Strong Plea For Mourning Doves As Farm Helper
The Fulton Journal argues Mourning doves are key weed destroyers in agriculture. US Agriculture Biological Survey data show doves eat mainly weed seeds, 64 percent, saving farmers time and money by reducing weeds. The plea urges protecting doves, not treating them as game birds, citing large seed consumption figures and potential cost savings.
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Fulton Journal
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Delivering Winter Coal in Freeport
Hard coal is being delivered across Freeport as dealers fill early orders. Wagons move in pairs with one shoveling and one carrying, storing hundreds of tons in cellars against winter demand. Stocks are kept ample with ongoing arrivals, and coke is increasingly used alongside hard coal in gas company deliveries.
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Freeport
Gas Company
Early Coal Buyers Benefit From Timely Purchase
The piece notes buyers who secure coal early gain value and security against winter shortages. It highlights the strain of high prices and the hardship of delays, while delivery activity provides jobs for teams, wagons, and fuel-company workers as demand stays strong into cold weather.
Duke of Abercorn Birthday Record in 68th Year
The Duke of Abercorn born August 24, 1898, is the premier Irish peer and holds peerages in England Ireland and Scotland. He has four Irish titles, two British titles, and seven Scottish titles, with the Hamilton family name and an estate at Baronscourt, Ireland. The Duchess was Lady Mary Curzon, aunt by marriage of the Duchess of Marlborough.
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Duke of Abercorn
Ireland
Earl of Verulam
England
Scotland
Great Britain
Hamilton
Harrow
Oxford
Queen Victoria
Baronscourt
Newton Stewart
Capable Engineer Quick in Judgment
Washington correspondent profiles Warren Sanford Stone chief engineer of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The piece praises Stone and his peers for discipline, skill, and courage, detailing the dangers, quick decisions, and moral resolve required to run high speed trains and protect passengers and crew.
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Allen Veley
Cleveland
New York
Chicago
Cement Shingles The Rage In Roofing Materials
Cement replaces wood in many applications including sidewalks bridges and walls and now roofing shingles gain popularity. Cement shingles are only slightly heavier than slate and cheaper in the end, reinforced with metal skeletons for strength and designed to be virtually everlasting against moisture and weather.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Liver Tonic Benefit Ad
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a pure liver tonic to treat constipation biliousness and indigestion. It promises relief for a tired look and states money back if it fails with prices 50c and 1.00 and availability at druggists.
The Sporting News in The Chicago Record-Herald
The Chicago Record-Herald's sporting section is a national authority with a large staff, delivering telegraphic and local sport news daily. Its Sunday supplement spans four pages with extensive baseball football pacing and more, plus expert articles from nationally known authorities.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Sunday Record-Herald
Record- Herald
Phrasey Recruit Berates Officer In Wartime Rant
In a wartime dispatch from New York Tribune style prose, Corporal Janes Panner mocks officers and hurls muttered insults as a recruit trembles, spits, and collapses in fear, a scene described with censored grit and a stark image of discipline.
Free Wiggle Stick and Wonder-Wax Ad Offer
The Laundry Blue Co of Chicago announces free Wiggle Sticks and Wonder-Wax for washing clothes, offered to every grocer who stocks the goods. If a grocer does not carry them, readers can send the grocer’s name to receive free packages to distribute.
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The
Laundry Blue Co
Chicago
Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar At Drug Stores
Advertises Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar as a non opiate cough remedy that loosens bowels. Claims constipating effects of other cough cures and states product is available at all drug stores.
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Kennedy
Letters Advocate Mrs Pinkham S Efficacy for Women’s Ailments
Two open letters from Mrs Mary Dimmick of Washington, D C, praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Mrs Pinkham's guidance. Dimmick describes severe menstrual related illness and life saving results after following advice, noting operation avoidance. The piece highlights Pinkham's availability by mail and her archive of similar testimonials.
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Mary Dimmick
Washington
Lydia
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Washington, D. C
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
59Th
East Capitol Streets
Whale milk and byproducts offer vast value for mankind
Professor Maller on the Canadian coast reports whale milk equal in nutrition to cow’s milk and rich in medicinal properties similar to cod liver oil. He describes tanning whale inner skins into large leather pieces, edible flesh, a bone powder fertilizer from a mammoth skeleton, and glue from cartilage.
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Maller
London
Digestive Health Ad Cites Amherst Professor Quote
Prof Tyler of Amherst College says a man can live without brains but not without a digestive system. The ad urges daily care of digestion after overeating and promotes Kodol For Dyspepsia as a corrective that digests what you eat, sold by all druggists.
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Prof. Tyler
Amherst College
Tantalite Drill Breaks Diamond Impact Claim
Dr Werner von Bolton spoke to the Electro-Technical association in Berlin about the new metal tantalite. He described its extreme hardness, noting a diamond drill makes no impression on it, suggesting doom for both steel and gold pens.
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Werner von Bolton
Electro- Technical Association
Berlin
Ano
Noted Eviction Rule Mentioned in State Law Context
The source states that a five days' notice is not required for eviction of a cold and promotes Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar as the original laxative syrup. It specifies no opiates and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Kennedy
Clement Authority on Canadian Lands
Statement promotes land as the only safe investment in the country. Claims Canadian lands are best and credits William Clement with making Canada famous in the region. Advertises land buyers to meet him every Tuesday.
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Canada
William Clement
Opportunity of your life in new towns on the railway
A recruitment notice urges readers to seize the chance offered by the Chicago Great Western Railway openings in many lines of business. Write to BE B Magill Mer township department Omaha for full information and a copy of Town Talk.
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Chicago Cireat Western Railway
B. Magill
Mer
Omaha
Very Low Excursion Rates to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo
Lower excursion rates to Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo via the North Western Line will run from all stations from Sept W to 22 inclusive with favorable return limits for Pike's Peak Centennial. For full information apply to Chicago & North Western Railway.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Very Low Rates to Boise City by Northwestern Line
Excursion tickets to Boise City Idaho offered at low fares with favorable return limits from Aug 80 to Sept 1 on account of the national irrigation congress. Apply to agents Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
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Boise City
Idaho
Northwestern
National Irrigation Congress
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Bette
Grand Lodge
Very Low Rates to Toronto Tickets Sept 12 to 15
Low fare offer for travel to Toronto from Sept 12 to 15 with favorable return limits. Offer pertains to I O O F grand lodge and applies via agents Chi b BeG 1A.
Beloit considers swim requirement for graduation
Beloit College may make swimming a graduation prerequisite after tragic drownings and close calls, spurring discussions led by acting President Collie. The plan mirrors the University of Pennsylvania and would fit a gym pool if affordable, alongside added water safety and rescue instruction in courses.
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Beloit Coreys
Beloit College
Collie
Henry D. Smith
Miss Macumber
Dennis Burns
Ora Morey
University of Pennsylvania
Threshing Delayed By Heavy Rain In Everts
Everts notes threshing held up due to downpour as locals Moss and Nix visit, Boyer ships hogs to Chicago, Wessels calls, Scheffner family paints Riverside Park cottage, Miss Ella Dilly returns from Freeport after a week away, and other small items from Aug. 20 correspondents.
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Everts
Will Moss
Wm. Nix
Wmn
Boyer
Chicago
J. Wessels
Freeport
John Scheffner
William
Riverside Park
Ella Dilly
This Date in History Highlights From 1334 to 1904
A compact chronology notes key events: 1334 Battle of Cressy, 1572 St Bartholomew Massacre, 1789 Liberty of the French press decreed, 1814 Washington burned, 1848 Ocean Monarch shipwreck with 170 lives, 1854 Milwaukee fire, 1856 Felix Motts born, 1884 Foochow bombardment, 1904 Liaoyang battle opening.
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Cressy
St. Bartholomew's
Washington
James Redpath
Milwaukee
Felix Motts
Foochow
China
Liaoyang
Pilgrim September cover features Mackinac Island sunset
The September Pilgrim highlights a sunset over Mackinac Island, lauded as the issue’s most beautiful cover. It includes vital youth-life articles like The Work of the Juvenile Court by Judge Murphy, plus illustrated features on the Fast Mail service, college calls, Southern hospitality, and Labor Day history.
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Pike’n Peak
Eugene Parsons
Helen C. Robinson
Wolfram
Beaumanoir
Frank Savile
Elliott Flower
Flower
Carolline Dometts
Walter Carr
Archie G. Allan
William Clark
Kate Upson Clark
Lillian Manley
Jacob Fleming
Dorothy Dixon
Lilian Manley
Pilgrim Publishing CO
Detroit
Mich
Lakes Superior
Michigan
Huron
North Seas
Mackinac Island
Murphy
Fast Mail
Newbro’s Herpicide Praised for Dandruff Cure
Discriminating ladies report Newbro’s Herpicide cleanses the scalp, soothes itching, and prevents hair loss by destroying the dandruff germ. It promises hair growth, adds aristocratic charm, and is sold by druggists with samples available by mail from The Herpicide Co. Detroit, Mich. Special Agent Jos. Emmert.
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Newhbro
Herpicide Co
Dartroll
Mich
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Freeport Cealers
Duke of
Iron Horse
Warren Sanford
Stone
Neer
New York Tribune
Mexico
Memphis
Iowa
Warren Sanford Stone
Prairies
Towa
Rock Island
All the Sporting News
Elemsellf
Janes Panner
Clement
Ont
Journal
the Daily Journal
Anle
Freeport Hdw. Co
Welsn Bros
Hofmann & Buss
Graalmann & Wilenman
Santos
Rio
Burrell Bros
Stephenson St
Fruit Headquarters
F. A. Schulz
Dajoy
Jos. Emmert
Kimball
W. W. Kimball Co
Galena St
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Freeport Building and Loan Association
C.F. Hildreth
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