Approach to Eradicating Cattle Tick After Floods
The Mississippi Valley floods offer planters a chance to kill cattle ticks. Cattle gathered on levees and mounds will carry ticks back to pastures unless owners grease or dip cattle before returning. Keep levee areas fenced for four months to starve seed ticks and prevent reinfestation.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Bureau of Animal Industry
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Uck
Bureau of Entomology
This Date in History Highlights Notable Reigns and deaths
A compact list marks events from 1496 Columbus returning to Spain to face charges to 1905 Japan Russia peace talks. Included are births such as Bon Jonson 1574 and Peter the Great 1672, with deaths like Daniel Tompkins 181? and others across Europe and North America.
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Columbus
Spain
Bon Jonson
Peter the Great of
Russia
Napoleon Bonaparte
Malta
Daniel D. Tompkins
U. S
Staten Island
Westchester County
N. Y
Pierre Flavian Turgeon
Quebec
Thomas F. Hendricken
R. C
Providence
R. I
Ireland
Lord Stanley of
Preston
Canada
Legation
Peking
Servina
Belgrade
Japan
Roosevelt
Portsmouth
N. H
Birthday tribute to Dr William R Brooks astronomer
His sixty eighth birthday honors the discoverer of twenty six comets and director of Smith Observatory. Born in Maidstone England on June 11 1844 he moved to the United States at thirteen and founded Red House Observatory in Phelps New York. He directed Smith Observatory at Geneva and taught at Hobart College. He helped pioneer astronomical photography and earned medals from the Royal Astronomical Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Brooks
Maidstone
England
United States
Darien
N. Y
Red House Observatory
Phelps
Smith Observatory
Geneva
Hobart College
Brooks
Royal Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Humphrey Ward
Richard Strauss
Kenyon L
Dosing Claim Promotes Liver-Acting Remedy
The note touts a treatment offering five or six doses to cure chills and fever, claiming strong liver action better than calomel, without causing griping or sickness, priced at 26 cents.
Legal Guide on Dog Barking Injunction Its Perplexing Exceptions
A court orders that a dog must not bark except during burglary or fire. The piece questions how to obey while avoiding danger or nuisance, noting the act lacks a standard of reasonableness and leaves owners to figure out compliance. It ends by saying the law requires restraint but not who decides what is reasonable.
Ducks fed pep sin to boost appetite backfires on Koch
Charles Koch of Port Chester N Y tried giving pep sin solution to a dozen ducks via a tube. The ducks began demanding food earlier and all day quacked for meals. He stopped the treatment after losing sleep and observing persistent hunger in the flock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Koch
Port Chester
N. Y
Koch
Kod
Pleasant Quarters for French Prisoner
A London Globe correspondent describes Evreux on the Paris Trouville road as hosting a humane retreat for French prisoners. The oval castle like facility features 30 foot high walls, high ground views, private cells with hammock beds, washing utensils and books. Cells are lit by electricity and heated by radiators with an electric bell to summon guards if a prisoner falls ill.
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Evreux
Paris
Trouville
London Globe
Ministry of Justice
Spider Cheats of Sumatra Entertains Naturalists
The spider cheats lure prey by a leaf hidden web that resembles a palm leaf fan with an indented handle. Naturalists note the Sumatra woods host these curious spiders whose neutral colored web tricks flies into a perfect illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumatra
Hipper
Child Learner Class Breaks Gender Roles Riddle
A newspaper snippet notes a new scholar entering class described as a boy with curls. A teacher asks if the learner is a boy or girl and a class member declares the pupil is a sis sy, reflecting early gender ambiguity in schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Impressive Office Boy Tactics in New York Visit
Gerald Jones, arriving from Chicago, rails at New York office boys. He tries to skirt them by naming a cardless message for his old college pal P Norval Smith. The boy demands a card and full history, while Jones fabricates aliases of prizefighters to pressure his way in. Jones smiles as he learns to bypass the lobby gatekeeper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Jones
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Mr. Jones
Smith
Jerry Jones
P. Norval Smith
Big Friends
Jim Jeffries
James J. Corbett
Packey McFarland
Cut Throat Jenkins
Gulch
Bloody Hand
Ben
Sierras
Tom’ Sharkey
Monroe budget proposal for fiscal year 1912 1913
Monroe finance committee submits a detailed budget estimate for the year from April 27, 1912 to April 25, 1913. It lists salaries and expenses for the mayoralty, city attorney and judge, secretary treasurer, physician, health, engineering, market, official journal, police, cemetery, streets, water light and traction, street railway, and various departments with totals around 53 000 and 100 000 for city projects. The committee states revenues will cover the estimated costs and asks for adoption and publication as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Heath
Official Journal
Ouachita Parish
Moins Fickes Sire
Fageethee Ee
la- Doe
Laa
Poe
Light
JGUOP
Board of Health
Ee Ae Nee
Verity Rei
Forsythe Park
Fair Grounds
Jackson Street
Fire Department
Home of Good Samaritan
Lodge and club notices from Monroe area fraternal groups
A dense list of lodge meetings and officers for Western Star Lodge No. 24 F. and A. M. Monroe Chapter No. 18 Arch Masons Monroe Council No. 8 Royal and Select Masters Monroe Commandery No Knights Templar Order of the Eastern Star Louise L. McGuire Chapter Stonewall Lodge No. 8 Knights Pythias Byron Vaughn and others named. Ouachita Tribe No. 19 Improv Red Men. Woodmen of the World. Prosperity Lodge No. 19 Canters of Rebecca. Stonewall Temple No. 1 Pythian Sisters. Ouachita Lodge Nos 2 Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Monroe Aerie No. 343 Frater Order of Eagles. Knigh Of Honor. Independence Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor. Meetings on Walnut Street, St John s Street, or opera house as specified. various officers listed.
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Stonewall Lodge
Knights Pythias
Castle Hall
St. John ' S
Frank Mling
Byr Vaughn
Ouachita Lodge No. 2
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Red Men’s Hall
Noble Grand
BR. A
Monroe Aerie No
Frater Order of Eagles
Liard Street
Sugar’s
Theat Lodge
B. Gordon
John Mullin
King of Sardinia Eases Duke’s Prague Trip Costs
Charles Albert of Sardinia shows kindness to French royalists in Turin and arranges a plan to let the Duke of F visit Prague by choosing horses in Bohemia. The king covers the duke’s expenses as part of a royal service, enabling the trip without harming the duke’s finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sardinia
Charles Albert
Turin
Prague
Bohemia
The Overwrought Nerves and Nerve Health Advice
The article advises practical steps to calm nerves through discipline and outdoor activity. It praises fresh air as a reset and suggests stopping current activity if losing control, sleeping with windows open for two nerve cures, and consuming raw onions carrots lettuce celery with olive oil as nerve foods while emphasizing strong will and mind over body to regain control.
Mammoth Skeleton Found in Pas de Calais France
Harper's Weekly reports a mammoth skeleton found in Pas de Calais measuring 49 feet in length with a well preserved head and Siberian type molars, suggesting a snowy Ice Age landscape. A Danube dinner excerpt describes ancient human fare including cabbage soup, horse ham, roast pork with millet, turnips, dried pears, and honey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pas de Calais
France
Danube
Harper’s Weekly
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as quick healer
An old-style advertisement extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a rapid remedy for burns cuts bruises bullet wounds and explosions effects. It claims widespread healing of sores boils ulcers eczema sore lips and piles with a 25 cent price at druggists.
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Bucklen
Newsboys Club No 1 Meets Sundays in City Hall
The Newsboys Club No 1 and Boy Scouts of America meet every Sunday at 2 30 p m in the new City Hall. Friends of the boys are always welcome. Organizer Jasac Cowden leads the group activities and welcomes new members.
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Newsboys’ Club No
Bo Scouts of America
Cit
Jasac Cowden
Monroe Council Knights Meet on First and Third Tuesdays
Monroe Council No 1337 Knight of Columbus meets at Catholic Hall on the first and third Tuesday nights. Grand Knight T F McMillan, Recorder Adolf Renaud, and George L Wood Camp No 157 Woodmen of the World meet at their West Monroe lodge on the second and fourth Mondays. Consul Commander A W Carroll and Clerk T S Simonton listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Commandery
Knights Templar
Masoy Hall
Walnut Street
Courtney
G. Surghnor
Ouachita Valley
Woodmen of the World
Red Men's Hall
C. Blamon
Gmar
Monroe
Knight of Columbus
Catholic Ha
T. F McMillan
Adolp
Renaud
George L. Wood
West Monroe
A. W. Carroll
T. S. Simonton
St Mathews Benevolent Society Meeting Notice
St Mathews Benevolent Society meets at Catholic Hall on the second Monday of each month. T H MacMillar serves as president with Adolph Renaud as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Mathew’s Benevolent. Society
Catholic Hall
T. H. MacMillar
Adolph Renaud
Catholic Knights of America and Camp No 182 Meeting Notes
Catholic Knights of America meets at Catholic Hall on first and third Tuesdays. Officers include J E Larkin president and W A O Kelly secretary. Henry W Allen Camp No 182 KC meets on call by the Commander at the courthouse, with W P Renwick commander and W A O Kelly adjutant. Rub-My-Tism noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catholic Knights of America
Catholic Hall
J. E. Larkin
W. A. O'Kelly
Henry W. Allen
Court House
W. P Renwick
W. A. O’ Kelly
Exaggerated Expectations in a Poker Hand Tale
Bronco Bob frets that Piute Pete’s game ideas are warped. Pete believes a hand with fewer than three aces means the deal was unfair, revealing a warped view of fair dealing in the card game.
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Bronco Bob
Pete
Fragmentary rental notices with scattered figures
A damaged OCR fragment lists rental and sale items with unclear names and partial addresses. It mentions room rentals and a sale price around 500 dollars, with stray references to people and street names, but most details are unreadable.
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Dever
A. A. Glisson
Fort Worth
Texas
Do. A. Downey
L. R. Powers
Hipp P, Marks
J. S. Bloch
Finance Committee
Western Star Lodge
F. al A. M
Walnut _ stre
J. EK. Mason
J. D. Oakey
Arch Masons
Masonic
R. A Jr
Dr. G. Surghs
Royal A
Mason Hall
E. G. Downey
Gj Corder
Order of the Eastern Star
Mee Masonic Hall
W. Washburn
Nora Downs
Louise L. McGuire
Prosperity Lodge No
Rebecca
Lodge Hall Opera House
Fannie Lew
Julia Stonewall
Pythian
J. M. Cobb
F. Ellis
Ouachita Lodge No
Knigh of Honor
Opera House
Wil Akinson
R. W. Winberr
Independence Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor
Ann Hall
Miss There Bauer
Carl Walker
Man and the Mammoth
Renwick’s Dairy
J. Renwick
Vienna Bakery Comb
S. Grand St
Rent- Ackson
Rent- Pavenienc
Bourke
Lentaw
DeSiard
S. H. Mech
Eyres
Eigl
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