Poison Plants Endanger Livestock on Farms
A Meath study lists fifty two poisonous plant species and seventy six under suspicion. Darnel seed and loco weed cause heavy losses to horses and cattle, while russet and rust-related parasitic growths threaten stock. The report details dangers across Western plains and eastern pastures, including quick horse deterioration and cattle mortality.
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Meath
Department of Agriculture
Pacific
New Mexico
Arizona
West
Colorado
United States
Swanson Clashes Over Fast Mail Service in Congress
Washington report shows Representative Swanson of Virginia interrupting a session to claim the fast mail schedule is misrepresented. He asserts there are only two trains daily while a Republican questions the count. Swanson insists the number was never as high as four and recalls a time when only one train ran.
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Washington
New York World
Swanson
Virginia
London
New York Press
Nature
Pass Holder Tries Free Show Beats Shirt Stamp
Utica Observer recounts comedian Tim Murphy debunking a hotel waiter’s pass scam during The Carpetbagger tour. The waiter prints an indelible ink pass on his shirt, but box office policy forces redemption via a valid ticket costing 15 cents after the ordeal.
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Tim Murphy
Murphy
Dickey
Utica
Fortune Teller Curses Judge and Court Officers in Conviction
In Camden New Jersey Rebecca Peters curses judge Armstrong and Quarter Sessions officials after her $100 fine for fortune telling. She failed to return $37 to Miss Jennie Kuhn and was jailed after the court called her fraud a first offense. The piece warns against fortune tellers as dupes and frauds.
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Camden
N. J
New York
Miss Kuhn
Armstrong
Peilers
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N. Musesiex
St. Anthony
Iowa
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
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