Water and irrigation shaping the arid West's future
The article argues that the arid West depends on river water for settlement and prosperity. It emphasizes controlling and distributing water from the Missouri, Columbia, and Colorado basins, building reservoirs, and creating institutions to manage interstate rights and development. The piece warns that greed or ignorance could lead to conflict if policies fail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New York
Ignrance
Missouri
Columbia
Colorado
Mississippi
Pacific
Gulf of California
Mountain People of Appalachia A Local Portrait
The southern Appalachian people number about 2,000,000 and descend from Scotch Irish French Huguenots English and Germans. They have lived in the mountains since long before the revolution and love their homes while mingling little with the outside world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appalachian Mountains
N. Y. Sun
The Girl Who Keeps Cool
A portrait of a girl who stays calm in heat and avoids fussing about weather. She avoids soda, town errands at noon, and excess idle tasks, choosing light dress and cool fruit to stay cool in spirit and body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Foley's Kidney Cure Promoted Against Fatal Disease
Foley's Kidney Cure urged as a sure medicine to treat Brights disease and diabetes warning of high death rates from delaying treatment. The ad stresses early symptoms and urges readers to act promptly to avoid fatal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Carly
Haa
Mouseworth Bros
Pippinger Eligible as Trustee After Appointment
Auditor Berkey cites Attorney General Taylor stating a trustee appointed to fill an unexpired term is eligible for election. Section 92 of the state constitution supports eligibility in such conditions. The question concerns Jacob B. Pippinger of Locke Township, appointed to succeed Henry S. Larber who resigned after moving from the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkey
W. L. Taylor
Jacob B. Pippinger
Locke
Henry S. Larber
Lock
Township
De Witt's Little Marty Risers Promote Quick Relief
An old advertisement endorses De Witt's Little Marty Risers from House Worth Bros claiming swift GI tract comfort and general well being through historic patent remedies.
Evansville Considers Bee Nuisance Ordinance
City council weighs a proposal to ban beehives within Evansville limits as seventy five residents keep colonies producing about $10,000 in honey yearly, prompting hive relocation outside the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Kodo Dispepsia Cure Promoted in India and America
An advertisement notes famine deaths in India due to lack of food and parallel suffering in America from indigestion. It claims Kodo Dispepsia Cure digests food and offers instant relief and radical cure for stomach troubles. House
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Drug
Diamond Drug CO
W. Way
N.Y
India
America
Land of Plenty
Houseworth Bros
Death reported of Henry Youtsey in Georgetown jail
Second defendant in the Coebel murder case dies in Georgetown Kentucky jail. Naval board members dispute over a foundation on test programs and new courtesy measures referenced in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enry E. Youtsey
Coebel
Georgetown
Naval Board
Fonstpuciinn
Tew Coursery
Best Way to Cure Backache
A claim that backaches stem from kidney disorder and that Foley's Kidney Cure will restore kidney function. Houseworth Bros. promotes the remedy as the solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Houseworth Bros
Thieves Reveal Bold Theft at Helena Cyanade Plant
In Helena on August 27 thieves stole about 5000 dollars in gold from the Jay Gould cyanade plant assay office. The gold in a retort had just left the furnace and was a two weeks’ clean-up by R. A. Harsh's cyanade mill. No clues have been found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
R. A. Harsh
No appetite? Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Ad
Scribed as a therapeutic prompt urging use of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to restore appetite. The fragment mentions Thomas' drug store and a man named Solomon Bates jailed in Alabama, Ohio with a claim of past homicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas’ Drug Store
Dr. Caldwell
Divorce suit filed by Wm Thess involving Westfall couple
Attorney William Thess files for divorce. Frederick Westfall is plaintiff and Manda Westfall is defendant on grounds of abandonment. The couple wed in 1896 and separated on September 7, 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. Thess
Frederick Westfall
Manda Westfall
Slay Women and Children in Aboriginal Outbreak in Australia
An Australian outbreak of violence among Aboriginal groups kills five women and children in Breelong and five more in a separate location. The Mawbry family is attacked by two natives Governor and Underwood. Survivors include Grace and Hilda Mawbry, niece Elsie Clark, schoolteacher Miss Herse, and three boys Percy 18 George 12 Albert 9. Other victims include Alexander McKay and wife, Mrs O'Brien and child, and Erin Fitzpatrick. Police recover horses as attackers flee toward Queensland.
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San Francisco
Cal
Neway
Sydney
Breelong
New South Wales
Mawbbry
Underwood
Mawbry
Mawblery
Grace
Hilda
Elsie Clark
Herse
Percy
George
Albert
Queensland
Alexander McKay
Guoing
O’brien
Meruwa
Erin Fitzpatrick
Mudgee
Lightning Strikes Launch Injuring Crew At River
A bolt hit the gasoline launch Lillian during a river trip injuring seven and leaving one man unconscious at the wheel Hugh Patton. Thomas White Micholaus Schauster and Alva A Meyers were badly burned while seven others were stunned. In Omaha an alleged anarchist Williams Williams was arrested but released after police found the threat unreliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
William J. Bryan
William M. Williams
Williams
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Promises Quick Relief
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Fast Hiss a powder. It relieves painful, smarting corns bunions and ingrown nails by easing sting. It stops sweating and calous feet and makes new shoes feel comfortable. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for stamps. Trial package free. Allen & Olmsted LeRay NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Aidzress, Allen &, Olmsted
LeRay
Ballyhoo Bey Wins Rich Futurity at Sheepshead Bay
New York August 27 Ballyhoo Bey ridden by an English jockey and trained by a former owner wins the Futurity at Sheepshead Bay worth 2080 dollars gross. The owner William C Whitney is away at sea and no one else connected to the colt’s management is present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
England
William C. Whitney
Ballyhoo Bey
Sheepshead Bay
Runners Up in Colombia Rebel Stand Near Carthagena
Kingston reports from Colon Colombia that fighting continues near Carthagena as rebels press for a voice in government under the new conservative regime. Local chatter mentions druggists and remedies as commonplace topics amid the turmoil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Colon
Colombia
Carthagena
New Discovery for Blood Poisoning and Cures
DR C D WARNER S COMPOUND OF SEVEN CURES touted as a great cancer remedy and healer of skin and blood diseases from contact hereditary causes. The Second Battalion First United States Infantry departed Leavenworth for San Francisco en route to the Orient. A testimonial from C W Lenhart Bowling Green Ohio praises Dean s Ointment for a leg sore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D- Warner
China
Leavenworth, Kas
United States Infantry
Cuba
Fort Leavenworth
San Francisco
Orient
Dean
C. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Ohio
Symbols of Success and the Health Comeback
A faded portrait and empty chair symbolize success while warning signs of disease are ignored. The piece promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for stomach digestion and blood health, citing patient testimonials from Independence Missouri and urging use of Pleasant Pellets to stimulate a sluggish liver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doctor Pierce
Mr. Ve
Independence
Jackson Co
Gollen
Dr. Pierce
Record Ride Aimed By Miss Jane Yatman From New York
Miss Jane C Yatman starts from New York City hall at 4 30 Sunday aiming for a record breaking ride to Chicago She plans to cover 1 36 miles in nine days at 15 miles daily The Century Road Club of America will supply pace along the route Chicago riders meet at LaPorte prior to arrival potential record for women context includes last year’s seven centuries and prior women’s record details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane C. Yatmen
New York City
New York
Chicago
Elkhart
Yatman
Century Road Club
Oentury Road Club of America
Miss Yatman
LaPorte
Grain-O praised by reader in Goshen letter
A reader from Goshen, Illinois writes to Genesee Pure Food Co praising Grain-O after trying it as a coffee substitute. The letter claims Grain-O outdoes their usual brews and contrasts it with prior products from Lee bastdava and Muche car family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goshen
Ill
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
Lee Bastdava
A. Qo, Jackson
M. D
Death of Judge J. B. Cotton Prominent Whitley Resident
Judge J B Cotton a former Whitley County leader died at his Kansas City home on August 12 at age ninety nine or seventy nine according to obituary notes He served in the state legislature and held county offices including auditor and treasurer He lived in Whitley County from 1842 to 1872 The storm damage in Pulaski County wrecked farm property with downed trees and leveled hay stacks John Morin's barn struck by lightning causing a four thousand dollar wheat crop loss
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Cotton
Whitley County
Kansas City
That County
Pulask County
Joohn Mornis
Great Discovery for Cancer Praised by Doctor Warner
Dr C D Warner writes from Windsor Ontario praising a seven cure compound as a cancer cure and blood purifier. He reports rapid, manifest effects and strong satisfaction. Cromwell man sells seventeen acres of clay land to Syracuse Cement company for cement production shipping clay to Syracuse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor, Ont
C. D. Warner
Jas
Cummings
Cromwell
Syracuse Cement Company
Syracuse
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Avidire
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Ainjle
Sinc
Sierra Nevada
Desni Forrents
Simons
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Caebloania
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