Keep Your Cash at Home Buy Local Merchants Now
The article argues mail order catalogs drain half a billion dollars yearly from small towns. It urges readers to pay in advance to local merchants, boosting town prosperity, taxes, streets, schools, and roads, while reducing dependence on distant catalogs. It claims local stores can match or exceed catalog goods with better service and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Chicago
New York
Metropolitan Journal
Fidelity
Boards of Trade
Chambers of Commerce
Business Men’s Associations
Controlling the Child Through Self-Discipline
The article argues that true self-control in children comes from teaching them to regulate their own bodies and emotions rather than forcing obedience. It criticizes prompting children with prohibitions and urges starting in infancy to cultivate inner restraint and voluntary discipline.
Connecticut Supreme Court Rejects Food Sale View in Merrill v Bodson
The Connecticut supreme court holds that serving food for immediate consumption does not create a sale of goods since ownership does not transfer. A guest injured by defective food must sue for negligence, not under the sale of goods act, per New York Sun.
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Supreme Court of Errors of
Connecticut
Merrill
New York Sun
Street markings spark civic welfare debate
A promoter asks about new pedestrian lines while Mrs. Torkins dismisses them as unnecessary for her family noting Charley does not drink. The exchange hints at social attitudes toward public safety measures.
Will of Uncle Ralph Changes Family Fortunes
John Ritchie learns Blanche inherits the estate after a will. Ina and her mother face disappointment until Albert Telford secretly returns the mortgage and funds. A new will frees the home and reveals Albert’s love for Ina guiding Blanche’s fall from grace. Ina invites Albert home, where their future blooms.
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W. G. Chapman
John Ritchie
Ina
Mr. Ritchie
Blainche Morton
Ralph
Blanche
Mrs. Ritchie
Young Telford
Ritchie
Telford
Albert Telford
Albert
Blanche Morton
New Life-Saving Suit Aims to End Shipwreck Terror
A German inventor Gustave Heinrich unveils a watertight life suit that covers the body with sleeves ending in gloves and a head port hole. The device includes ballast, a signaling revolver, ropes for multiple riders, and a food supply to keep a survivor alive for days until rescue.
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mid-Atlantic
Gustave Heinrich
Pope Pius X’s Candlemas Moment of Kind Fun
The London Chronicle recalls a rare cheerful scene with Pope Pius X on Candlemas day. He welcomed two young representatives of all orders of men, exchanged jokes, and gave a playful affectionate box on the ear to one of the robed youths, amid warm laughter in a Vatican hall.
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Pius X
Vatican
London Chronicle
Canine Sagacity Tells Of Wandering Dog
A Taunton Somerset man traveling by rail to Nuneaton with a pug named Pom lost the dog en route. Weeks later he received a Taunton letter reporting the dog had travelled 150 miles and arrived there on its own, a remarkable case of canine instinct.
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Nuneaton
Taunton
Somerset
Birmingham
London
Easy Money and a Proposal to Split Fifty Fifty
A dialogue exchanges show a casual offer to join a reform effort with a fifty fifty split. One character notes being out of work and proposes teaming up to uplift humanity, describing themselves as a professional reformer.
War to Plant World’s Largest Wheat Crop for 1915 Harvest
Washington reports Charles M. Daugherty of the Agriculture Department foresees the 1915 harvest will mark the greatest wheat area ever planted due to World War I. He cites heavy demand from western Europe and expanding sowings in North America and British India, with extensive autumn seeding in Europe and use of additional labor.
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Washington
Charles M. Daugherty
Department of Agriculture
Europe
North America
British India
Italy
England
France
Germany
Siegel Found Guilty of Misdemeanor in Geneseo Case
Henry G. Siegel a New York merchant was found guilty of a misdemeanor in Geneseo New York after a four hour jury deliberation He was fined 1000 and sentenced to ten months in Monroe county penitentiary with a bail set at 25000 A stay of execution until the second Monday of June was granted and Siegel must appear then to address creditors If any substantial provision to creditors is made further action on the sentence may not be taken Influential friends are expected to aid in reestablishing him in business
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Geneseo
N. Y
Henry G. Siegel
New York
William W. Clarke
Siegel
Monroe County
Clarke
Justice Clarke
Loss of Curtis and Barges in Lake Superior Storm
The Curtis and its two barges Annie M. Peterson and S. E Marvin are presumed lost with 26 crewmen aboard after Lake Superior's fiercest storm of the season. Four more bodies were recovered, bringing the total recovered to 12 including Captain J. P. Jennings.
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Sault Ste. Marie, Mich
Curtis
Annie M. Peterson
S. E Marvin
Lake Superior
Flagg
Crisp Point
Whitefish Point
J. P. Jennings
Man Confesses Strangling Eight-Year-Old Albert Kraft
Victor E. Eshelman, about 35, admitted to police that he strangled Albert Kraft, the eight year old found in a sewer culvert. He lives at the Inasmutch mission on Locust street and is held on $1,000 bail for further hearing by Magistrate Pennock at the German town station. He told the patrolman he dragged the boy to the culvert and strangled him with his fingers.
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Philadelphia
Albert Kraft
Victor E. Eshelman
Inasmutch Mission
Locust Street
Pennock
Germantown
Eshelman
U S Boat Is Torpedoed Near New London
The destroyer Mac Donough was struck by a dummy torpedo from submarine K-6 during harbor maneuvers. It remained wedged in the bow hole and is docked for repairs after the hit near the waterline.
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U. S
New London
Conn
United States
MacDonough
Rosenwald Pledges 12000 in Support for Palestine
Chicago November 25 Julius Rosenwald pledges twelve thousand dollars plus a thousand dollars monthly to aid reestablishment of the Jewish nation in Palestine during the European war. The donation augments ongoing support for Jewish settlement and relief efforts.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Europe
Palestine
Studebaker president returns with British wagon orders
President Fish of the Studebaker Corporation travels from England bringing back British orders for wagons sleds harness and other supplies valued at 1500000 dollars.
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New York
England
Fish
Studebaker Corporation of
Detroit
Elevator Kills Woman in City Department Store
Steubenville scene reports Miss Margaret Upperman forty a clerk killed instantly when she was caught in elevator machinery at the local department store where she worked.
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Steubenville, O
Margaret Upperman
Elimination of Social Functions at the Executive Mansion
The White House announces there will be no social season this winter. All large functions are eliminated including annual receptions to the diplomatic corps, the army and navy, the judiciary, and Congress.
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Washington
White House
Executive Mansion
Diplomatic Corps
Army and Navy
Judiciary
Congress
Hoopeston Man Shoots Self to End Life
Hoopeston resident Thomas Saylor aged 28 and unmarried died after shooting himself through the brain with a revolver. Police reported the suicide occurred November 25 in Hoopeston Illinois.
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Hoopeston
Self
Hoopston, HI
Thomas Saylor
Pope Benedict XV Celebrates Sixtieth Birthday Quietly
Rome reports Pope Benedict XV marked his sixtieth birthday in quiet observance with international messages. Some world leaders echoed hope that his peace plea may soon be realized.
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Rome
Benedict XV
Burlington
J. W. Richardson
San Diego
Cal
White House
Washington
San Francisco
Schwab Returns With 200 Million War Orders
Charles M Schwab comes back from Europe with 200 million dollars in orders from Britain and France for war equipment. Bethlehem Steel Works cannot fulfill all, so major portions will go to others including United States Steel. Schwab keeps a commission believed to be about one million, part of a total 400 million in ally orders held by American manufacturers.
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Chicago
Charles M. Schwab
Europe
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Works Corporation
United States Steel Corporation
Mrs Richard J Oglesby Injured In Runaway Car
Mrs Richard J Oglesby widow of ex Governor Oglesby was thrown from her carriage near Elkhart by a runaway horse and was likely fatally injured according to Springfield dispatches dated November 26.
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Illinois
Springfield
Richard J. Oglesby
Oglesby
Elkhart
Baby Hurled to Safety in Tenement Fire Tragedy
A three year old was saved from a third story window as several people leaped to safety and two girls were overcome by smoke in a tenement blaze. Seven victims were hospitalized with serious injuries at Boston City Hospital.
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Boston
Negro Suspected Slayer Dillard Wilson Lynched Near Shiloh
Dillard Wilson, an escaped Black convict suspected of murder, was lynched near Shiloh on November 26 after authorities identified him as the prime suspect in the slaying of Mrs. Ezekiel Truluck, a white woman.
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Shiloh
S. C
Dillard Wilson
Ezekiel Truluck
New Head for Packing Company
Chicago November 25 J M Cudahy was elected president of the Cudahy Packing company at the annual meeting to succeed H A Cudahy G C Shep ard and W F Wilkins department heads were elected vice presidents
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Packing Company
Chicago
J. M. Cudahy
The
Cudahy Packing Company
H. A. Cudahy
G. C. Shepard
W. F. Wilkins
Panama Exclusion Law Shifts Foreigner Expulsion Power
Panama's national assembly approved a law transferring broad authority to the president to expel all foreigners. The measure centers on granting the executive branch sweeping removal powers within the republic.
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Panama
National Assembly
Wheeling & Lake Erie workers set to return to jobs
One thousand men in Brewster and Ironville Ohio prepare to resume work after months of stoppage at the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad car and engine repair shops.
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Cleveland
Brewster
Ironville
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
British Steamer Strathmore Collides at St Lucia
The British steamer Strathmore, arriving from Buenos Aires for New York, collided with an unknown vessel at St Lucia in the West Indies, leaving her stern seriously damaged and the incident under investigation.
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St. Lucia
West Indies
Strathmore
Buenos Aires
New York
Vees
New Sanitary Milking Pail Introduced
A newly invented sanitary milking pail aims to cut dust and dirt entering milk. The design keeps the bucket fully covered and strains milk before it reaches the interior. Side extensions allow knee support, and a lid with a fine cloth filter reduces foreign matter during drainage.
Feeding Calves Dry Grain for Proper Digestion
Calves fed skim milk need high protein grains like corn barley oats or mixtures to replace missing fat. Avoid combining skim milk with high protein meals and alfalfa or clover to prevent digestive troubles. Feed small amounts frequently during the first month, grinding grains early then switch to unground oats or corn. All grain should be dry in a trough and not mixed with milk.
Alfalfa Feeding Tips for Dairy Farmers and Calf Rearing
Article offers dairy farm guidance on feeding, calf weaning within three days, cow as the dairy unit, importance of alfalfa and bran for protein, benefits of fall freshening, handling of bulls, cream acidity for butter, optimal silage from dent-stage corn, and risks from diseased milk indicated by blood cells.
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Gage
R. J. Oglesby
Ry An
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