Arbor Day urged as citizens plant trees citywide
Officials urge all Boston residents to plant trees or shrubs on Arbor Day. Mayor Fitzgerald will plant three trees on Boston Common Bunker Hill Charlestown and Copps Hill. Boston Park Department and State Forestry Department plant thousands of trees across parks and state lands.
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Fitzgerald
Boston Common
Bunker Hill
Charlestown
Copps’ Hill
North End
Boston
Forest Cultivation to Be One of the Big Industries of Country State
State Forester F W Rane explains forestry as a fundamental industry with growing importance. He notes expansion under the Replantation act, 1000 acres planted last year and 1000 planned this spring, and urges year round tree planting beyond Arbor Day. He discusses moth control, wardens, and the economic value of trees including fruit trees, plus parasite release efforts begun in 1905 and ongoing.
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F. W. Rane
Massachusetts Forestry Association
Massachusetts
General Court
Long Island Plants 100 Trees With Large Volunteer Force
On Long Island a sizable team plants 100 trees as part of a community effort. Volunteers work through the day aiding in distribution, digging, and setting saplings in prepared plots across the area. Local groups coordinate the project to beautify neighborhoods and improve urban green space.
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Long Island
Feet Relief Promises from TIZ Medicine Ad
A dated testimonial claims TIZ cures sore feet for policemen and workers, noting it cleans pores and draws out toxins. It asserts superiority over powders, markets direct sales from Walger Luther Dodge & Co. and Chicago distributors, and urges purchase at druggists.
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Tez Yama
Emzy Harrell
Austin
Texas
Walger Luther Dodge & Co
Chicago
Ill
Eastern Drug Co
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Promote Gentle Digestion
Advertisement explains that Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets restore digestive juice balance, aiding digestion for those with indigestion or dyspepsia. The formula includes Hydrastis Golden Seal Lactose Nux Aseptic Pepsin Jamaica Ginger and claims one grain digests 3006 grains of food. Sold for 50c with trial offer by mail from F. A. Stuart Co Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Jamaica
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Bidge Marshall
Mich
Progressive effort yields better material supplies
The text notes steady annual improvement in securing and establishing necessary materials in sufficient quantities. It cites that more material was obtained last year than all prior years combined and that this year shows even greater promise, indicating ongoing effective work toward the target.
Urge Congressmen to Support Bill to Save Our Forests
Curtis Guild Jr of the American Forestry Association urges House passage of the Weeks bill for the Appalachian forest reserves. He names Speaker Cannon and Rep Scott as opponents and calls New England citizens to actively oppose them to defend regional forests.
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Curtis Guild, Jr
American Forestry Association
House of Representatives
Appalachian
Cannon
Congresman Scott
Kansas
New England
Weeks
Governor Guild
Trees Should Be Planted Every Day During the Spring
Bernard J. Rothwell of the Boston Chamber of Commerce urges ongoing tree culture across New England. He notes the chamber forestry committee plus exGovernor Curtis Guild, and stresses preserving existing trees in New England while planting trees beyond Arbor Day throughout the spring season.
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Bernard J. Rothwell
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Curtis Guild
New England
New
Arbor Day Origins and Views from Massachusetts Foresters
The piece recalls Arbor Day's origin in Nebraska in 1872 as urged by J. Sterling Morton and notes widespread adoption across 44 states. It quotes Irving T. Guild of the Massachusetts Forestry Association on Arbor Day’s changing significance, planting advice, and Massachusetts forestry laws.
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Irving T. Guild
Massachusetts Forestry Association
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture
Early Trees Suitable for Forest Planting in Massachusetts
List of tree species and uses for state planting includes White pine. Notes on soil types suitable away from coast and sandy coast areas. Mentions lumber products such as box boards, ship timbers, and shingles. Also references Christmas trees and piling for shipbuilding.
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Massachusetts
Ruskin Club Plans Tree Planting at Scarboro Pond
At 2 39 p m tomorrow Ruskin Club members will plant a tree in honor of John Ruskin on the Scarboro Pond shore in Franklin Park. Harvard professor F C De Lumiereast will speak and Miss Miriam Frances Bagely will read Lucy Larcom as Plant a Tree. Miss Lilla J Kelley is club president.
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Ruskin Club
Hoor
John Ruskin
Scarboro Pond
Franklin Park
F. C. de Lumi¢arast
Harvard
Miriam Frances Bagely
Lucy Larcom
Lilla J. Kelley
Therese Goulston
Clarissa Sears Blackmer
W. M. Miller
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Boston Park Department
State Forestry Department
Carver
H. M. Lindenthal & Sons
New York
F. W. Barry. Beale &C
Washington
Tiz
Boston Raincoat Company
Raglan
Eae Ee and
Seilaae Abe
Association
Forestry Association
State Forester
Wees
P. H. Magrane
Pres
P. B. Magrane
Treas
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