Opening of the St. Louis Exposition draws large crowd
The Nokomis Progress notes that about 25,000 people attended the opening of the St. Louis Exposition on Wednesday September 6. The item also mentions local commentary on advertising roots, farm pest control using salt against army worms, doves and blue jays in social schemes, Illinois assessed property values dropping by 13,638,690 from 1895, and a plea to spend money locally with home merchants.
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Illinois
State Board of Equalization
Political talk at the farm asks who serves national interests
A politician lectures a farmer on election choices. The farmer retorts that the townsman works his head though he never toiled on a farm, likening him to a woodpecker that never saves the country. The exchange preserves sharp rural wit.
Nutting Party Fun and Costs Cited in Excerpt
Two youths enjoy nutting with a horse and buggy for the day costing $2 and risking a second loss from wear. A peck of warmy nuts and possible buggy damage are noted while a bushel of better nuts costs fifty cents at any grocery, diminishing the amusement.
Weyler’s Mental Strain Claimed Amid Cuban Rebellion
The Havana dispatch reports General Weyler, the Spanish commander, increasingly unhinged from his failed suppression of the Cuba rebellion. Prominent Havana figures are jailed as traitors after learning conspirators sought his recall.
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Havana
Weyler
Cuba
Arrests Stir Local Community Interest in Charity Paper
An editorial asserts that a HOME paper thrives without charity, earning twice its received funds. It argues the paper benefits the town through upbuilding and that patrons gain far more from its pages than the publisher, seeking community support only fair to its value. The stance emphasizes civic pride and mutual benefit.
Education and pluck in the nineteenth century warning
A speaker urges youths to value education amid rapid progress. The voice promises that neglect leads to ruin and proclaims a maxim that initiative beats luck. It emphasizes available schools within the Reich and urges securing intellect before time runs out.
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Reich
The Unlucky American Silver Quarter Superstition
The article notes a superstition labeling the silver quarter as unlucky. It cites 13s in stars, letters, feathers, stripes and arrowheads, urging delinquents to surrender such coins for a receipt to avoid bad luck.
Traits that ought to guide a life of success
The text argues that temperance economy honesty truthfulness generosity engrave upon a person will unlock gates to success, honor and affection. These virtues naturally develop through consistent culture, releasing inner power and forming a foundation for progressive virtue and lasting goodness.
Encouragement as Garden for the Human Flower
The piece urges giving kind words and praise to uplift others from artists and preachers to workers and students. It compares people to flowers needing light, water, and training, warning that lack of encouragement blights potential and many fail by the way without a supportive word.
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Philadelphia
Bebe Re
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America
Morocco
Publisher’s Supply CO
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St. Louis, Mo
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Fred Reily & CO
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Washington, D
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