Kansas Notes Spoiling Weather, Odd Local Feats, and Folks
Kansas Notes reports on farmers weighing corn for papers, census data showing 173,098 farms at 240 acres with over 60 percent improved. It chronicles Hart damage near Russell, a Neodesha rescue, a Topeka dentist elected fellow in science, letters from Norton to Goodland, a dam issue on Republican river, Linwood potato records, Junction City military maneuvers, ex senator Peffer writing a novel, a Topeka murder accusation, Parsons quitting journalism for mail service, land buys by David Mulvane, Wild West show gaffes, court scuffles over the Text Book trust, a starved Atchison woman, Howard band plans, Osage land distribution, Meriden weed duties, old bullring relic found, Logan beef steer, Western Kansas cannid motto, a sunflower measuring 12 inches by 37 inches, Lawrence road dress mystery, Manhattan deputy fish warden, Scotland Sunday cars, Garden City rain flag, Topeka hack ordinance, Kiowa street fair, Topeka Negro Press event, and Pittsburg men delaying marriage with eight women proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Hart
Russell
Bert Gardner
Neodesha
Topeka
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Missouri
W.C. Palmer
Jewell City
Mary
Norton
Goodland
Tim
Jane
Republican
Robert Cline
Linwood
Junction City
New York
Peffer
Dean J. P. DeBevers Kaye
James Kaye
Parsons
David W. Mulvane
Hackskin Bill
Arkansas
George Crane
Hook
Crane
Atchison
The
Globe
Howard
Marvard
Cherryvale
Indian Territory
Meriden
North Topeka
Logan
Lawrence Road
Boling
Leavenworth
Manhattan
Riley County
Manhaltan Mercury
Scotland
Garden City
Weather Office
Kiowa
Negro Press Association
Pittsburg
William C Whitney the Sportsman and His Expensive Wins
Ainslee's notes how William C Whitney reportedly lost $600000 on racing last year yet funds his stables generously. The piece cites examples from Saratoga and Sheepshead Bay where winning races lead to large personal gifts, champagne for locals, and vast social ripple effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William C. Whitney
Whitmey
Mr. Whitney
Rogers
Saratoga
Whitney
Sheepshead Bay
The Vanity of Life and Norfolk's Unseen Heir
A meditation on the death of Philip Joseph Mary Howard, the Duke of Norfolk's only son, whose birthright wealth and noble lineage could not shield him from lifelong infirmity. The piece probes fame, legacy, and the claim that virtue alone endures, as the heir lived twenty three years in obscurity and died considered an imbecile, the so called family skeleton of Arundel Castle.
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Norfolk
Philip Joseph Mary Howard
Duke of Norfolk
Europe
Flavian
Arundel Castle
England
In Close Quarters with a Statue Quest
A wealthy New York resident declines to fund a Washington statue, saying he keeps the Father of his Country enshrined in his heart. The visitor, undeterred, leaves irate at the perceived stinginess, remarking that if Washington were in the donor's described position, he would be in a tight place.
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New York City
Washington
Must Win Her Way Becomes Langtry Bride of Ian Malcolm
The father of Ian Malcolm M P has just married Miss Joanne Langtry and inherited the Pottalloch Scotch estates after Lord Malcolm’s death. Local Scots expect beauty and character will help her rule as mistress of Argyle, with townsfolk noting Langtry’s playful nature. Her path to influence among Malcolm’s followers will hinge on her reception as wife and mistress of Pottalloch.
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Ian Malcolm
M. P
Joanne Langtry
Pottalloch
Lord Malcolm
Argyle Shire House
Presidential Fever and Zack Chandler A Remark
Two U S senators recalled the late Zack Chandler of Michigan. They recalled his humility and joked he would never contract the presidential fever, noting men may recover from smallpox cholera and yellow fever but not from that fever.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Zack Chandler
Michigan
Chandler
Zack
World's Most Populous Street In New York
The most populous street is said to be in New York extending from Amsterdam to West End avenue and from Sixty-first to Sixty-second. Eight thousand seven hundred people of twenty six nationalities, of every race and creed, are crowded in five and six story tenements.
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New York
Amsterdam
West End Avenue
Sixty-first Street
Sixty-second
Bronze memorial tablet to martyred presidents unveiled
A bronze memorial tablet honoring Presidents Lincoln Garfield and McKinley was unveiled on July by a New York branch of the Young Men's Christian Association. The sculpture by B. St. John was presented to the association by Peter Winchester Rouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Garfield
McKinley
New York
Young Men's Christian Association
B. St. John
Peter Winchester Rouse
King Edward's Irish terrier Jack favorite of the king
An Irish terrier named Jack is described as King Edward's present and constant canine companion. Jack entered the royal household in November and now travels with the king, lying beside the monarch's chair all day.
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Edward
Jack
Good Name Does. Chicago, Ti. Aug. 11
Mr Wahlberg of 222 South Peoria Street had suffered years from liver and kidney trouble and was given up by doctors. His Minneapolis brother bought Dodd's Kidney Pills after hearing of their use there, and within days the patient began to improve. He was soon restored to health and returned to work.
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Chicago
Mr. Wahlberg
South
Peoria St
Minneapolis
Dodd
Minnesota
TILDA ANN S trip to Kansan City parade plans
Fragmented item notes Tilda Ann traveling to Kansas City October 7 for a parade with scattered references to railroads and travel discounts. The text wanders through ads and odds and ends, mentioning a reward for catarrh cure and several railway rate notes without coherent narrative or dates beyond October 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tilda Ann
Kansan
S’allas
No Good Cause Began With a Working Majority
A compact reflection noting that lasting reform or movement rarely arises from a stable large consensus. The speaker suggests that decisive progress requires backing from pivotal factions rather than broad, complacent majorities.
Splendid Opportunity to Visit Red River Valley
Great Northern Railway offers harvest excursion tickets from July 2 to August 3 for groups of five or more from St Paul Minneapolis Chicago and other points to Minnesota North and South Dakota. Prices vary by origin with several set rates including eight dollars for Sioux City Yankton and seven fifty six for Sioux Falls. Tickets available from railway agents or BL Whitney and Max Bass. An alarm clock and a man's conference soon cease to trouble him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River Valley
Great Worthern Railway Sill Weil
Eb Ferns
Oreo More
Fromm Honea
Duluth
Chicago
Great Northern Antieny
North
South Dakota
Mirandesta
Saul Centre
Som
Dakoat Es
Great Northern Railway
St Paul Inneapolis
Weat Paton
Mts
Innesota
North and
Alva
Minnesota
Sauk Centre
Benson
North Dakot
Minot
Sioux City
Yankton
Sioux Falls
Whitney
St. Paul
Max Bass
Clark St
Defiance Starch Shortage Hints Sale Pressure
A tour grocer notes he cannot stock Defiance Starch, suggesting he fears keeping it as packagers are sold. The text contrasts Defiance with Water Starch and hints at price-driven strategy. The fragment mentions a “grass widow” and a daisy in a non sequitur fashion.
Mosaic of 1900s ads and quips from a Minnesota paper
A collage of miscellaneous notices, jokes, train service notes, prize prompts, and ad copy dated 1902 1908. Items reference Rock Island System passenger service to California endorsements for cures and beauty claims, an $100 cash prize for a name, and humorous lines about strikes and fashion. Contains several garbled lines and place names like Minneapolis Duluth and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Rock Island System
Southern Pacific Company
el Paso
Jno
Sebastian
Chicago
Alton Resume Sacks F. Loum Train Service to St Louis
The Chicago and Alton Railway advertises a fast night train from Kansas City at 9 p.m. arriving in St Louis at 7 08, with free sleeper compartments and no extra charge. Travel agent L D Cooper invites inquiries for the lowest rates. Additional text discusses unrelated topics and local notes.
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ALTON
F. Loum
St Louis
Kapans City
Chicago & Alton
Kansas City
L. D Cooper
Chicago & Alton Railway
Kansas City Mo
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Escough
J. W. Chaims
Third Ave
Minneapolig Minn
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Pamast
Igneapelis
Weetta
Nort Oaks
Fortunate
Oper
Hunsaa Ley
Masonic Templa
Beib. Ma
Catinae Beatrinefeld
St Joplin
Aloordi
Bio
Saturday Evening Post
Bors— Ietters
Curtis Publishing Company
Philadelphia
Stanberry Normal Business "College
Stangerry
Seour
Nr Es
Furmah
Longwell
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Iowa
Baerane
Asmedean Bobesi & College
Seon Berwne
CE Lanes City Be, Brown's Business Colles
Blanderd College
Indica
Mason Board
Guliegs Ares
Bree Union
Usiness Eeg
WINCY
M. Barbos
Dak
South Redd
Beckman Brocs
University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's Mall
A. Mormussey
ST. Mary's Academy
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ANA
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Cporra
Usin le
Aurope
Pu Rus
Acs Jms
Advaann Calamen Gan Uaeer
Con Normal School of Gymnastica
Phocoes
Academy
de Mary's Academy
Mowe
Dame P.O. Foam
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