Economic relations of birds to Illinois farming
The paper outlines how birds aid crops by eating insect pests, mice, and weed seeds, noting the Illinois Bureau of Biological Survey findings and Dr. Forbes studies. It warns against killing birds and urges farmers to protect and shelter birds, highlighting species roles and the impact of house cats on bird populations. The author cites Thomas L. Hawkins.
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Balin Rae
Ilinois
State Laboratory of Natural History
S. A. Forbes
Iinois
Bureau of Biological Survey
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Bureau of Logical Sus
Illinois
Court of Science
Thomas L. Hawkins
Wealth and envy echo in a world of longing and duty
A collection of reflections on happiness and money contrasts rich and poor, noting universal desires for ease and youth, while warning against overemphasis on wealth. It cites social attitudes, a donkey analogy, and asks whether wealth truly equates to happiness. It also mentions a campaign against game bird sales and a Illinois teachers reading advisory.
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Frank L. Stanton
Peoria Journal
Wild Life Protective Association of
New York
National Association of Audubon S
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Mississippi Salley
Hneland
Charrituck Sound
North Carolina
Gospel of Peace Unfurled as Furrows Battle Bread
A fragmentary verse piece contrasts the fields of harvest with war, praising labor and bread over swords and glory. It evokes hilltop ideals, blossoms and prosperity seen at the end of the furrow, stressing bread as the true battle.
Lincoln appointments shocking says Eliot at Harvard
President Emeritus Charles W. Eliot of Harvard deplores Lincoln era civil service, claiming 1861 appointments were shocking and ran by politics, with incompetent men in office. He notes public moral standards then were low and cites Cameron’s quick downfall as example.
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Charles W. Eliot
Harvard University
Lincoln
Elliott
Massachusetts Federation of Women's Clubs
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Politica
Cameron
Wireless for Army Posts In West Plans
War department plans call for wireless communication between army posts in the West. Washington orders the discontinuation of commercial telegraph lines for government business among Omaha Fort Leavenworth and Fort Riley. Stations are to be installed at Cheyenne Denver and other key posts.
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War Department
Washington
Department of the Missousii
Omaha
Fort Leavenworth
Fort Riley
Kans
Cheyenne
Denver
Scott's Emulsion Ad Promotes Honest Trade Practices
An excerpt from a Philadelphia Public Ledger piece extols fair dealing in commerce. It argues the average man seeks honest profits, fair treatment for workers, and peaceful community relations without predatory competition.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Better Element in Society, From Rock Island Argus and Globe
A discussion on who qualifies as the better element, praising citizens who vote, practice virtue, and earn respect. It contrasts social class with moral worth, quoting Beechers on cleanliness and yellow fever as moral issues, urging humble good citizens to act rightly.
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St Laus Republic
Everrooa
Moon Shore
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