Private John Allen and a railroad damage claims case in Mississippi
The New York Times reports a wave of damage claims against a Mississippi railroad over livestock killed by trains in a specified county. A railroad-led commission questioned witnesses including an elder farmer who described a hog’s death in a single, plain anecdote. The record reflects broader concerns over railroad liability and animal welfare in early 20th century incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Darky
Zeph
The Value of Play by Eustice Mills
A discussion on animal and child development through play, defining play as action for its own sake. Mills argues play trains the body and mind, forms the play-spirit, and should be guided by government to ensure youth receive proper games and physical education for national fitness and happiness.
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Karl Groos
Tommy
Groos
Arkansas
Kansas City
England
Shaw
Treasury Department
Iowa
Lieel
Football an Offense to Art By Yale Professor Goode ll
Yale professor T D Goodell condemns football as brutal and dehumanizing. He argues the sport wrecks artistic sensibilities, compares it unfavorably to rowing, and laments disfigured players and degraded physiques after games. The essay denounces football as anti civilizational and aesthetically harmful.
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T. D. Goodell
Yale University
Time to Call a Halt wor
A call for industrial stability urges conciliation and arbitration before strikes. It warns that forced labor organization risks disruption and dissolution, urging the American Federation of Labor to halt expansion and lawmakers and unionists to prevent worker dismemberment.
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Labor Movement
American Federation of Labor
Bible Study and Religious Experience by Dr Harper Lecture
Dr William R Harper of the University of Chicago discusses Bible study and religious experience. He argues the Bible’s value lies in nourishing the seed of the Divine within the soul and in fostering conscious fellowship with God, beyond mere archaeology or creeds.
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William R. Harper
The
University of Chicago
Soy
God
Pia
FARMER AND PLANTER. PLAN AND PROSPER IN 1903 WEATHER
The article urges careful planning and adherence to nature’s laws for farming success. It reflects on 1903 weather extremes, shallow wet plowing causing poor yields, and frost damage to cotton. It advocates deep fall plowing, proper fertilization, and learning from weather to improve future crops and profits.
Admiral Schley Endorses Peruna for Catarrh Relief
Admiral Schley, a famed 19th century hero, endorses Peruna after a friend sought his view on the remedy. The article notes his family usage and asserts Peruna’s wide public acceptance and claimed cures of catarrh. It invites readers to contact The Peruna Drug Mfg Co. in Columbus, Ohio for free literature.
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Dmiral Schley
Admiral Schley
Peruna
Annals of Medicine
M'f'g Co
Columbus
Ohio
Free Peruna Almanac and old jokes in stray clippings
A chaotic OCR fragment mixes ad pitches and anecdotes from early 1900s papers. It touts Peruna Almanac for 1904, shares Shaw and confidential clerkship anecdotes, and includes humorous scraps about a champion liar, religious quips, and a rescue tale. The text interleaves quotes, mispunctuated lines, and miscellaneous jokes from Kan sas City Star and other sources.
Fragmented 19th Century Ads and Quotes
A collage of quick ad lines and quotations appears, promoting remedies like Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets, with brief literary quips from Steele and Mary E. Wilkins. The page includes humorous anecdotes about stretchers for shoes and a morgue tour remark from the Columbia Jester.
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Steele
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John Allen
New York Times
Ity
N. Dak
Matilda M. Boucher
Thie Place
Dodd
Barnes
Tess
Dees
Philadeloan Press
Weisslitz
Buffalo
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Parra Weisstitz
Seneca St
Carter
Igarters
Herman Kasy Works
Ee Mania
Ge Sel
Mewad Pe
H Jewelry
Eilverwar
Locust Street
Zeuts
Eustice Mills
Samuel Gompers
American Federation
South
Charles H. Herty
Bureau of Forestry
Herty
Pottery
Voorhees
Voorhess
Louisiana
V. J. Hutcherson
Texas
Pe-Ru-Na
Pe-ru-na Drug Co
Miss Passay
Papa
Mr. Huggins
Miss Spenz
Leavenworth
Fairlock
Kansas City Star
Cara
Taylor
Ford
Ocean Grove
N. J
Mary E. Wilkins
Patnam
N. Y
Columbia
U. S
ROYAL
Loa Lias
U.M.C
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