Harvest of small grain, potatoes, and fruit reported in progress
Des Moines report says threshing 75 to 85 percent complete with yields ranging from fair to excellent. Corn near roasting ear to hard dough stage. potato yield excellent. cucumber pickling underway. onion blight reduces Mitchell county output. hog cholera outbreak noted but vaccination active.
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Des Moines
Towa
Charles D. Reed
Carrot
Sioux
Plymouth
Crawford
Hamilton
Story
Hardin
Washington Township
Missouri River
Mitchell County
Lee County
Beach Styles in Germany Inspired by Sailor Costumes
Berlin August reports American sailors’ uniforms trending along lakes near Berlin and Potsdam. Young men and women wear white drill blouses, bell-shaped pants, and pork-pie hats, creating scenes suggesting an American naval presence. The craze reportedly arose from Navy-themed films.
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Germany
Berlin
Uncle Sam
Navy
Potsdam
Ire
Stone Way Station Relic of Stage Days Near Jesup
Westburg township residents preserve a limestone tavern and stage coach relic once serving the Dubuque to Waterloo route before rail. John Duggan, owner for 12 years, notes its 75 year old oak casements and thick 16 inch walls amid vine covered walls and a long hill top setting.
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Jesup
Dubuque- Waterloo
Westbury Township
Buchanan County
John Duggan
Dubuque
Buchanan
Black Hawk
Waterloo
John Melrose
Littleton
Perry Township
T. C. Melrose
Limestone Way
Cedar Falls
Barclay
Dubuque, Sioux City & Parifie
Grant Highway
Duggan
Emigration Figures Show South America Draws Half of Japanese Migrants
Tokyo reports emigration data for the last year with nearly 15,000 Japanese moving abroad. About half joined South America and China, reflecting a strong preference for overseas destinations.
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South America
Japan
South América
China
Ithe
Cheapest alfalfa land advertised in South Dakota district
Dairy men and stock men urged to relocate to the Black Hills District of South Dakota to grow alfalfa and other crops produced in the North Central States. Complete information available from J. G Milne, Colonization Agent, Chicago and North Western Railway, 226 West Jackson St., Chicago, IL.
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Black Hills
South Dakota
North Central States
J. G Milne
Chicago & North Western Railway
West Jackson St
Chicago
Excerpt Notes Japan to United States Emigration Figures
The source notes large numbers of Japanese emigrants with a total leaving Japan at 31,217. Women comprised 98,813 of the travelers, with the Philippines absorbing thousands and many remainder as travelers to Europe and the United States.
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Philippines
Europe
United States
Japan
Shanghai to Get Fleet of Taxicabs
Shanghai forms a company with Chinese and American capitalists to operate 100 motor taxicabs in the crowded city streets. The promoters say taxis will eventually replace rickshas in Chinese cities, following similar motorization in Tokyo and Osaka.
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Shanghai
China
Tokio
Osaka
Visarian Pagana Imitates Nero in Fatal House Fire
Romanian incident reports a youth in Dungan Roumania who attempted to copy Nero by setting alight his parents home. As flames consumed the building he recited a self composed poem, while witnesses say the worldly goods were destroyed.
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Dungan
Roumania
Visarian
Pagana
Nero
Rome
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BEGO
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Colorado Springs
Cole
Fannie May Chocolates
Fannie May
Submarine Sweet Shop
Westburg
Weston
OLD Stone Tavern
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Jall
Jake
Bill
Agiiniod
Green River
Green River Fal Co
New Mogs
Crystal Ice & Fuel Co
Thane
Tord Jaye
America
Esults
Nheuser-Bus
St.Louis
Devery
Town
New England
Entz Cafe
First Nat'l Bank Bldg
Georgettes
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