Meat price scare eased if farmers raise cattle
Chicago reports warn soaring meat costs could be averted if farmers shift from grain to cattle hogs and sheep marketing. Experts note beef prices may rise to 18 cents per pound with supply shrinking 28 percent since 1900 and urge adoption of new feeding methods and broader farm cooperation led by the M C A institutions.
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Chicago
Middle West
Mexico
Canada
Europe
Australia
Argentine
United States
Pat Burns boosts Western Canada cattle through liberal support
Article praises Pat Burns for aiding cattle upgrading in Western Canada and shaping public opinion toward his meat packing operations. It notes Burns funded livestock improvements, supported price stabilization efforts, and promoted feed and breeding programs in cooperation with major firms and government branches, including competitions with cash prizes and open show events in Calgary.
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Pat Burns
Canada
Chicago
Dominion
Burns
Department of Natural Resources
Canadian Pacific Railway
P. Burns Company
Swift Canadian Company
Gordon, Irondee & Fares
Calgary
Investment spread across the coast reaches large total
Fragmentary OCR shows a vast investment spread from coast to coast with Chicago receiving substantial sums. Figures indicate multi‑million totals and rapid growth, with additional allocations and payments mentioned though details are unclear.
Drainage congress urged for flood control and land reclamation
The Triannual Drainage Congress plans its third annual powwow in St. Louis May 1 to press Congress for immediate funds to advance navigation improvements water power and reclamation of submerged lands. Led by the J. Lewis Business Men's League the effort targets alluvial land reclamation and flood damage relief in the Mississippi valley and Ohio region.
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Trtianal Drainage Congress
St. Louis
Thomas Jefferson
Drainage Congress
Jefferson
Philip R. Kellar
Executive Committee
the &J. Lewis Business Men's League
League
Congress
Internal Waterways Commission
Minsiwalppi
Ohie
College Fraternities Plan Ban Ties With City Schools Board
The Chicago schools board plans a sweeping crackdown on fraternity and sorority membership among high school students. Suspensions threaten principals who fail to enforce the rule, while discipline lessons are administered to pupils. Dean Walter T Summer condemns the deception used by critics who call the order a joke.
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Chicago Schools Board
Frale
Parente
Tte Order
Agalnet
Ite
Walter T. Summer
City Vice Commission
Paplle
Waterways and school reform loom in Chicago notes
The piece notes officials debating a rule to charge principals who fail to stamp out illicit secretion in schools. It mentions Lyman B. Cooley advancing drainage plans and his contention over water rights, with wartime secretary Stimson ruling against Chicago on sanitary canal water use, while Cooley seeks an inner harbor and river improvements.
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State
Stimson
Chicago
Lyman B. Cooley
War Department
Cooley
Two Animated Pictures Of Queen Anne Prompt Amusing Error
A London Telegraph item notes a lady with a severe cold sends her maid to buy two pennyworths of ammoniated tincture of quinine. The maid returns unable to obtain the two animated pictures of Queen Anne, causing great amusement.
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London Telegraph
Moon and Volcanoes and Lunar Tides
Harper's Weekly notes that Earth's internal liquid mass should follow fluid laws and that scientists seek a relationship between volcanic eruptions and lunar attractions. The piece presents a speculative link between celestial forces and geologic activity without asserting strong evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
First Quarrel Reveals Opposite Church Ties
A quoted Life magazine line notes a long marriage breaking over religious differences. Mrs Wayuph asks if they have had a quarrel after fifteen years, and Mrs Blase confirms they now discover they belong to opposite churches.
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Wayuph
One Proper Form of Pride
A Dickens quotation discusses pride as a deadly sin yet notes a mother’s pride in her children as a blend of faith and hope, contrasting personal vice with virtuous affection.
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Charles Dickens
World's Meanest Man Targets Wife's Hair
A sensational report claims a man known as the meanest in the world is attempting to alter his wife’s red hair to white by caring for her days, a curious and troubling behavior noted in the incident.
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Daya
Movement on Foot Hints at New Plan
Fragmentary exchange suggests planners consider multiple transport options including walking, motor vehicles, and air travel. Dialogue implies debate over where a forthcoming action will occur, with uncertainty about the setting and method.
Feeding Roughage To Sheep With Simple Rack System
An agricultural note describes building a simple sheep feeding rack from standard boards, outlining dimensions and advantages of feeding from racks. It covers flock management in cold weather, feeding schedules, oat and corn portions, and keeping sheep off wet ground, with emphasis on mastication and pasture use.
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Jamba
Raine
Personal Interest Outweighs Public Welfare Claim
A concise opinion asserts that for the ordinary man personal interest holds more practical value than broad public welfare measures. The remark emphasizes individual concern over collective policy.
Local quarrel stalls in warm weather debate
In a brief town exchange a party asks about patriotism in the heated moment. The man from the comfortable town home replies patriotism rises with the weather, tempering the discussion.
Purklind Mossback in a World of Routine Formulas
A man of habit confronts the rush of new methods as traditions meet innovation. The piece portraits a character who clings to rote rules while others seek original approaches, highlighting tension between habit and experimentation.
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Purklind Mossback
Gucceas
The Golden Rule in Everyday Life
A compact reflection urges avoidance of fault finding and stresses applying the Golden Rule. It emphasizes looking for others' virtues, not their flaws, and notes that denouncing a fault should not condemn the person. The piece urges kindness, restraint, and fairness in judgment.
Missouri Mules Rise in Popularity Across Cities
The article notes the Missouri mule as a sturdy draft animal suited for urban use. It highlights feeding choices such as crushed corn and cob meal and mentions alternatives like oats and bran to aid digestion. It praises the mule’s endurance, lower feed needs, and notable intelligence impacting work in cities.
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Missouri
Incense Use Across Ancient Lands and Times
The text contemplates centuries old incense burning in China and early India and hints at ancient wise men learning from long experience. It questions whether incense signals divine approval or possesses disinfective qualities, noting uncertainty about ancient beliefs.
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China
India
Moses
Aaron
Howe
Crow Interferes in Scottish Golf Round
Mrs Barnett, an American lady living in North Berwick, reported a crow repeatedly stealing and dropping her golf ball during a round. After her initial tee shot the crow carried the ball a short distance, then returned twice to lift the ball after she played it, surprising the player.
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Scotland
Barnett
Lndy
North Berwick
Arrest at Child's Grave in Geneva Cemetery
A French couple expelled from the town were arrested at the burial of their only child in a Geneva cemetery. Detectives announced they would be taken to prison, but they were allowed to stay for the funeral service.
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Child
Geneva
Thy
Dr Percival Pott and the vertebral caries discovery
In the eighteenth century Dr Percival Pott of London identified a spine disease called vertebral caries. He described decay of the backbone and prescribed a regimen of abundant pure food, sunlight, fresh air, and constant outdoor sleeping as treatment.
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Percival Pott
London
Finest Crop of All
A concise quotation praising American inhabitants as a prime “crop” of the nation. It extols temperate, industrious, God-friendly people and frames farming communities as the heart of the country, reflecting optimism about American character.
Love’s watchful flame presses upward through the night
The passage portrays love as a vigilant flame that never tires or falters. Though weary and alarmed, it remains steadfast and advances, a bright force that pushes through darkness with determined resolve. It compares love to a burning torch that ends in secure progress.
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Thomas a’Kempia
Native Appu Attacks Parents in Sleepless Mallet Assault
Appu of Kotahana Ceylon, a native, attacked his father and mother with a mallet while they slept. He claimed he was disgusted by their treatment and alleged miserliness in having such a low-down son, nearly killing them.
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Appu
Kotahana
Ceylon
New Life Saving Cage Introduced by Birmingham Fire Service
Birmingham fire department unveils a new rescue device a cage system that lowers from a rooftop to reach victims at burning buildings elevating and lowering to windows offering safer extraction for trapped people.
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Birmingham
England
Bargain Hunter Mama Praises Twin Births
A Chicago Daily News note describes five year old Lola remarking on her mother Mamma le for hunting bargains after her twin brothers were born the night before. The quip highlights family humor surrounding a new arrival.
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Lola
Mammale
Chicago Daily News
New Law School Textbook urged for returning politicians
Albany Kansas editorial suggests discarded politicians return to study the moral law, recommending the first great textbook on Sin al and Brush up on ethical law to guide their careers.
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Albany
Kan
Courage and Nerve Quotes by Dr Push
A concise quotation marks courage as the key to facing difficult tasks and nerve as the force to act even when fear overwhelms. The saying frames bravery as both calm resolve and bold impulse in challenging moments.
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Dr. Push
When Money Talks Quote Delves Into Convictions
Detroit Free Press quotes a saying on courage of convictions. It contrasts having opinions with willingness to bet money on them, highlighting the idea that beliefs lose strength without action or stake.
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Detroit Free Press
Dollar Bills Lead All Denominations in Circulation
The United States holds more one dollar bills in circulation than any other denomination the currency system. The one dollar note ranks second by quantity overall.
Ten Commandments Imagined As Bank Deposit Value
A satirical New York prose line suggests converting moral rules into commercial value, imagining that a figure named Ten Commandments would gain greater respect if stored as a bank deposit.
Petite Turn Next in Puck Cartoon Saga
A brief note suggests a developing plot where a man plans to strike Paul after dealing with Peter W for a larger loan, pointing to a continued comic turn in the Puck strip.
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Petite
Peter W
Paul
Puck
Earthly Punishment. The way of the ranagreasoria style
An item from the Kansas City Journal surveys a controversial or satirical take on punishment and moral codes framed as a critique of current reform ideas. The piece reflects journalistic tone of the era with ironic phrasing.
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Ranagreasoria
Kansas City Journal
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