Move to the City Then Return to Farm
Washington May 9 The movement of population from the country to cities has reached its apex says Prof. Wit Hays assistant secretary of agriculture He estimates at least a quarter of the population must remain in farming to feed urban areas and notes that agricultural machinery and new farming methods let fewer people run farms Iowa has reduced population while keeping land in use and the shift from country to city is easier than reverse with centralizing industries and changing rail rates affecting small towns and rural districts.
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Washington
Hays
Prof
Iowa
Baby's Dreadful Eczema Case Leaves Doctors Stymied
An extreme eczema case extended over the entire body with a crusted mouth and skin ulcers. the disease caused bleeding and suppuration as holes formed in the cheeks. Three doctors labored to relieve the agony, but their best efforts failed.
Miraculous Cure with Cuticura Soap Incident
A parent recalls severe infant eczema, with the child covered in crusts and sores. After doctors failed, a friend recommended Cuticura, using Soap Distillate Resolvent. Within ten days improvement began and in ten weeks the child was fully well with smooth skin.
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Hobrath
C. L. Th Company
Rink Alley
Southen
Pedune
Interna Ieee Bedanesie
Ted
Pere Ee
Lyman Elected Secretary of Indiana Trust Company
Lyman, ousted from Consumers' Gas Trust board for refusing to attest a contract selling mains to Citizens' Gas, was elected secretary of the Indiana Trust company Wednesday night. Other officers named include John Frenzel as president, Frederick Fainley as vice-president, James Failey as second vice-president, Frank Martin as treasurer, John E. Casey as auditor, Charles H. Adam as assistant secretary, H. B. Holloway as assistant secretary, and H. I. Frank as trust officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bement Lyman
Consumers’ Gas Trust Board of Divestors
Citizens’ Gas Company
Indiana Trust Company
John ¥. Frenzel
Frederick Fainley
James F. Failey
Frank Martin
John E. Casey
Charles H. Adam
H. B. Holloway
H. I. Frank
Oil Tank Site Hearing Set By Public Safety Board
The Board of Public Safety designated next Tuesday night for a discussion with city officials on the location of the large oil tanks, with a hearing to be granted to oil companies after the conference. Fireman Haward Stiegelmayer of hose company No. 26 resigns, O F Gray is advanced, and Thomas Harmon is appointed to a Regular position in the fire department.
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Board of Public Safety
Haward Stiegelmayer
Hose Company No. 26
O. F. Gray
Thomas Harmon
Police Made Sheriffs Boosts Humane Officiary Roles
John Shine Allen F Smith and Dr Pfaffini humane officers made deputy sheriffs by Sheriff Joe Clay to arrest beyond city limits. Frank Shellhouse and Hugh H Manna Jr offer use of their autos weekly while Chief Robert Metzger donates a bicycle. In April the society caused 62 horses and mules 87 dogs and two cats to be killed and made 15 arrests with fines totaling 15150.
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John Shine
Allen F. Smith
Dr. Pfaffini
Humane
Joe Clay
Frank Shellhouse
Hugh H. Manna, Jr
The
Humane Society
Robert Metzger
Weather travels from the west to the east across the map
The article explains weather movement from west to east, noting storms travel roughly twice the speed of trains. It describes high and low pressure, barometer readings, and how maps of weather systems sweep from the northwest toward New York, with mountains barely slowing their progress.
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Washington
Seattle
Washington, D. C
New York
Chicago
Mississippi Valley
Former waitress a bonanza queen mine in Alaska
Oakland California May 9 Yesterday humble waitress Elizabeth Smith became half owner in a rich Nome gold mine. She worked as a hotel waitress saving to invest with a partner in an Alaska claim. A great strike later transformed her fortunes and she heads to Nome to claim her property.
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Oakland
Cal
Nome
Canadian Pacific Increases Telegraph Operators Wages
Winnipeg May 9 The Canadian Pacific railway grants a 20 percent rise for telegraph operators from the lakes to the coast and reduces operating time by half an hour. The action affects Seccipps MecRae Presa Association and other crews across the route.
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Seccipps-MecRae Presa Association
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canadian Pacific Railway
Sheriff Hodgin Fair to Accused Men in Steunenberg Case
Boise Idaho May 9 Sheriff G L Hodgin who has been in office since January and previously deputy sheriff has been fair and considerate in his treatment of Western Federation officials jailed on charges linked to the murder of former Gov Steunenberg.
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Boise
Idaho
G. L. Hodgin
Western Federation
Steunenberg
Citizens' Gas Plans Stock Campaign To Buy Mains
Prof. J. D. Forrest secretary of Citizens' Gas says a prospectus will be prepared for a stock subscription drive to raise nearly half a million dollars within six months to purchase the mains of Consumers' Gas Trust company.
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J. D. Forrest
Citizens’ Gas Company
Consumers’ Gas Trust Company
Girl Reunites With Mother After 2000 Mile Flight for Love
Bertha Brown left Ottumwa and rich foster parents to join her poor Portland mother Mrs. Nettie Brown. After years of hardship, illness, and fires, the 18 year old traveled 2000 miles to the humble cottage her mother bought. A letter-misstep by the foster family had delayed contact, but Bertha eagerly answered to be with her real mother.
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Ottumwa
Nettie Brown
Brown
Mary Sprague
Portland
Spragues
Compelled to Spend Thousands to Educate Public on Fletcher Signature
Citizens have been required to invest substantial sums to familiarize the public with the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher. The effort is driven by a need to ensure recognition and authenticity amid ongoing confusion and misrepresentation.
Crops May Fail as Frost Hurts Wheat Acreage
Minneapolis dispatch reports three large elevator firms warn frost could wipe out the grain belt crop. Wheat acreage will be far below average with not more than forty percent of the expected seed sown by May 6 to insure yield, threatening a total failure in the region.
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crippa-McRae Presa Association
Minneapolis
Minn
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Blackburn
L. Hodgin
Oregon
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