Kansas Farmers Invest Cash in Promoters and Mail Orders
Topeka Kans June 2 Farmers in Kansas towns display large cash reserves and flock to investment pitches ranging from stock in Arizona mines to new fence machines and steam plows. Promoters push easy profits while mail order firms lure buyers with clothing and home goods paid for by notes. Banks ride a cash wave but remain calm as agents flood rural districts and autos multiply among farmers.
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A Great Trade Union Emerged From Early Printer Societies
A Department of Commerce and Labor bulletin highlights the growth of trade unions rooted in early printers organizations. Ethelbert Stewart’s article traces preunions in the United States, citing circulars and minute books as proof of their existence. The International Typographical Union endorses reprinting the study, offering pamphlets via its Indianapolis office.
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Ethelbert Stewart
Department of Commerce and Labor
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Columbia Society
New York
Philadelphia
International Typographical Union
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J. W. Bramwood
Newton Claypool
Indianapolis
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Jean Btiste name debate at baptism in patois tale
A garbled tale from a Montreal French family recounts the christening of a child named Jean Baptiste amid dialectal speech, with the father insisting on a Yankee name and the church scene described alongside a chorus of neighbors and relatives. The story blends humor about naming customs with regional linguistic flair from a Chicago News excerpt.
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Fader Lajeunesse
Syracuse
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Chile
Jean B'tiste
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Pearl Mysteries and Edges of the Oyster Trade
The article traces pearl origins from oyster shells to artificial cultivation by Chinese and Japanese, noting myths about formation and the decline of pure natural pearls. It details methods of implanting beads, aging oysters to produce pearls, and the global value of notable pearls and crown jewels.
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New Jersey
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Paterson
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Arabian
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Julius Caesar
Cleopatra
Mark Antony
Bird Music and Human Song Intertwined in Lectures
Henry Oldys of the United States Biological Survey demonstrates in lectures that birds share an aesthetic sense with humans. His palmful of impressions reveals bird song as true music, with meadow larks dueting and hermit thrush intervals rivaling violin craft, while birds exhibit hereditary nest architecture and migration instincts.
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Henry Oldys
United States
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Dead Water Phenomenon At Sea Explained By Swedish Theory
A Chicago Chronicle report describes dead water a mysterious marine effect where ships lose speed despite calm conditions. Swedish navigators propose a dual boundary wave formation between fresh and salt water layers, confirmed by tank experiments showing abrupt speed loss at the fresh water salt water interface.
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Chicago Chronicle
Beauty Doctor’s Shell Game Sparked Ear Confusion
In a playful exchange, Evan asks for opinions on a claim by a beauty doctor that ears resemble Nike shells. Edane suggests the doctor was performing a shell game, teasing the idea as a joke.
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