Grasshoppers threaten crops and odd market notes surface
An Agricultural Department warning warns of a ravenous grasshopper invasion affecting the territory this year. Officials study the insect to lessen future damage. A market report jokes about butter price and drinks vinegar remedy for heat. A quirky Illinois editors law threatens bizarre penalties for book agents and poets. Coherent notices about coal supplies cite global reserves and regional shares.
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Agricultural Department
Ite
Illinois
Harvest of War News and Public Moods in 1898
The item surveys war talk and public sentiment, noting pig breeds and harvest questions, urging support for war stamps, and recounting remarks on Hawaiian governance, battles at Santiago, and ships like the Christobal Colon while praising heroes and critiquing opponents. It blends editorials and social observations from the era with bold assertions about duty and national unity.
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