Taft Aunt Delia Torrey Revered In New England Home
Longstanding Millbury Massachusetts figure Aunt Delia Torrey, aunt of William Howard Taft, remains famed for apple pies and cooking prowess. The Taft family ties date to the boyhood home of the future president, with frequent White House visits and motor trips.
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Delia
Judge Taft
William H. Taft
Aunt Delia
Worcester
New England
Killarney
White House
Washington
Delian
Taft
Delia Torrey
United States
America
Times
Massachusetts Bay
Sylph
President Taft
Miss Torrey
Millbury
Mass
Massachusetts
Della
Torrey
War memories and gifts from home during a Kentucky campaign
A Kansas City Journal reminiscence recalls Capt. Joe Waters and his men departing for camp with valued keepsakes. The piece highlights housewife gifts, a thread cry from Ed Case, Bill Whiting’s unsuitable wool shirt, and Chimbley Dan’s rhymed reply to a gifted shirt, all framed as wartime lore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Waters
Company A
Kentucky
Bill Whiting
Louis
North Carolina rattler displayed as world’s largest in museum
The North Carolina State Museum houses the world’s largest mounted rattlesnake. The 6 ft 11 in diamond variety was killed at Havelock by J. J. Ballard and mounted by Tom Addicks. The exhibit notes the snake’s length, girth, weight, and rattles, with details on a nearby incident involving Herbert Brimley and his sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Museum
North Carolina
United States
Tom Addicks
Havelock
Lake
Arthur
Old Boss the Loyal Cow Follows Through Iowa Move
A narrator recalls a sensitive cow named Old Boss who formed a deep bond with the family after moving to Iowa. The animal showed affection, followed the speaker to work, and stayed content when nearby, calling for companionship whenever separated.
Sunday she would follow us back and forth to church
A fragment from Our Dumb Animas notes a pattern of behavior described as following between church visits. The text provides no clear event, date, location, or proper names beyond the generic setting.
Home industries lecture sparks debate among suffragettes
A club debate centers on home industries with the topic described as women’s work at home. The president answers by defining home industries as husbands minding children and doing chores while women attend the club.
Ticks and Their Parasitic Life Across Animals
The article describes wood ticks and related mites as degenerate relatives of spiders, detailing their size, anatomy, feeding behavior, and how they attach to hosts. It warns on removing heads, notes various tick types, and mentions the cattle disease Texas fever linked to certain ticks. It also briefly relates how to kill ticks and references tick birds in Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Roosevelt
British East Africa
Corner Post Bracing for Woven Wire Fences
A detailed brassage of bracing for wooden corner posts in barbed wire fences. Describes anchoring three posts with 2x6 on face and back, planks for support, straight mortise-like post holes, tight tamping, and spiked braces with 2x4 studding. Spacing for seven foot posts sets four wires at specified heights to yield a 44 inch fence.
Vaccines for Farm Animals From Colorado College
A report from Colorado Agricultural College describes bacterial vaccines for horses cattle and dogs showing strong relief and cures for fistula poll evil and distemper. Vaccines given hypodermically at intervals stimulate the body to resist germs reducing pus and accelerating healing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Krupp
Colorado Agricultural College
Laboratory of Pathology
Care of Colts Gives Grass Chance in Summer
The note urges allowing a young horse to graze and rest rather than forcing it into strenuous task or prolonged work through the summer, prioritizing humane care over constant training.
Getting Even With Mamma
A humorous slice depicts a naughty girl locked in a closet for 16 minutes until she confesses she spoiled the mother's dress hat and parasol. The punch line shows the child waiting to spoil more accessories in a clever parlance.
Postum Replaces Coffee In Health Turnaround Tale
A personal testimonial describes coffee as a nerve poison and Postum as a life changing alternative. The speaker quit coffee after a physician advised rest and reports improved sleep, steadier nerves, and restored health after using Postum and following the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Sol
Wellville
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Eee Ogee
Waldgn Fawcett
Chimbley Dan
Kansas City Journal
Rattlers
Raleigh Correspondence Forest and Stream
Iowa
Switzerland
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Mamma
Farmer Hodge
Giles
Ordere
Gladys
Uwe
Haley
New York
Munyer
Munyon
Carter
Dakota
South Dakota
A. McDowell
Faulkton, S. D
North Texas
Dibrol & Greenwood
Wichita Falls
Tex
Great Park
Minnesota
Fred E. Hodgson
Fergus Falls
Minn
Ellis County
A. L. Pinet
Ellis
Kansas
North West
G. J. Canning
Aberdeen
S. B
California
Placer
Banner Fruit
Farming County
McCann & Livingston
East
Auburn
Omaha
Gilbert Olson
Herman
Neb
DeQueen
Ark
Cosatot River
A. Akin
Gar. Ave
Fort Smith
Des Moines Photo Materials Co
Watson E. Coleman
Wash
Ateington
D.C
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