Herrick Urges Farmers Union For Cooperation
Former Ambassador Myron T. Herrick told an agricultural conference that lack of organization is the main trouble in American farming. He urged cooperation through cooperative banks and associations, proposing a national banking act amendment and state bank reforms to allow noncapital stock organizations. He stressed agriculture is not declining and favored consolidation of farmers resources to achieve self sufficiency.
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Philadelphia
Myron T. Herrick
United States
France
Herrick
Mr. Herrick
America
Plains
Tidewater
Man pays alimony in porch parcel in Akron
Akron Ohio probation officer Switzer instructed Harry P Hood on the proper method to deliver $5 weekly alimony. Hood attached $4.50 in a small package and left it on the wife’s porch, with the wife urging the remaining 50 cents be paid through formal channels.
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Akron
Akron, CO
Switzer
Harry P. Hood
Hood
Pigs Fed on Snakes Impart Flavorful Pork Claim
Elizabeth New Jersey farmer Elmer Reichard reports that feeding snakes to young black pigs in the woods near Galloping Hill yielded pork with a rich gamy flavor. A New York restaurant traced the shipment and ordered more, prompting Reichard to explore whether roots or the snakes themselves caused the taste.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Elmer Reichard
Galloping Hill
Reichard
Roselle
New York
Barefoot 75 year old Haigler inspired by daily outdoor life
Carlton Oklahoma resident J M Haigler has not worn shoes for 35 years and, at 75, reports no aches or illness. Standing six feet tall and weighing 825 pounds, he remains active and spry, claiming a hearty appetite and lifelong outdoor living. He is the father of five sons who run large cattle herds and expansive land holdings.
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Haigler
Carlton
Okla
J. M. Haigler
Five year old travels solo across country to Hartford
Elmer Gardiner Jr. crossed 3000 miles from Los Angeles to Hartford alone under railroad supervision after his mother died. His father, then exploring an eastern venture, sent funds for maintenance. The boy arrived greeted by his grandmother Mrs. Henry Ammann and told stories of the journey. A tag on his coat read Deliver me to my grandmother at 46 Lenox street Hartford Conn.
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Hartford
Conn
Los Angeles
Elmer Gardiner, Jr
Henry Ammann
Connecticut
Elmer
Springfield
Mass
Lenox Street
Viper Found In Cupboard In Bedford Home
Mrs Ollie Marks startled by a three foot six inch viper coiled on dishes in a china cupboard near Bedford Indiana. Her husband killed the reptile after she screamed for help. High tension scare ended quickly with no injuries.
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Bedford
Ind
Ollie Marks
Canary Birds Spark Hope in Logan County Jail
In Bellefontaine Ohio a gymnasium has been provided in the Logan county jail for prisoner recreation. Sheriff George Smith funded the installation himself and his wife Mrs. Smith placed two canary birds inside to help divert the inmates.
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Bellefontaine, O
Logan County
George Smith
Brain surgery cures twelve children at New York academy
A dozen children ages two to twelve benefited from brain surgery at Polyclinic hospital, reported by Dr. William Sharpe and colleagues. After cysts were removed and hemorrhages addressed, many lost earlier disabilities and began to walk, speak, and move freely. Over 170 surgeries yielded only twelve deaths, due to extreme emaciation or other special causes.
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New York
Academy of Medicine
New York Neurological Society
William Sharpe
Polyclinic Hospital
Bess M. Mensendieck
Alfred S. Taylor
C. Burns Craig
Paris
Dr. Craig
Clock with wooden wheels yields clockwork history
Asheville resident Charles Bolick owns a running clock whose wooden wheels hide a 40 year plus history. The back contains postal rates from 1812 and population figures for North Carolina and the U S. The clock’s age seems well over a century based on its markings. A second note from South Bend reports the 13th child of Clyde and Mrs Kyle born on the 13th, continuing a family pattern.
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Asheville
N. C
Charles Bolick
North Carolina
United States
South Bend
Ind
Clyde Kyle
Mishawaka
Kyle
Tomato potato graft astonishes Marysville grower
George Zellers of Marysville Pennsylvania reports a remarkable plant in his garden that combines tomato and potato. He grafted a tomato shoot onto a potato stalk last spring, yielding mature tomatoes on the upper portion and large potatoes from the root system.
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Marysville
George Zellers
RUNS MOTOR AT 100 IN CALIFORNIA CENTURY
Burlingame California centenarian Daniel McClane aged one hundred learns to drive an automobile. The hardy Scot and California pioneer, celebrated with a joy ride in a car owned by his daughter Mrs D T Ambrose after arriving for his centennial birthday. He recalled steering a sailing ship seventy five years ago.
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Hardy Scot
Burlingame
Cal
Daniel McClane
D. T. Ambrose
McClane
California
Lassen County
How Dry I Am Reveals Whisky Secret at Scotty McClure Home
A Des Moines law raid led by A. H. Day with Night Captain Weaver and two officers failed to find liquor until a piano inspection uncovered twenty one pints of whisky hidden behind the keyboard panel. Scotty McClure, claimed to be a law abiding citizen, maintained innocence. The incident followed a search for booze during a “booze hunting brigade” operation.
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Des Moines
A. H. Day
Scotty
Weaver
Atlanta Bride Wins $300000 In Want Ad Romance
William H. Burden of New York, 76, married Lulu Thomson 28 in Atlanta after a yearslong pursuit begun via a newspaper want ad. He reportedly gave $300,000 cash before the ceremony. The marriage faced opposition from Burden’s Macon family, and the couple planned to live in New York.
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Atlanta
William H. Burden
New York
Lulu Douglas Thomson
Burden
W. 8. Thomson
Leonidas F. Scott
Decatur
Philadelphia
Georgia
Lulu
Mr. Burden
Macon
Miss Thomson
Wireless sickness at sea linked to high voltage signals
Travelers aboard ships report a new illness labeled wireless nausea arising with the spread of wireless telephones. An Aero Club of Pennsylvania member investigated on a coastwise liner and found an extremely high potential in the atmosphere when wireless apparatus induced symptoms.
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Philadelphia
Aero Club of Pennsylvania
Arlington
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UNION
American Press Association
Myron T. Herrice
Barefoot Man
Viper
Lad
Peach Blossom Flour
Wenatchee Milling Co
Wenatchee, Wash
Harrington
Missouri
Leavenworth Mercantile Co
Leavenworth
Seventh Ave
Pike St
Seattle
J. E. Perry, Mer
The
Lamb-Davis Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
Echo
Washington
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