Brockton Livestock Exhibit Dazzles at Fairground
Thousands of livestock men and bird fanciers swarmed Brockton Fair barns for a full day of cattle poultry and horse displays. Ayrshire cattle heavy horse stables and a strong sheep and poultry showing highlighted the event with the Massachusetts Agricultural College offering talks on hog cholera and vaccination demonstrations.
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New England
Ayrshire
Hampshire Downs
Massachusetts Agricultural College
Amherst
United States Department of Agriculture
D. I. Skidmore
State Agricultural College
Department of Animal Industry
Boston
J. G. Graham
Nature Cure Advertises Internal Bath for Digestion
A promotional ad claims the J B L Cascade internal bath cleanses the lower intestine with warm water to restore regularity. It cites John B. Smith of U S S Sealing Co Springfield Mass praising its hygienic benefits and suggests Riker Jaynes Drug Stores in New England stock a booklet on efficiency.
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J. B. L. Cascade
John B. Smith
U. S&s. Sealing Co
Springfield
Mass
Riker-Jaynes Drug
New England
Ayrshire and Jersey cattle shine at New England fair show
The event featured Ayrshire and Jersey classes with Strathglass Farm of Port Chester, N Y sweeping championships. Perfect Peace the prominent two year old Ayrshire bull drew international attention amid strong showings by Guard Hill Farm Quechee Fells Farm and Mt Hermon School in Holsteins Guernseys and Jerseys.
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Ayrshire
Jersey
Scotland
W. P. Turner
North Reading
Ipswich
Vanderbilt Enjoys Modest Box Lunch at Brockton Fair
Alfred Vanderbilt of New York asked for a simple cold box lunch for himself and friends at Copler Plaza during the Brockton fair. The bill came to 57 dollars, and Vanderbilt paid without a word, receiving the modest meal as requested.
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Brockton
Alfred Vanderbilt
New York
Copler Plaza
Lithuanians Seek Home Rule at Brooklyn Convention
Four Boston leaders head 105 delegates among 700 at a Lithuanian national convention opening in Brooklyn to seek a Red Cross fund for Lithuanian soldiers and, after the war, local self government under Wilson’s plan. The three day gathering discusses fate under Russia or German rule and reports on German espionage.
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Boston
Brooklyn
N. Y
Bay State
Fortunatus J. Bagocius
Charles Sidlauskas
George J. Gegazis
Stanley Michelson
Europe
Red Cross
Wilson
United States
Lithuania
108 Medics at Harvard New Student Enrollment
Harvard Medical School reports 108 new students entering in the latest intake. The figures indicate a stronger trend in medical education among college men, emphasizing expanding enrollment at the institution.
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Harvard
Harvard Medical School
Nurse Weds Former Patient In Dorchester Romance
In Dorchester Miss Carolyn Crowell a 20 year old nurse married her former patient W R Trott who she cared for during a diphtheria illness three weeks earlier. The ceremony was led by Rev Charles A Fulton at 47 Dix Street the couple's new home.
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Dorchester
Carolyn Crowell
W. R. Trott
Charles A. Fulton
Dudley Street Baptist Church
Dix Street
Suffrage Talk Sparks Debate on Temperance and Morality
Gardiner voices fears that enfranchising women would bring polygamy and immoral voting power, linking suffrage to socialists Mormons and liquor interests. She cites alarming claims about insanity and immorality, urging focus on homes, parents, and citizenship.
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Brockton Fair
J. W. Couch
Lafayette
Indiana
Adirondack Farms
Balsam Stock
New Hampshire
Adirondack
Long Branch
Bowdoinham
Southwick
Kirsty
Joseph Saladino
Drake
Boston Post
Bacon
Vanderbilt
Next Sunday Post
England
A Bacon Co
Ted
Sunshine Biscuits
Oceanut Dainties
Zoe One
Strictly Fresh
Sunkist
Fancy Cc
Eastern Shore
Mrs
Josephine
Fox Foo
Washington
ESSEX
Donna Maria George
Clayton EB. Robinson
New York City
W. & A. Bacon Co
Batiste
Washington & Essex
STS
Coew
NEW Globe Theatre
Hamburg
Voile
Her Majesty
Perenle
Girtis
Ize
Iiton Nisa
Nches
Atc
Org
J. J. Clark
Messaline
Iatia
Davis Sewing Machine Co
Pimon Hose
Skinner’s
Hasement
Entante
Winside
Akoe
Oka Ss Oe
Scotia
Atari
Commoansense
Opera
Ameside
Copenhagen
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