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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1904
Page
6
Cousin Jim Returns to Heaven at the Old Farm
Jim Fosdyke visits Mandy and Silas for a final summer, then rests in the parlor dreaming of boyhood days. He dies peacefully in the night, having willed all to Mandy and Silas, leaving city kin to mourn the bachelor’s generous heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andy
Jim
Jim Fosdyke
Silas
Mandy
Alprays
Cousin Jim
Gray
Heaven
Molal
Maple Lane
New York Times
Original Bill Bailey Civil War Veteran Earns Pension Review
William Bailey, the original Oh Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey song inspiration, appeared before Wyandot County Pension Examiners seeking a quarterly allowance increase. Born in Seneca County New York and later moving to Ohio, he served in the Twelfth Illinois Infantry during the Civil War and spent eighteen months in the Mexican War, with earlier time in the West and captivity by the Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
William Bailey
Bill Bailey
Wyandot
County Board of Pension Examiners
Bailey
Bucyrus
Mr. Bailey
Joseph Parker
Springfield, I
Twelfth
Illinois Infantry
United States Volunteers
Mexico
One Negro in Heaven in Mormon Creed Sparks Funeral Row
At Eugene Burns's funeral in Utah a Mor mon Church leader claimed a black man could not enter heaven citing pro slavery era doctrine. Pastor Brown rebutted with Biblical examples of salvation for people of color. Burns’s widow fainted as the dispute erupted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Mormon Church
Eugene Burns
Utah
D. A. Brown
First Baptist Church
Miner
Abel Burns
Joseph Smith
Abel
Joseph
Brown
Burns
Salt Lake City
Dispatch
New York Sun
An Eye to Business
A compact dialogue from the Detroit Free Press features a mistress and her cook discussing bringing references as they plan to visit a new place. The humor hinges on the cook’s quip about starting with the establishment first rather than references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Dehorning Chute Plans and Farm Labor Aids
The Live Stock Record reprints a dehorning chute build with six 6 foot posts six ties and multiple boards and planks plus hinges ropes and bolts. Also described is a wheelbarrow adaptation with a wooden square axle and iron runners to ease winter labor. Mules for market are analyzed for cost, breeding timing, care, and growth to market height. New fruit varieties are noted as potential improvements with cautions on profitability.
Market Plantations Try New Varieties for Early Testing
The article discusses trying a few new plant varieties on a market plantation to gauge desirability. If they prove useful, more can be ordered. if not, the loss and trouble are limited.
Stick to Your Business for Hog Market Profits
The St. Paul Dispatch urges farmers to commit to hogs or any chosen livestock with steady effort. It argues profits come from preparation, quality stock, and perseverance through market lows, noting waves in cattle sheep hogs and horses. When prices fall, stock up. when buyers dominate, sell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Dispatch
Cows and Fowles for Small Farm Profit
Dairy cows of the best class pay better than any stock and fowls beat all minor farm industries. Taken together, they suit an industrious man of small means with ten acres, ensuring a good living and yearly savings.
Bollie in Second Place at 1903 Creamery Meet
John Sollie, 1902 national creamery champ, finished second to M. Sondergaard at the 1903 convention with a close margin of .09 points. Scores: Sondergaard 96.75, Sollie 96.66, Kelling 94.91. Sollie and Sondergaard are Minnesota men. Kelling resides in Jefferson, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bollie
John Sollie
Creamery Buttermakers
M. Sondergaard
F. H. Kelling
Minnesota
Kelling
Jefferson, Mo
Effects of Drainage on Soil and Root Growth
Drainage lowers the water table allowing air to enter the soil and carry atmospheric chemical actions into the subsoil. It increases the depth of root penetration because roots need oxygen and will rot if they reach a permanent water level.
Farm Notes and World Fair Forestry Exhibits
The German Empire and the United States Government plan competitive forestry exhibits at the World’s Fair. U S irrigation work begins to water 2,000,000 acres in Central Washington from the Spokane River. The text gives farm advice including lice remedies for poultry, seed testing methods, and winter farm cleaning. It also discusses pig feeding with skim milk and buttermilk, and the importance of providing bulky forage and grass for penned pigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Washington
Spokane
Judicial Decisions on Master Servant and Related Civil Matters
Summary of case notes: Howe vs Northern Pacific Railway clarifies master servant liability for a fellow worker's injury. State vs McBee discusses Sunday oil pumping as a possible necessity for jury decision. Brunswick & Western Railroad Co. vs Ponder limits railway liability for illegal arrests. Gamble vs State rejects automatic verdict reversal for juror separation. Thousand Island Park Association vs Tucker rejects lease power over lessees. Goodman vs Herman denies fiduciary relation in fraud debts. Laughdon vs Conlin condemns attorney nonlawyer fee-sharing in public policy terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howe
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Wash
State
Brunswick & W. R. Co
Ponder (Ga
Gamble Vs State
Thousand Island Park Association
Tucker
N. Y
Goodman
Laughdon
Native Appraises Suburbs and Real Estate Rivalry
A town resident dismisses suburban development while noting rival real estate plots. he jokes about the bustling ads and his control of the town’s only daily paper, signaling local acceptance of growth. The article also mentions plant life tolerating extreme temperatures, noting seeds endure deep cold and regain vitality after thawing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Boston Waiter and Professor Spark Comic Exchange
A Philadelphia professor dining at a Boston hotel orders a bottle of hock with a pun on hock hickory. The waiter smiles, then reveals the student misheard the order and the professor declined it, turning the jest into a light exchange about language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Philadelphia
Two Managers Roast A Hapless Actor In Banter
A Philadelphia Press quote shows two managers mocking a distressed actor calling him the poorest and a regular ham. They quip he may never improve and curse his ham nature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Preas
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Jemmie
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