Self-Deception Among Statesmen Flows From Aldrich Tactics
A critical column denounces a faction of American politicians led by Senator Aldrich for engineering an unfavorable tariff with Democratic help. It mocks insincere opposition and notes critics in Louisiana Florida and Oregon while praising the Minnesota court decision on naturalization. It cites red tape in immigration as a farcical barrier, illustrated by a Russian girl turned back and forth across the Atlantic.
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Aldrich
Senate
Meibers
Louisiana
Aldvien Wik
Taliaferyvo
Florida
Chamberlain
Oregon
Coor
Murphy J. Foster
Metiuers Vius
Russia
Louisville
Ankde
America
Luis Island
Democratic papers push Patt in tariff debate
The Cedar Rapids Republican notes Democratic papers attack President Taft for not acting on tariff reform. It argues Taft cannot command Congress, may veto laws on constitutional grounds, and that Congressmen, fresh from elections, respond to their constituents in primaries and caucuses.
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Patt
Taft
Tate
Congress
State of the Union
Tie
Rizit
Evel Niely
Pio Maeir Hers
Fe Poopie Fireet
Cedar Rapids
I Mpa Poe
Tariff Revision Promise in Taft Era Questioned
A New York Press commentary argues the tariff revision pledge during Taft's administration was gratuitous and misleading. It notes voters chose Taft to defeat Bryan and maintain party power, not to lower tariffs, and asserts the revision line should not have affected policy.
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Washington
Owihitch
Tatt
United States
Myraaft
Thevy
William Jennings Tryvan
Cleveland
Taft
Congress
New York Press
Foolish Affectation and Blue Jeans in Politics
A New York Tribune note critiques Governor Joseph M. Brown of Georgia for reviving blue jeans as a sign of statesmanship. It recalls a 30 year old Indiana Democratic governor whose victory hinged on home made Democracy and rustic imagery. It contrasts attitudes toward simplicity and modern civility, warning against flaunting external trappings.
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Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
South
Indiana
New York Tribune
Homemade Ditch Digger Described with Plant and Digger Specs
The article details a complete homemade ditch digger with a bed carved from a thick plank and steel diggers bolted in place. It explains construction, adjustable height, and a wheel for stability, noting efficiency in hard soils and regional caveats about rot, fuzz, and peach tree hardiness.
Keeping Crean. Sweet and Clean Dairy Practice
Clean cream requires clean milking and utensils. Sanitize milk cans stirrers pails by scalding drying and airing in sun. Remove heat quickly after separating cool cream in a well water bath then transfer to delivery supply can kept near fresh water temperature for sweet delivery. Red clover may beat alfalfa for milk quality per Denver Field and Farm though dairymen note clover’s two harvests vs alfalfa’s four or five over seasons.
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Kansas
Denver
Manure Fermentation Reduces Weed Seed Spread Across Methods
Maryland experimenter HE Oswald studied manure fermentation and digestion by animals to gauge weed seed vitality. Tests with six month barnyard heap versus short pile storage showed no danger in the former and little danger in the latter for spreading live seeds.
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HE. J. Oswald
Maryland Experiment Station
Maryland
Fruit Tree Doctor Fake Warned by Exchange
An exchange warns of a fake fruit tree inspector who claims state authority and marks trees as diseased then a second man offers a root injection cure for a price. Both swindlers target orchards and county inspectors are the legitimate authority known to growers.
Peaches Susceptible to Rot in Damp Weather
The article notes peaches rot more in damp muggy conditions than in cool dry weather and that some varieties are more prone to rot than others.
Fresh air intake method shown near wall top in bank barn
Diagram explains constructing a fresh air intake near the top of a wall in bank barns. An excavation creates an open space at C and a retaining wall is built around it to support the opening.
Grain or Butter The Ruralist questions dairy pricing and methods
The Ruralist notes that any dairy butter maker with uniform quality can contract surplus at 25 cents per pound year round. It observes common country butter often sells below that price, dipping to 12 cents in summer, and asks why producers tolerate methods that cause losses and who can answer.
How to Fight Cabbage Worms in the Garden
The common cabbage worm is a major garden pest in larval and adult spotted white butterfly form. Spray young plants with arsenate of lead one ounce per gallon of water and keep foliage covered until heads form. Water at 130 degrees Fahrenheit will kill worms on contact without harming plants.
Guard Against Cut Worms With Tar Paper Circles
Tar paper circles placed around cabbage and tomato plants protect against cut worms. Insert the paper into the ground forming a circle about four inches in diameter and eight inches deep.
Handling Milk Emphasizes Cleanliness and Coldness
The article stresses two guiding milk handling principles: maintaining cleanliness and preserving cold temperatures to ensure quality and safety. It notes that these standards should never be forgotten in everyday dairy practices.
Maraschino Cherries How to Make at Home
Pit and weigh cherries with juice. For four pounds fruit use two pounds sugar and one cup liquid. If juice is short add water. Boil sugar and water to syrup, pour warm over cherries, rest half hour, heat gently, boil five minutes, remove fruit, boil syrup twenty minutes, add a pint cordial per four quarts fruit, then jar and seal.
How to Preserve Citron with Ginger Syrup
Pare and weigh citron then slice it. For each pound of fruit use half a pound sugar and boil the fruit until clear. Drain and boil sugar with water to a syrup, add thin lemon and ginger per pound of sugar, then combine with citron and boil twenty minutes before sealing in jars.
Boiled Raisin Cake Recipe Method
A simple cake method using raisins soaked in boiling water for twenty minutes. Cream sugar and butter, add flour raisin water and eggs, sift in soda, season with nutmeg and cinnamon, mix raisins with flour, and bake thirty minutes for a cheap flavorful cake.
Simple Raisin Nut Cake and Easy Cake Release
A recipe describes mixing one cup sugar four tablespoons water boiled to clear then beaten egg white. Add half cup chopped raisins and half cup chopped hickory or English walnuts. For sticking cakes, wrap the pan with a wet cloth after baking to remove the cake intact.
Curry Rice With Eggs And Butter
A recipe fragment lists four eggs one ounce of butter one ounce chopped onion half an ounce flour one gilt of milk and water one teaspoonful curry powder the juice of half a lemon and boiled rice.
Coffee flavor tweak with vanilla and baking soda
A reader suggests adding a half teaspoon of vanilla and a bean sized pinch of baking soda to the pot just before serving. The baking soda is claimed to neutralize sour notes from free acids in the coffee.
Household Tips From an Old Catalog
Practical notes on cleaning, cooking, and preservation. Includes using sulfur in bird cages, chilling ice cream before canning, pineapple sugar ratios, greening mayonnaise with parsley, not using milk in cut glass, burning carbolic acid to deter mosquitoes, cleaning milk vessels, tea toast preference, soap and apparel for children, flea control for dogs, glass polishing, and butter clarification.
Who Bought Them
A man buying a necktie discards several. The salesman then sets aside one misfit for a curious reason. The buyer asks if it was placed by mistake. The clerk explains that ties rejected by five or six men are saved for women buying ties for men.
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New York Sun
Doan's Kidney Pills and Old-Time Remedies
Public letters extol Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney irregularities and back pain with a Madison Indiana testimonial. Other items note a college graduate's lumber camp tale, Red Cross Ball Blue detergent ad, Alderley England church no-fee stance, and Mrs Winstow's Teething Syrup pricing.
Little Girls on Jury Duty in Wyandotte County
An isolated Kansas City Journal item notes a judge inviting child witnesses into his private office to solicit their opinions on Ezra Moulton’s punishment. The scene ends with the judge quoting a preferred outcome of whipping him, while a separate quip jokes about world peace and gun sales.
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Kansas City Journal
Little Ezra Moulton
Juvenile Court
Wyandotte County
Ezra Moulton
House of Correction
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