Debate over General Primary Law Shows Mixed Public Sentiment
The Wood county delegation faces a difficult task as editors and citizens weigh the merits of a general primary. Critics argue taxation and candidate costs threaten fairness, while supporters cite public demand. Notable items touch John Davenport of Wilkes-Barre and local politics with cautious, practical views.
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Cooper
Wood County
Parkers
Digipateh News
Joss
Higelys
Mary Law
The Harvest Report Shows Record Farm Values
The secretary of agriculture releases annual figures showing farm product value up nearly half a billion dollars from last year and 44 percent higher than 1899. Increases largely reflect higher horse and cattle prices, while crop values fall slightly offset by livestock gains, keeping overall price levels elevated.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Hick Hough
Farmer prosperity backed by capital and science urged
The speaker notes rising milk and pork values with egg prices down while overall compensation favors farmers. He argues farmers lack capital and education to apply new methods but predicts growth as capital increases and agricultural knowledge grows. Geologists see long lasting deposits while prices risk shifting. Platt recalls his resignation and comeback after a difficult return.
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Wilson
The Time to Stop Advertising
The passage urges stopping advertising when you have convinced all potential customers of better treatment and lower prices, when non advertisers do better, when newcomers stop starting, when fortunes vanish to printer's ink, when the public is deaf to ads, and when you are dead.
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Norfolk and Westerm
Coopertown
Park Street
Dandruff Cure Ad Prompts Sundry Claims
An early 20th century note mocks a preacher and promotes a dandruff remedy. The fragment cites a Parkersburg Journal quotation and advertises a mail order product from The Herpt Co in Detroit. Special agent Crookett is mentioned in connection with the promotion.
Eight Hour and Anti Inju nction Bills Debate in Congress
Republicans in Congress push a fair test on the eight hour and anti injunction bills amid labor leadership opposition. The debate centers on government role in mandating hours for workers and whether to confront or delay action, with warnings about past rail and labor incidents and a tangential note on home advice and baggage transfer services.
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Congress
Gompers
America
Lemlers
Spooner
Federation
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