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Baxter Springs
Chas. L. Smith
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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
Tuberculosis Congress to Meet in Washington
The International congress on tuberculosis will be held in Washington from September 21 to October 12 with Roosevelt presiding. Experts will share treatment and prevention methods, and laypeople must join in safeguards to reduce fear and stigma while ensuring proper isolation is unnecessary when precautions are observed.
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United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Police
Boards of Health
Marking Freight for East Merchants Now Required
Freight shipped to merchants east of the Mississippi must bear the consignee name and address following a railroad company ruling. Manufacturers had used hieroglyphic marks to conceal customers and speed shipments, causing losses as railroads reimburse for misrouted goods. War-load ships may continue cipher markings as delivery to billed points remains feasible.
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Mississippi
Glacier National Park Proposed By Senate Committee
The senate committee on public lands backs creating Glacier National Park in Montana. The 8 million acre tract spans peaks from 6000 to 10000 feet with about 60 glaciers and abundant big game. The proposal aims to preserve a breeding ground for the surrounding region.
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Lkely
United States
Senate Committee On Public Lands
Continental Divide
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Glacier National Park
Corn Rise and Oil Magnate Faces Retirement Echoes
The article notes corn's expanding uses including glucose production, a New York firm importing stock from Argentina as U S supply tightens, and forecasts a bumper corn yield in the states next fall. It also discusses Mr Flagler retiring from Standard Oil amid his advancing years and vast wealth.
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United States
New York
Argentina
Tricky Bluejay Tales From the Robin Family Nests
Edward G. Clark surveys bluejays in urban Midwestern settings. He notes bold, noisy behavior, thefts of gooseberries and soap, human reactions, and a case where a gooseberry quarrel led to a legal precedent. The piece also recounts nest-building, albinism observations, and a robin brood showing parental duties split between Father and Mrs. Robin.
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Edward G. Clark
American Ornithologists’ Union
Joseph B. Bowlon
Reynard
Middle West
East
Middle Western
Chicago
Highland Park
Illinois
Mme. Jay
de Vry
Lincoln Park
Ruthven Deane
American Ornithologists Union
Pature
Robin
Mr. Robin
Mrs. Robin
A New Rheumatism Cure Shown by Man
A man claims three round sticks of black electric light carbon cured his rheumatism after months of suffering. He says he carried the carbon everywhere and never felt rheumatic pain, asserting it beats other remedies.
Not Only Could But Did
A humorous exchange at a social club spotlights Mrs. Grandon’s famed conversational power. Her husband, Mr. Grandon, teases that he only returns home at night, while admirers lament lacking her at table or club. The anecdote echoes in Youths' Companion.
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Mr. Grandon
The Effect of Wealth on a Freckled Gift Horse
A playful dialogue centers on a freckled girl named Miss Goirox who owns several millions in her own name. The banter notes the horse and jokes about appearances and wealth influencing social standing.
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Billie
Miss Goirox
Cuticura Cures Four Southern Women and Babies
Mrs Lille Wildher of Chattanooga Tennessee reports drastic skin relief after using Cuticura. She describes a running sore on her baby’s neck, a severe facial tetter, and a wrist rash cured by two cakes of Cuticura Soap and a box of Cuticura Ointment. She credits one full set of remedies for all cases including another baby and her uncle’s child in 1907.
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Lille Wildher
Eleventh St
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tommy’s Streak of Luck at Sabbath School Visit
A young visitor invites Tommy to Sabbath school and he asks if a red-headed boy named Jimmy Brown attends. She confirms, and Tommy pledges to attend next Sunday, saying he has been seeking Jimmy Brown for three weeks.
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Tommy
Jimmy Brown
Defiance Starch touted for better laundry stiffness
The article argues household laundry can achieve desired stiffness without hiding fabric beauty. It notes common starches require heavy applications that ruin look and wear. Defiance Starch is recommended for its superior strength allowing thinner, clearer coating and improved results.
Sensible Literary Chap Sets Mixed Goals in Georgia
A Sweet Singer of southwest Georgia declares he is not running a ten acre farm to align with his literary career. He aims to grow cotton to publish poems in a book and corn to feed his family while awaiting book sales. He takes well teeing contracts and plans to use household tasties to promote American literature.
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Sweet Singer
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Temperance tour by Mrs Stevenson travels Asia and Hawaii
Mrs Katherine L Stevenson is commissioned by the International Woman's Christian Temperance Union to tour China Japan and Hawaii visiting key educational institutions. She will promote temperance and education during the voyage and integrate reform ideals across regions.
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Katherine L. Stevenson
International Woman's Christian Temperance Union
China
Japan
Hawaii
Also Mentioned on This Page
Flagler
Standard Oil
Tricky Acts
Bluejay
Mr. Grandon Abi
Cuticura
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