Selected chatty short stores aristocratic tuber tale
The piece traces the extravagant rise of the Northern Star potato price in Britain. A Markinch grower sold at £1,210 per ton, dealers bought two pounds and expanded to 130 pounds this year at high rates. Other growers paid top figures, while King Edward VII spuds began at £12 10s per ton and climbed to £40, highlighting financial fairy tale style in agriculture.
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London
Markinch
Wifeshire
Bardney
Lincoln
Kime
Mariam-le-Fen
Blades
Epworth
Detect the Mint Thieves in Philadelphia X-ray Plan
A New York Post report notes Philadelphia firm sold an X-ray machine to Japan to detect thefts of gold dollars at mints. Japanese officials plan random electrical searches of workers to deter embezzlement. The Times of Bombay cites American commerce expansion. Kitasato links lockjaw microbe to deep wounds for blood poisoning.
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Philadelphia
New York Post
Japan
Kitasato
Renting Stuffed Animals Becomes Seasonal Trade
A William Street taxidermist notes rental demand rises before Christmas. Merchants display festive animals to boost ads. rental prices range from 5 to 75 dollars, cheaper than buying. Theatre use is down as productions move to realism, reducing orders for furred props.
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Wiliam ‘Street
New York Times
Champion Snake Hunter in French Forests
A classified style survey notes that serpent hunters in parts of France wage state paid campaigns against venomous snakes. It highlights courtly masters like Courtol, who reportedly killed tens of thousands with simple tools and deep knowledge of serpent habits. Also mentioned are the Chinese Peach Bloom on old vases and the Blake victory medal, a gold prize once costing $1,500.
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France
Southampton
John Milly
London Tattler
Courtol
Loire
Milly
Puya-Clermont
Existnce
Blake
Principal's Report and Honor Roll For February
The February Board of Education session in Troy Indiana records approval of minutes, acceptance of the Finance Committee bills totaling payments to teachers and staff including H F Thurston $75 and Bertha Osborn $40, janitor wage and coal costs. The janitor is approved a $7.50 extra for additional work and the principal's monthly school condition report is filed.
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Troy
Int
Board of Education
Hindmarch
Hollis
Donoho
Cook
Shadwick
Mantle
Harding
H. F. Thurston
Bertha Osborn
Bertha Hussey
Alice Collins
Lillie Weikenant
Edna Donoho
Rhoda Bartlett
George Garnet
Consolidated Coal Co
Fred Schuler
S. Kingston
Finance Committee
Principal's February School Report for Troy St
February school report shows 265 students enrolled 119 males 146 females 20 days taught 4388 total attendance 219 average daily attendance 3 tardies 2 corporal punishments. Library fund receipts 74.15 expenditures 16.75 profit 57.40 balance 61.15. Names listed of pupils never absent or tardy include Mary Tilley and Clara Struckhoff.
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Troy
Board of Education
H. F. Thurston
Mary Tilley
Clara Struckhoff
German City Governments and Reform Under Bismarck Era Law
The article contrasts pre 1892 German city governments with post reform models. It notes corruption gave way to efficiency through home rule compulsory citizen service long tenure and civil service in municipalities following Bismarck championed law. It lists several individuals in a class rank unrelated to the main topic.
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Germany
Bismarck
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