Arkansas Traveler Responded With Rhyme To Missouri Pacific Greeting
The Arkansas traveler replies in verse to a Missouri Pacific General Passenger Agent and signs as A. Passenjair e from Wiseman. He praises comfort and speed but laments rising rates and service costs. A playful exchange shows rail lore and traveler wit.
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Missouri Pacific
H. ¢. Townsend
Missouri Pa
St. Ould
Arkansas
Plaine
Fife
Townsend
Incoherent Marketing Snips and Farmers Says
A garbled collection of vintage ad lines and quips includes claims about curing colds with tablets and refunds, notes on monoclists, starch packaging, world forgiveness for failure, hay and fodder yields per acre, crow and sheep references, and a catalog offer from a seed seller.
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Victoria
John A. Ffaleer Seala
Defiance Starch For Sale Everywhere Says Ad Claim
An advertisement proclaims Defiance Starch is the biggest and best available with unmatched quality and quantity. The copy urges buyers to compare and notes the product’s wide distribution.
Lincoln Importing Horse Co. Exhibits Imported Stallions
The Lincoln Neb Importing Horse Co arrives with two loads of German Coach Percheron English Shire French Draft and Belgians. They display fifty imported stallions in excellent condition at their Lincoln location after seventeen years in business. A visit to their barns is likened to a state fair entertainment. Pride shows many men how to keep in the straight path.
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Paualtow State
Lincoln, Neb
Doan's Kidney Pills Bring Relief for Lebanon Official
J Walla superintendent of streets Lebanon Kentucky reports lasting relief after use of Doan's Kidney Pills. He suffered back and kidney pains with painful discharges and irregularities of the kidneys. Doctors failed to help before taking Doan's. The pills provided quick and lasting relief. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York proprietors advertise nationwide. For sale by all druggists at 50 cents a box.
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Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Hats Confiscation Proposal Sparks London Society Debate
Enthusiastic members of London's Audubon society push a law to authorize confiscation of all hats decorated with songbird skins. The proposal highlights conservation concerns and public interest in protecting wildlife.
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London
Audubon Society
10000 Plants for 160 Offer From Seed Co
An advertisement from John A. Sulxer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin touts a large plant and seed catalog plus seed to grow thousands of vegetables and flowers at a bargain price. It promises rapid growth and adds a Berliner Cauliflower bonus with a mailed notice and 20 cents postage.
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John A. Sulxer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W. N. UD
Mother Gray's Powders for Children Promoted by Nurse in New York
Advertises Mother Gray's Sweet Powders used at a Children's Home in New York to treat constipation feverishness teething disorders worms and digestive issues. Claims over 80 000 timoniai served and urges address A 5 Olmsted LeRoy New York. Never strike a boy smaller than yourself.
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Mother Gray
New York
Eugaiats
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Red Crow Ball Blue Sold In 2 cm Package At 5 Cents
A brief note mentions a beauty supply item described as White Clotha ne Red Crow Ball Blue in a large 2 cm package priced at five cents. The text contrasts moral advice about not whitewashing oneself by defaming others.
Left handedness linked to gender and crime claims
Prof Lombroso notes from 1000 subjects that left handedness is 4 percent among men and about 5 percent among women in the general group. He reports criminals show more than triple the male rate and more than five times the female rate in left handedness.
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Lombroso
Camelback Riding Description by Lord Kitchener
A London dinner party anecdote features Lord Kitchener of Khartoum describing camelback riding. An American narrator recalls his line comparing riding a camel to a cup and ball game, noting the camel’s frequent misses and constant bounces.
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Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
London
Dentist's Endorsement Promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills
Toledo resident Harry S. Lewin of Sumit Street testifies to a full recovery from long standing kidney disease after using six boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He notes initial slow improvement but final cure with no nighttime awakenings and relief from back pain. He says a cold is among few ailments doctors won’t surgically treat.
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Toledo
Ohio
Harry S. Lewin
Dentral
Gut Sumit Street
Dodd
Dod
Firat
Penia
Nebraska State News and Local Items
Hall and Seeber’s grocery in Ericson closed by creditors. Beatrice Baptists hold revival meetings. Otto Bauman dies. Goetschlai near Mim Creek injures foot. Horstman infant burned. Panama Lancaster County to get rural free delivery March 1. Holdrege bonds pass for water system upgrades. Humboldt revival draws 52 secessions to Christian church. Lincoln to host state charities conference February 2 and 3. Norfolk man Alan Low injured in runaway. J Forrest Marston jailed over insurance schemes. Hooker County unorganized territory forms school districts. Nebraska Swine Breeders reject patent foods after Avery’s critique. Beatrice storm losses: Emmett Nader loses livestock. State Firemen elect officers and plan Nebraska team to St. Louis. Irrigation conference notes Nebraska water supply and practice. Nelson and Schofield wed at Tilden. Grace Barnes sent to Geneva reform school. Fremont normal school term sees larger attendance.
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Hall & Seeber
Ericson
Baptists
Beatrice
Otto Bauman
Weat Point
Albert Goetschalg
Mim Creek
Marsh Horatman
Wohater
Panama
Lancaster County
Holdrege
Christian Church
de Forrest Austin
Humboldt
D. E. Thompson
United States
Brazil
Lincoln
Rio Janeiro
Tennyson
Ord
North Loop
State Conference of Charities
School For the Blind
Harrs
Mickey
Nelson
State Board of Agriculture
Furnas
Alan Low
Norfolk
Low
J. Forrest Marston
Cass County
Hooker County
Fowler
Emmett Nader
Steele City
State Firemen's Association
Fremont
M. Bauer
Nebraska City
John McKay
Blair Flirnt
Charles Koltz
Wahoo
St. Louis
Henry Lewis
Pray. Stout
The
State University Describ
Nebraska
WP. Wright
Beatts Blufts
North Platte Valley
FG. Hamer
Kearney
Hugo E. Nelson
Cella M Schofield
Tilden
Creighton Medical College
Onaba
Grace Barnes
Opium Smuggling Ring Alleged at Lincoln Prison
An ex convict’s affidavit claims prisoners received opium via outside friends through guards. Governor Mickey ordered scrutiny, finding earlier schemes but no proof of guard involvement. He warned against continuing smuggling and said vigilant checks were begun.
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Lincoln
Mickey
Beemer
Convernor
Bank at McLean Nebraska Robbed for Six Hundred
Norfolk report says a bank in McLean Nebraska was blown up and $600 stolen. Robbers are described as coming from the southeast with no trace found.
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McLean
Norfolk
The
Daily News
Neb
Nou
NorPolk Stockman Alvin Low in Critical Condition
Alvin Low, a prominent stockman and pioneer settler of Norfolk, Nebraska, is in critical condition at his home after a disastrous runaway incident near the city.
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Norpolk
Alvin Low
Nebraska
Norfolk
Building Boom in Ord as Homes Set for 103 Season
Ord reports completion of fifty new residences this year with a shortage of vacancies. About a dozen houses are under construction and several brick blocks are planned for the coming season. Demand remains strong as Ord experiences healthy growth.
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Ord
State Fair Balance Report From Lincoln Board Meeting
Lincoln figures show state board of agriculture resources at 4 557 42 with year receipts of 4 50 23 and expenditures totaling 14 664 60 for premiums improvements and expenses leaving a cash balance of 4 095 02.
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Lincoln
State Board of Agriculture
Furnas
Farmer in Hard Luck on Norfolk Farm Appeals for Help
Norfolk. Joseph Wasney endures a string of misfortunes after the Bighorn River flood washed away six acres of prime land and damaged buildings. A son broke an arm, another contracted pneumonia, a third sickened, and his father died midweek. Now his wife suffers a fractured arm.
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Norfolk
Joseph Wasney
Bikhorn
Corn as Poultry Feed and Its Effects on Flocks
Nellie Honaker of Vernon County Wisconsin explains corn’s limits as a sole poultry feed. She notes corn over balance on carbohydrates harms fowl digestion, fattening older birds, and raises costs, while combining corn with other feeds and feeding corn meal in mash can improve efficiency and market fatness.
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Plymouth
Nellie Honaker
Vernon County
Wisconsin
Cost of Feeding Hens for a Winter Flock of 205
A Farmers' Review estimate for January shows 205 chickens consuming rye oats wheat soft corn ground feed bone and vegetables plus skim milk totaling about 1.45 dollars weekly. Each bird costs roughly 0.45 cents weekly and about 4 cents monthly with annual projection near 45 cents per hen, though summer range reduces costs.
Weeds Destroyed by Chemicals in Agricultural Trials
The Vermont Station reports long trials on weed destruction using chemicals since 1895. Salt in dry form proved effective on hawkweed and other weeds with care to protect adjacent soil. Arsenate of soda and carbolic acid solutions emerged as valuable options, with arsenic-based killers also showing strength.
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Vermont
Swine Breeds and Feeding at Ontario Station
A report from Ontario station describes the swine herd including Yorkshire Tamworth Berkshire Chester White Duroc Jersey and Poland China. It details feeding practices for sows growing pigs and small pigs with mixed meats pulped roots skim milk and kitchen refuse, plus exercise for sows in a large shed.
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Ontario
Yorkshire
Tamworth
Berkshire
Duroc
Jersey
Poland
China
Lime as Acid Neutralizer in State Soils
Historical notes discuss lime use on farmland, noting scientists seldom encouraged it as a soil amendment. Surveys in Higols show one third of state soils are strongly acidic, preventing red clover and legumes from growing without lime. The remaining soils are mildly acidic and could benefit from lime applications.
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Arkansas Traveler
J. C. Towtwend
Ara
A. Passenjaire
Wiseman
Wile
Mes
Jong
Per
Canada
Fale Laurier
Howard
Enieeee
Tamislation
Ottawa
New Yora Life Building
Salzer
N. Dakota
John A. Ie
J. W. Walla
Lebanon
State Farmer's Mutual Insurance
H .O
South Omaha
Nebr
B. Or, Stouffer
Nebraska State News
Avery
Corse
Swine
Ontario Station
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