Fight Fly Borne Diseases By Cleanliness And Borax
An editorial urges prevention over swatting to curb house flies and disease. It cites cleanliness rules for homes and municipalities, explains fly life cycles, and notes borax sprayed on manure and waste can stop breeding without harming manure usefulness. It highlights education, community effort, and farm-friendly methods from Virginia and Louisiana experiments.
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Suez
Panama
Tregard
United States Department of Agriculture
al- Mangton Farm
Virginia
New Orleans
Borax and Colemanite Prove Effective Against Typhoid Fly Breeding
Investigators report that 0.62 pounds of borax per eight bushels of manure kills fly eggs and maggots, preventing most breeding. Two ounces per garbage can stop flies, with cautions on plant injury and need for certified manure treatment statements.
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Washington
Paris
Experience as a Teacher
Lemuel Paw questions why many seek trouble, with Ada Paw replying that borrowing trouble is the only risk-free loan some people imagine.
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Lemuel
Paw
Ada Paw
Lynching Follows Assassination Probe at Johnston City
Sheriff appeals for aid after Joseph Strendo a Sicilian mine worker is taken from jail and lynched for the murder of W E Chapman wealthy farmer and wounding his daughter in Johnston City WL. Rioters injure several, forcing Governor Dunne to mobilize militia sending Company H Shelbyville Company F Benton and Company K Cairo from the Fourth regiment to quell the unrest.
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Johnston City
Joseph Strendo
W. E. Chapman
Dunne
Springfield
Shand
Shelbyville
Benton
Cairo
Intercity Shipping Law Scrutiny Hears Great Northern Pacific
Public interest rises as Interstate Commerce Commission hears in San Francisco on June 22 whether Great Northern Pacific Steamship Co operates between Portland Flavel Astoria and San Francisco in violation of the prohibition on railroad control of competing steamship lines. Shippers say ruling could curb competition with Southern Pacific, affecting service for Portland Seattle Spokane and other Northwest points.
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Portland, Ore
Interstate Commerce Commission
San Francisco
Great Northern Pacific Steamship Company
Portland
Flavel-Astoria
Northwest
Inis
Spokane
Washington
Montana
Minnesota
North Dakota
California
Obregon Out of Danger After Arm Loss in Battle
A cablegram from Vera Cruz confirms General Obregon lost his right arm at Leon. He refused to quit the line until victory was assured, despite a doctor warning of possible death without immediate surgery. The cablegram says he is now out of danger.
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Vera Cruz
Galveston
Tex
Obregon
Leon
More Canadians for France Increase in Canadian forces to 150000
The department of militia announced that 35,000 more Canadian soldiers will be sent to France immediately, bringing Canada's total force to 150,000 men.
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France
Niagara Falls
Ont
Department of Militia
Dominion
German Admiralty Denies Baltic Ship Sink Claims
Berlin reports deny an official Petrograd claim that three German ships were sunk in the Baltic. The admiralty confirms only the loss of a collier.
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Berlin
Petrograd
Baltic
Commuter Learns Easy Life Behind Hotel
A passenger shares woes about rotted bulls and pests, lawns not growing, and bugs with a fellow traveler. The punchline reveals the sleeper escapes by living in a hotel, highlighting a dry humor exchange on common troubles.
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Scott
Bookkeepers Behind Ears Joke At New York Tea
War correspondent Alexander Powell jokes at a New York tea about distinguishing English volunteers by “ear marks” with a punchline that bookkeepers instinctively rifle behind their ears when commanded to stand at ease. The anecdote highlights class-coded humor among the Midlands miners and Manchester mill hands.
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Alexander Powell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Mr. Powell
My Big Brother Printer Helps Boss Believe Funerals
A boy touts his big brother who works as a printer and uses a death notice he prints to feign attendance at a ball game. His friend retorts that this may not be bragworthy but proves handy in bending the boss’s belief.
Passing of Poetry Reflects Changing Tastes in St Louis Era
A St Louis clergyman laments that poetry’s charms fade as readers seek reality. The era notes Sassafras tea once believed to aid the conditions behind the mood, a remedy once popular in that season.
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St. Louis
Grape-Nuts Helps Woman Heal Stomach Ailments
A Western town woman shares how wrong food choices caused serious heartburn gas and weight loss. After trying Grape-Nuts her digestion improved and her weight rose from 98 to 116 pounds, restoring strength for daily tasks. The ad promotes Postum Co. products and The Road to Wellville.
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Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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