Strange Scenes In Great Western Horse Market
Report from Lathrop describes a vast war horse trade feeding Europe with British army purchases flooding Clinton County. Veterinarians report low death rates amid stampedes and mass burial, while skinning gangs profit from horse hides as markets swell with barns, grain elevators, and shipping pens rising near a vast, restless cattle of equines.
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Europe
Lathrop
Atlantic
Clinton County
Army
Waterloo
Charles Tillman
Eaat Alton
St Louis
Eaat
England
Language Barrier Shapes Hiring Wariness Aboard Kansas Harvest
The Kansas state employment bureau states workers who cannot speak English will not be served. The harvest hand call this year is limited to English speaking men. This policy is framed as a business proposition rather than prejudice, reflecting a profit minded approach to labor.
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Kansas State Employment Bureau
Hog Cholera Prevention and Containment Guidelines
Department of Agriculture guidance emphasizes seasonally linked hog cholera risks and practical steps. Actions include locating hog lots away from streams, restricting visits, quarantining new stock, burning or burying carcasses, confining dogs, using anti cholera serum promptly, and thorough premises disinfection including manure removal, waste burning, sanitizing surfaces, and draining or fencing off waste areas.
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Department of Agriculture
Washington
Lincoln Highway stretches 350 miles in best ever condition
Hogle of the Automobile Club of Philadelphia reports the Philadelphia to Pittsburg Lincoln Highway is in its best continuous state, with only ten miles of rough road. Traffic is heavy and many cars are from foreign states. Detour instructions are given for Coatesville to Parkesburg due to a road end closure.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburg
HE. E. Hogle
Automobile Club of Philadelphia
Lincoln Highway
Hogle
State Highway Department
Lancaster Intelligencer
Coatesville
Parkesburg
Lancaster Pike
Parksburg
Spoofing Him Recruiting Triumph From Carmarthenshire Tale
A tall Carmarthenshire recruit to Kitchener's army boasted of facing Germans. London sent warm wishes, then a royal message praised the Empire. A final telegram urged neutrality revealing a prank by a jokester friend.
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Carmarthenshire
Kitchener
London
George
Wilhelm
Submarine War Study Shows British Trade Resilience
The London Daily Telegraph and Berliner Tageblatt agree the German U boat campaign is a failure. The Manchester Guardian cites six months of data showing 98 British ships sunk in 31 385 sailings and a loss rate of 0.81 percent with 505 officers and men killed, while mercantile profits stay strong and losses are borne by the public. Captain Persius backs these figures as accurate.
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England
London Daily Telegraph
The
Telegraph
Persius
Berliner Tageblatt
Manchester Guardian
Admiralty
British Mercantile Marine
Cleaning Flatiroms With Towelling And Salt
To smooth rusted flatirons rub a heated iron on a rough towelling covered with salt then finish with a clean rough cloth for a polished surface.
Electric Bell on the Farm
A farm home friendly electric bell adapts to housework life. Push button signals summon husband or help from outbuildings, useful in winter. Loud gongs heard far and signals identify granary stable or chicken house. An alarm aids security and retirement privacy.
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Colorado Agricultural Collage
Opportunity Master of human deatinies am I
The text presents a riddle about Fate or Death, invoking Fortune and destiny as inevitable forces. It mentions sweeping across cities and fields, penetrating deserts and seas, and appearing unbidden at every place, guiding mortals toward ambition and conquest while warning doubters of doom. Senator Ingalls.
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Desorta
Senator Ingalls
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Great Western
Walter T. Bradley
S. E. Corner
Ninth and Thompson Streets
Hoffer
Engle
Hummelstown
George P. Hoffer
Palmyra
Gormenly Landis
Palmyra, Pa
B. Cassady
Swatara Quarry
Swatara, Pa
E. M. Hoffer
C. S. Maylfair
Hershey
H.M. Hartz
Insurance and Real Estate
W. Main St
NEW Holland Engines
John Deere
Oliver Gang
Syracuse
Oliver
Missouri
Crown and Thomas
Just
Dempwolf’s
D. B. Martin’s
Hershey Store Co
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