Army pay raises boost reenlistment and new recruits
The article notes that increased army pay, effective last May, raises private pay from 13 to 16 dollars monthly plus clothes, with second and third enlistments paying 18 and 21 dollars and further raises to include seven enlistments. Corporals and first sergeants gain more, raising first sergeant pay from 25 to 46 dollars monthly. Overall, higher salaries and a 20 percent foreign-duty increase aim to strengthen a demoralized regular army. It also cites earlier notes on corn in Kanasa from Coronado’s 1641-42 expedition and Williston’s finds of charred Indian pueblos in Scott county.
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New York Times
Pigeon Wy
Coronado
Williston
Scott County
Local Clergyman Praises Kidney Pills Testimony
Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas testifies that four years ago lumbago caused great misery and pain. He credits Deans Kidney Pills with removing the trouble after a short time. He states he allows his name to be used to help others with kidney issues. Sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY 60 cents a box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. Gray
Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburs Co
Buffalo
New Anaesthetic by Prof Bier for Limbs
Prof Bier, a South German and successor to the late Prof von Bergmann at Berlin University, has devised a venous transfusion based anaesthetic for limb operations. The method allows surgeons to operate in a bloodless, painless area while the patient remains conscious and unaware of the procedure, enabling dialogue during surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bier
von Bergmann
University of Berlin
New Automobile Trust Formed Under Morgan Guidance
Dispatches from New York report J Pierpont Morgan guiding the formation of a large automobile trust with an initial capitalization of 25 million dollars. The arrangement is pitched as a so called good trust aimed at not troubling the common people who mainly watch automobiles pass by and hope for a ride while avoiding them on occasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
The National Game Highlights and Player Moves
George Paige reports fall strategies from managers Ganzell and Murphy as clubs pursue pitchers and outfield fortifications. Beals Becker joins Boston with Pittsburg consent. Sweeney weighs third base value. Wasner leads NL in extra bases. Gilson improves behind the plate. Mathewson tops strikeout lists while Rocker and Dovey eye rising talent and steady veterans across the leagues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Paige
Charleston
Boston
Beals Becker
Little Rock
Ark
Pittsburg
Reubach
Pat Fisherty
Wasner
Georga Gilson
Pittshore
Poultry experts discuss egg production and breeding standards
The text cites estimates of average hen output around 100 eggs per year with higher figures at Maine and other stations. It notes trap nest records reaching 134 eggs per hen and emphasizes selection in early years, strong producers, and breeding only from hens with proven high egg records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ontario
United States
Canada
Maine
Gowell
Groundhog Extermination and Carbolic Emulsion Recipe
A 19th century note advises trapping groundhogs at burrow mouths or killing them with bisulfide of carbon poured into the burrow. It also shares a carrbolic kerosene emulsion for vermin control and claimed health odor benefits for a hen house, with steps to prepare and use weekly as a spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Palmer
Indiana Farmer
Correspondence Farm Magazine
Buttermilk From Sittin Milk and Fall Pigs Notes
A Purdue expert outlines making superior buttermilk from skim milk by souring and churning, yielding a smooth product with rich flavor. The article also covers winter pig feeding, stressing dry warm housing, varied feeds, and three daily water and feedings to maximize spring market gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sittin
C. F. Hunziker
Purdue University
Ind
Egg counting puzzles by Prof Graham at Guelph
Prof Graham of Ontario Agricultural College at Guelph says it is difficult to obtain an accurate estimate of the average number of eggs laid by a hen each year, citing variability and measurement challenges. The remark highlights the complexities in poultry output studies and the need for consistent data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graham
Ontario Aggricultural College At
Guelph
Swine Market Demands Highlighted by Chicago Expert
J. J. Ferguson of Chicago spoke at the National Association of Expert Swine Judges meeting about market needs for hogs. He noted packers accept all breeds and grades, with prices shifting with lard supply, and emphasized ideal hogs weigh 200 to 250 pounds, should be smooth, well fleshed, and suitable for bacon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Expert
J. J. Ferguson
Chicago
Increase Dairy Yield Through Breeding and Management
Hoard's Dairyman urges farmers to read deeply on dairy business basics, breed better cows, and ditch poor stock. Improve stable conditions with cleaner air, water, and feed. Invest in top heifers. a high quality cow can yield strong returns, with payback when costs are managed and forage is available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoard
One Little Painter Ends the Series in Puck Verse
A playful verse traces the Nine Little Painters down from ten to one, each stanza showing a painter’s fate and ending with the final lone artist who goes to work as the last line declares there was none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puck
Oddball Quips From Early 1900s Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges and street chatter from Punch Philadelphia Ledger Judge New Yorker and other publications. Dialogues touch on aging birthdays hair escapes kleptomania and shipboard misadventures with a dash of satire and whimsy.
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Grouch
Philadelphia
Laphead
Stella
Harper's Bazar
Chicago
Pitts Island
Museum of Art
the Bowery
New Yorker
Philadelphia Ledger
Poe
Memorizing 40,000 Dates JE C Laston Challenger
JE C Laston, a 23 year old, has memorized 40,000 dates of world events since creation. Discovered by accident while training as an army officer, a Zanelg in India directed him to practice. He copied 50 to 100 dates, rewrote them several times, and now recalls dates instantly.
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Bigsbuy
Cleveland Plain Dealer
JE. C. Laston
India
Haydn
Removge the Hat Times and Etiquette Questions
A Wichita Beacon quotation lists occasions to remove a hat with humorous misprints. It cites instances such as mopping the brow, taking a bath, lifting a collection, hair trimming, shampooing, and standing on the head, presented as etiquette guidance with playful errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Beacon
Barbados Cotton Growth Reaches Vast Acreage and Value
The cotton industry in Barbados began in 1403 with 16 acres and has expanded to 6 946 acres. It now yields an estimated value of about $500 000. A recent conference of Barbadoes cotton-growers was held to promote the industry's interests.
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Barbadoes
Barbardoes
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Reward Notice
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease with internal use. The ad offers $100 reward for any case not cured and directs to send for testimonials from F J Camney & Co of Toledo Ohio. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Camney & Co
Laledo
Wake Hall
Horse Meat In Demand Spurs Vienna Slaughterhouses
Municipal authorities in Vienna build new slaughter houses for horses amid rising horseflesh consumption. The brick complex covers 3,300 square yards, with land and buildings costing over $200,000.
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Vienna
THREE CURES OF ECZEMA TOLD IN LETTERS
A woman recounts her brother suffering eczema for three summers and curing himself with Cuticura Ointment. She cites another case from Indiana where her granddaughter cured a child with Cuticura Remedies, and a Mich. reader confirms lasting relief for a little boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Miller
Sarah J. Lusk
Coldwater
Mich
School Teacher Shortage in Germany Widens
The Chicago Record Herald notes widespread teacher shortages in Germany due to low pay. It cites Saxony with many classes of 80 or more pupils and 10 percent above 130. In Prussia, unfilled positions rose from 1,828 in 1901 to 3,049 in 1906, highlighting systemic staffing gaps.
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Germany
German Empire
Saxony
Prussia
Chicago Record Herald
Electric Heart from Stoves in Berlin Heater
Herr Gutzah of Berlin converts a parlor stove into an electric heater using a Trecep ade with a resistance wire or carbon. The system improves air circulation, provides ventilation, and reduces excessive drying. A typical room warms in about an hour with ordinary current use. Large German tile stoves retain heat, keeping costs moderate.
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Herr Gutzah
Berlin
Germany
Water Power Head Achieves Record Seven Mile Tunnel
The Norway factory plans to drive water through a seven mile tunnel from a lake at 3636 feet elevation to power six turbines. Total head reaches 2287 feet, higher than any previous record by seventy two feet. Meanwhile in Germany, weather charts are studied in Hanover and Schleswig Holstein schools to show their agricultural value.
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Norway
Hanover
Schleswig-Holstein
W. Te Douglas
Wissen
W.l.douglas
W. L. Dae
W. L
Prive
Raf Park
Bee Douglas
Spark St
Brockton
Mass
Syrup of Figs and Senna Laxative Promoted by California Fig Co
The Well-Informed favor a simple pleasant liquid laxative valued for gentle yet prompt action. California Fig Syrup Co offers Syrup of Figs with Senna Elixir as the recommended remedy, stating it is wholesome and physician approved. Available from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
California Vig Syrup Co
Silent burdens of women left to suffer daily pains
The passage highlights how many American women bear heavy home duties and hidden health struggles, risking worsening pain and fatigue while withholding pleas for help. It underscores the need for support to relieve daily burdens and improve well being.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Boost for Sick Women
Mrs Ellsworth of Mayville and Mrs Boyd of Beaver Falls report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad cites 30 years of success, lists disorders it claims to help, and invites women to write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham, Lynn, Massachusetts.
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F. Ellsworth
Mayvillé
W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
Lydia BE
Lydia RE. Pinkham
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