WAR ON PESTS URGED FOR NATIONAL QUARANTINE LAW
The Department of Agriculture calls for a strong national quarantine law to curb pests and diseases imported with foreign nursery stock. It cites gypsy moths brown tailed moths San Jose scale and alfalfa weevil as examples of costly damage. Past efforts failed but a new session offers hope despite opposition from importers.
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Atlantic Seaboard
Rocky Mountains
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Ohio
Pasa
Utah
Florida
Newfoundland
Frederick Market Prices and Commodities Report 1911
Quotations by Frederick County Farmers Exchange corrected August 29 1911 list prices for wheat corn barley flour and mill feeds as well as seeds hay and straw. No. 2 red wheat 86 cents per bushel shelled corn 75 to 80 cents, fall prices 70 to 75, barley 65 to 70, winter wheat flour 4.70 to 5.20 per 100 pounds. spring wheat 5.10 to 5.60. Cornmeal 1.60 to 1.70. mill feed bran 27 per ton middlings 31. red dog 2.20 to 2.30 per sack. dairy feed 23 to 26 per ton. Timothy 7 to 8 per bushel. clover 11 to 12. Timothy hay No 1 23 to 25, No 2 22 to 24. mixed hay No 1 21 to 23, No 2 20 to 22. clover 18 to 19. Straw baled wheat 6 to 8. baled oats 4 to 8.
Andrews Seen as Possible New Mexico Senator
William H. Andrews of Albuquerque, longtime New Mexico territory delegate, is viewed as a leading candidate for a U S Senate seat when statehood arrives. In a recent interview he predicted fewer than twenty of the seventy three members of the first State Legislature would be Democrats, and noted his narrow 388 vote win over O A Larrazola in the last delegate race. Andrews, 69, a native of Youngsville, Pa., previously held prominence in the Pennsylvania legislature before moving west.
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William H. Andrews
New Mexico Territory
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U.S
New Mexico
Andrews
O. A Larrazola
Mr. Andrews
Youngsville
Pennsylvania
Edible snails and a tax on cure alls in brief
A physician writer in the Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette extols snails as nutritious when purged and kept fresh yet notes they digest poorly for American readers. The piece discusses France as the snail market, production tips, and even plantings in snailleries with fences and shade to raise crops. Separately, a Judge column quotes a vanity joke about women. A Maryland man praises Chamberlain's Tablets, claiming they helped his wife after medical treatment.
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France
Dietetic and Hygienic Gazette
Faris
America
Italy
Switzerland
Germany
Protect Birds and Wildlife, Hornaday Appeals to Scouts
Bronx Zoo director William T. Hornaday urges Boy Scouts to defend wild birds and mammals, watch for game law violations, and aid in punishing violators. He warns of widespread slaughter, cites weapon use and hunting trends, and calls for a nationwide army of defense to preserve America’s natural heritage for future generations.
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New York
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Dr Kings New Discovery Endorsed By Concord Reader
Thirty years of use by Thomas Kiss of Concord Michigan for coughs colds and lung problems. Praised as the best remedy for lagrippe asthma hay fever croup and sore lungs. Price five to ten dollars with trial bottle offered and pharmacy guarantee.
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Concord, Mich
Peatre
Want a cook Advertise in The News
Classified notice urges readers to advertise cooking services in The News. This brief item highlights listing opportunities and promotes local help wanted style advertising for cooks or meal prep.
FLANDERS "20" Clinches Hill Climb Victory at Worcester
Detroit reports FLANDERS "20" wins another hill climb in America's hill climbing Classic. She sets a class record of 2 minutes 18.85 seconds on Dead Horse Hill, beating Velie Buick Cole Hudson and others, the lowest priced car in the contest. A.A.A. rules governed the event as the car proves speed and reliability.
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Planders
Fear Union Control Of Railways Warned By Kruttschnitt
Vice President Kruttschnitt of the Harriman lines warned in San Francisco that recognizing the federation of shop employees would give unions absolute control of the railroad business. He stressed rail officials’ duty to the public and expressed willingness to meet union representatives as needed.
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San Francisco
Kruttschnitt
Harriman Lines
Embloyes
Heaven’s 1500-Cubic-Mile Building Is Sermon Point
Louisville preacher Rev. M. E Dodd declares in a sermon that Revelations dimension figures allow a heaven building 2400 stories high with 627,264,000 rooms on the first floor using ten cubic feet per room. He argues the vast space could indeed hold the innumerable multitude.
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Kentucky
Louisville
M. E Dodd
Hel
Lawson Fined for Lottery in Plymouth Fair Case
Plymouth Massachusetts August 29 Thomas W Lawson found guilty on one count of conducting a lottery and fined $100. A second count was filed. Lawson served as president of the Marshfield Fair association and offered a prize of a horse and buggy to the holder of an admission ticket to the agricultural fair.
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Plymouth
Mass
Thomas W
Lawson
Marshfield Fair Association
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