General title abuse prompts congressional quip in Washington
A Washington Star excerpt recalls a reception joke about officers who are correctly called major generals while others with the title general are actually assistant department officials. The piece attacks widespread use of military titles for civil officials and even lists many “lady generals” and lady organizations.
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Washington Star
Wmen
Congress
Kentucky
Washington
Jackerson
Army
Navy
Dash
Paosterty
No Fear of Its Returning Dr Shoemaker on Euthanasia
Dr John V Shoemaker, physician and editor, condemns euthanasia as the painless killing of incurables. He cites cases of apparent cures and a tale of a ferocious Aberdeen terrier to illustrate motive and consequences of reward leading to return or death. The anecdote centers on a man's wife and a terrier that maimed him, then vanished, with friends debating the man's logic.
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John V. Shoemaker
Fractical Advice From Dr Genesy At Columbia Wa Professor
Dr John Genesy, psychology head at Columbia Wa and Chicago professor, warns about child training and urges parents to address children by their first names. He recalls returning home to discovery water leaking through a ceiling and his son turning the bathroom into a natatorium, reacting with a brisk demand to mop before the old woman arrives.
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John Genesy
Department of
Columbia
Chicago
John
Dusty Nashua traveler in Boston hotel offer
A traveler from Nashua New Hampshire visited a Boston hotel desk and offered a battered 60 cent piece in hopes of a room. The clerk quoted a dollar for a six o'clock departure, prompting the man to joke he would sleep little and depart early.
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Wayfarer
Woman Recovers After Week in Bed From Kidney Trouble
Mrs Mary Wagner of Bridgeport Connecticut credits Dean's Kidney Pills for a cure after a week in bed with intense kidney pain and general weakness. She reports relief from the first box and full recovery after five boxes, sold by dealers for 50 cents each through Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The piece also reviews wood preservation advances using a sulfur impregnation method recently patented in Germany, detailing the process and potential industrial impact.
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Bire
Mary Wagner
Kossuth Ave
Bridgeport
Conn
Dean
Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Harper's Weekly
Europe
Germany
Grape-Nuts Restores Pastor to Pulpit in Elizabethown
A clergyman recounts a five year battle with grippe related collapse and nervous prostration. After starting Grape-Nuts, appetite returned, sleep improved, weight nearly recovered, and he resumed preaching. He praises the cereal as a powerful rebuilding agent and urges others to try it, noting a free recipe book in the package.
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Eizabethtown
Grome Viends
Lumulu
Pastour Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Tittle
Well Ville
Noted Iowa poet in lecture field
Henda of Homer P. Branch, editor of the Westgate Herald, is noted as a popular Iowa poet and lecturer. His programs mix short addresses with readings from Indian legends and rural romances, including "Bis: School Ma'am" and "Prairie Flower." Branch’s verses celebrate local scenery and village life, and his Farmer Jones poems won statewide fame. He is praised as a capable reader and entertaining public speaker for future lecture circuits.
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Hhenda
Homer P. Branch
Westgate Herald
Branch
Iowa
Westgate Corner
Mr. Branch
Bill
Joshua
Job
Moses
Nis
Love
Yale
Prairies
Vicus
Benk
Thia
Akwurl
Grayvie
Nebraska
Jack
Guna
Sige Gay
Ant
Weill
Mario
Farmer Jones
New England
Dubuque
Big Peanuts This Year in Philadelphia Market
Peanut buyers note unusually large nuts this year across stands in Philadelphia. A wholesale dealer cites improved cultivation methods as the main cause, with the crop also abundant. Some connoisseurs prefer small nuts, but larger nuts dominate the market.
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Philadelphia
Jfdy
Storehouse for Tools on the Farm
The article advises each farm to provide a dedicated tool and wagon shed. It warns against storing tools in hay or straw machinery buildings due to dust and damage, and suggests a water tight shed large enough to store corn.
Farm and poultry notes on storage shed design and feeding
Practical guidance discusses interior layout for tool sheds to protect implements, with light and large end doors. It covers swine garbage risks, liquid chick feeding with buttermilk and bran mix, and general farming advice on choosing crops by market demand, kerosene use to control mites, and fertilizer strategies for cotton and alfalfa.
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Jay
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