Arizona Senator Matt Smith Career Remembered
Long profile recalls Arizona senator Matt Smith, born in Kentucky in 1862, rising from teacher to lawyer and prosecutor, then Tombstone and Congress from Arizona Territory in 1898. It notes his sharp exchanges with Cannon and Tawney, and a Washington anecdote about dress and cigars. It also lists baseball schedules, April anniversaries, and public notices.
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Arqus Aurelius Smith
Arizona
Hog Hut
Kentucky
Lexington
California
San Francisco
Tombatone
Congress
Territory of
Speaker Cannon
Tawney
Minnesota
Washington
Scott
Matt
Tombstone
The
Arizona Statesman
A Merchant’s Clever Advertising Scheme
A Clover Advertising plan outlined by a merchant who used numbered cards distributed to customers. Recipients return cards with proofs of $6 purchases to earn $5 worth of goods free. The scheme creates mailing lists, free distribution, and word of mouth, with profit hinges on most customers distributing rather than redeeming. he argues cost is about 50 cents per batch rather than $5 per redemption.
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Fara
T. W. Cheney
Board of Ectors
Connecticut
Pris
Massachusetts
Cnld
Charlestown
Cheney
Themerchant
Tie
Hints for Home Trade Advertising Fit Store to Ad
Advertising must match the store and the store must fit the advertising. Experience shows how to attract people. A cheap circular may fail at first but future issues will cover costs. perseverance pays for earlier tries.
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Perings
Goats Used As Brush Exterminators On Farm
A Minnesota correspondent notes goats eat leaves and twigs from numerous plants including cedar briars grapevines and poison plants. They browse rapidly, regrow brush from roots, and can clear heavy brush on forty acres in two years without years of browsing. Their value lies in repeated foliage removal and fleece byproducts.
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Minnesota
Wille
Fragmentary notes on grazing and forage needs
The text describes various weeds entering the diet of grazing stock and argues about the necessity of Wetle grass for optimal fleece growth, noting breeders’ insistence on it and the impact of fibrous forage on animal health.
A Ten Minute Story of Sandy Bancroft in 1898 Spain
Private Andy Bancroft in Santiago Province deserts picket for food, finds a Spanish girl who feeds him, is trapped in a cellar, escapes via a chimney, and captures a Spanish officer. He returns with the prisoner as the watch others wake, earning commendation from Captain.
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Andy Bancroft
United States
Santiago
Ratlers
Sandy
Bunger
Randy
Rive
Hack
Bandy
Jusin Murphy
Sandy Bancroft
Maeve
Sindy
Unclear text on land clearing costs and value
Readable fragments discuss costs and land value before and after clearing. Mentions spring planting, sowing, and browsing effects on land by unspecified method and factors like oaks. Cannot extract concrete figures or locations from the damaged OCR.
Simple hog fencing improvement using burlap and wire
A crude device is described to guide hogs toward a burlap covered hinge area. The setup includes a Kimnadl wack and a crude bottle, with a wire from a cork to direct hogs toward a barbed area. The method claims to create a lasting rutabednge that hogs will use when pushing past the fence.
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Dreeder
Marsh Land Crops and Vegetables for Marshes and Grains
An excerpt from Orange Judd Farmer explains how marsh lands can grow corn potatoes cabbage buckwheat oats rye and clover, with wheat barley oats and rye ranked for best yields. It notes that good grasses mature when marsh soils are properly managed.
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Judd
Untitled Orchard Advice On Seasonal Practices
A fragmented report discusses seasonal orchard care, noting issues like blight, root exudates, and graft health. It emphasizes timely pruning, watering, and avoidance of crowding, advocating early training of young trees and top-down removal strategies for vigor and yield.
Impaction in Sheep and At-Home Remedy Warnings
Dangerous digest issue in sheep requires quick handling. Step by step home remedy using epsom salts, sugar, and water is described, with warnings about risks if not applied correctly.
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Talileipeantila
Epsom
Andy Rotghiyee
Stew
Tiyuls
Allure Wiley
Million-Dollar Fight Against Weeds At Farm Shows
A clumsy report notes large yearly spending on weed control and seed vetting. It cites American farmers resisting weed growth and mentions US spending nearing $400 million annually.
Science notes and oddities from a noisy page
A collection of scattered science notes mentions a chemical commission, an international exposition, vaccination in two volumes, an Italian professor claiming radium in ordinary ore, and the United States fearing nearly 90 000 patents for electric inventions.
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Itaian University
Dow
United States
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Alvan Clarik
United States Military Telegraph Corps
Braskfest
Battle of
Gettysburg
South Carolina
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Mississippi
Virginia
Maryland
Louis T. Beltler
Pennsylvania Commission
Irvine ©. Walker
United Confederate Veterans
Ohio
Harmon
State Forestry Department
Union
B. G. Northrop
Connecticut Board of Education
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
AEROS
Aero Club of America
Wright Brothers
Wrights
United States Army
Smithsonian Institution
Glenn H. Curtins
Rheims
Knox
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
American Frees Association
Philander €. Knox
Central American Republica
Gloru
Cabinet Officral
South America
Dijky Root
Waox
Curneau
San Juan
Ponce
Santo Domingo
Port Au Prince
Guantanamo
Havana
Vera Graz
Key West
Marcus A. Smith
Joan Brushwood
Angora Buck
By J. Sanders Porter
Faemlig
Denper Iewlag
Giare Laird
Wniled
Kaneun Faumur
Chepel
Science Notes
Norway
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