Growth of Modern Woodmen of America 1883 1905
This article traces the Modern Woodmen of America from its 1883 Illinois charter and 1888 Lyons founding to 1905 expansion. It covers head office moves from Fulton to Rock Island, early officers, first member death, governing structure, jurisdiction changes, reorganization in 1890, and a 1905 membership and insurance tally with emblems, colors, and national officers.
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Freeport
Pioneer Camp
Woodmen of America
Lyons
Clinton County
Iowa
J. C. Root
Lotis G. Blaine
Albert Hilton
Towa
Fulton
Ill
Ilinois
Illinois
Fulton, NL
Mississippi River
Rock Island
Abe Mayer
Davenport
Neighbor Mayer
Mason and Dixon
United States
Centralia
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakota
Nebraska
Michigan
Manitoba
Kansas
Colorado
Cook County
Detroit
Milwaukee
North
South Dakota
Congress
Missouri
St. Louis
Indiana
Ohio
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Washington
Oregon
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
California
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Masschusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Utah
Nevada
Kentucky
Virginia
Arizona
District of Columbia
Tennessee
Texas
Springfield
William A. Northegit
Greenville, Til
H. C. Hedges
Lansing, Mich
Vast Fact Pack From Old World and Far Flung News
A wide array of curios and statistics: Britain’s 1905 coal fatality figures. tobacco quid origins. global wheat needs. wire drawing by Rudolph. paper production ranks. a Rhodesia museum addition. a Saxony boy’s tragedy. regional coal weights. South Africa cold storage plans. US government clerks aged beyond sixty. tulip symbols in Hungary. a 335 ounce Australian gold nugget. a paint ink transfer incident. royal Amritsar gate dispute. law terms origins. Wiltshire cat rescue. Nanaimo gulls eating a boat’s catch. Sir Walter Gilbey’s Essex gallery. blowing wells in Nebraska. Louisiana air currents. Malacca fish catching by canvas screen. Missouri jail potato cooking discovery.
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Belgium
Australia
Great Britain
Ireland
England
Surrey
Rudolph of
Nuremberg
Germany
America
Rhodesia
British South Africa Company
London
Adorf
Saxony
Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Indiana
South Africa
Subcontinent
Hungary
Newbridge
Bendigo
Victoria
Massachusetts
Prince and Princess of Wales
Golden Temple
Amritsh
Punjab
Court of Law
Lords of Justice
Wiltshire
Nanaimo
Wash
Sir Walter Gilbey
Elsenham Hall
Essex
United States Geological Survey
Nebraska
Louisiana
Strait of Malacca
This Date in History Highlights Major Events
A compact list of historical dates notes key events from 1099 siege of Jerusalem to 1905 Norway dissolving union with Sweden and other milestones. It includes coronations, acts, deaths, births, conquests, and notable political milestones across centuries and nations.
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Jerusalem
Robert Bruce
Scotland
Louis XIV
France
Earl of Liverpool
George IV
Richard Henry Lee
Continental Congress
Colonies
John Adams
Luxemburg
Antrim
Ireland
Frederick William IV
Prussia
Hosea Ballou
Washington
Sebastopol
Morgan
Kentucky
President Johnson
Canada
Lancashire
England
Edwin Booth
Muley Hassan
Morocco
Augustin Daly
Norway
Sweden
Family Reunion Honors Quint Richards at Richards Home
A June 2 family reunion at the Erwin Richards home near Eleroy drew about sixty guests. Guests arrived with baskets of food and shared a lawn feast before social games and visiting continued late into the evening. Attending were D. L., Joseph, Levi and their wives, plus their children and grandchildren, with Elizabeth Richards and her children also present.
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Erwin Richards
Eleroy
Quint Richards
South Dakota
D. L
Joseph
Levi
Uunt
Elizabeth Richards
Winslow & Co Offers Goodefitting Shoes for Comfort
Goodefitting shoes from Winslow & Co promise wearer comfort while meeting fashion demands. Soldylw.
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Winslow & Co
Electric Bitters Proven Remedy Across Continents
The passage extols Electric Bitters as a restorative medicine common in India and the U S. It cites S A Brown of Bennettsville South Carolina claiming the product restored his wife to health after long dyspepsia and a sluggish liver. It lists cures for chills fever malaria biliousness back pain kidney and bladder issues. Available with guarantee from Jos Emmert druggist at 50 cents.
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India
S. A. Brown
Bennettsville
S. C
Jos
Emmert
Germ of Love Experiment Turns Real in Town Tale
A doctor duo injects children with a supposed love germ to test its effects. Alice and Dick, both infected, report sensations of romance, leading to comic and awkward consequences. The doctors fear exposure as their scheme unravels.
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Hargrave
Finch
Alice
Nank
Hank
Dr. Finch
Pop
Sumner Childs
Hardy Peaches Varieties Thrive Under Harsh Ohio Climate
In the Wooster experiment station orchard, peach varieties endure extreme wind and erratic weather due to mixed soil and poor drainage. Green and Ballou note a small set of hardy sorts like Greensboro Carman Belle of Georgia Champion Elberta and Gold Drop dominate. Amelia Berta shows promise as a large showy variety ripening around September 10 with acceptable quality and a large pit.
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Ohio
Experiment Station
Wooster
Messrs. Green and Ballou
Greensboro
Carman
Belle of Georgia
Champion
Elberta
Amelia Berta
The Dairyman and Debt Habits Across the Year
The dairyman keeps steady weekly or monthly income and pays as he goes, unlike crop farmers who rely on yearly sales and debt. When crops are sold once a year, debt to merchants grows, leading to large balances and potential mortgages. The speaker notes dairymen hold more bank money due to consistent income and avoids slipping into debt.
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Cc. P. Goodrich
Onion farming expands to vast commercial scale
A writer in American Cultivator notes onions have become a large scale commercial crop with thousands of acres under cultivation. Market fashions vary by region. eastern markets favor small to medium yellow or white onions, while larger onions perform better in the west and south. New York prefers white, the south red. A good crop yields about 500 bushels per acre, though 1,000 to 1,200 bushels are not unusual.
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New York
Corn For Silage Shifts to Flint and Yellow Varieties
A Vermont farmer in American Cultivator notes farmers plant less Sanford corn and more yellow or flint corn for ensilage. Sanford seed yields sour feed unsuitable for cows, while western grown seed fails in short seasons. Flint corn provides less sour, richer feed with lighter handling, but farm labor costs are rising and scarce.
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Sanford
Vermont
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Export
C. W. Hawes
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Mason City
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Mankato
Minn
Truman Plantz
Warsaw
Hil
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Henry N. Dunning
Albany
N. Y
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Seattle
George L. Bowsman
Kingfisher
O. T
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Hagerstown
C. J. Burns
Ishpeming
Mich
G. W. Reilly
Danville
E, EB. Murphy
Leavenworth
Kan
A. N. Bort
Beloit
Wis
R. R. Smith
Bloomfield
Hon
Chas
EB. Whelan
Madison
Thos. H. Duffy
Dubuque
Ralph E. Johnson
Supreme Medical
B. E. Jones
Rock Island, Ill
E. L. Kerns
F. A. Smith
Board of Auditors
E. B. Thomas
Columbus
F. W. Parrott
Clay Center
M. R. Carrier
Lansing
A. L. Reeves
Steelville
L. W. Otto
Crawfordsville
Ind
Dan B. Horne
Dav
T&oh
Evra
Deere
Menmerstip
The
Journal
Simic Be
Chamberlain
F. J. Burdett
Pigno Tunei
Brown & Duidleyers
Puougia
Body and
Brussels
Nottinghams
Cable
May Store
Northwest
Shoe Department
Drug Department
F. A. Schulz
Freeport Gas Light and Coke Co
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