Great Plans for Irrigation Bonds From Congress Proposal
Spokane June 22 Arthur Hooker secretary of the board of control of the National Irrigation Congress will offer a resolution at Spokane August 9 to 14 memorializing Congress to issue 3 per cent gold bonds for 5 billion dollars to reclaim 40 million acres, drain overflowed lands, build deep waterways and roads, protect forests and support irrigation projects. The plan aims to finance drainage, irrigation, transportation and forest conservation with bonds repaid by returns from improved lands and transports.
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Spokane
Wash
Arthur Hooker
Board of Control
National Irrigation Congress
Congress
United States
Hooker
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Nebraska
Louisiana
Kentucky
Tennessee
Mississippi
Missouri
New York
Erie Canal
Missouri River
Yellowstone Park
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Irrigation Congress
United States Congress
Women Who are Envied Bring Health and Beauty
Attractive women praised for face beauty and temper, while weak irritated women suffer from constipation and blemishes. Electric Bitters claimed to regulate stomach liver kidneys and blood, grant strong nerves and clear complexion. Sold for 66c at W. J. Smith & Bro and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Indiana Municipal League Meet Opens in Lafayette
Mayors and officials from Indiana’s leading towns gather in Lafayette for the annual Indiana Municipal League convention. Joseph T. McNary of Logansport calls the meeting to order. Mayor Durgan of Lafayette gives the welcome. Mayor Murphy of Wabash responds for visitors. Papers and discussions on civic improvement sanitation public utilities and garbage disposal begin this evening and continue through Thursday.
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Lafayette
Ind
Indiana
Indiana Municipal League
Joseph T. McNary
Logansport
Durgan
Murphy
Wabash
Remedy Helps Men Past Fifty From Prostate Trouble
Elderly men find relief with Foley's Kidney Remedy for enlarged prostate gland ailing urinary flow. Dexter Ky reader L B Morris reports his father avoided surgery after two bottles, with immediate and sustained improvement. Used by many doctors and pharmacists.
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Foley
L. B. Morris
Dexter, Ky
Wisconsin Sunday School Convention Opens In Wausau
The Wisconsin Sunday School association begins its annual convention in Wausau with several hundred delegates arriving. Sessions run through Friday with speakers including Dr A O Dizon of Chicago Charles D Meigs of Indianapolis and Prof Charles W Treat of Lawrence College presiding.
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Wisconsin Sunday School Workers
Wausau
Wis
Wisconsin Sunday School Association
A. O. Dizon
Chicago
Charlea D. Meigs
Indianapolis
Charles W. Treat
Lawrence College
Ferguson and Jeannette Box Tonight in Boston Card
Ferguson and Jeannette prepare for a headline heavyweight clash at the Armory Athletic Club in Boston. Both rivals seek a shot at Jack Johnson’s championship, following recent bouts that kept them in the title talk.
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Jeannette
Boston
Mass
Armory Athletic Club
Sandy Ferguson
Joe Jeannette
Jack Johnson
Paris Jeannette
Ferguson
Best Methods of Road Building
Logan Waller Page urges counties to plan road funding and maintenance before bonding. He cites expert tests, tailored road types, and European practice, with Pike County Alabama case showing sand clay roads built via a $142,000 bond issue. He promotes state oversight and premium bonds while highlighting immediate property value gains from better highways.
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Logan Waller Page
Office of Public Roads
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Page
Tts
Europe
Pike County
Alabama
W. L. Spoon
United States
Kansas
Bradley County
Tennessee
Bureau
Federal Census
Born In Iowa Promotes Des Moines Remedy in Narcoossee
Ennis Bros announce Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy from Des Moines is now sold in Narcoossee Florida after successful use in El Paso Texas. Local merchants H. R. Palmer & Sons Orr Drug Co Warren J. Smith & Bro B. C. McEvoy L. P. Canning carry the product as it gains favor in the mercantile trade.
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Iowa
Chamberlain
Des Moines
el Paso
Texas
Narcoossee
Fla
Ennis Bros
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Orr Drug Co
Warren J. Smith & Bro
B. C. McEvoy
L. P. Canning
Georgia Peach Prices in Northern Cities
Georgia Fruit Exchange peaches sold today in New York from 1.75 to 3.50 per crate. Philadelphia and Baltimore traded 2.00 to 2.76, 2.25 to 2.76 respectively. Pittsburgh and Cincinnati moved 1.00 to 2.50 and 2.00 to 2.50. Forty cars expected today.
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Atlanta
Georgia Fruit Exchange
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
He Wanted to Be a Sailor
Senator Elkins of West Virginia, after his new yacht The Marietta, hosted friends aboard. Over drinks he told a seaside cafe tale about a red nose and a wary waiter, ending with a request for a yachting cap and another bottle.
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Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Marietta
National Magazine
Walter
Fraud Charged to Prosecution in Perrin Case
Washington reports Attorney General Wickersham ordered to send Senate all facts on the Perrin timber case in California. Perrin was convicted, overturned on appeal, and a Harr report urged nol pros. Debates over Bonaparte sealing records and Devlin’s appointment color the inquiry into DOJ methods under Roosevelt.
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Washington
Wickershall
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Senate
B. B. Perrin
Williams, Ariz
California
Bonaparte
Department of Justice
Robert T. Devlin
United States
Wickersham
Devlin
Perrin
Snell
Judiciary Committee
Senatora
W. R. Harr
Nolle
Harr
Hart
W. J. Burns
United States Secret Service
Francis J. Heney
Grand Jury
Burns
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Borah
Wickeraham
Department of “Justice
Bulldog helps trap fleeing murderer in Sumrall chase
At Sumrall Mississippi on June 22 a clash over a disturbance ended with Jake Bond shooting Justice of the Peace C McMellon who tried to arrest Jerry Hall. A town marshal and his bulldog pinned Bond until officers overpowered Bond and Hall.
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Sumrall
Miss
Bis Friend
C. NeMellon
Jake Bond
Jerry Hall
Hall
Bond
McMellon
Gates
Cold Remedies and State House Leaders Mentioned
Colds that hang on weaken the constitution and develop into consumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not experiment with untried remedies as delay may result in your cold settling on your lungs. Wealeale by all druggists. The Georgia senate and house will have in President Slaton and Speaker Holder two very able presiding officers.
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Foley
Georgia Senate
Georgia House
Slaton
Holder
Miss Maude Adams Scores Great Hit
Boston crowds arrive for Schiller's Joan of Arc at Harvard Stadium Cambridge. Miss Maude Adams stars in the grand production directed by Charles Frohman with 1200 supernumeraries. Proceeds go to Harvard Germanic Museum.
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Joan of Arc
Harvard Stadium
Boston
New York
Schiller
Cambridge
United States
Harvard University
Misa Maud Adams
Charles Frohman
Europe
Maude Adams
Colonial Theatre
Beethoven
Bee
Yesterdday
Harvard
Adams
Frohman
Adama
Germanic Museum of
Charles Hirot
John W. Alexander
A Thrilling Rescue by Dr King's New Discovery
Bert R Lean of Cheny Washington details a near death lung trouble after costly visits in Spokane and California. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with complete cure and endorses it for long trouble bronchitis coughs colds asthma croup and whooping cough saying trial bottle is free and guaranteed by local dealers.
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Bert R. Lean
Cheny
Wash
Spokane
California
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A humorous column contrasts gender roles and domestic life. It jokes that women rarely propose, men fear farming as endless work, and a man who sees himself as head of the family pretends to master perpetual motion. It ties these ideas to everyday duties like shoe shopping for children after school.
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New York Press
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve hailed as perfect healer
Promoting Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as superior for cuts burns bruises and sores with claims of efficacy on eczema salt rheum and sore eyes. Includes testimonials and price 25c at local druggists plus a comic strip snippet and quips from newspapers.
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W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons
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Indiana Municipal Hid
George Gray
Delaware
Georgia
Sailor
U.S
Bulldog
Peter
Standard Oil. Company (Incorporated
Bella
Chicago Tribune
Spade
Philadelphia Record
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