Seven Steps for School House Sanitation by County Superintendent
County Superintendent O J Ixern of Winnebago county offers seven thrift laden steps for school house upkeep. He urges hiring a strong careful worker to dismantle stove and pipe, two women for cleaning, a painter for woodwork, oil tests on walls, and two farm boys to clear weeds. He suggests buying a new stove, shades, and water pump, and inviting the teacher ahead of time to plan improvements.
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O.J. Ixern
Winnebago County
Free Labor and the Rise of Labor Combinations
A mid nineteenth century discussion contrasts free labor rights with the rise of labor combinations that could control workers. It questions protections for personal contracts and argues for existing laws and officers to defend individual labor rights against collective coercion.
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Inbar
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Pine
Women’s World notes social settlement drive and clubs
The piece chronicles a social settlement effort in Walker's valley by the Minnesota Federation of Women's Clubs led by Mrs Charles A. Perkins. It describes cabin construction, literacy aims, and instruction for residents of 80 families, amid broader updates on Federation work at the State Fair and related feminist and cultural activities across Illinois, New York, and California.
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Teri Fesse Federation of Women’s Clubs
Charles A. Perkins
Knoxville
Tooms
Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs
State Fair Board
Federation State Fair Work
J. M. Underwood
Lake City
Los Angeles
Consumer's League
Caroline M. Severance
Cynthia Westover Alden
New York
International Sunshine Society
Grange and Agriculture Show Mixed Harvest Notes
The article notes a better than expected hay crop, rising wagon horse prices in Chicago, and shifts in farming intensity. It cites Georgia becoming the top peach state and reports on dairy and food law uniformity discussions at a Portland conference. It includes varied agricultural observations from entomology losses to feed trials at Missouri.
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Food and Diary Commissioners
Portland
Oregon
Laugh a Little Snippets from Oddities and Odd Sayings
A collection of humorous fragments and quips from a local page, featuring a mock duel account, rural wisdom on farming, marriage observations, a shop sign gag, and light quips about bachelors, babies, and fashion. The tone is colloquial and jocular.
Worm Killer Endorsed By Satisfied User
J A Montgomery of Paxico Wayne County Missouri reports White's Cream Vermifuge clears worm infestations in children. He notes four worms after two doses and twelve after four, with one twelve inch worm. He praises the medicine for growth and health and lists a 26 cent price at Dr Powell's City drug store.
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A. J. Montgomery
Paxico
Wayne Co
River Water Levels and Damaging High Waters
The Ultica Gazette notes damp conditions favor steamboat men during low water but argues they cannot raise river height when surface depth is 10 to 20 feet below. It states their presence cannot produce even a riffle, yet damage occurs only when water is high.
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Ultica Gazette
Vast Water Volume Flows Down Illinois River Daily
The Beardstown Star cites Jel Briggs estimating water moving past a point daily near 7.6 billion cubic feet and about 56.9 billion gallons through a 1000 foot wide channel at 20 feet depth. Daily tonnage reaches around 286 million tons with hourly surges near 9.9 million tons.
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Illinois River
Jel Briggs
Beardstown Tijuolan Star
New Passenger Agent for Rock Island Lines in West
Leon M. Allen named general passenger agent for Rock Island lines east of the Missouri River. Born in Davenport Iowa in 1860s, educated at the University of Michigan, he joined railway service in 1880 and held roles from clerk to general agent of the passenger department for three cities and Chicago. The article notes expanding Rock Island system toward the west, with miles growing to about 8000 plus over 8100 west of the Missouri.
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Leon M. Allen
Rock Teland
Missouri River
Davenport
University of Michigan
Pac
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Rock Island
Moores
Rocky Island
Missouri
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