The Vital Question of Pure Food Reform
The article reports a senate investigation in Chicago showing widespread adulteration of foods such as fruit jelly jams coffee spices and sausages with boric acid and foreign substances. It argues for a national pure food law and enforcement body, noting state laws are insufficient and urging uniform legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chichago
Senate Committee
Congress
Mason
Wiley
Agricultural Department
Washington
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station
United States
Department
National Pure Food and Drug Congress
Washington, D. C
National Conference of Commissioners On Uniform
Harry Mason
Pickle Factories and Local Farming Profits in Indiana
Interview with Mr IT QO Baker reveals three Indiana pickle plants Walkerton Laporte and Plymouth with fourteen and ten years of operation. Central Allegheny plant employs 12 to 13 hundred people and ships 28 carloads of pickles daily. Farmers profit from cucumber shipments and soil is highly suitable, with pests limited to outer rows.
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Indiana
Walkerton
Raporte
Plymouth
Baker
Allegheny
Laporte
H J. Hines & Co
Liker
Messrs
Lutz & Schramm
Hines & Co
Carey
Cheago
Coroner’s Inquest Links Strychnine Death to Miss Sheets
The Greenspring coroner ruled Claude Tuttle’s December 1 death suspicious and caused by strychnine likely given by Miss Orpha Sheets. A warrant was issued and she was arrested by the marshal. She showed no emotion at arrest and pleaded not guilty when brought before the mayor. Her hearing is scheduled for Friday afternoon at Greenspring.
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Claude Tuttle
Greenspring
Tuttle
Orpha Sheets
Miss Sheets
Stereopticon Bible Scenes and Cuban War at Bachar’s Hall
Rev W D Thomas of Findlay presents a stereopticon show at Bachar’s Hall on January 30 31 and February 1. The program features Bible scenes and Cuban war incidents with a $300 stereopticon and acetylene light. First night From the Cradle to the Cross. second night a trip to Cuba. third night Yellowstone Park and Black Hills. Tickets ten cents single or full three nights for adults 25 cents and children 15 cents.
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Bachar's Hall
W D Thomas
Findlay
Maine
Yellowstone Park
Black Hills
Cuba
Black Ill
The Professor and the Haddock in a Fresh Water Pond
A professor, eager to quiet his sister, deceives with a fish purchase after a freshwater fishing misadventure. He, and his friend Hartwigger, failed to catch fish, then buys a large haddock at a market. His sister discovers the haul and jokes about the rarity of haddock in ponds.
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Prof
Hartwigger
Herr Hartwigger
Germany
Abby
Slater’s Pond
Formality of Calling as Described in Woman's Home Companion
An etiquette piece outlines guests arriving be seated, hosts must greet all, departures prompt a bow, and conversations shift to latest arrivals when crowded. Call durations run 15 minutes minimum, cards left in hall, and women must leave cards for every female in the family during visits.
Exiled Samoan King Decries Partition by Powers
Editorial notes Malentoa Tanus, the deposed Samoan king, protests the division of the islands among Germany Britain and the United States. He likens it to Poland's partition, criticizes Western annexations as inferior civilization, and condemns missionary sectarian strife. The piece urges opponents of expansion by force to rethink their stance.
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Malentoa Tanus
London Times
Germany
England
United States
Poland
South Seas
Not Too Careful About Contagion Measures
A newspaper note argues for sensible isolation to prevent scarlet fever spread. It urges strict exposure controls, warns against panic, and appeals to citizens to act to stop epidemics with calm, practical steps.
Clinton Iowa Faces Tax Excess Lawsuit Against City
A Clinton farmer and other lot owners challenged excessive street paving taxes as unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. Courts ruled municipalities may assess for improvements but not levy unreasonable or burdensome taxes, signaling wide implications for future local funding and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
United States
Salary Bill Proposed in Highland County Officials Fees Case
Taxpayers in Highland county pursue officials charged with illegal fees. Named defendants include Clerk of Courts Walker Sheriff Patton Commissioners Melcoppin Caldwell Kurnett Cranston and Probate Judge Kelley. Suits and past actions total over 335000. A salary-based remedy by law is urged, with possible radical action by the forthcoming legislature.
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Ohio State Journal
Highland County
Walker
Patton
Melcoppin
Caldwell
Kurnett
Cranston
Kelley
Vannes
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