Voices From Home And Ireland On Milk, Theft, And Politics
Letters discuss dairy economics with farmers urged to sell creamery butter fat, a note on keeping milk in cans, and a burglarized watch case. The writer Tim Connelly recalls Ireland’s rent system, famine conditions, and family life, then shifts to U S politics praising McKinley and signaling support for Bryan over English policy in the Transvaal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Woodhouse
Tim Connelly
Arlington
Ireland
Ballyna
County Mayo
America
New York
McKinley
Bryan
Transvaal
Sunflower Fuel Fiasco and Local Promises for Paving Streets
North Dakota farmer learns sunflowers failed as fuel in a very dry year. Yakima visitors admire prospects, urging Ben Hur style theater decorations and modern stage lighting. Walter Reed notes Roslyn and Cle Elum mines employing about 1,100 workers with record January output.
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J. H. Maltby
Milner
N. D
North Dakota
C. L. Davis
Buckley
Larson Theater
Boston
New York
Fanny Davenport
Cleopatra
Yakima
Walter Reed
Cle-Elum
Bush
Roslyn
Cle-Elam
Cile-Elam
British Columbia
Local mining output rises as Sheridan ships coal
The Roslyn mines have stored coal for transport along the coast with 1600 tons loaded on the Sheridan bound for Manila. Manager Bush is praised for steady leadership and a fourfold output increase since 1896. Local financial notes discuss warrants, hops sales, and bank dealings around six percent rates.
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Roslyn
Sheridan
Manila
Bush
W. P. Guthrie
D. E. Lesh
Horsley
Yakima National Bank
Yakima National
Karl's Clover Root Tea Ad Promises Relief
An old advertisement touts Karl's Clover Root Tea for constipation indigestion and sick headache claiming fifty years of cures. It offers 25 and 50 cent prices and a money back guarantee. Druggist L O Janeck endorses the product. A quoted humorous line about American marriages references English nobility and wartime travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
L. O. Janeck
TELL XLOUR SISTER A Beautiful Complexion Ad
A medicine claim notes that beauty relies on pure blood and health from digestion liver and bowels. Karl's Clover root Tea is said to act on bowels liver and kidneys for perfect health. Price 25 and 50 cts. L. O. Janeck, Druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karl
L. O. Janeck
DeWitts Little Early Risers Endorsement Lessons in Marriage
A Clarksburg judge notes a domestic quip while a prisoner and magistrate clash over family troubles. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are touted as the cure for constipation by Janeck's Drug Store.
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G. H. Appleton
Justice of Peace
Clarksburg
N. J
DeWitt
Janeck
The Duke of Westminster Dies Richest Man in England
G T Aumiller notes the Duke of Westminster died leaving vast London properties. The piece highlights stark poverty among Londoners with millions struggling. It includes ads for DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and One Minute Cough Cure endorsing health remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke of Westminster
England
London
Shiloh's Consumption Cure Ad Promises Refund
An old advertisement for Shiloh's Consumption Cure guarantees a refund if two thirds of a bottle are used and no benefit is obtained. The offer lists price options of 25 cents, 50 cents, and 1.00, with L. O. Janeck as the supplying druggist.
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Shiloh
L. O. Janeck
White House
Werner Company
Ishers and
Akron, Ohio
Dialog fragment between Mr Borem and Miss Gabby
A brief exchange shows Mr Borem asking if Gabby heard him sing "Good-night" and Gabby questioning the need to sing it. The fragment captures a conversational moment with two speakers and a rhetorical tone.
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Mr. Borem
Miss Gabby
Signature of SCABTO ILA Bears on Roberts in South Africa
In a dialogue about sending Roberts to South Africa Mrs Stubb defends the action saying any man with three wives should be sent farther, while Mr Stubb remarks the decision was perfectly right.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney Taft
Venus Gap
Dyspepsia Cure Praised by Salem Resident
Lewis Dennis of Salem Indiana touts Ko dol Dyspepsia Cure claiming it digests all food and cures stomach troubles. Also an assistant wanted to travel for a large house with salary and expenses. apply to MANAGER 830 Caxton Bldg Chicago.
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Lewis Dennis
Salem
Ind
Janeck
Caxton Bldg
Chicago
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Home Furnishers
Veeowes
A. L. Aikins
Spokane
Porter
Tucker
H. L. Tucker, Propr
Front St
Lowe
Spionkop
Rudkin
Conway
Davidson
Joseph Stephenson
Calesby
G. E. Pierce
First Street
S Laundry
H. L. Myers
Mulberry St
Newark
Ss. S. S
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Metropolitan National Bank
Continental National Bank
Deseret National Bank
Salt Lake
G. T. Aumiller
St. Paul & Tacoma Lumber Co
DeWitt’s
Janeck’s
Philadelphia
Grippe
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