Economic Prospects and Farm Prosperity in the United States
A 1909 Washington Post fragment discusses remittance methods and mail services, then shifts to agricultural and national policy. It highlights mortgage burdens, rising bank deposits, and the farm sector's influence on politics, noting the era’s optimism and debates over farmer independence and regional growth. It cites McCormick and Cathecartists as factors shaping rural progress and national markets.
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Sted
Giles
Cininarites
Aero Fle
Vr McCarricks
Riese
McCormuk
Bank Deposita
Shy
Feos Brams
Dhi
Kanope
Mat Ormck
Poe and the art of beauty in his poetry
The article discusses Edgar Allan Poe as a poet who aimed to capture pure beauty and express it through masterful rhythm and color, contrasting his aims with those of other writers and noting his lasting fame despite mixed critical reception. It also debates the Navy question of reinstating marines on ships, citing officers and admirals who support and oppose, and weighing costs and discipline implications.
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New England
Poe
Phe
Nestor
Carrier
Washington
Alexandria
Poo
Tsythr
Venus
Milo
Medici
Psyche
Shakespeare
Keats
Tyron
Shelley
Edgar Allan Poe
Congress
Dewey
Evans
Converse
Pillsbury
Department
Navy
Marine Corps
Auuutal Pillsbury
Wich
The Water of Eating and Longevity Predicted for Rockefeller
A physician predicts John D. Rockefeller may live to 100 if he avoids worry, violent exercise, and overeating. The doctor argues overeating shortens life, notes Rockefeller’s rule of leaving the table a little hungry, and critiques modern eating habits from infancy to adulthood.
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John A
Rockefellers
Mr. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
The Guillotine Returns in France A Debated Relapse
A critical look at France reviving the guillotine amid a surge of aggravated homicidal crimes over the past two years. The piece argues the public demand, questions the moral state, and warns against public executions as a spectacle while noting other social quips and unrelated anecdotes.
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France
New Caledonia
Paria
Republic
Governor’s House Bill Sparks Budget Clash in Philadelphia Dispatch
Rejected by Governor Marshall, a proposed appropriation of 101000 for a governor’s house is challenged as extravagance. He argues 15000 to 30000 suffices, and 159000 would burden the state with maintenance and staff costs. The item, amid other worldy and satirical notes, reflects political tax and public spending debates.
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Inuanupolis
Phila
North American
Gov. Marshall
Ae Belieu
Seth
State of India
Lam
Cat 28 Years Old Celebrates Birthday in Jersey City
Edward Malvatm of 4 State Street Jersey City marked his cat Grizel turning 28 yesterday. The feline, once black, now a dull gray white mix, has mothered hundreds of kittens and never leaves the premises despite the back fence’s temptations. Dr Nicoll said he has heard of no older cat.
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New York
Edward Malvatm
State Street
Jersey City
Grizel
Hundres
Dr. Nicoll
West Ninety-sixth Street
Sociable Timber Wolves Roam Jefferson Township
Two large gray wolves run freely in Jefferson township, reportedly sociable to humans and fond of sheep and fowls. Attempts to capture them have failed, with no apparent cause for alarm beyond their proximity to livestock. A second note mentions Verona New Jersey town jail sale and a missing local lockup due to recent purchase of a new cell. A comment on needing a sporting editor closes the fragment.
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Wayne
New York World
Jefferson Township
Old Age Pensions Spark Transatlantic Debate Across Britain and Colonies
The article surveys debates on extending old age pensions and social support across Britain, Ireland, Scotland, and colonies. It notes protests over pension coverage, compares contributions by English and Scottish regions, and discusses emigration patterns from Britain to Canada and Hudson Bay areas. It highlights colonial ties and the aim to aid elderly ancestors while considering immigration and agricultural prospects.
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Tates Crear Ristain
Tance
Oman
Serous
Sis
Fase Sith
Ger Reo
Bea
Ieollage
Scotland
Ant
Sbesitapp
Canada
Vanituba
Hudson Bes
Poe in America Yet Misunderstood by Critics
The article notes enduring popular interest in America's first poetic genius and how critics range from adoring to condemnatory. It observes that American admirers praise him while detractors indict him, and that contemporary expectations shaped by moral readings influenced how Poe was judged.
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America
Hhat
Pos
Tors
Poe
Rockefeller’s Ease Masks Hunger, Longevity Speculation
The passage notes Rockefeller is fortunate, unconcerned with next meals, avoiding worry and exercise, sleeping well. It suggests if everyone avoided bodily concerns as he does, living to a century might be possible. The tone reflects commentary on wealth, hunger, and speculative longevity.
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Mr Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Poor Women Invited to Join New Women’s Municipal League
Aristocratic women form a open to servants league inviting poor wives mothers and workers from tenement districts and stores to join the new Women’s Municipal League. The group aims at equal standing with wealthier members and plans a public meeting at Miss Fannie Mason’s ballroom to discuss milk street cleaning and child recreation.
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Women's Municipal League
Botton
New York Times
New
Women’s Municipal League
New Women’s Municipal League
Back Bay
League
Foraker Declines to Act for Brownsville Soldiers
Senator Benjamin F. Foraker states he will not act as attorney for Brownsville soldiers after leaving the Senate. He says no truth to reports of a large fund raised by colored people to hire counsel, notes he paid related expenses himself, and asks for publicity of his statement. Washington January 17.
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Senator Foraker
Senate
Wditer Post
Fass
Whlel
B. Foraker
Washington
Questions on Greek Words From a Penn Professor
Dr W A Lamberton of the University of Pennsylvania says most letters asking for Greek help fall into three topics. The first seeks the translation of baptize to submerge or sprinkle and often relates to Baptist baptism methods. The second asks for sweetheart or victory terms to be engraved or included in a motto.
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Inglis
W. A. Lamberton
University of Pennsylvania
Strangery
Rulers and horses among world leaders in historic view
Royal rulers and leaders are critiqued for riding habits, noting Roosevelt among few who rode long distances. The piece surveys monarchs and presidents from Ferdinand of Bulgaria to Faure, highlighting whom rides well, whom avoids horseback, and the political implications of equestrian display. It contrasts German, Russian, French, and Italian leaders and cites Boulanger’s famed horseback gesture influencing public opinion.
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Roosevelt
Alfonso
Spain
Ferdinand
Bulgaria
Balkan
Greece
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Alexander Tii
Russia
Edward
Prince Consort
Duke of Clarence
Ike
Emperor of
Austria
Kaiser
William
Germany
Victor Emmanuel VI
Humbert
Leopold
Christian of
Sultan Abdul Hamid
Polo
Peter of
Servia
St. Cyr
Victor Napoleon
France
Boston Lets The Statue Go The Hewer goes to storage after demand for purchase fades
Boston ends its bid to buy George Gray Bernard's The Hewer as the statue is removed from Copley Square and placed in storage. The public response lagged. the sculptor's price remains $20,000 with only $3,254 raised. Subscriptions will be returned to contributors unless a new benefactor appears.
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Benton Dispatch
Boston
George Gray Bernard
Hewer
Copley Square
Bose
Woman seeks freedom from marriage under Thirteenth Amendment
Mrs. J. Welsh Strong files a federal suit claiming involuntary servitude under the Thirteenth Amendment. She alleges her husband fails to support her and their infant, that she bears the burden of household labor, and that she married as a minor, seeking annulment to gain independence and income for herself and child.
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New York World
J. Welsh Strong
Mrs. Strong
Lexington
America
William Edward Strong
Batavia
Strong
Voter Registers at 104 in Philadelphia Storm
Ancient man Captain James E. Smith age 104, with gray hair and stooped frame, braves a heavy snowstorm to register at Twentieth and Carver streets. When asked his birth, he insists he is 104, recalling the Revolutionary War era, claiming birthplace Culpeper Court House, Virginia, and noting his father was born in Cuba.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Carbetter
James E. Smith
Monteose Street
William Miller
Jess
Miller
Culperer Courthouse
Cuba
Strict Sabbatariana from the London Chronicle
Dean Ramsay knew Sabbatarians among his countrymen stricter than those who almost killed a man or whistling and looking happy on Sunday. A countryman misnamed a ruined castle and said it was the day to be speering sle things. A cook kept a roasting track running on Sunday till the mistress stopped it, saying she would not have the fule thing clacking on the Sabbath. A ben wife selling fowls noted they lay every day, not exceptin the blessed Sabbath.
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London Chronicle
Dean Ramsay
Monks and Nobility in Monastic Turns of Pages and Fame
A long jumble notes princes renouncing titles for monkhood in Germany and England. Prince Lowenstein Wertheim Rochefort, 73, ordained priest in the Dominican Order. Mentions Abbey of Benzon Seckau with Princes Edward and Philly. Ties to Baron von Salis-Sogito and Lady Lawson amid London police fines for drunkenness. Sir Charles Allen Lechween, 1987 knighthood, is linked to Madras papers and temperance advocacy. References to Lady Lawson’s arrest history and Sir Arthur Lawson, a railroad magnate, plus other Lawsons and baronetcies in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Also mentions Sir John Lawson and lineage to Queen Victoria era. Copyright notice by Wythe Brentwood Company.
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Dundes
Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort
Benzon
Seckau
Germany
Prince Edward
Schooburg-Hartenstein
Prince Philly
Hohenrohe
Pelee
Gaulrs
Berlin
Sebastian
Baron von
Oer
Nicholas Ig Beron von
Madras
Madras Chamber of Commerce
Misa Catherine Shaw
Wilfred Lawson
England
Arthur Lawson
Ronmaster
Yorkshire
John Lawson
House of Commons
Lancashire
Join Lawson
Queen Victoria
Verrieres Village Homes Large Families Near Frontier
In Verrières near Pontarcher and the Swiss frontier a village with many large families thrives. Mme Bell, wife of a farmer, has 26 children. M Crefier, a revenue official, is father to . M Hatnard, a farmer, has many sons and daughters. M Longchamp and M Simon, another farmer, marked by a golden wedding with 42 descendants present.
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Auye
France
Verrieres
Pontarcher
Lea Verrieres
Bourbaki
Switzerland
Mme. Bell
M. Crefier
M. Hatnard
M. Longchamp Hanong
Jess
M. Simon
Street Car Conductor Swallows Teeth After Bowling Incident
Robert Dunlap, a street car conductor, slipped while bowling yesterday and swallowed a plate with three false teeth. He nearly choked but has shown no current trouble. Dr Everett Rowell performed an X-ray exam and an operation may follow.
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Stemford
New York Tribune
Robert Dunlap
Everett Rowell
Ghost Mother Drives Burglar to Confess in Cell
John Kilimēt a county jail inmate in Elingheth New Jersey says a vision of his dead mother compelled him to write his entire crime record on his cell door nails. He told police the apparition urged him to confess and serve his time to get clean.
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New York
John Kilimét
Elingheth
N. J
Grand Jury
Sarge
Tomas
Johnny
Frank Lenman
Buck Ward
Unwritten Law vs Courts and New York Wit
A collage of polemical verse and clippings contrasts angry calls to abandon written law with praise for unwritten justice, followed by a light feature on a new girl in Springfield and growing Texas settlement prospects. The Texas notes highlight homeseekers in Houston and Galveston and a rising coast orange industry.
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New York Times
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Lone Star
Babine
Rio Grande
California
Refuses 3599 for a Cat at Boston Show
Ava Pollard of Silzabetl New Jersey refused 5000 for her Persian cat Miss Mad which had earned championship honors at the Boston cat show. The cat is not for sale. At Boston poultry show Adolph Anderson of Bristol Connecticut sold a Cochin for 1500. In New York Mrs Paderewski showed keen interest in Cochins, offering any price, but the special ones were already sold for 1000 each.
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Boston Dispatch
New York
Herate Biss
Ava Pollard
Silzabetl
Hae
Miss Mad
Boston
Mel Pollard
Adolph Anderson
Bristol, Conn
Paderewsk
Interviews With Capitals Visitors Report On Russia Honduras and Weather
American consul George Nicolas III at Warsaw says Russia’s government remains stable and aims for tranquillity and improvement, though reform will take generations. Drew Winnard of Ceiba Honduras praises President Daylin and notes ongoing mining and potential railroad projects. Observations from Washington about a blizzard show prompt city response and lingering street slush as officials work to clear roads.
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George Nicolas III
Warsaw
Russia
Raleigh
Ifft
Pocatytlo
Autouil
Pocatello Tribune
Washington
New York
Anil
Is Post
Reflections on American Machine Tool Makers and Women Figures
A compiled commentary argues American machine tool makers excel through technical education while foreign competition from Germany Britain and France shapes strategy. It cites L R Godfrey of Worcester and observations from Huron and Chicago News. The piece blends industry analysis with assorted aphorisms about women and social behavior.
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