'Cing-fong
Miniater
Madame Wo Ting-fang
Chou Chou
Unwe
Wu Chou Chou
Av le
United States
Chow Chon
Glou Chua
Logatea
Bho
Orica
Tis
Win
Chon Char Tas
Western High School
Wacker
Ike
Curious Bird House Stories From New Guinea
A hunter in New Guinea encounters birds building playgrounds and living in miniature cabins. The article describes a neatly crafted four-foot cabin built among moss and flowers, with plant stems forming walls and roof and bright blossoms at the doorway.
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Alida
New
Walla
Tiny playhouse designers are little birds in bower dances
A fragment from Popular Bel even ce News describes how designer birds of Australia build twined arbours and decorate interiors with shells pebbles and feathers. The birds entertain mates in a ballroom like ritual after finishing arbors, as youths note in playful curiosity.
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J. Carter Beard
Bower-Birds of
Australia
Xouth
Apples as Medicine and Folk Beliefs About Health
A historic note catalogs apples as healthful for nervous people and general well being. It cites chemical components and claims from German and French sources, mentions apple pulps for strengthening mind and body, and notes uses from Lincolnshire eye care to Paris infirmaries, with a stray joke about the American eagle.
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New York
Goda
Gefryud
Uyael
Lincolnshire
Hotel Des Invalides
Paris
Polluted Plants Harm Animals Warns Montana Station
A Montana Experiment Station bulletin lists fourteen plant species that injure or kill livestock including lupines which have fatally affected bucks and sheep. It notes ergot and other grasses causing rapid deaths in horses and cattle, plus methods to deter curculio and sparrows. It also covers clover bloom dangers, feeding shifts for horses, and cabbage as stock fodder with caveats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana Ex
Acoolle
Feeding and care tips from a historic agricultural note
The article provides practical guidelines on silage feeding from a silo top including daily amounts for proper preservation and mold prevention. It also discusses Black Tongue in cattle, vaccination advice, and general stock care. Additional notes cover fruit handling, grape growing, orchard maintenance, and prudent pruning and planting for poultry yards.
Beef and meat guidance and recipe fragments from a 19th century page
Mixed dietary notes discuss beef fat color freshness and odor as indicators of quality. It covers steak choices like the dank steak, flank and porter house pricing, plus methods for broiling or frying. Also included are recipe snippets for Breaded Tomatoes with Cream and assorted guidance on milk, buttermilk, and light dishes with eggplant and seafood like scallops and clams prepared in scalloped and baked styles.
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Rome
Porter-House
New York Sun
Mary Grahamw
Wonmu
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American Protective Tarif League
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Chicago
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Nampas
Gail
Baby
St. Nicholas
Tommy
Horace
Tla
New South Wales
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Jounaton
Gryla
Massachusetts
National Stockuuin
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Ile
Dion
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Suse Breedern Gazette
Mont
Ian Pilspay
Parkley
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