Age of Mental Virility: Achievements of the World's Chief Workers
An April Century Magazine piece by Dr. W A Newman Dorland argues age should not bar public service, citing octogenarians and centenarians across history. It lists figures from Cato, Socrates, Gladstone, Newton, Jefferson, Voltaire, Tennyson, and others who achieved great works late in life, suggesting both youth and old age offer valuable contributions.
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W. A. Newman Dorland
United States Senate
United States
Cato
Plntareb
Socrates
lMayst
Hahnemann
Simonides
Danke
Hved
Buffon
Nolnety-One
Charles Willson Peale
Voltaire
Irene
Tennyson
Newton
Herbert Spencer
Buneage
Thomas Jefferson
Rennell
Jerach
Gerasa
Pella
Jultus Caesar
Brtain
Talleyrand
Lander
Guizot
Hobbes
von Moltke
John Wesley
Michel Angelo
Theophrastus
Man
Frank Isaak Walton
John Adams
Allb
Pope Leo Sut
Cornaya
Seirty
Fontanelle
Titian
Lepanto
Cheyrenl
Cuyler Han
Tong
Benator Allison’s Career in Philadelphia Ledger Flashback
The forty three years since he entered politics have been eventful, and he has been intelligent, honest and useful from first to last, a record of which he and his state and whole country can be genuinely proud.
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Philadelphia
Luxurious Cummins Amid State Expenditures Debate
The article accuses Governor Cummins of lavish outlays to promote his administration while contrasting these with earlier governors. It cites expenses for naval ceremonies and presidential inaugurations, noting costs to Iowa taxpayers such as 1800 for the Des Moines launch and 205 for Roosevelt’s 1904 visit, highlighting a shift toward economy and reform.
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Tle
Cummins
Drake
Des Moines
Cumming
Arizona's New Seal Draws Life Like Landscape
A Phoenix correspondent reports Arizona adopts a new great seal under legislative act. The old seal was stiff and dated, featuring the San Francisco Mountains a pine tree a cactus and a deer. The new seal by Warren Rollins brings lifelike depictions of landscape and Indian types from the Grand Canyon region.
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Arizona
Territory of
Phenix
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Warren
Rollins
Grand Canyon
Mail Order Menace Threatens Local Retail Trade
The piece argues mall order houses drain cash from country merchants, detailing a Chicago firm growing from a few thousand dollars to a 40 million stock, earning 3 million yearly. It urges home protection through organization and education so towns keep revenue, taxes, and community vitality.
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Maxwell
Richard Hamilton Byrd
Chicago
Method Desp A Short Cut and a Silver Lining
A dialogue scene contrasts a man marrying a young wife with a plan to obtain a younger mother in law. The mother of six jokes that unmarried people claim to master childrearing while an elder bachelor concedes theory versus practice. A clip ends with a hopeful note about joy ahead.
Honors For Bowdoin Medical School Ranks Among Top Five
Bowdoin Medical School receives high praise at the American Medical Association meeting, ranked as one of the country’s five leading schools based on low examination failure rates. Inspected by the association, Bowdoin joins Johns Hopkins Harvard Yale and Tafts in the top group, a source of Maine pride for the Brunswick institution.
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Bowdoin
Bowdoin Medical School
American Medical Association
Kennebec Journal
Association
Johns Hopkins
Harvard
Yale
Tafts
Maine
Old Brunswick
Black Locust Planting in Sand Hills by J W Bird
J W Bird of Pond Creek demonstrates sand hills near Ponca City Oklahoma are suited for black locust trees. He planted about 800000 seeds on cleared land, expects one fourth to survive, with 0 to 100000 robust saplings averaging three feet. Transplanting onto eighty acres next spring, trees could be large enough for posts in five years, with potential value over 600 within a decade.
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Wong
Salt Fork
J. W. Bird
Ponca City
Okla
Bird
Sand Hilla
Livestock progress cited from Breeder's Gazette and Hereford trade
The Breeder's Gazette notes Shorthorn cows with strong milk and dual purpose traits, citing Red Rose Ir. and Daisy as top milk and butter cows in recent shows. It reports Hereford export advances led by Kansas sources, with seven bulls sold for 2050 in gold and shipments to Buenos Aires and Mexico. The Rise of the Lamb discusses market preference shifting to lighter weight lambs and chops, noting cost and scarcity of older mutton cuts.
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Chicago
Bardders Spencer
London
Lord Rothschitd
Coates
Red Rose Ir
William Bateman
Mr. Nelson
Daisy
Hereford Advance
American
Hereford Breeders’ Association
R Thomas
South America
Buenos Ayres
Saya
C. A. Stannard
Emporia
C. R. Thomas
Kansas City
City of Mexico
Stannard
Lighted Streets of Europe Sparkling Berlin to Jura
A London News excerpt notes Unter den Linden in Berlin as perhaps the best lighted street in Europe while Jura hills boast cheap water power and French villages with electric street arcs. It comments on Berlin’s boulevard, plate glass, Pilsener, police presence, and street fighting as notable features.
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Berlina Boulevard
London News
Moments That Counted in Famous Figures
A concise reflection on how Bacon Humboldt Burns and Grote produced landmark work in spare moments between official duties. It notes Bacon as chancellor, Humboldt with busy days, Burns on a farm, and Grote balancing banking with writing History of Greece. The quote about moments as golden sands underscores the theme.
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Bacon
England
Humboldt
Burns
Grote
Greece
Ume
Nose blowing urged as safe, gentle practice
Medical experts warn that blowing the nose must be done one nostril at a time and without force. Blocking both passages can push air and microbes into the middle ear via the Eustachian tubes, risking complications and poorer outcomes. Gentle blowing is advised, especially during colds, to avoid harm and discomfort.
Dr Shoop’s Pills and Kodol Digestant Advertisements
A collage of 19th century advertisements touts Dr Shoop’s Pink Pills for headaches and congestion, Kodol for dyspepsia as a natural digestant digesting 3000 grains per dose, and warnings of strong stomach health. Other lines promote Mrs Gunness, No.4 book for women, DeWitt’s remedies, and various tonics, toning claims, and medicine brands.
Health Coffee and Frugal Remedies Promoted in Ad
An advertisement highlights Health Coffee as a coffee substitute by Dr Shoop of Racine Wisconsin claiming no real coffee is used. It also pitches Dr Snoop’s Fleg ob Ootfes as a pure toasted grain drink made to imitate coffee. Henry N Schultz sells the product. DeWitt's Cerbalized Witch Hazel Salve is endorsed for quick healing and Relies on S. D. Breuning & Co. sponsorship.
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Uatog Ur
Shoop
Nightmure
Racine
Wis
Keither
Snoop
Henry N. Schultz
DeWitt
DeWitta
D. Breuning & Co
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Corn Products Mfg. CO
Birong
Aliienn
Benator Allison
Livestock Progress
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Itig
Joog
Schultz & Roth
Bob
Santiago
Breuning
Mra. Gunness
Hollister
S. D. Breuning & Co
Rypsta
Schyltz
Hetty Green
Humphreys
Mr. S. 5
Ball
Ravenswood
W. Vie Saysine
Kedet
Bure
Saly
Dewitt & OG
Chivage
Dr. Shoo
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