Tax figures and political aims in early 20th century notes
A long survey outlines income tax thresholds for 1914, projecting $82,209,000 in tax from 425,000 earners and $35,000,000 from corporate taxes. It notes exemptions for President and federal judges, and previews suffrage conventions in Washington with Dr. Anna Howard Shaw speaking. It mentions Governor Baldwin, Marvard dorm life, and global topics from Africa to radium in Germany.
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Treasury
United States
Linn
Ohia
Wilson
Supreme Court
Inferior Courts
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Washington
Congress
New Masonic Temple
Bellevue Hotel
Anna Howard Shaw
Association
Arthur Livermore
New York
Merchant Duty to Build Towns on the Map
An impassioned call urges merchants to help develop their towns. It asks why the town exists on the map, what advantages it offers, and how local business leaders can promote growth. The piece links private success to municipal prosperity and urges action.
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Eitnen
Bovet
Farming ways to build wealth and preserve soil fertility
The article argues farming must balance wealth production with soil fertility. It stresses two core aims stock raising and crop raising, and warns against haphazard methods. It highlights marketing through livestock and the need to replenish soil nutrients via well preserved manure.
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Kansas
Invisible Housemaid Destiny Inspires Country Camping Tale
An unnamed narrator camps by a stream in a quiet country with vacant cottages nearby. He discovers a hidden benefactress shaping his tent with a wash stand and decorative touches. A note leads him to Mrs Farnsworth and her daughter, who arranged his comforts and a playful, unseen romance.
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Eiri
Cdok
Tims
Miselara Farnsworth
Farnaworth
Miss Farnaworth
Parmeworth
Soil types guide farmers to match crops to land
Guidance urges growing staples only on soils similar to those where crops were developed. It notes the United States lists over 400 soils and stresses clear thinking and good judgment for proper farming.
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United States
Worth Knowing About Hogs
Practical hog farming tips emphasize quality hair as a breeding trait, avoiding corn-only feeds for breeding stock, and using ash, salt, and copperas in a trough for digestion and worm control. A fattened hog at a young age yields higher profits, and lice control should not distract from pork production.
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Pia
Manure the Asparagus For Earlier Harvests
The piece advises applying three to four inches of coarse manure to asparagus beds. It notes that while not strictly necessary to prevent winter kill, manure speeds spring emergence by eight to ten days and yields better stalks. Such mulch benefits gardeners awaiting fresh spring harvests.
Bourbon Reds Turkeys Prove Hardy and Profitable
A Farm and Fireside writer shares her method rearing Bourbon Red turkeys. She notes selecting this breed over Bronze for size and vigor, combining yarding with pasture access, a grain and cheese diet, early outdoor roosting, ample clear water, and weekly crude carbolic acid in drinking water to ward off disease.
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Turkey
Vision of Moses at Pisgah and Moses as Leader
Reading notes on the final blessing of Moses from Deuteronomy, the vision of Pisgah beyond Moab, and the passing of Moses Jeho vahs saints. The lesson highlights Moses character, Joshua and Caleb as faithful leaders, and the legacy of leadership and blessing in Israel.
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Moses
Israel
Earth
Moabite
Moab
Jordan
Nebo
Pisgah
Dead Sea
Neba
Jericho
Cillead
Sea of Galilee
Medi- Jericho
Perth
Gilead
Ephreim
Amal
Mirion
Aarons
Cohen
Bet
Mieury
Joshua
Caleb
Rebbins
Lanai
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Suffragist Convention
Gov. Baldwin
Senate
Simeon E. Baldwin
Connecticut
United States Senate
Frank Brandegee
Baldwin
Morgan
Haarvard
Junius
J. P. Morsob
Courcoundingy
Harverndale
Beck Hall
Hollis Hall
Marvard
Mr. Morgan
Fearless Woman Hunter
Duchess
Aosta
Europe
Africa
National Grange Meet
National Grange
Manchester
X. H
Felker
Russia
Germany
Berlin
Frankfort
Dresden
Hamburg
England
France
Delaware County
Ohio
Jay
Fetal
Odd Jay
American Press Association
Belgium
Countries
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