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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1908
Page
3
An 1907 diary recounts living sixty days on uncooked peanuts and lemonade, detailing weight loss, sustained work, and two public talks on diet. The author argues mind and body interdependence, nutrition science, and the value of a simple diet for vitality and health.
The article lists a series of foreign born individuals who altered their names to English forms. Examples include Levit sky to Lee Limburger to Limburg Lipski to Lipps Moscovits to Morrison Osbinsky to Brown Ashmerowenowits to Sherry Outrowsky to Outruif Potoluky to Podai Rabbowits to Biola Raskowsky to Raskowsky with many more indicated in the session laws. The report notes a pattern of adopting anglicized identities within legal name changes.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses sympathy with all humanity and the value of art, mentioning Henry Irving and a profession. The readable portion centers on devotion to art, service, and moral esteem, but lacks clear events, dates, or names beyond Irving.
In a reply to Ellen Terry, William Winter characterizes Henry Irving as an egoist though capable of aiding a loved professional associate, noting his self-regard and helpful acts when possible.
The piece argues for a substitute for confetti urging inventors to address the urgent need. It acknowledges Joe was bad but stresses the substitute should be saalipanin and notes the varied impact of individual particles, condemning the practice in the eyes of reasonable people.
A fragment describes Gnake superstitions and a Ganckrit name meaning “haring poison in the dye,” implying fatal power. It cites a belief from Morocco that magic rain on April 37 blinded snakes and scorpions by entering their eyes.
A Fez dispatch paints Mulai Hafid as a tireless ruler who attends to all state business, reviews troops, and listens to translations of European papers. Gifts poured into the palace including gold sacks, silk, jewelry, valued at about 125000 dollars, with a ruby ring worn by the sultan for the day.
Quotations attributed to Bacon on duty to one’s profession urging self-improvement and service to one’s field as a form of amends and honor, reflecting the printerly era emphasis on moral duty and professional integrity.
Vo Kyuin Willington Koo a Chinese student at Columbia University has been selected to edit the Daily Spectator. At 22 he is described as slender and fluent in pure English with no accent and strong knowledge of American politics. He is a notable debater and one of the university’s most popular figures.
Material in Battleship. In a 14,000 ton battleship there are about 13,200 tons of steel 400 tons of copper 140 tons of nickel 140 tone of each and ten tons of tin The love of guln never made a great painter but it has marred many Aleta.
Grain storage design uses an upper driveway to move crops without lifting. Grain hauled to the upper drive and dumped into bins, then drained back into wagons via lower driveway. Farm and Home notes hillside construction eases the process.
A two story granary can be leveled with minimal labor using a road scraper. The building should rest on piers about four feet high so bin bottoms align with wagon floors to drain contents directly into wagons without lifting.
The drag works best on metal, non sticky soil to smooth road faces and reduce wear. Before winter freezes, dragging helps create a hard, impervious clay surface that resists dust and improves drainage, with guidance from Farmers' Voice on local conditions and center-high road corrections when clay hills form.
Fewer sheep fed this year due to high feed costs as corn climbs to 50 to 75 cents a bushel. Advice urges selecting top seed for next year, humane chicken care with clean water, and free-ranging hens when possible. Early maturing pigs excel in market, clover seed may drop in price, and a good pedigree signals strong farming merit.
In a Washington letter former U.S. Senator M. C. Butler of South Carolina endorses Peruna for dyspepsia and stomach trouble. He calls catarrh of the stomach the cause and praises Peruna as a wonderful medicine and tonic. Peruna Tablets are available, with a free Almanac offered.
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