Care of Cotton: A South Carolina Appeal for Storage
In a letter to Officials of the Farmers' Union and Southern Cotton Association, D. Frost argues for urgent care of cotton from ginning to sale. He cites rot and country damage from rain and mud, urging farmers to warehouse or barn-store cotton to protect quality, secure receipts, and avoid losses potentially amounting to $12.5 million annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
Southern Cotton Association
Texas
Oklahoma
North Carolina
South Carolina
Southland
Tno
D. Frost
Origin of Vegetables Backed by Botanical Study
A scientific survey traces the origins of common vegetables, noting that potatoes were present in the Americas before European discovery and others likely originate in Europe, Asia, or the Americas. Tomatoes are linked to Peru, cucumbers to India, and pumpkins to Guinea, with many crops showing wild precursors across Europe, Asia, and Africa.
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America
Chile
Europe
Virginia
Greece
Dalmatia
Italy
Algeria
Olivier de Serres
France
Mediterranean
Persia
Babylonia
Siberia
Hemisphere
Canaries
Abyssinia
Asia
Sweden
Asia Minor
Caucasus
Afghanistan
India
Japan
Madeira
Morocco
Spain
Western
North America
China
Eastern
United States
Canal Zone
Panama City
Panama
Isthmus
New York
New Orleans
Canal
Cow and Bear Fight Ends Draw on East Neck Road
A circus bear named Brain and a brindle cow owned by Joseph Harrigan clashed on East Neck road Huntington. The cow charged, ripping a 14 inch fur tear in the bear, then the bear rose and ripped two more streaks along the cow while horns scored. Both animals then halted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Joseph Harrigan
East Neck
Huntington
Harrigan
Brain
New York Times
Panama Canal Progress Shown by Mamie Gasque Visit
Miss Mamie Gasque returns to Panama City after a six week stay near the Culebra cut and Gatun dam, describing the vast labor to connect the Atlantic and Pacific. She notes 33,000 workers, 3,000,000 cubic feet moved monthly, 500 train loads daily, and the American led, multinational effort saving time and distance globally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia State
Mamie Gasque
Main Street
Panama
Miss Gasque
Mr. Jackson Smith
Panama Canal Commission
Canal Zone
Mr. Smith
Culebra
United States
Isthmus
Atlantic and Pacific
Gatum
Colon
Atlantic
Panama Railroad
Canal
Jamaica
Globe
Uncle Sam
South Carolina
Jackson Smith
Department of Labor
Maj. Gaillard
Henry Smith
Roosevelt
C. M. Smith
Atlantic Coast Line
Knoxville
Columbia
Marion
Smith
H. D. Gasque
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Col. Gorgas
Claude N. Bennett
Georgia
Congressional Bureau of Information
Renn
Bennett
Panama Railroad Company
Panama Canal Company
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
New York
San Francisco
Cape Horne
Oregon
Santiago
Greek Against Greek Tender Tale at Country Fair
A secret service official describes a Greek against Greek moral tale about a jockey and a horse doctor at a country fair. A gentleman at the sale learns the jockey overpowered the doctor with a fake five dollar note and the mare’s lame condition. The horse doctor concedes the trick, while the jockey gloats at outsmarting him. End of tale.
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Secret Service
Last of the Hillyers and a reconciliation at Cape Desolation
Rose Hillyer dies in Windmere drawing room as family forgives and buries her at the Hillyer tomb. Edith Fassel and Nigel Hume marry after long truth between them. Caleb Hillyer dies at Cape Desolation. Lepel Ellicott returns seeking Bess, who accepts his proposal after moral apologies and family patience. They plan Portland future as the old cove settles into memory.
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Windmere
Mrs. Ellicott
Paget Fassel
Bess Hillyer
Lepel Ellicott
Cape Desolation
Hillyer
Andre Gautier
Boston
Edith Fassel
Aunt Latimer
Felix
Edith
Nigel
Miss Fassel
Lepel
Edith Hume
Paget
Mignon
Caleb Hillyer
Rose
Martha Bray
Ira
Bess
Hiram Duff
Portland
Marthy Bray
John
Caleb
Captain Ira
Creechup
Tom Duff
Hillyers Cove
Martha Tray
Andy Gaff
Hillyer’s Cove
Global postal costs and erupting volcano plans
The article notes India boasting the cheapest postal service, a German proposal to flood Vesuvius with sea water to quell eruptions, and a Florida hotel heating itself via artesian well steam. It also mentions a 408 foot chimney under construction at Amalgamated Copper in Great Falls and explains a bead of light seen after lightning as incandescent air.
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Italy
St. Augustine
Fla
Great Falls
Mont
Would-Be Clever Girl Sets Self Above Others
A dated portrait catalogs a vain girl who mocks peers, mimics flaws, dismisses elders, and shuns credit to others. She trumpets knowledge, flaunts public loudness, dispenses all-purpose advice, and styles herself artistic while scorning restraint and conventional norms.
Keeping a Secret Betwixt Husband and Wife
A married man frets over betraying Brown's confidence after being pressed by his wife to reveal a secret. The woman dismisses the need for secrecy, arguing Brown may prefer public knowledge to promote his business, while the man laments potential loss of trust and embarrassment with Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
Chicago News
Tale of the Sea Aboard a Battered Ship and Daring Rescue
A Dantzic maritime court recounts a harrowing tale of Captain Engellandt aboard the Erndte after a gale wrecked the vessel. He survived twelve days trapped on the cabin roof, living on canned goods and sea water, hammering to signal for help. The Norwegian steamer Aurora eventually freed him and towed the wreck to Neufahrwasser. His three crewmen perished.
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Dantzic
Jules Verne
Clark Russell
H. G. Wells
Engellandt
Memel
Oldenburg
Aurora
Bradle
Neufahrwasser
New York Tribune
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Bia
S. C
Africa
Canary Islands
Peru
Guinea
Revue Scientifique
Columbia Lady
Sanitary Department
Etta W. Pierce
Rose Hillyer
Nigel Hume
Fassel
Berry's
Andy
Mr. Edlicott
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