Hog cholera concerns dominate Iowa legislature pleas
The editorial urges state action to stamp out hog cholera through ample appropriations and empowered quarantine. It advocates paying farmers a portion of losses, state herd seizure when cholera is confirmed, and broad cooperation to prevent spread, citing Wallaces' Farmer and state veterinarians. Local notices recap farm sales, a Cherokee County paper status, and holiday greetings.
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Iowa
Department of Agriculture
Stalker
Diamond News Notes From Diamond Township Region
Miss Estella Hickey visits Sioux City friends while Mrs. M Anspach and family of Ida Grove travel. Kuhlmanns host, car broke rear axle. Galva scene. Cedar Rapids seminary students visit Diamond. photo of twin girls planned for state dailies. Wendel Nordstrom slow recovery from erysipelas. Everett Clemens recovering from hospital operation in Sioux City.
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Estella Hickey
Sioux City
M. Anspach
Ida Grove
A. C. Kuhlmann
Kuhlmann
Galva
E. L. Isakson
Anna Littlefield
State University
Iowa City
Arthur Ohlson
Ames
Graham Bros
Lane
Diamond
Henry Hench
Ford
Diamond Township
Scott Pyle
John Anderson
Theological Seminary
Cedar Rapids
Albert City
Spencer
Amiln
Elmer Danielson
Wm Keister
Mra. Kuhlmann
Cecil Loucks
Edna Lindsay
Everett Clemens
St Joseph Hospital
Public Sale Dates List for Local Buyers
A local notice lists upcoming sale dates with names and dates including Richard Bell on Jan 7 and Robert Templeman on Jan 14. Other entries cover Will Keister Jan 21 Henry Swanson Jan 22 Henry Glawe Jan 28 Ernest Pearson Feb 14 Car Tuft Feb 18 and Graham Bros Feb 26.
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Richard Bell
Robert Templeman
Will. Keister
Henry Swanson
Henry Glawe
Ernest Pearson
Car Tuft
Graham Bros
Russian stance blocks Webster plan for Arctic steamship link
Reports say the Russian government rejected English captain Webster’s plan to run regular steamship service between European ports and northwestern Siberia via the Arctic and Kara Sea. Officials instead back a sea route from Pacific ports to the Lena region via Bering Strait, with icebreakers Taimyr and Walgatsch due to survey Kamchatka shores and push toward a possible Archangel passage if ice permits.
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Webster
Siberia
Arctic Ocean
Kara Sea
Pacific
Bering Strait
Scientific American
Grunfield
Yakutsk
Nishni Kolymsk
Koyma River
J.‘ P. Tolmatschew
Kolyma
Lena
Taimyr
Walgatsch
Vladivostok
Kamtchatka
Arctic
Cape’ Chelyuskin
Archangel
Try Solace Remedy Boosts Health Claims
Vintage patent medicine blurb touts SOLACE REMEDY as a universal cure for rheumatism neuralgia and headaches. It promises money back if ineffective and cites testimonials from customers including a bank president. The ad claims purity and safety with no opiates and urges free promotional literature and a free sample box.
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Uhree
Solace CO
Battle Crees
Lee Morris
First Nations Bank of
Chico
Texas
Solace Company
Memphis
Tenn
Ebin
Gumbo Soil Drainage and Tile Advice for Farmers
O J Berger of Eudora Kansas asks about draining gumbo soil and using concrete tiles. The article explains soil variation, recommends multiple tile lines with gentle outlets, fall plowing, surface mulching, and stable manure to improve drainage and yield, noting little difference between cement and clay tiles and suggesting clay tile where alkali is severe.
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O. J. Berger
Eudora
Kansas
Iowa
Lawa
Corn Belt
1Hc Service Bureau
Beat Corn
American Land’ and Irrigation Exposition Company
Singer Building
New York
Elty
Frogs From Russia Tickles of Trade Spark Export Idea
The article recalls Russian frog hunting inspired by trade profit similar to Minnesota frogs sent to France. Frogs with strong lungs were collected in St. Petersburg society ponds and salted legs shipped abroad, turning into a brief wartime curiosity and economic note.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Minnesota
France
Ox Attends Auction in Aberdeenshire Box Visit
An amused scene at an Ecit auction shows a large ox entering the auctioneer’s box and inspecting the office. The beast clears the room of officials before calmly departing, leaving staff flustered by the unusual conduct and the sale’s proceedings.
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Ecit
Aberdeenshire
Scotland
Boks
Silage and Home Preservation Echo in Farm Talk
A farmer institute discussion linked silage to kraut making noting both preserve food and feed stock. It argues silage provides nutritious winter fodder, boosts milk and meat returns, and that most households already use airtight storage concepts though not by the term silage.
Vegetable oils as linseed substitutes and soybean or sunflower prospects
L O Miller of Bernardston asks about oils to replace linseed and where to grow soybeans and sunflowers profitably. The article notes no substitute matches linseed’s drying quality. soybeans and sunflowers can be profitable in dry western regions, especially the Midwest, with guidance available from western state colleges and firms like Indian Refining Co in New York and Union Petroleum Co in Philadelphia.
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L. O. Miller
Bernardston
Mass
Middle West
West
Colorado
Indian Refining Co
Battery Place
New York
Union Petroleum Co
South Second. Street
Philadelphia
Pas
Woman Who Rescued Her Dog Is Killed At Train Line
A widow at Mehun near Paris who cared for a level crossing was killed when a high speed train struck her as she saved her dog. The dog had previously saved her from a tramp during her husband’s death.
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Mehun
Cher
Paris
France
Nature and the concept of Nature in Mill’s essays
The passage cites John Stuart Mill's Three Essays on Religion defining Nature as the collective set of all facts and the mode in which events occur. It notes Mill’s view that the nature of a thing is its entire capacity for existing phenomena and the aggregate of its powers and properties.
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Mill
Sterilization of Water by Light Displayed in Dresden
Hygiene exhibition reveals ultra violet light purification for large scale water treatment. France uses the method widely. it requires little electrical current and yields water with only about twenty five to thirty germs per ounce after freezing, surpassing traditional filtration.
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Dresden
France
Birthplace of Columbus Sparks Debate in Madrid Region
Garcia de la Riega, a leading Spanish Columbus expert, claims documents show Columbus born in Porto Santo near Madrid, not Genoa. The assertion triggers protests and a society forms to continue research to refute the claim.
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Columbus
Garcia de la Riega
Porto Santo
Madrid
Genoa
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