Wipe Out Graft Measures Against Bribery Worldwide
A British league on bribery prevention reports 160 prosecutions and 60 convictions since its founding six years ago. It cites international action including Germany Sweden Australia New Zealand and Canada, and notes 1908 act penalties for agents and others, with emphasis on corrupt payments and false documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secret Commissions and Bribery Prevention League
London An
Bowera
League
Germany
Secret Commissions and
Aittle
Ita
Sweden
Commonwealth of Australia
Dominion of
New Zealand
Ippd
South Africa
Canada
States of America
Edward Fry
Hercules
Real Tragedy of the Stage Fraulein Darmer Killed in Swiss Theater
Fraulein Darmer, a beautiful actress, died at the Theater of Varieties in Borne Switzerland after falling through a defective stage trap during the final act of The Pride of the Third Company. She fractured her skull, was moved to her room, a doctor attended, but she died as the curtain fell. The company finished the performance unaware of the tragedy behind the scenes.
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Fraulein Darmer
Theater of Varieties
Borne
Switzerland
Nefthar
Grape Nuts Breakfast Claim From West Virginia Carpenter
A West Virginia carpenter details how switching to Grape Nuts and light breakfast fare improved digestion and work performance. He describes initial doubt, adherence to directions, and sustained benefits after replacing heavy meats with cereals, eggs, and toast as recommended by Postum Co. Read more letters in The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Carpenter
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Kafir and Milo For Silage Findings Across Iowa Conditions
Iowa State College analysis by John M Evward shows Kafer and Milo silage lag behind ordinary corn silage in weight gain and profit under Iowa dryland conditions. Calves fed Kafir silage gained less daily and required higher selling prices to equal profits. Farmers favor traditional corn silage for its palatability, digestibility, and storage advantage, with wide use of silo systems expanding livestock and soil benefits.
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Kansan
W. A. Cowie
Co. M. Vestal
Lowa
Towa
Putting Farm Buildings Where They Belong
Iowa State College guidance on efficient farmstead layout and fall plowing. Emphasizes locating house on a sunny, protected slope away from roads, placing barn downslope, wind direction, and a central square for shop and sheds. Also stresses complete fall plowing to prep soil, manage weeds, and conserve moisture.
First Aid On The Farm From A Sioux City Area
On a farm near Sioux City two years ago a roll call of sick livestock included three Guernsey calves, a Percheron colt, and six Plymouth Rock hens. The author recounts remedies, missteps, and lessons learned, emphasizing keeping a vetted stock, proper dosing, antiseptics, and cleanliness to reduce losses during hot summers.
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Guernsey
Plymouth
Sioux City
High temper and labor talk in old farming notes
The article notes that calm horses handle talk better than loud, warns against frequent talking around kings, and describes farmers solving labor issues by building comfortable homes for married hired men. It highlights fair treatment sustaining married help on farms, praises lawn care, and reports auction results including HH. p. DeKalb prices and Percheron mares selling high at Nevada Town.
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Nevada
Town
How He Turned the Trick
Mrs Mordoca Hammerfest notes her husband in breakfast, fearing illness. Mordy reveals no trouble except confusion over attire and wrappers as he eats. He calmly completes his meal and returns upstairs, while she reports for breakfast in proper clothes the next mornings.
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Regar
Awoke the Hunter Instinct
Gilbert Parker recounts an English gentleman visiting California who, noting plentiful game, journeys by train with gun and ammo. A freight wreck blocks the track near San Bernardino while the train halts for a mountain ascent. The traveler wakes, pockets his weapon, and demands the caboose reveal itself.
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Gilbert Parker
California
San Bernardino
Natinet
Mel
Mal
Cure Offered For Severe Eczema On Hands
Joe Uhl of Omaha recounts a crippling eczema outbreak on hands neck and arms lasting weeks. He tried various remedies with no relief until Cuticure Soap and Ointment, advertised in a newspaper, healed him in five to six weeks and has prevented further trouble. The ad promotes free samples and a 32-page Skin Book from Cuthura Dept. L Boston.
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Douglas St
Omaha
Neb
Joe Uhl
Peatcard
Cuthura
Dept. L
Boston
Our Statesmen by Ambrose Bierce definitions
At a Washington dinner Ambrose Bierce offered political definitions. A conservative is a statesman enamored of existing evils, while a radical would replace them with others.
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Ambrose Bierce
Washington
Mr. Bierce
Ladies Can Wear Shoes After Using Allen's Koot-Hane
An oddly garbled ad-like excerpt mentions Allen's Koot-Hane Anthopite powder and shoe fitting claims, with references to dancing and substitutes. It includes quirky names and a dialogue about sending an ill-tempered dog to the pound, followed by a remark about not sending the husband there.
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Allen
Olmsted
Leskoy
Relative favors and complex love dynamics quoted
A compact reflection notes that relatives perform favors and recipients remember them through time. It adds a provocative line about a woman loving two men in proportion to each man’s capacity to provoke anger.
Woman credits Pinkham remedy for recovery from weakness
Mrs. Alonzo E. Baker of Adrian Michigan describes severe fatigue from female weakness and backache. After reading a testimonial she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and improved after two bottles, continuing for three months. The notice promotes the product as a trusted remedy for women.
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Adrian
Mick
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sol
Alonzo E. Baker
Tecumseh St
Mich
Lydis E. Pinkham
Jysia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Furnished Bond of Amity
Two humorists in a small town quarrel over prominence and mock each other with rhymes. A Good Samaritan intervenes but is attacked by both, who then reform to dwell in amity. Moral: humorists quarrel among themselves yet resent outsiders.
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Sunday Star
Scena
Sahara
Samarhy
Erliielam
Kansas City Star
A Woman's Opinion in a Refined Debate Scene
A brief stage dialogue contrasts a woman seeking references with a maid who claims to have some, yet criticizes that none of her photographs capture her true appearance, implying themes of appearance versus representation.
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England
Australia
Africa
Britain
War Office
Secret Commissions League
Tull
Nario
Wullechtiotte
Coca-Cota Co
Artania, Ga
Bradleys
Folsom
Boston Transcript
Iowa
Iowa State Agricultural College
Kafir and
Milo
Silage
John M. Evward
Iowa State College
H. H. Kildee
Wayne Dinsmore
Cliff
W. Lehmann
J. ©. Thomas
Bittman
Focal
HH. P. DeKalb
Pottawattamia County
Eczema
Hook
Murine Wye Hemedy Co
Chicago
Carter
Daisy Fly Killer
Sarold Somers
DeKald Ave
Brooklyn
Amd
Livat Ruggiete
N. U
Chas
H. Fletcher
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