Railroads asked to assist in water flow survey collaboration
Washington officials report United States Geological Survey head George Otis Smith invites leading railroads to participate in a cooperative program to gather river flow data. Railways would install gages on bridges and culverts, provide daily readings, and let Survey experts collect measurements, aiding flood assessments and litigation risk reduction.
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Washington
George, Otis Smith
United States Geological Survey
Gorey
Tir
Ens
National Conservation Commission
Cured Hay Fever and Summer Cold with Foley’s Honey and Tar
Batesville Indiana resident A J Nusbaum recounts a three month summer cold hampered business life. After trying several medicines with little help he tried Foley’s Honey and Tar with Mandrake and reports quick cure for himself and his family.
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A. J. Nusbaum
Batesville
Indiana
Maatele
Foley
Ats
Teeyt
Bertillion System Proposed for Georgia Convicts
Atlanta sept 28 the Bertillon system for classifying convicts and identifying escapes should be installed in the Georgia penitentiary to improve records. Current files lack reliable descriptions, names and aliases hinder tracking, with clerks sometimes misreportting sex or crime. The system would use body measurements and thumb prints, costly to implement but the commission believes it will come.
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Atlanta
Georgia Penitentiary
Goodloe Yancey
Prison Commission
Uble
Georgia
State Farm
Yancey
Jimmie Williams
Lotte Williams
Lottie Williams
Dan Marcus
Muscogee County
Marcus
Superior Court
Coweta County
Banana Cream Dessert Recipe from old newspaper tips
A reader recipe for banana cream dessert. Peel five bananas and sugar, whip one teacup cream to froth, dissolve a ten cent package of Lemon Jell O in hot water, mix and chill in a mold. Garnish with candied cherries and serve with whipped cream or pudding sauce. Jell O advertised at ten cents per package.
Night Riders Warn Cotton Gins In Texas and Tuberculosis Congress Opens
In Mount Pleasant, Texas, night riders posted warnings telling gin owners not to operate cotton plants until further notice, with five gunshots heard in the area. In Washington, D. C., delegates to the International Tuberculosis Congress opened a three week program at the National Museum with Secretary Cortelyou presiding, plans for sectional talks on prevention and cure, and a later address by President Roosevelt. Augusta, Georgia, faced flood aftereffects with water supply issues, pumping delays, and health relief underway, while mills face idle workers but credit extended to groceries. A sales pitch for Bucken’s Arnica Salve closes the item.
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Mount Pleasant
Texas
Washington, D. C
International Tuberculosis Congress
New National Museum
America
Europe
Roosevelt
Mammoth National Museum
Augusta
Savannah
Board of Health
Johnson Freed Of Murder Charge In Baxley Case
Baxley Ga Sept 28 After thirteen hours the jury found Sol Johnson not guilty of murdering Jim Williams five years ago Williams was shot off his horse along the public road in front of Johnsons home The two families are prominent and the trial was hard fought and lengthy
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Baxley
Sol Johnson
Jim Williams
Williams
Johnson
Florida
Taft Faces Busy Campaign Week Across the West
Taft's national campaign outlines eight major speeches in as many Western cities and impromptu stops. He will speak in Grand Forks and Fargo North Dakota, Mitchell South Dakota, Sioux City, Lincoln Nebraska, Cheyenne Wyoming, Denver Colorado, and Topeka Kansas this week.
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Taft
Chicago
West
North Dakota
Grand Fork
Fargo
Mitchell
S. D
Sioux City
Lincoln
Neb
William J. Bryan
Cheyenne
Wyo
Denver
Topeks
How to Avoid Appendicitis
How to avoid appendicitis by treating chronic constipation with Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup. It claims to stimulate the liver and bowels, restore natural bowel action, and be mild with no nausea or griping. Sold by all druggists. refuse substitutes.
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Orino
Ell
Three Presidential Candidates At Corn Palace Show
Mitchell South Dakota opens the Corn Palace exhibit with speeches by three presidential hopefuls William J Pryan William H Taft and Eugene W Chafin drawing crowds of about 20000 per speaker The display features extraordinary farm products pumpkins near 100 pounds and free amusements drawing thousands to view the northwestern agriculture showcase
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Mitchell
S. D
South Dakota
United States
William J. Pryan
William H. Taft
Eugene W. Chafin
Northwest
Biliousness relief hailed by Allegan resident
A reader, J. J. F., reports feeling fifty percent better after taking two Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for weeks. The note, from Allegan Michigan, praises the tablets as a fine article for biliousness and lists local retailers selling them.
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Chamberlain
Allegan, Mich
H. R. Palmer
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Conservation Commission
National Conservation Conmission
United States Court of Bankruptcy
J. T. Dudley
Crockery
Max Michael
Cessity
J. C. Goodwin
Reidsville
Saya
Bucken
M Scar
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. R. Palmer & Sons Drug Stores
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