Pecan Culture in the South and Timber Preservation
Growing interest in profitable pecan culture in Mississippi soil with guidance from Professor George L. Clothier. Advice covers site selection, planting, grafting, thinning, crop rotation, and seed quality, plus cautions on fraud and best spacing. Also discusses durable timber treatment for fence posts and timbers, outlining simple on-farm methods and the Office of Wood Preservation’s support to extend timber life.
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South
Mississippi
George L. Clothier
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Houseman
Middle West
Far West
Department of Agriculture
Office of Wood Preservation
Forest Service
Preservation of Fence Posts Study Tests Woods
Government tests on infer t woods demonstrate practical preservation of fence posts under experimental conditions. Researchers report the treated posts resist decay and could extend service life, suggesting potential standards for field use and future industrial adoption.
Right Kind of Farming
Mr J C Hinton a leading Texas fruit and truck man describes a 114 acre farm two miles north of Tyler with 49 acres in fruit and vegetables and 92 in cultivation. He states a rotation plan to grow vegetables and four crops per year on the same land.
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J. C. Hinton
Texas
Tyler
Spanish bull fighter nets two thousand in single performance
A Spanish bull fighter reportedly earns about $2000 for each performance. The figure highlights the high payout for top matadors in major venues.
One Day Cold Cure Touted by Grove Ad
A vintage ad touts Bromo Quinine as the laxative and cold remedy known worldwide. It highlights a claim of curing a cold in one day and mentions the signature of E. W. Grove, branding the product as used globally for cold relief.
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E. W. Grove
Overwork and crowding blamed for high city death rate
Woods Hutchinson argues in Harper's Magazine that overwork and overcrowding drive the mortality gap between laboring classes and others. He notes census data from 1900 showing laborers dying at 20.2 per thousand, far above merchants, clerical workers, and farmers, and cites hospital recoveries from rest and good nutrition as proof of the problem.
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United States
Woods Hutchinson
Harper's Magazine
Found a Way To Be Clear of the Coffee Troubles
A couple detailing their coffee health crisis describe how quitting coffee and starting Postum cured their illness. The wife notes weight gain and improved energy after switching, while the husband’s stomach and kidneys recovered. They credit Postum for easing headaches and clearing his skin, and some acquaintances show interest after learning the beverage is not coffee.
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Husband
Second Trial of Harry Thaw Opens in New York Court
The second trial of Harry K Thaw began in New York before Justice Victor Dowling with an insanity plea admitted for the killing of Stanford White. Crowds gathered outside while a 50 police detail kept order as jurors were preliminarily selected and procedures outlined amid careful crowd control. The article traces the case chronology from 1900 to 1907, noting Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and White’s affair, Thaw’s 1906 murder, and last year’s prior trial ending in a hung jury.
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Harry K. Thaw
New York
Victor Dowling
State Supreme Court
Stanford White
Evelyn Thaw
Court House
Criminal Courts
Harry Thaw
Bride of Sighs
Justice Dowling
Talesmen
Jerome
Martin W. Littleton
Evelyn Nesbit
Mother
Evelyn
Broadway Magazine
Floradora’ Company
Geisha” Company
White
Madison Square Tower
Wild Rose” Company
Europe
Thaw
Pittsburg
Madison Square Garden
Cafe Martin
Peruna Endorsement Declares Cure for Catarrh
Mc Annie of Main St Cota Ohio asserts Peruna cured her year long head and throat catarrh restoring health in a month and endorses Peruna tablets as the solid medicine alternative. She notes prior headaches digestive upset and poor remedies. Also mentions free Peruna Almanac for 1908 and a laxative product Manalin. Senator-elect Jeff Davis preferred being called by his first name by rural constituents. Lions and tigers lack power to run more than a half mile.
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Annie Pene
Main St
Cota
Ohio
Bering
Jeff Davis
Arkandis
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments and Hall’s Cure
Mercury containing ointments for catarrh are warned against as they damage the senses and mucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo contains no mercury and is taken internally. Buy only the genuine Toledo product. testimonials free. Bold by Druggista. price 75 cents per bottle. Take Hall’s and Half a Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Quotation Meaning Sparks Banter in Witty Exchange
Dumley asks what the line Sic transit gloria mundi means and Wiggins replies with a quip about the first two words sounding related to an ambulance, reflecting a humorous newsroom moment in the Philadelphia Press.
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Dumley
Wiggins
Philadelphia Press
Woman Discusses Planned Marriage to Older Man
Courier Journal notes a daughter declaring plans to marry a much older man, acknowledging his age and lack of affection from her mother. The exchange highlights family tension as the daughter seeks approval for marriage despite parental concerns.
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Courier-Journal
Why Sloan's Liniment and Veterinary Remedies Are Best
Sloan's Liniment and Veterinary Remedies are promoted as the safest and most practical market option. DF Earl S Sloan, son of a veterinary surgeon, draws on twenty years of practice with horses and animal diseases. He offers a free booklet, Sloan's Treatise on the Horse, by writing to Dr Hart S Sloan in Boston.
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Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Hart S. Sloan
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
Electric light gentry cited in Baltimore urban note
In the Baltimore American a fragment notes a man claiming to be an electrician who handled the city’s electric light wires. The snippet contrasts the claim with remarks about gentility and restrained skepticism, set among unrelated ads and notices.
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Baltimore
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