More Daylight Plan Is Not Popular in Washington
Washington business leaders oppose changing clocks for daylight time. The boards of trade and chamber of commerce notified Commissioner Macfarland that they do not favor adopting any law to change the District of Columbia’s clock hours. Public opinion as reflected by these bodies is not supportive of a daylight saving shift.
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Ashington
Washington
Maylight
National
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
Macfarland
Board of District Commissioners
National Daylight Association of Cincinnati
Cincinnati
District of Columbia
National Capital
Mattaylagd
National Daylight Association of Cincinati
National Daylight Association
Washington Potomac River Front to Get Expanded Parks
Plans pending in Congress aim to create a river front park system along the Potomac in Washington and extend beautification to both banks. Engineer Commissioner Judson says current banks are a disgrace and envisions stone docks a grand promenade and recreation piers, with parks extending toward Georgetown and East Washington as the city grows.
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America
American Civic Association
Congress
Potomac
Washington
W. V. Judson
Europe
Federal Supreme Court
Potomac Park
Judson
Georgetown
East Washington
Countess Cassini Struggles End as She Seeks Stage Debut
The Countess Marguerite Cassini, once a Washington social figure and diplomat's wife, faces slights from the Spanish court and the czarina of Russia. She announces plans to quit diplomacy and pursue acting debuting as Louise, after studying with Jean de Reszke in Paris. Her late refusal to appoint her maid of honor follows the czarina's rejection, while a rival daughter of Bayon Rosen earns the post.
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Marguerite Cassini
Alice Roosevelt
Jong
Washington
Europe
Count Cassini
Legation
Russia
Madrid
Alice Longworth
Mary Garden
Louise
Jean de Reszke
Paris
Czarina
Bayon Rosen
Encouragement for Inventors in Aerial Navigation Likely
The United States faces likely stagnation in aerial navigation progress next year due to strong economy drives in government. Gen. Allen urged 3 million for experiments last year, but Congress stalled. Army ordnance currently allocates 45 thousand for ship tests with Wright brothers paid 25 thousand and A M Herring 20 thousand for similar trials.
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United States
Congress
War Department
Gen
Allen
House
Board of Ordnance of the Army
Wright Brothers
A. M. Herring
Preserving Farm Fence Posts From Rotting
Tavory farmer learns how to extend fence post life through creosote treatment. Methods include heating and injecting preservative, dipping, or painting, with best results from bath methods. Locust and osage-orange offer longer life but are scarce. forests may provide cheaper post sources. Full directions available from the Forester, Washington, D. C.
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United States
Forest Service
Forester
Washington, D. C
Cutting and Shocking Grain and Farm Feeding Practices
The article explains stages for cutting and shocking grain including wheat and barley, noting bearded varieties tolerate later cutting than bald types. It discusses malting, white stages, and risks of yellowing. It also describes winter feeding for horses and cattle, use of soiling crops, tethered milk cows in fields, and stable feeding patterns with roots and hay.
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Jersey
Movable Farm Schools Endorsed by U.S. Department
The U.S. Department of Agriculture urges state experiment stations to establish movable agriculture schools. Farmers may enroll as students for a year or more, with instruction tailored to regional needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Alfalfa on Sheep Farms Observed in France
The author notes interest in using alfalfa for sheep pasturing and hay. In France last summer flocks fed on rape and sainfoin, with minimal grain concentrates. alfalfa is a universal and popular forage exchange there, suggesting strong value as a feed source.
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France
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Cure for Back and Urinary Ailments
An advertisement from Paris Tennessee urges treating kidney issues to end back pain and other discomforts. It cites a testimonial from Mayne of Paris praising Dean's Kidney Pills for relieving cloudy urine, night awakenings, and fatigue, with a 50 cent price per box. A separate Winsted Conn dispatch narrates Former Sheriff Middlebrooks waking to an earthquake-like disturbance caused by a six-pound bull frog under his Highland Lake bungalow, prompting plans to trap the creature.
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Bright
Witl Dean
Mayne
Market St
Paris
Tenn
Donan
Dean's
Foater-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Chesterfield C. Middlebrooks
Highland Lake
Tuberculosis Fight Gathers Steam Across Nation
The National association urges continued public education on tuberculosis, predicting widespread awareness within five years if interest remains high. Key needs include fuller case registration and isolation of dangerous active patients, with a push to inform the public about transmission and prevention. A humorous note mentions an electrical tea hosted by a woman doctor as a light aside.
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National Association
United States
American Woman Praised by Alfred Bast
Alfred Bast commends American women equating them with machines and notes their charm as a product of the nation’s education system. He claims American women are the most charitable and charming in the world. The piece contrasts social praise with a separate shoe store scene where a clerk vents at a hot, crowded day and a demanding customer.
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Alfred Bast
The Right Foundation of Health and Grape-Nuts
A New Hampshire woman credits Grape-Nuts with curing severe indigestion and stomach pain after a failed diet. She describes pain relief, improved digestion, clearer mind, regained strength, and renewed ambition, noting she feels rebuilt in body and mind.
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New Hampshire
The Dead-Beat and the Shame of Crime
A reflection on criminals and deadbeats, arguing no one is free from sin yet the con man damages trust and harms friends. The piece notes the social contempt toward wrongdoing, the insecurity and turmoil in a life of crime, and that a deadbeat ends poorly, worse than the honest man.
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Cals
Atechison Globe
Cuticura Cures Skin Ailment In Infant Head Boils
A Detroit mother recalls using Cuticura Soap and Ointment to cure her infant Vivian’s sixty head boils and a recurring spring skin humor behind the ears. She later used the same products with Resolvent until her daughter stayed well for two years. February 24, 1908.
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Vivian
M. A. Schwerin
Spring Wells Ave
Detroit
Mich
River Deng & Chem. Corp
Bolo Props
Boston
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