Denver Irrigation Project Aims to Transform Suburbs
Denver plans a large private irrigation reservoir system to water semiarid lands within 25 miles of the state capitol. The Denver Reservoir irrigation company unites canal systems and land, promising rapid growth of market gardens and farm income near the city while boosting transportation links to Greeley and other towns.
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A Simple Remedy Against Rural Towns and Trusts
D M Carr argues that home patronage shields small towns from mail order behemoths and big city concentration. He warns that sending money elsewhere drains employment, lowers farm and town prosperity, weakens schools and churches, and fuels trust power. Emphasizing local cooperation, he says supporting home industries builds real estate value and general community wealth.
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Schools and Churches Shape Nation’s Moral Development
The piece extols the U S public school system and religious liberty, arguing towns with strong schools and churches raise higher moral standards. It notes rural areas depend on nearby towns for higher education, urges farm residents to support home communities for upbuilding and quality classrooms and pulpits.
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Overlooked Opportunities in Agricultural Produce Trusts
The 1900 census figures show large farm outputs for poultry eggs butter and cheese. Merchants in many towns trade farmers produce for goods, then send it to city commission houses. If towns ran exclusive produce shops buying farmers wares directly, farmers could get better prices and merchants profit more.
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Good Roads Movement Brings Vast Savings to Farmers
The good roads movement is hailed as highly beneficial, with estimates showing millions saved annually by farmers through time and wear reductions. It notes about 1,000,000 farmers in the U S and argues that road improvements spur civic pride, rural progress, and planned state legislative action over the coming dozen years to enhance highway building and upkeep.
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Gave Much Work to Women By Typewriter
The invention of the typewriter has created employment for more than 1,000,000 women, expanding job opportunities and transforming domestic and office work across industries. The statement highlights the broad impact on labor and gender roles in the era.
The Cheerful Man Lifts a Gloomy Group at Sea
In a tale style exchange aboard a voyage, the cheerful man refuses to despair. He notes air movement, boosts spirits, and urges laughter over trouble. The group shifts from melancholy to merriment as fish and food become the shared delight, lifting mood and appetite.
Miracle Lettuce In Ten Minutes At Dinner Table
A florist claims he can grow lettuce in minutes using soaked seeds planted in loam and quicklime. Watered soil makes seeds burst in ten minutes, two leaves appear in twenty, and the crop grows to a ready to eat head in half an hour. He demonstrates by placing a prepared bed at dinner tables for guests to pluck salads.
Autograph vs Holograph Value Lesson From Lost Letters
An antiquary explains autographs and holographs. A man burned valuable letters by cutting out signatures, earning about 50 cents per signature. The full letters could have fetched from 100 to 560 dollars each, totaling a loss near 24110 dollars and teaching the difference between autograph and holograph.
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His Daring Blut Puns On Jupiter Pluvius
A humorous overheard exchange explains Jupiter Pluvius as a family name and confuses him with a Roman emperor. The joke centers on weather lore and historic misattribution, noting the long reign and a pun about rain.
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Prisoner’s Flee Thought Deadly to Warden’s Plan
A visitor recalls a prisoner in dying condition and a warden confirms the man was near death when public indifference altered the plan. The exchange hints at a failed escape scheme and the prisoner’s deteriorating state.
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Wealthy Eau Claire Gardener Plans County Irrigation Network
John W. Lutkin, the county's wealthiest market gardener, begins operations on Eau Claire county's first irrigation plant. He believes sandy loam suits gardening, and irrigation could prove highly successful. A large stream south of the city is dammed with concrete to back irrigation ditches covering about 200 acres.
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Increase in Jag Galaxy in Fond du Lac Saloon Notices
The June Food in June ordinance requires posting portraits of habitual drunkards in all Fond du Lac saloons with notices to saloonkeepers to sell no alcohol under license penalty. Mat Deogel requested his own photograph be added, saying it is the only way to sober up and return to a decent life.
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Painters Elect Officers at Wisconsin Association Convention
On the third and closing day of the Wisconsin Association of Master Painters and Decorators convention, officers were elected for the coming year. Henry F. Moers of Racine was named president, FL W. Duyke of Beloit vice president, Leonard Forester secretary-treasurer, with A C Gray Green Bay J Brown Milwaukee John Williams Milwaukee H G Pressey Racine and W B Thompson Fond du Lac as executive board members. Nicholas Ayre was chosen to the board of trustees for three years.
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Ends His Days in a Cell Mannette Thomas Casey
Casey, a well known northern Wisconsin character with a twenty year jail stay, died at a hospital from injuries suffered while scrubbing his cell. Formerly a contractor, he became a steady toper and entered jail on short sentences before a permanent lodging. He was terribly profane yet popular for his grim humor.
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Kenosha County’s Largest Guilty Plea Day
In Kenosha County nine to ten defendants faced the circuit court with Judge C T Williams presiding. Each entered guilty pleas to felonies including forgery burglary and grand larceny marking the biggest single cleanup of criminals in the county on a double day.
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Lawrence University Plans Conservatory Reorganization
Lawrence University announces a reorganization of its school of music with the aim of creating a conservatory that shall stand preeminent in the territory. A practically new faculty will greet students in music this fall at Appleton.
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War on Small Boy Smoker in Milwanukee
Police begin crackdown on underage tobacco use. All persons under 18 found smoking face arrest and premises owners may be charged if smoking occurs on non parental property. Local officials issue orders targeting minors and vendors in Milwanukee.
Bribes Girls to Realst Cupid at Fox River Mill
In Appleton a supervisor promised twenty finishing staff at Fox River Paper mill a 15 cent daily wage raise to secure a promise of matrimony. The report notes the scheme involved S R Wage and a plan to influence personal commitments for labor gain.
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Jilted man shoots woman in fatal Edina case
Edina resident Edina Carain, 28, was shot and killed by Martin Scholesky 48, also known as Martin Gix, after she refused marriage proposals from John Markovitel. The case centers on a rejected suitor who fatally shot the woman before authorities intervened.
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Granite arrives for west wing at Madison capital
The first consignment of granite from Bethel Vermont reached Madison for the state capital's west wing. Granite blocks, carefully wrapped and boxed, were hauled from the railroad station to the capitol park. Work to build back walls and soil the brauive will begin at once.
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