Wealthy Widow Ida Binge Death Sparked Poison Probe
In New York on February 7 a district attorney and coroner opened an inquiry into alleged slow mercurial poisoning of Mrs. Ida Binge, a wealthy widow. Autopsy found heart arteries hardened, Bright's disease, and prior cancer operation. no poison detected. A parrot incident nearby is noted.
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New York
Ida Binge
Schultz
Rudolph A. Witthaus
Witthaus
William T. Bull
Smith
Gluck
Corrigan
No Rice for Pretty Brides at Norwalk Church
Brides at St. Pauls church in Norwalk will not be showered with rice. Rev Schaffels condemned throwing rice at weddings in or outside the church calling it unseemly in the house of God and forbade the practice in the future.
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St. Paul’s Church
Norwalk
Schaffels
House of God
Useful Rock Types for Road Surfaces Cherts and Novaculites
The article explains cherts and novaculites as valuable road materials that often require little crushing. It discusses origin, binding properties, and suitability for light traffic, noting how creek and bank gravels affect road performance and the importance of surface and binder layers.
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Maurice O. Eldridge
Good Roads Magazine
Florence
Care of Plants for Winter Protection
The article advises protecting garden plants during winter, using greenhouse or window plants indoors. It emphasizes avoiding repeated freeze thaw damage, providing fresh air on warm days, watering sparingly, turning pots for even light, and loosening topsoil for root air. Resting plants stay undisturbed, while forced plants may need light fertilizer.
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Garden Magazine
Indoor irrigation system yields high radish and lettuce profits
A New Jersey grower uses a soil and manure layering method to water house plants without wetting leaves. He removes four to five inches of topsoil, applies a four to six inch layer of clear horse manure, and irrigates Boston forcing lettuce beds to keep plants disease free while earning more from a 120 by 20 foot radish lettuce cucumber section than the rest of his farm.
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New Jersey
Boston
Hothouse irrigation method and hyacinth care tips
An article describes a spray irrigation setup using a perforated tin pipe fed by a windmill pump to soak beds without wetting foliage. It also covers hyacinth care in glasses with rain water, charcoal, and light guidance, plus San Jose scale treatment for peach trees and pruning recommendations by A I Quaintance.
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San Jose
Attorney General Ellis Receives Poolroom Information
Columbus Ohio February 7 Attorney General Wade H Ellis obtained official information about pool rooms in Columbus Marietta and Cincinnati This stems from a hearing on requests by Powell Crossle and John G Rogers to file quo warranto actions against Western Union Telegraph Company and other firms for supplying race track news for gambling The hearing continues February 23 and targets Western Union the Interstate News Bureau the Cincinnati Telephone Company and the American Telephone and Telegraph Company The claim alleges Western Union operators worked at race tracks sending news via the Interstate News Bureau which is described as a dummy to clear Western Union officials
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Columbus, C
Wade H. Ellis
Columbus
Marietta
Cincinnati
Powell Crossle
John G. Rogers
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Interstate News Bureau
Cincinnati Telephone Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Portage County Man Starts to Collect Billion Cattle
In Ravenna Ohio on February 7 a Portage County man named John Gilger was arrested after claiming to milk 25 000 cows to reach a billion cattle. He said he would market them to bust a trust and was sent to Massillon asylum after a wild pursuit. The story also notes a jump in US railroad accidents and a local ad for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Ravenna, O
John Gilger
W. J. McMichael
Gilgar
Nelson
Portage County
England
Gilger
Massillon
Camden Family and Church Notices Highlight Local Happenings
Grace Carliner of Lorain visits Camden with Mr and Mrs Howe as Rev. Hemmerly notes horse loss and family illness. Revival meetings start at the church with strong interest. Hemmerly’s mother at Marion sick. Big Four derailment near Gallion causes no injuries. Hemmerly returns home. Miss Maude Howe hosts Philathea class Thursday. ice crop praised. Charles Hill builds a house. Obbits boys also at work. Hinnman visits Oberlin.
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Howe
Grace Carliner
Lorain
Rev. Hemmerly
Hemmerly
Marion
Galion
Henry Sheffield
Jane Tenfant
Oberlin
Maude Howe
Charles Hill
Hinnman
Be Strong in the Face of Hardship Amid War News
The passage urges resilience and action, urging readers to stand up and fight on in God’s name. It notes a blast injuring Cassidy and consols O’Hara, while Wellspring muses on luck and wages lost in the incident.
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Cassidy
O’hara
Train Schedule for Chicago and West from Elyria
B and C lines to Chicago and West depart Elyria daily at 6:48 a m and 4:17 p m except Sundays.
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Elyria
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Tagsale
Harry H. Smith & Co
Ohio
Ellis
State
Washington
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hollister
A. E
Camden
Chicago and
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Lindsay
Hubert Day
Liberty Co Clothing
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