Keeping Boys And Girls On The Farm
The corn belt, spanning twelve states, dominates farming and drives wealth but now faces change as it aims to rear farm youth to stay on farms. Agronomy boosts yields yet requires families to remain tied to rural life rather than city agriculture. The piece cites training from Catchhmon Them Young in August Technical World Magazine.
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Iowa
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Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Michigan
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Ohio
America
Meore
Mark Twan
Conneticus
Corn Belt
Cone
Fastherland
Woven of Linen Garments for Hipless Figures
The article praises linen and batiste combinations sewn by a perfect seamstress. Garments are low necked, knee length, and praised for exquisite finish. Corset cover pantaloon combinations are highlighted as the best for the would be hipless.
Exercise and vitality described in July Physical Culture
An article insists inactivity causes disease and poisons in blood while exercise revives circulation and strength. It claims muscle movement cleanses system and renews life across the body, citing vitality themes and health ideas from the magazine. The text shifts to a sensational aside about a man shooting his wife’s first husband over child custody, and ends with a local note about Miss Ruth Smith returning home from Greensburg after visiting Mrs Ree Deniston at Sardnota.
Dresden engineer patents alarm curtains and portieres
An ingenious burglary defense uses curtains and portieres with conductive threads and metal knobs at intervals. When a window door safe or vault is disturbed the circuit is broken triggering an alarm. If an intruder cuts a wire, the circuit opens and the alarm sounds.
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Dresden
Georgia Tax On Oil For Soda Purposes Proposed
The Georgia legislature proposes a 10 cent tax per gallon of oil derived fruit crop sold in state for soda fountain use. Enormous wheat receipts in Chicago and the southwest push prices down further on the Chicago board.
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Georgia
Missouri Pacific
American Locomotive Company
Consolidated
Chicago
Southwest
Chicago Board of Trade
Herb Skeen Accepts Job as Sluganger in Indianapolis
Herb Skeen has accepted a new position as suloanger at an Indianapolis garage and plans to move to the city immediately.
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Herb Skeen
Suloanger
Indianapolis
If You Resign Who Cares A Self Examination Note
A provocative reflective piece asks the reader to consider whether resignation would affect reelection and asks for brutal self-honesty about personal worth. It urges evaluating how others’ goodwill shaped one’s progress and whether relationships would endure if resignation occurred.
Fairland Beats St. Paul Despite Umpire Call
A lively poem from the Shelbyville Republican celebrates Fairland’s baseball win over St. Paul in wind and rain. It laments an umpire’s disputed decision and urges perseverance, praising Fairland’s early season victory and urging players to stay responsible for future games.
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Fairland
St. Paul
Fairland Graya
Stesie
G. Fairland
Shelbyville Republican
Wise youngster earns praise at Scottish church service
At a Scotland religious service the late Lord Kelvin admires a youngster, described as wise as a young owl, traveling with grandparents. Kelvin praises the behavior at the close, while the veteran quips that Duncan was well prepared before he began.
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Scotland
Lord Kelvin
Birth at Mrs Renwick home yields five infants
Mrs Thomas Renwick of 3301 Newark New Jersey gave birth at home to five children. Four were well formed, two boys and two girls, while the fifth was undeveloped and died within a quarter of an hour. Mrs Renwick is reported to be none the worse for the ordeal and has three other children.
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New York
Thomas Renwick
Newark N.J
Renwick
N. D
Dyer C Zider Enjoys Brighter Day At Home
Dyer C. Zider had a notably better day on Thursday. he recognized family members and appeared brighter overall.
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Dyer C. Zider
Ancient One M Hamelin Targeted in April Fool Prank
Police magistrate M. Hamelin of Paria became the victim of a large April Fools joke starting at his Avenue Henri Martin residence. A convoy of coal carts and hundreds of vehicles filled the day, delivering odd goods while supposed staff roles were mocked. He stayed calm and avoided the police court as the day unfolded.
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M. Hamelin
Paria
Bia
Henri Martin
Vieitora
London Daily News
Parody Poem Satires Village Life Worker Bargains
Brooklyn Life prints Alonzo Rice parody titled Before the Bargain Counter. The verse riffs on Goldsmiths Deserted Village with village teacher characters reacting to bargain prices and a nine ninety eight sale.
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Brooklyn Life
Alonzo Rice
Goldsmith
Emile Elate
Wires Relaying Biased Portrait of Peach Basket Hat Incident
A Philadelphia Ledger critique notes bias in reporting about a woman wearing a hat shaped like a peach basket on a craft. The writer accuses the correspondent of prejudice and argues fuller details of the boat occupants seizing the hat and the fruit cargo were omitted.
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Gever
Philadelphia Ledger
ITS CONSTITUENTS And the challenge of exact language
A Cleveland reader recounts a classroom dialogue on precision in English. A chemistry teacher asks what is in sea water and prompts students to name components. The exchange highlights difficulties in precise statements and ends with the playful guess fish.
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Cleveland
The Safe Course in a Grocery Store Tale
A short humorous retelling from the Christian Guardian describes a clerk and a young housewife. The clerk admits not telling bad eggs but jokes that if he had any to tell he would break it gently.
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Christian Guardian
Rushville Circus Show Delights Crowd. Cast Stays On
Crowd favors Bartine's show in Rushville with plans to remain for more performances. Charlie's veteran friends face disappointment over earlier death rumors. Thursday storm postponed the weekly band concert. it will likely be held tonight. Clarence and Mrs. Smith plan a Shelbyville visit to W. F. Valentine and wife Sunday.
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Rushville
Charlie
Clarence Smith
Wil
W. EF. Valentine and Wife
Shelbyvills
Night on the Campground by Shelbyville News
A fragmented verse describes a rough night camping with chores and fear of a windstorm. Characters complain about soap, bread, oil, ice, and cups while skeeters bite and a tent threatens to blow away. The speaker ends worn and sick, seeking rest.
Tuberculosis Advice and Chicago School Board Debate
An offer to provide free tuberculous examination and consultation from a medical graduate appears in a column, alongside discussion of the Chicago School Board weighing a woman as superintendent, Elia Flagg Young, and board members debating safety and salary. The notice frames health as attainable and stresses self responsibility.
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Chicago School Board
Cooley
Mra
Elia Flagg Young
Chicago Normal School
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