Prooing Of The Old Time Burglar Rooney Interview
William Rooney known as Frenchy discusses a lifetime of burglary from age fourteen to prison. He recalls early training with Red Leary and partners, shifts in crime due to safes and policing, and how reformatories and parole shaped his path. He reflects on motives, profits, and a life spent behind bars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Red” Leary
Chuck” Sullivan
Jim Rice
New York City
Elmira Reformatory
Reformatory
Himira
Lew Warner
Elmira
Sing Sing
Dannemora
A Prison Reform View and Burglary Reflections
The speaker argues for fair treatment of prisoners and modest wages, noting reform has improved conditions. He recalls a past crime method from Elmira and contrasts old-timers with modern burglars, estimating earnings from burglary and asserting crookery does not pay.
Crime Among the Animals
A speculative piece argues animals including bees doves horses and birds show criminal traits. It claims honey and brandy induce instability in bees and asserts regimental horses rebel, with behaviors described as pilfering and attack tendencies. It warns vigilance and separation to prevent theft and notes skulls with narrow retreating foreheads.
Dry Run humor cited by consul in Port of Spain remarks
The piece quotes a Washington official recalling Emerson Taylor a late consul at Port of Spain from Dry Run. It notes his fond Dry Run humor and cites a tale comparing a disgruntled brother consul to a Dry Run housewife who defends the prodigal son and jokes about keeping quiet, contrasting with a twentieth century man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson Taylor
Port of Spain
Washington
Taylor
Erinus
Women’s Ambition Stirring Debate on Equality
A brief exchange highlights differing views on women’s progress toward equality. One speaker asserts women strive for parity with men while another counters that many women aim to advance rather than retreat. The remark framing reflects ongoing social dialogue.
The farmer's creed in 1913 age of progress
A collage of farm wisdom and rural aphorisms on efficiency, honesty, work, and happiness. The passages urge saving time with tools, valuing plain labor, and linking city prosperity to country welfare, ending with hope for better life at home for children.
The Good of Co operative Enterprise and Mutual Aid
C A Waugh of Wood County Ohio extols co operation as neighbors share coal hogs and labor. He notes mutual drainage ditch work and a long running farmers mutual insurance company helping reduce costs. The essay highlights practical cooperative labor exchange as a reliable community practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C A. Waugh
Wood County
Ohio
John Smith
Farmers’ Mutual Insurance
Pays to Spray in Orchard Care
Spraying fruit trees acts as insurance for growers, boosting profits on average despite occasional poor seasons or flawed execution. Proper technique and timing tend to yield greater harvests and higher returns over time.
Regulation of the middleman profits in retail trade
A columnist argues for government regulation of middleman profits and practices. He cites interstate rail regulation and Supreme Court authority, and proposes state empowered controls to guarantee retail profits, curb abuse, enforce cash sales, and punish evasive dealers to ensure fair pricing across flour and produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
Louis ©. Kill
Denver
Level culture for cotton boosts yield and drought resistance
W. C. Crooks of Anderson County Tennessee shares in Farm and Home reports that level planting reduces soil wash and improves drought tolerance. He uses weeder and section harrow to thin to a rapid stand and cross harvest to clean grass and weeds, increasing daily work efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Crooks
Anderson County
Tenn
Clover for Hens Hay Feed Perks
Clover is better than other hay for fowls because it provides eye-making nutriment and coarse fiber to separate grain particles. The fiber aids digestion by enabling gastric juices to circulate through the mass rather than relying on bulk alone.
Tuberculin Testing Urged for Herd Health
Farmers are advised to begin gradual compulsory tuberculin testing with state aid to eradicate tuberculosis from their herds and communities, even if initial resistance exists.
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Frenchy
Rooney
William (“Frenchy”) Rooney
Rmers’ Educational and Co-Operative Union of America
Tennessee
Hanford
Teserit.co
Ella Burroug
Scottsboro, Ala
Lydia EH
The
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Parker
E. F. de Witt & CO
Scottdale
Pennn
Middigton Cp
New Orleans
Metropolitan Bank Trust Co
John
Roy
Our Wat Cer CO
Troy,n.x
Vary
Elle Gom
Atlanta Directory
Glenn Photo Stock Co
Atlanta, Ga
Woodruff
Woodruff Shine Gle Mills
Woodruff Hay Soler
Farquhar Steard
Farquhar Grain Separators
Reeves Gaspee Line
Woodruff Machinery Mfg. Co
Winder, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
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