Alfalfa Exhibit Captures Virginia Farm Trade at Fair
At the fair the Virginia Department shows a vast alfalfa display led by James Bellwood of the Wood farm in Chesterton. The exhibit emphasizes alfalfa’s value for soil, hay, and livestock, with county displays from 45 counties highlighting corn grasses and a wide range of farm products.
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Canaana
Cis
Broad Street
James Bellwood
Lwood
Chester
CGE
Nottoway
Rds
Southside
World Series views hail Marquard as top pitcher
A parade of players and writers praise Rube Marquard for his standout World Series performance. Mathewson Devore Meyers McGraw Cobb Carrigan Fullerton Runyon Bulgar credit Marquard, with Devore's ninth inning catch key to Giants victory over the Red Sox.
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New York
Rube Marquard
Giants
Red Sox
Thlay
United States
Mathewson
Rube" Marquard
Owit
Deory
Babe” Marquard
Gilants
Devore
Cady
Chief Meyers
Marquard
Rube
John J. McGraw
Jake’ Stahl
Boston
Ty Cobb
Detroit Tigers
Sox
Marqua
Damon Runyon
New York American
Boeston
Bozeman Bulgar
Evening World
Arquard
Turkish Army Defeated Again at Tuzi Near Scutari
Montenegrin forces under Crown Prince Danilo crush Turkish positions at Tuzi, after a prior victory on Detchitch Mountain. Turkish retreat toward Scutari continues as Montenegrins capture fort and artillery, the road to Scutari now open. Dispatches from headquarters confirm Montenegro advances and Turkish losses amid Balkan fighting.
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Podgoritza
Montenegro
Scutari
Crown Prince
Danilo
Detechitch
Tuzi
Albania
Nicholas
Detchiteh
Virginia Widow Falls to Death at Cascade Park
Mrs. Mary A Perschke, age twenty, and her five year old son Kenneth were found dead under the falls at Cascade Park New Castle Pennsylvania. They had been missing since Monday and believed to have fallen from the falls with the Semepek Jacete.
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New Castle
Mary A. Perschke
Virnia
Kenneth
Cascade Park
Pickpockets Reported Visible in Local Thefts at State Fair
Police log details multiple thefts linked to pickpockets around town. Joy reports pinched cash from 131 Cedar Street Tobbed of $9. R. B. Campbell lost his pocketbook with 31 and a stolen railway ticket. H. Matthews robbed of open face nickel watch and chain. J Evans reports a stolen timepiece. Additional break in at 313 North Twenty Fourth Street saw silk dress and soap stolen. McCarthy and Walter report bicycle thefts.
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OW. J. Wright
Cedar
Campbell
Wilmington
H. BD. Matthews
Charlie Hone
Brunswick County
H. Evans
West Broad
Taylor
North Twenty-fourth Street
Rabid dog bites Culpeper child in Virginia incident
In Culpeper County Virginia a fine bird dog owned by Ware H Newton suddenly attacked six year old Harold Newton while he played. The dog was killed and its head sent to the Pasteur Institute in Baltimore where tests confirmed rabies. The child was sent to the institute and another child who played with the dog was also sent for treatment.
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R. VA
Ware H. Newton
Baltimore
Teach Household Duties To Girls At An Early Age
An older mother’s guide urges teaching girls practical household skills early. It ranks cooking first, then sewing, sweeping and dusting, and finally bedmaking, noting girls enjoy kitchen play and can turn it into real ability without tiring them.
Millionaire Stafford Dies in Chicago Narcotic Poisoning
Frederick Stafford aged 55 a mining man and oil operator with headquarters in Phoenix Ariz and a residence in Waukegan Ill died in Polyclinic Hospital Chicago from narcotic poisoning. He reportedly took an opiate while talking with his wife in Bridgeport seeking reconciliation after weeks of estrangement.
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Chicago
Special
Frederick Stafford
Phoenix
Ariz
Waukegan
Stafford
Bridgeport, Jr
Rabies Outbreak Tied to Cat Bite In Richmond
Nine African American residents are being treated for rabies in Richmond after a cat bite. Dr Meade Fergusson, state bacteriologist, leads the response as Dr W A Gills investigates a Moore Street case. The cat had recently injured a dog as well.
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Richmond
Meade Fergusson
W. A. Gills
Moore Street
Cat Bite Warning Spurs Health Action and Dog Containment
A fragment reports a cat bite incident leading to state treatment for twenty one days and a lab result confirming rabies. Dr Gills sent the cat's head to Bradgeaton for microscopic analysis. authorities urge dog owners to ward off contagion by tying dogs and reporting aggressive or biting pets promptly.
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Hey
Gills
BradGeaton
Potomac Oyster Ban Challenge to Federal Health Authority
Virginia oyster officials refuse to ban Potomac River oysters, forcing Washington to prove infection or pollution under law. The state would act to prevent sale if typhoid or disease risk is found. Past condemnations in Washington reflected spoilage from long out-of-water storage, not disease. Fish Commission members link this to current hardship for Potomac River tongers.
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Richmond
Virginia
State Fishery Commission
Washington
Potomac
Fish Commission
Potomac River
Virginia farmers urged to push independence and progress
Henry C. Stuart of Russell urged farm families to pursue self reliance over dependence on fortunes, promoting model farming methods and safer livelihoods. T. O. Sandy, in charge of Virginia demonstration work, blamed high living costs on rural depopulation and urban migration.
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Richmond
Virginia
Senate
Henry C. Stuart
Russell
T. O. Sandy
Schoolgirl Oath Signed in Blood Prompts Board Hearing
In Chicago special mothers pleaded with the Board of Education Anti Sorority Committee not to force retraction of pledges by suspended high school girls. Mothers said daughters could not withdraw from Delta Kappa Phi due to life member oaths signed in blood at midnight. The board took the case under advisement as forty other students face suppression of secret societies in high schools.
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Chicago
Board of Education
Richard E. Sloane
Lewis McPherson
Delta Kappa Phi
Presidential campaign jabs and sly lines across papers
A mosaic of early 1900s editorials and quips from Virginia papers noting political digs about Lincoln Ned Parker Wilson Taft Roosevelt and the Bull Moose prospect. The clippings mix humor about hay fever weather and ballots with remarks on trusts and campaign reliability.
Resort Wiped Out at Mountaindale Village Fire
Fire swept Mountaindale a summer resort village on the Ontario and Western Railroad near Monticello New York today destroying property valued at about 75000 dollars. The post office and a store were the only buildings left intact.
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Monticello
N. Y
Mountaindale
Ontario and Western Railroad
Trunk Theft Suspect Held for Grand Jury in Richmond
Norman H Reams thirty two a salesman was held for trial November 4 by Justice Crutchff in Richmond on a charge of stealing from Mrs Nettle Lipscomb of 1 East Main Street. He was arrested at 12 30 this morning while entering Lipscomb's home. Mrs Lipscomb tearfully testified she found the trunk rifled and $10 81 missing after leaving a boarder in the dining room. The evidence though circumstantial was deemed strong by the magistrate.
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Richmond VA
Norman Hreams
Justice Crutchff
Nettle
Lipscomb
East Main Street
Reams
P Hackett
Lipsco
Icomb
Reams Justice Cratchield
Editorial snippets from Virginia papers on politics and trade
A collage of brief excerpts from Virginia newspapers discusses political shifts and personalities, Roosevelt and Taft era debates, and public sentiments. It highlights calls for reform, farmer concerns, and the Canada U S reciprocity trade debate, reflecting regional political discourse.
Solitado Hair Removal Cream Sold by Mfr Co
Solitado is the only perfumed depilatory advertised to remove hair from face neck and arms. It acts instantly wherever applied and is securely packed in a patent wrapper. Sold by Mfr Co at 310 Set Mfr, Co. $3 East 28th St New York.
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Mather
Mfr
East
New York
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