Indiana Poultry Exhibit Plans Discussed for 1913
Fanciers Association of Indiana held a semi annual meeting at the state fair grounds with many breeders present. They discussed Purdue exhibit plans for February 3 to 7 1913, and noted schooling on market poultry and eggs and feeding practices. The group plans to display old and young birds separately with sweepstakes ribbons and a larger show space if a new coliseum is built.
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Indianapolis
Fanciers’ Association of Indiana
State Fair Grounds
Purdue
Indiana
Tomlingen Hall
Poultry Association
C. R. Milhouse
W. C. Pierce
A. L. Kummer
Allentown
Chares McClabe
New London
Ernest Cook
Scotch Plains
N. J
John Bradshaw
San Francisco
Cal
R. A. McKinney
McKinley
Co. R. Milhouse
Churchman Avenue
Justices of the Peace Low Howe
Fair Grounds
Dearborn County
Knights of Golden Eagle Elect Officers at Richmond State Convention
At the state convention in Richmond the Knights of the Golden Eagle elected officers including William Cato of Anderson F C Charles M Schaeffer Union City G V Al Rainah Union City G M B J B Conklin Harriavile GO K of B J Goofield Union City G H Durbin Mook Anderson G 8 Gh Kilmer Snyder of marcertin grand Snees James Matehell Union J a ¢ parent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Richmond
William Cato
Anderson
F. C
Charles M. Schaeffer
Union City
G. V
al Rainah
G. M
J. B. Conklin
Harriavile
GO. K
Goofield
Durbin Mook
Irrigation Not New Systematic Use by English-Speaking People
The article traces irrigation in the arid west from Mormon pioneers who settled near Salt Lake City and mastered irrigation after hardship. It notes earlier irrigation by Pueblo, Apache, and other tribes, Spanish missions, and Mexican settlers who adopted canals, ditches, and dam works along the Rio Grande and California coast. It emphasizes centuries of irrigation before modern electric pumps.
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Fiest
East Lake City
Utah
West
Mississippi Valley
Great
Balt Lake
Salt Lake City
Greast West
New Mexico
Arizona
Mesas
Colorado
New
Mexico
Rio Grande
Arkansas River
Pacific Coast
California
Suffragists to Darn Locks at Minneapolis Booth
Minnesota suffragists adopt a march era campaign tactic to dispel stereotypes by offering hose darning at a plate fair. The event promotes voting with the war cry Darn the government, darn the socks and urges men to march to the polls.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Struck Dumb in Pulpit by Port Jefferson Cleric
Port Jefferson reports Rev. Henry B. Elliott, aged 89 and longtime alumnus of New York University and Union Theological Seminary, was struck dumb while occupying the pulpit of his son's church. He has not served as a minister for over seventy years.
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Port Jefferson
L. L
Henry B. Elliott
New York University
Union Theological Seminary
Cuticura Cures Child’s Scalp and Face Eruption
Wathena Kansas mother recounts her child’s severe scalp condition and facial eruptions, likened to pimples, that worsened with scratching. After trying various salves, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment following an ad, noting dramatic improvement in about a month. The family reports a clear complexion now. sample offered. Golfers Grand Army Score noted.
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Wathena
Kan
Baby
W. H. Hughes
Cuticura
Devt. L. Boston
Collective Housekeeping at Brent Garden Village
An English paper reports an experiment in collective housekeeping at Brent Garden village. Dwellings lack a kitchen while meals are prepared in a central hall and can be eaten there or sent home. A four course dinner costs 1 shilling and 6 pence. Servants are supplied from the central hall at about ten cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brent Garden Village
Best Books for Children Listing Classic Titles
A historical list notes Eugene Field’s top ten books for youths under sixteen, highlighting Pilgrim's Progress Robinson Crusoe Anderson's Fairy Tales Grimm's Fairy Tales Scottish Chiefs Black Beauty The Arabian Nights Swiss Family Robinson Little Lord Fauntleroy Tom Brown's School Days for boys and Little Women for girls.
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Eugene Field
Anderson
Lord Fauntleroy
Tom Brown
Kopp's Baby's Friend Co Product Ad
An old advertisement notes a remedy for babies including treatment for dysentery and scabies. It mentions Kopp's Baby's Friend Co of York, Pa offering samples and pricing options 10 25 and 60 cents with direct mail availability.
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Kopp
Me Brmis
Jerome
Ruggists
Baby's Friend Co
York
Paxton Toilet Co Advertises Paxtine at 25 Cents
In Gotham a pharmacist notes a policeman who saves weekly earnings, while another saves more than earned. The Paxtine tablet claim replaces liquid antiseptics for toilet and medicinal use. Paxtine sells for 25 cents a box, or postpaid from The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass.
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Gotham
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Triumph of Machine Building by English Engineers
English engineers have built a newsprint machine capable of producing 650 feet of paper per minute, 176 inches wide, marking a landmark in industrial scale paper manufacture.
Ancient Idea of Dancing and Odd Ad Patter
A fragment from a historical page notes dancing as a religious expression and surveys a riot of 19th century patent medicines and ads. It mentions Carboli salve for itching, Cuba stone imported from Canada, a soothing syrup for children, and a quip about a clinging type of woman and cash. A baseball line hints at performance.
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Fanciera’ Association of Indiana
State Board of Pardons
Walter Green
Henry County
Petit Larceny
Wayne Pemberton
Mount Vernon
Joseph Horckney
Samuel R. Hull
Gibson County
Charles Moore
Warrick County
Clarence Roffing
National Medical Association
Bethel A. M. E
George C. Hall
Chicago Colored Y. M. W. A
J. O. Puryear
Aesculapian Medical Society
H. L. Hummons
Hummons
Hall
Lincoln Hospital
Pythian Temple Hall
W. H. Armistead
Association
J. H. Ward
Qsheries
Nimrods
Tate
Marion County
Washington
Fort Wayne Woolen Mills
H. E. Barnard
Food and Drug Commissioner
National Bakers’ Association
Bakers’ Helper
Knights of Golden Eagle Elect
Alec
the Musicale
Grand Army
Chicago Evening Post
Cole
Cuba
Canada
Mrs. Winstons
Cash
Dean
Ohio
Evan
T. & P. Remedy CO
West 48Th St
New Yorkey
Pensions
FT. Wayne
Chas. H. Fletcher
Napen
Oso
Drewe
J. W. Dinsdale
Chicago
Ill
Alexander EH. Mintie
Cleveland
Agnes V. Swetland
Omaha
Nebr
J. A. McClellan
Buffalo
N.Y
J. W. Allen
St. Louis
C. H. Glidden
Paul
H. D. Benner
Philadelphia
J. A. Boarman
Kansas City
J. J. Mackey
Brooklin
Alway
Castoria
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