Land lottery draws crowds and dollars in Dallas S D
Six thousand farms were awarded in a government land lottery with about 115000 registrants at four points Chambrelain Gregory O Neill and Dallas. Drawn buyers paid six dollars an acre for a 160 acre parcel and must live on the land fourteen months. Notaries profited greatly from certification fees while saloons and gambling dens flourished. Local towns anticipate a flood of cultivation as land grows to market value around six thousand dollars per farm within a year.
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Dallas
S. D
Uncle Sam
Chambrelain
Gregory
O’neill
Faro Bank
Jim Wintresteen
Lizzie Forked Tail
John B
Circle Wing
Mollie Standing Cloud
Joe Crazy Bull
Eva
Hawk
George Band
Hand
Susie Bear Shield
Christopher Colomb
Susan Eagle Dog
Peter
Emily Whirlwind
Don H. Foster
Main Street
Jackson
Iowa
Ernest A. Jackson
Munger
Omaha
Civic pride through garden contests and block improvements
A Chicago garden contest highlights individual contributions to city beautification. The piece notes how local pride, block improvement societies, and the Birmingham model link residents to broader civic efforts. Emphasis rests on personal responsibility for neat yards, clean streets, and attractive surroundings as drivers of community strength.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
United States
Birmingham “Black Improvement Society
The Boy With Two Straight Eyes Finds His Joy
Willie Walker, a poor carpenter's son with red hair and a crossed eye, endures schoolyard taunts until his Uncle Jim funds surgery to straighten his eyes. Willie gains a pony and freedom from ridicule, while his kindness earns respect from peers and a changed town outlook.
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Willie Walker
Willie
Bricktop
Sandypate
Sandy Kid
Syd
Tom Jackson
Tom
William Walker
Jim
Uncle Jim
Wille. Walker
Washington Star
Florid speech leads to ribald swan joke in Congress
Members of the House mock a congressman famed for hot air as he speaks on a financial act. An opponent quips that his views resemble a beautiful swan breasting the sea, arching neck and wings, serenely moving yet unaware of the unfathomable depths below.
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House of Representatives
Little Folks HEN Winter Dress Sketches Inspire Mini Styles
The article showcases small fashion sketches for children and teens. It features a Russian blouse suit in white pique, pink chalice frocks with handwork, cream cashmere dresses with old rose accents, a Mother Hubbard dress in French nainsook with Valenciennes lace, and a ten year old girl’s light blue Tyrian silk gown with soutache braiding.
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Mother Hubbard
The News Advertisement Rates
A brief notice lists subscription options with carrier service at 45 cents per month and mail delivery at 3 dollars per year. No further details or dates are provided.
Industrial Activity Surges in U S Rail and Manufacturing
Senior Vice President W C Brown of New York Central says orders for supplies and equipment total 31.9 million with other railroads adding about 240 million. Cotton mills in New Hartford Pawtucket and Manchester to resume. Potteries in Trenton see pickup since Nov 4. H R Worthington pump plant in Harrison NJ to run full force with 5000 workers. Lidgerwood Newark NJ to hire 2000 by January 1. Westinghouse and Seth Thomas extend working weeks. Tech Westinghouse Pittsburg to resume on double time after months of half time.
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W. C. Brown
New York Central
New Hartford
H. R. Worthington Company
Harison N. J
Lidgerwood Company
Newark
N. J
Westinghouse Company
Seth Thomas Company
Connecticut
Tech Westinghouse Company
Pittsburg
New Novels Fade Like Seasonal Sunshine
A Country Life observation notes that popular novels rise brightly like summer inserts, drawing attention for a few hours or weeks, then fade from memory as time passes.
Poetry All Out of It
Fragmentary verse playfully critiques aging and illness by invoking microbes as the unseen players. The speaker muses that not years but microbes govern the body’s fragile variety, blending scientific image with poetic rumination.
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South Dakota
Stein- Bloch
York
London
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Stein-Bloch
Allan @ Murphy
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