Dinner Party Onboard A Japanese Liner Reveals Tense Etiquette
A lavish dinner at Yokohama aboard a liner unfolds with Rosamond Helmaby and Mrs Bean among a crowd of officers and dignitaries. Crane-like servants, disdainful glances, and a revealing cable arrives as Admiral Koster and Sir Lionel mingle amid social shifts and light gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Jane
Guy Helmeby
Yokohama
Mrs. Bean
Mrs. Helmsley
Rosamond
Rosa
Bert Ackley
Providence
Mintail
Lionel Ams
Frank
Hamerton
Ackley
Sir Lionel
Mr. Semmes
Admiral Koster
Lis
Secretary Wise Reports On Farm Wealth And Trade Balance
Secretary Wise cites strong farm wealth with farms valued at 5 1500,000 and exports worth 575,000,000 while agricultural surplus has built a large trade balance. He notes farm sector growth, increased farm values across sectors, and rising rural banking roles, alongside a planned giant breeding farm in Livingston County and dairy feeding myths debunked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hlon
James Wise
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Habits of Hares Observed in Sand Hills
A reader describes hares using daytime shelter in sand hills and fir shade, feeding on marshes at dawn and dusk. They often stay out all day, choose sunny seats, wash and groom after rain, then toilet between 1 50 and 3 o'clock, before resuming feeding.
Critical remarks on Secretary Wilson and farm wealth claims
Ohio Palmer challenges Wilson's 1904 crop figures arguing corn and cornmeal are counted twice in national statistics. He questions the share used for human food and suggests much corn is fed to animals. The piece notes farm wealth yields and lists 1905 Farmers Institute Workers officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohie Palmer
Wilson
United States
Ohio
Ilinois
Sugar beet profits boost Kansas farm finances
Miss Gertrude Coburn of the state department of agriculture reports beet profits have paid mortgages, bought gasoline engines, sunk wells, built reservoirs, and funded stronger teams, larger wagons, improved machinery, and better housing. A Chicago man aims to develop a broom corn harvester of novel ease for soft land. A Kansas woman wins 200 damages after telephone workers cut the top of her street shade tree. Cleveland, Ohio, noted as a reference point.
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Kansas
Gertrude Coburn
State Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Cleveland, O
Cheap Rates to Pacific Coast From Iowa Central Ry
Reduced one way fares of 15 dollars off to California Oregon Washington British Columbia Utah Montana and Idaho. Tickets on sale February 15 to April 7 with travel Wednesdays in tourist cars via Kansas City and Santa Fe. Contact local agents or A B Cutts Minneapolis for details.
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Lowa Centra Ry
California
Oregon
Washington
British Columbia
Utah
Montana
Idaho
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Kansas City
Santa Fe
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
Homeseekers and settlers tariff sale to western states
The Iowa Central Ry offers round trip and time way tickets to Nebraska Colorado Kansas Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas and Louisiana for January 2 and 16 February 6 and 20. One way tickets cost two dollars above half fare. Round trip tickets run three fourths of the one way rate with a twenty one day limit. Twenty one day tickets on sale first and third Tuesdays to Southwest West and Northwest points at one fare plus 82 for round trip. Contact Iowa Central agents or A B Cutts Minneapolis for details.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa
Lowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis
Minn
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Semmes
Lionel
Mrs. Postlethwaite
Globe Trotter
Neary Burne-Jones
Fn Byrne
Jones
Miss Prime
By Anna A. Rogers
Lhorien
Livingston County
Critical Comment
American Association of Farmers’ Institute
George C. Creehnan
Guelph
Ont
W. W. Miller
John Tramilton
J. G. Lee
I. HM. Hall
W. L. Amos
Maryland
Pacific Coast
GALE
Loisville
Nashville
R. R
Florida
Gulf Coast Resorts
Cuba
Floria
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
J.B. Davenport
St. Louis
Balley
N. W
P.d.bush
DPA
Cincinnati
J. Milliken
Lewisville
Stone
Louisville
Merrell-Soule CO. C
Syracuse
New York
TOS Ue Aa
S.S.S
S.S. S
Bock
JHE Swift Specific CO
Atlanta
Gai
Montgomery
W.H. Stockton
Simmons Hardware CO
Itsel
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway
Omaha
Ogden
Ortana
Salt Lake City
Scenicorade
St. Paul
F. A. Miller
McClure’s
McClure
America
Schurz
Baker
McClure’s Magazine
Ss. S. McClure Company
East 23d Street
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