PESTIFERQUS BUFFALO GNATS TELL OF INTERESTING EXPERIENCES
North Carolina resident John W. Rusk recalls buffalo gnats found in Arkansas on the St Francis river bottom lands. He notes their habit of flying into faces and crawling into mouths nostrils and ears to lay eggs, with larvae damaging membranes and killing stock. Locals used smoke to deter them, including logs set ablaze and smudges attracting wildlife.
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North Carolina
John W. Rusk
Belport
N. C
New York Sun
Arkansas
St. Francis River
St. Francis
DUCK SHOOTING PARADISE NEAR JEANETTE CREEK
A vivid Outing account describes near Jeanette Creek a flooded plain turned lake where paddling is free and waterfowl abound. The scene resembles St Clair Dover Plains with vast rafts of mallards ducks teal and divers, plus thousands of Canada geese and occasional brant or snow geese.
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Jeanette’s Creek
Jewel
St. Clair
Raleigh
Dover Plains
Proposer's Letter Wins Heart in Small Town Tale
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recalls a bashful captain returning from war who proposed by letter and celebrated when the reply arrived. After a merrily chaotic public reaction, including a Newfoundland mishap and a dramatic hotel scene, the town rejoiced in a lively engagement tale.
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Detroit Free Press
Womfin
Ice Cream by the Dish and Local Notices
An assortment of small ads and notices promotes ice cream delivery by the dish or quart citywide. Also advised are windstorm policies from Kinney & Kinney, druggist notes on cascara pills with money-back claim, and cautions to refuse inferior articles.
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Columbus
Kinney & Kinney
Carter
M. C. Dunnington
Starjob Print Co Ad Promises Quality Work
The Star announces fixed prices for all job printing and promises best materials and guaranteed satisfaction. It emphasizes solicited work and dependable service from Starjob Print Co.
Peanut praise and navy bonus in wide era notes
The item cites Judge Christiancy praising American peanuts as a major global commodity second only to bananas, noting world shipments and European use, including zoos. It also reports the battleship Iowa’s official trial, faster speed, and a $200,000 bonus to its builders for exceeding speed targets. A French poodle trend for 14 carat jewel encrusted accessories is mentioned.
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Jan
Christiancy
Pension Office
Washington Star
Paris
London
Italy
Germany
England
Europe
Towa
Massachusetts
Iowa
Cramps
Philadelphia
Great Southern Exposition draws travelers to Nashville
The Great Southern Exposition has sparked nationwide interest and applicants seek the best route to reach Nashville. The Bia Four offers the best through line from the East to Cincinnati via New York Boston Buffalo Cleveland and Columbus and from Detroit Toledo Sandusky to Cincinnati. Direct connections link with the Q C Route and the I N Ry. Full information available on request.
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Nashville
Bia
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Columbus
Detroit
Toledo
Sandusky
Chicago Benton Harbor
Louisville
Hand Fighters in Law and the Aggressive Advocate
Richard D. Doyle argues in Southern Magazine that a sharp fighting spirit helps lawyers win cases and build practice. He contrasts aggressive zeal with deep judgment, noting many successful local lawyers rely on boldness over famed eloquence.
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Richard D. Doyle
Southern Magazine
Erskine
Wirt
Webster
William Winckney
Rufus Choate
Charles O'Connor
United States
Popular Cheap Excursion to Niagara Falls and More
Niagara Falls Toronto and Thousand Islands trip on Tuesday July 20 via Big Four Route. Round trip to Niagara Falls eight dollars with side trips to Toronto and Thousand Islands at modest add ons. Five day return from Niagara Falls and Toronto, eight days from Thousand Islands. Elegant parlor cars and sleeping cars with conductors from the Big Four.
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Niagara Falls
Toronto
Thousand Islands
Big Four
Niagara Fall
Agara
Buffalo
Big Four Ticket
J. 5. Smith
By Marriage Affects Workers in Government Service
A treasury clerk recalls starting as a lumber company general manager in North Carolina hills. In an emergency, he seeks help from a river gang member who says a reliable man named Jeemes Martin would come if he knew he was needed, two and a half miles away. The exchange reflects how marriage did not block employment.
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Treasury
Washington Star
North Carolina
Cap
Jeemes Martin
B Y P U Convention Routes and One Fare Offer
The Big Four Route announces its annual Baptist Young People's Union of America convention in Chattanooga Tennessee from July 15 to 18. The line offers a One Fare Round Trip from all points on its system with through trains to Cincinnati and connections with the L and C and L and O railways. North routes via Cincinnati or Louisville are also available.
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Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Big Four
Cincinnati
Central Union Depot
Louisville
Baptist Rallies Ignite Cuattanooca Home Front
In Cuattanooca Tennessee on July 18 early morning devotional services were held across city churches as part of a statewide event. Additional services were scheduled at Sand later in the day.
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Cuattanooca
Tenn
Electric dentistry promises painless tooth extraction
The Cincinnati Enquirer reports a new electric apparatus for tooth pulling that eliminates pain without nitrous oxide gas. A battery the size of a cigar box powers two handles and forceps. touching the tooth completes the circuit and local anesthesia is produced for a quick, painless extraction.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
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ouher-Journal
Columbus Atorning Stax
Ind
Konney & Turpin
Peanut
Mienaber
Weber
Pierre Shpo
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Eeder
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Dellar Wheel
Reeves Seward Cycle Co
VL Op
Silverman’s
Central—169
Wn Anderson
Boot and Shoe Maker
Ton and
Franklin
Harrison
Hand Fighters IN Law
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Crystal
Fifth Street
Telephone
Bell Harrison
Sanders&Taylor
A. T. Morris
Columbus Star
John Orn
Rogers & Bro
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Funkhouser
6Th and
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Winan
Columb’s
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W. C.roland
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Nour
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