Farmers Institute Meeting Concludes Series at Barstow
The Rock Island County Farmers Institute met at Barstow February 17 featuring devotions by Rev. E. E. Meacham and an address by Fred Osborne. Eli Corbin discussed fruit production and marketing at the Springfield state institute and officials noted improvements in county programs, with reports from delegates and a thriving turnout despite weather.
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South Rock Island
Corbin
Hampton Township
Yhese
Morison
Messrso ID
Caldwell
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S W Heath
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District Institute
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Lyford
Jaine
Institute
Barstow
Arances
Vy Duedd
E + rompten
Crampton
Lvford
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Fountaine
Herthy
Farmers’ Institute of Rock
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W. H. Howells
Howells
Ivy Kenda
State Institute
Champaign
Illinois
Farmers’ Institute
State Board of Agriculture
Reynolds Press
Milan News
Rock Island Union
Rock Island Argus
Pi Disvatcn
Port
Sweeney & Walker
State OF Illinois
Rock Island County
Ferdinand Davis
Peter N. Whetsal
Court House
Rock Island
Ilil
Moline
Pitts, Gilbert
Pitts
A. D. Elwin E Parmenter
Rock Island Coutg
Compit
A Heap a" Troupte in West Virginia Cabin Tale
A Detroit Free Press story describes a New York party visiting a remote West Virginia valley. They endure a night in two-room cabins and, upon washing, face an amused, curious family audience who mock their routine. The scene ends with an earnest but playful exchange about daily chores.
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Weat
Virginia
Detroit Free Press
Trap Shooting Grows in Crewe With Crow Targets
The Baltimore Sun notes Crewe Kent county residents enjoy a rare trap shooting season using crows as targets. A Chesterville match offered turkeys as prizes, while shooters lure birds from roosting trees with lantern light, capturing them after the birds scatter in panic.
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Kent County
Chesterville
Rows
Nanny
Baltimore Sun
Drugs in Household Use Oversight and Privilege
The piece discusses restrictions on selling drugs and chemicals without a doctor's prescription. It notes many household items are poisonous yet still essential, arguing that requiring prescriptions for all would be absurd and costly. It contends injuries from ordinary amounts are rare, and the public will resist overrestrictive controls.
Cambridge undergraduates scoff at venerable scholar
A Cambridge college head rebukes flippant talk by undergraduates who mock a venerable figure praised as one of the era’s deepest scholars. A fellow student defends, remarking he may be the driest in antiquity.
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Cambridge
Palmist de Palkowska Draws New York Society
A young Polish noblewoman Mlle Cleo Marie de Palkowska, aged 23, captivates New York society with palmistry readings at afternoon receptions. Her background includes a Polish general father and a marshal grandfather, and she has quickly entered exclusive homes after arriving three months ago.
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Cleo Marie de Palkowska
New York
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de Palkowska
Milo. de Palkowska
Richard Lounsbery
East Thirty-fifth Street
Milo
Marie
Mrs. Lounsbery
Mademoiselle
Palma
Mile
New York Herald
Woredom Among Burmese Women in Trade and Daily Life
A fragment describing Burmese women as egalitarian in business, contrasted with regional norms. It notes women often run booths, bargain with buyers, and participate in paddy harvest trade, with vivid, colorful image of a young married seller in traditional dress selling goods daily.
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China
India
Orienta
Bly
Doug
The Modern Woman and Her Unbounded Will
Florence Hull Winterburn critiques the modern woman who seeks every new prerogative while overloading her nerves with duties. She argues women must reserve time for own special tasks and avoid forcing altruism beyond practical bounds. The essay warns that unchecked ambition risks eroding effort and balance within society.
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Florence Hull Winterburn
The Business Girl and Her Employer in The Ladies' Home Journal
Ruth Ashmore argues that employees must maintain professional conduct during office hours. She warns against social reciprocation with employers and urges focus on work, polite demeanor, and avoiding confidences or personal gifts. She notes some men may exploit sympathy but emphasizes workers are hired to work, not to indulge emotions.
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Ruth Ashmore
Ladies’ Home Journal
Memorial for Nancy Hanks Grave Proposed by Nellie G. Robinson
Nellie G. Robinson of New York and Washington leads a movement to erect a national memorial over Nancy Hanks Lincoln’s grave in Spencer County Indiana near Lincolns Ogly. She aims to secure a $10,000 appropriation and gathers support from figures including Benator Fairbanks and Condresemyn Zopor of Indiana.
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Lincoln
Nellie G. Robinson
New York
Washington
Robinson
Spencer County
Lincolns Ogly
Ind
Jancel Guy
Washippton Post
Fashion Fabrics and Threadwork in New York Style
A New York cutter describes early spring fabrics including mou line nutte mouline silk, satin striped poplin galieame, and crepe with jacquard motifs. Notes cover French castillere texture, Japanese blue shades, and embroidery trimmed work, with labor and trimming details for garments crafted in a New York studio.
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Sheedee
Paul
Pretty little toques and feathered hats in winter fashion
The article notes fat feather turbans and small toques with pheasant dove and aigret plumes. Hats feature glossy plumage and embroidered effects in velvet silk and satin. It highlights fashion details seen in New York and mentions a Chicago court stenographer appointment, with Mrs John Kelly amid court reporters.
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New York
Tuley
Chicago
Th Circuit Court
Cook County
John Kelly
Victorian club opens in Edinburgh for professionals women
Dr Eva Gielen an optician from Chicago Postgraduate School works in Ken sington Kansas and Dr Golden a graduate pharmacist involved. A new club in Edinburgh named the Victorian aims to host monthly debates and entertainments. A traveling library will be started in Utah women clubs with one book donated by each federation member. Mrs Ida Fayp Levering M D oversees a Baptist Mission home for women and children at Nellore India.
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Chicago
Kensington
Kan
Edinburgh
Women's Glubs
Utah
Stat Federation
Ida Fayp Levering
Inicharge
New Baptist Mission
Nellore
India
Dr Williams Pink Pillsaid to cure chronic illness
A Michigan Wisconsin man, E N Halleck, details long illness from rheumatism and kidney disease cured after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He credits rapid relief after ten days and full recovery after four months with renewed health and strength. Certification by John T Derby Notary Public accompanies the claim.
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N. Halleck
Mr. Alleck
E. N. Halleck
State OF
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Cook County
Joan T. Denby
J. Williams
Willer Dicing Company
Scheneck
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