New Iowa Laws Take Effect July Fourth
Des Moines reports a broad set of laws will activate July 4 including the two cent fare act the anti pass measure corporate stock rules primary election uniform fire policy and maternity hospital provisions. The legislature also addresses campaign finance disclosure license and regulation of offices and public utilities among many other statutes with hearings on tax assessments and parole reforms upcoming.
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General Assembly
Secretary of State
Attorney General
Ives
Ae Prue
C. O. D. Hauor
State Executive Council
State House
Benton County
Banner County
Board of Parole
B. W. Garrett
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Two Cent Fare Fight Builds Across States
Railroads and state officials brace for a courtroom clash over the two cent fare bill. Minnesota Nebraska Kansas and Iowa face likely enforcement battles as attorneys general prepare for litigation after the measure's passage.
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Railroads
Chicago
Minnesota
Nilheis
Nebraska
Arkansas
Iowa
Attorney General
Umbrella Lost Sparks Banter About Power at Home
A Washington congressman and his wife, en route from Baltimore, debated the missing umbrella. Mrs. Blank scolds that public affairs rest on a man who cannot even guard a woman's umbrella, a jab noted by Success Macane.
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Mrs. Blank
Baltimore
Washington
Success Macane
Legislature Keeps New York Insurance Law Mostly Intact
Gov. Hughes influenced a decision to avoid radical changes in the New York insurance law. The Equitable Life Assurance Society reports large expense savings and rising dividends, supporting the stance to maintain the existing framework while pursuing continued efficiencies.
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Gov. Hughes
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Equitable
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Thy for the Fish. Upton Sinclair At Socialist Address
Upton Sinclair, addressing Chicago Socialists, condemns charity by the rich as oppressive and futile. He uses a fable about a young lady angler who rubs liniment on a fish’s cut mouth to critique humane pretenses.
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Upton Sinclair
Body of Chicago Socialists
Tramp Denied Booze Smell Interview Ends Quietly
A furtive exchange unfolds at a back door as a sharp faced woman accuses a tramp of liquor odor. He denies possessing alcohol, offers a boastful defense, and vanishes without incident.
Tea Replaces Coffee for Health Said by Maryland Woman
A Salisbury Maryland woman recounts abandoning coffee due to health risks and adopting Postum Food Coffee. She reports quick improvement, regaining 25 pounds, and calling Postum pure and nourishing as a coffee substitute. She urges reading The Road to Wellness and ends with a testimonial of Postum’s benefits.
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Salisbury
Postum
Plega
Wax-press construction steps from Bee Culture correspondent
Describes a wax-press setup with a cleated rack burlap sack and 100 pound capacity. Instructions cover lining the press, placing sacks, boiling comb, fitting materials in corners, assembling the follower and cross-bar, and operating the screw handles to press wax.
Cross Section of Follower and Sacking Process
Instructions describe folding burlap to hang over edges then lifting the sack top to cool. The user instructs to drain a slum sum, replace the sack, and refill as before. Boiling the comb on a four hole stove with lids off, using a tub with two buckets of water, then adding the comb until tub nearly fills. Water and free wax flow from the press, leaving slumgum to press.
Value of a good brood coop through history and tips
The article traces evolving brood coop design from a repurposed barrel tied upright for hens and chicks to modern, weatherproof, ventilated structures. It stresses dry interiors, removable floors for cleaning, easy relocation if no floors are used, roof and walls coated with waterproof material, and a mesh front frame to deter predators while allowing air.
Poultry Diet: Green Cut Bone as Winter Feeds
A Henry Dalton authority argues that mere lime or phosphate content in feed is not enough and that organic form and sun-driven plant processes matter. Green cut bone provides digestible lime, phosphates, and yolk components, supporting shell and interior egg needs, suggesting poultrymen feed more green bone to pullets and cockerels in winter.
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Dalton
Poultry Notes and Beekeeping Tips for Beginners
The article offers practical guidance on poultry care and beekeeping. It advises sunflower seeds for poultry food, cleaning and whitewashing coops, disease prevention, and limiting chicks per brooder. It also covers using skim milk, feeding hogs vs eggs, treating lice, and balancing feeding to avoid over or underfeeding.
Good Feed Rack for Poultry Keeps Feed Clean and Water Safe
A serviceable feeding rack prevents feed waste and water contamination. It uses a crate and base tray with cross supports to prevent warping, a lath crate, and a hinged trap door option. Water or feed can be set under the crate without fear of loss or pollution.
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Orange Judd Farmer
The Doubtful Cockerel In Market Trade Admonition
If there are doubts about a cockerel's breeding, trust the market dealer and sell the bird once it is large enough to become a fryer.
Peanuts as Dairy Cow Feed Urged by Prof Corbett
Professor Corbett of the department of agriculture promotes peas nuts as a dairy cattle food and urges Texas farmers to grow them for this purpose.
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Corbett
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Dean's Kidney Pills Cure Longstanding Kidney Disease
Wm I Walter of Chatsworth Illinois describes years of kidney disease and severe pain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports quicker relief and eventual cure, noting a 40 pound weight loss followed by a return to 200 pounds. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Millburn Co Buffalo NY. Our deeds are fetters that forge ourselves George Eliot.
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Chatsworth
Ills
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
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