Sugar Beet Industry Expected to Boost Ohio Lands and Jobs
Paulding banker C. H. Allen says Ohio sugar beet culture will raise farmland values by about 1.0 billion dollars by year end. He notes investments exceeding 5 million in new beet factories and a regional farm wealth surge of tens of millions, with 5,000 workers moving from cities to fields this year.
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Ohio
C. H. Allen
Paulding, QC
Obio
Indiana
Asp
Michigan
Mr. Allen
Congress
Paulding County
Sugar Beets Boost Soil Fertility and Crop Yields
Truman G. Palmer explains in National Magazine that sugar beets, with deep roots, require a ten to fourteen inch seed bed and weed-free, well-prepared soil. Autumn plowing creates channels and humus, enabling moisture storage and aeration, so subsequent crops access nutrients from deeper soil and farmers increase output without expanding acreage.
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National Magazine
Truman G. Palmer
Europe
America
Mr. Palmer
Willing to Divide in a Gentle Credit Talk
A short dialogue about lending ten dollars tests friendship. Cobble voices reluctance to loan, fearing strain on friendship, while Stone urges a smaller loan of five dollars to ease worry. The exchange highlights frugal trust and social bonds.
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Cobble
Stone
The Fateful Message
A domestic telegram prompt confrontation between a wife and husband about bringing her mother, revealing family tension over an unheeded telegram instruction and the mother’s insistence.
Genuine Benevolence Beyond Station and Status
A fragmented aphorism about true kindness being restless and active rather than tied to class. It suggests genuine benevolence travels with action and movement rather than fixed position.
Modes of Dressing the Hair in Milady's Mirror
A fashion note on hair trends including recoil from extra hair and the rise of natural looks. It discusses marceling frequency, the Psyche knot, helmet form, low coiffures, and the smooth parted style that reveals eyebrows, with emphasis on natural fronts and chignon effects.
Yellow Powder Dominates Paris Fashion as Skin Tone Trend
The article notes a shift from pearl white to yellow powder among French women, striving for a sunlit, healthy complexion. It traces the trend to a beauty who moved away from pear powder and pink rouge after skin refused them, sparking Parisian adoption across opera houses, theaters, and Montmartre.
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France
Swiss
Bois de Boulogne
Montmartre
St. Michelle
Paris
Permanently removing superfluous hair method described
An article advises using depilatories first to remove hair then applying a camphor and hydrogen peroxide lotion daily to kill roots. It warns against rubbing the scalp and suggests a gentle pull to keep roots healthy or a scalp tonic if hair is weak.
Uneven Shoulders Defect and Corrective Exercises
Dressmakers note many girls have uneven shoulders with the right side higher. Suggested fixes include desk sitting posture changes and arm weighted exercises. Also recommended are depressing the higher shoulder repeatedly and rolling back and forth on a soft rug to improve shoulder symmetry.
Removal of Morgan Art Treasures From London to New York
Pearson's Weekly reports the unprecedented relocation of Pierpont Morgan's art treasures valued over £15,000,000. Packing occurs in secure vaults, crates travel by road to Southampton docks in reinforced vans, and armed guards protect slow, careful transport. Watchmen guard holds during voyage to prevent theft risks.
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Pierpont Morgan
London
New York
Southampton Docks
Pearson’s Weekly
Language twist and crime bite butter in Paris tale
An American abroad explains the German use of smoking as a dress code. A Paris burglary story in the London Express notes a thief caught by bite marks on butter revealing his fingerprints, with inspectors using prints to confirm guilt.
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Booth
Paris
London Express
Canton
Bulgarian Threats to Constantinople in 813 Siege
The account recalls the Bulgarian siege of Constantinople in 813 led by Krum. After a ritual start, terms were made amid near-fatal danger to Krum. hostilities waned as he seized subs and captives. Kali later he died of apoplexy, ending pursuit of fuller revenge.
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Constantinople
Krum
Future of the American stage hinges on college men
William A. Brady laments the lack of training for playwrights and theater producers. He notes scarce schooling for production and actors, and warns the future looks grim as seasoned theater professionals fade away. The speaker calls for new talent in writing and staging.
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America
William A. Brady
Hymns Sparks Debate at Notts County Council
At a Notts county council meeting Mr. W. Hoskin moved to delete certain hymn verses used in council schools. He objected to lines about rich and poor and claimed God made them high and lowly and ordered their estate. He also criticized another verse as outdated by decades.
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Notts County Council
W. Hoskin
Mr. Hoskin
Times
London Telegraph
Engagement of Alya Appleton Meyer to Lt. Rodgers
Ex Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Meyer announce the engagement of their daughter Alya Appleton Meyer to Lieutenant Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers U S N The couple was first whispered about at a tea and dance aboard the Mayflower and word spread that the marriage would cap a brilliant Taft era social season Rodgers graduated from the Naval Academy in 1904 and has naval lineage back to Commodore Perry Their Washington home is noted as one of the most attractive in the capital
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Meyer
Alya Appleton Meyer
Christopher Raymond Perry Rodgers
Taft
Miss Meyer
Washington
R Roosevelt
Alys
Russia
Italy
Rodgers
Naval Academy
Navy
Commodore Perry
Miss Cameron
New York
Capital
Dietetics claim diet nears fountain of youth says physician
A noted doctor asserts diet holds the closest key to youth and aging. He urges moderation to prevent fat, avoid alcohol, and tailor meals by age to preserve weight, strength, and vitality from youth through middle age. He notes youth ends around mid twenties for men and late teens for women, and after thirty lesser intake is needed.
Gown Preview for First White House Evening Event
Mrs. Wilson describes a future inaugural gown intended for the White House first evening occasion. The brocade rose pattern features Neht green, a low neckline, and a long train with lace drapery at the neck and skirt fronts. Iridescent beadwork butterflies decorate the neckline sleeves and back.
Paris Plans Fortifications Dismantling To Transform Land
Paris authorities announce an 85 million dollar program to dismantle fortifications, remove walls, fill moats, and lay out broad avenues with sites to be sold for development. The plan expects 65 million from land resale and 20 million from taxes to cover costs.
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Paris
The Man Who Rtole Gioconda to Be Published
A new novel by Gabriele d Annunzio titled The Man Who Rtole Gioconda announces a literary take on the Mona Lisa theft. The piece wonders if artful intuition may aid police in solving the case.
Agnes Wilson Serves as Private Secretary in Wilson Cabinet
Miss Agnes Wilson daughter of William B Wilson secretary of Inbor in the Wilson cabinet has served as her father's private secretary since age sixteen. She has accompanied him to Washington for six years and has become familiar with Inbor questions as he chairs the committee on labor.
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Agnes Wilson
William B. Wilson
Inbor
Wilson
Washington
Committee On Labor
Agents Wanted for Special Accident and Health Policies
Advertisement for agents to sell accident and health policies offering $3,000 death benefit and $15 weekly sickness benefit for $3 yearly. All occupations covered, exclusive territory, large commissions with renewals. National Accident Society promotes permanent income. address 320 Broadway New York.
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National Accident Sociecy
Broadway
New York
Oil Drilling Plans In Philippine Islands And Tokyo Census
Advertisements urge Republican readers to place wants for results. The Philippines group includes Cebu Leyte and Tayabas where lands for drilling are to be selected by a U S government expert. Tokyo Imperial University census shows over 4000 students atheist or agnostic with eight Shinto adherents. A New York coal dealer was jailed for short weights after a cart claimed two tons delivered but lacked 1000 pounds.
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Philippine
Cebu
Leyte
Tayabas
United States
Imperial University
Tokyo
New York
Best Laxative for the Aged Advert
An advertisement touts Dr King's New Life Pills as safe and harmless for older adults, easing the need for laxatives with prompt relief. Priced at 25 cents and recommended by Irvin and Willard.
Faraday and his assistant keep pot stirring all night
Sir Henry Roscoe recounts how Faraday’s uneducated assistant Sergeant Anderson loyally obeyed orders. Anderson watched a pot for chemicals overnight after Faraday left to his rooms and forgot to return, discovering him still stirring the next morning.
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Sir Henry Roscoe
Faraday
Sergeant Anderson
Anderson
Bor Faraday
Message to Women About Vinci Cod Liver Oil
Miss Lea Dumas of Malone New York credits two bottles of Vinci cod liver oil with lifting her from weakness after weeks of run down condition. The ad touts Vinci as a strengthening body-builder with an ironclad guarantee and offers money back if it does not help. Covington druggist Manford Vaaborn endorses the product.
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Lea Dumas
Malone
N. Y
Vinci
Miss Dumas
Manford Vaaborn
Vruggist Covington
Points for Mothers Precaution Against Measles
An advisory urges mothers to treat measles as dangerous and contagious. It warns against letting children mingle, outlines incubation and symptoms, recommends isolation, eye protection, daily boric acid cleansing, hot baths to bring out rash, and a careful diet plus bed rest. It highlights potential complications like bronchial trouble pneumonia and tuberculosis.
Cultivate Good Taste In Girls As They Grow
The article argues that girls should have input on their clothing choices to avoid deep embarrassment and poor self image. It stresses training taste early, balancing simplicity with style, and considering color, design, and individual complexions to prevent sloppy appearances later.
Early Hygiene Habits for Children and Household Care
The piece urges instilling dental, grooming, and hygiene from birth. It stresses mothers or nurses should supply separate towels face cloths and toothbrushes for each child and treat towel maintenance as a learned habit. It notes a mother’s role in organizing towels and face cloths and starting toddlers with basic care tasks.
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Rirs
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Frank
Milady’s
Duke of Coburg-Gotha
Oberhof
New York Tribune
Alys Appleton Meyer
Etter
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