Special Prizes At State Fair Attract Wide Interest
An extensive display of private and public prizes will accompany this year’s State Fair. The State Board of Agriculture lists numerous special classes in horses cattle sheep and goats with cups medals and cash. Several seed houses and breeders contribute prizes. The article also notes efforts to control potato blight with Bordeaux mixture and outlines spraying recommendations and schedules.
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Ufeld
State Board of Agriculture
Board of Agriculture
Perwheron Society of America
Mieconain Horse Breeders’ Association
American Shire Horse Association
Horse Department
Wisconsin
American Shropshire Registry Association
Waisconsin Sheep Breeders’ Association
American Oxford Down Record Association
American Southdown Association
American Hampshire Sheep Association
American Cotswold Registry Association
Wisconsin Lincoln Breeders’ Association
Cheviot Breeders’ Association
American Angora Goat Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Swine Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Poland China Breeders’ Association
Wisconsin Berkabyre Association
American Chosiier ‘White Breeders’ Association
American Holstein Friesian Association
Olds Seed Co
Madison
W. Atlen Burpee & Co
Philadelphia
John Salzer Seed Co
la Crease
Darney Seed and Nursery Co
Yorkton
Farmera
Horticultural Department
Sea Experiment Station
Waupaca
Wausaukee
Spooner
U. A
Real Judges at Wisconsin State Fair
Wisconsin State Fair will be favored with real judges as the Board of Agriculture demands fairness from all award distributors. Inferior exhibits should be ruled out to maintain quality and credibility of results.
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Board of Agriculture
Pumpkin Story Sparks State Fair Glee
The quirky tale of a giant pumpkin travels from local memory to the idea of a state fair. The narrator recalls city folks' reaction and the familiar pies that tie the pumpkin to hometown markets.
Preparing bantams for the State Fair show
A reader asks about getting a trio of bantams ready for the State Fair. Wondering if any special care is needed to prepare the big yearling for the show.
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Wathar
How Speed Mania Was Cured
In cities, speed by motorists endangers pedestrians and children at play. The piece notes high urban death rates from fast traffic, praises Chicago’s rapid reform, and urges moderation by drivers and pedestrians to reduce accidents and fatalities.
Fond du Lac Enforces New Auto Injury Law
Chapter 610 of the 1911 laws was invoked in Fond du Lac to require drivers who injure pedestrians to render aid and reveal name address and car number on request. If the driver is not the owner, both names must be given. A pedestrian was struck but owner and driver could not be learned, leading to a John Doe action and three auto owners brought to court to identify the car owner.
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Chicago
Fond de ‘Lac
Fond du Lac
John Doe
Notice of Primary Election in Wood County Wisconsin
Grand Rapids Wisconsin July 2 1912 A Buckhardt county clerk announces a primary election on September 3 in Wood County Wisconsin to nominate candidates for governor lieutenant governor secretary of state state treasurer attorney general representative in Congress state senator and assembly member plus sheriff county clerk county treasurer clerk of circuit court register of deeds district attorney county surveyor coroner and other offices as required by law voting precincts and wards listed with term dates.
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Clark
Orice
State of
Wisconsin
Wood
Severn
Laws
Villapin
Par Mae of Homiastics
Fifa Gay
Francis 2. McGovern
Thomas Morris
Jamey A. Thear
Andraw Dahl
Ofice
Hainst
L. H. Banverofp
Congress
Congressional Digiriet
Marathon
Portage
Waup
Treasurar
Wm. H. Paters
Ta Cheuy Court
A. B. Bever
Olliae
E. E.amies
Chas. K. Brie
Wan
Corcor UN
Amie
Chas
Cumberland
Grand Hapids
A. Buckhardt
Wood County
Wis
Parlor Surprise Reveals Father and Daughter Conversation
In a curious domestic vignette a father discovers his plump daughter writing in the parlor. He remarks that she has taken a great deal on herself as he enters the room.
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Jacko
Navigable River Fact Cited for Arkansas
In Arkansas the state boasts more miles of navigable rivers than any other state in the Union. The claim highlights Arkansas’s extensive waterway system and its potential for commerce and transport.
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Arkansas
The
Union
Zemo Cures Eczema Claims in a 25 Cent Trial Bottle
An advertisement for Zemo from the E. W. Rose Medicine Co claims the product cures eczema and stops itching. It promotes a 25 cent trial bottle and a one dollar large bottle sold by druggists, with testimonial from R. J. Strauss.
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Zemo
E. W. Rose Medicine Co
St. Louis
R. J. Strauss
United Doctors with Laboratories Promote Bloodless Treatments
The United Doctors with Laboratories in Minneapolis claim a three year record of success in treating stomach liver kidney skin and chronic diseases without operations. They say they are among the first bloodless surgeons in America and urge married women and minors to accompany relatives.
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Northwest
United Doctors
Boston Block
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
United
America
Indies
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Chippewa Falls
Jimmie Ward
FINK
Funny Animal Circus
Lohse & Sterling
Leo Trio
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