Death Knell of Gypsy Moth Warns of Nationwide Spread
The United States Department of Agriculture warns the Gypsy moth could devastate shade and fruit trees across the nation. Massachusetts has spent over a million dollars battling and may become a breeding ground unless drastic measures, including introduction of natural enemies, are taken.
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United States
New England
Massachusetts
Bay Straite
Kansas
Dr. L. U
Union
Becon
Hooston
Howard
Furey
New England States
Travers Jereame Seen as Courageous Figures in New York Race
The Kansas City Star notes that if William Travers Jereame is reelected district attorney of New York on an Independent ticket it would reflect public support for his bold stance against polluting bosses and crime. His fearless pursuit of evils in the metropolis is highlighted alongside his ability to shame indifferent citizens.
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Kansas City Star
William ‘Travers Jereame
New York
Some Advice for Wives From the Washington Times
A column urges wives to stop treating husbands as house servants. It argues men work outside the home while wives handle chores, shopping, and child care, and urges independence and self reliance so husbands can rest when they return home.
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The
Washington Times
Tom
England's War Problem and the Sinews of War
A royal commission argues England must focus on food stocks and storage to survive war. It recommends elevators and granaries with capacity for 50 000 dollars worth of grain and three months of provisions. It also suggests agricultural reform to create small self‑supporting homes, noting England’s substantial arable land compared with Japan.
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Royal Commission
England
Aits
Brittania
Japan
Scotland
Wales
The Chinese Boycott and U S Exclusion Policy
The Chinese boycott of American imports to China persists despite a presidential change to our exclusion laws. Chinese retaliation has been brewing for some time with mutterings and threats noted over the past two years.
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China
Chinese Boycott Threatens U S Trade and Labor Interests
Reports from San Francisco note a large Chinese boycott with ten thousand merchants signing resolutions and a $4000 penalty for violations. The move damps American advertising in China and tests Chinese exclusion policy as the National Association of Manufacturers and labor unions seek their respective aims. Collier's Weekly diagrams show a two year rise in U S China trade.
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San Francisco
China
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Gompers
Roosevelt
Collier’s Weekly
Short Weights in Household Goods At Issue
A New York Journal of Commerce correspondent argues short weights are as dishonest as adulterated goods. He cites candles weighing 11 or 11 1/2 ounces sold as a pound and raisins in 12 14 and 15 ounce packs passed off as a pound, with wrappers often adding over two ounces. Lipton faced fines for padding tea. The piece calls for enforcement of full weight laws.
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New York Journal of Commerce
Thomas Lipton
Pointed Paragraphs From the Chicken News
A collection of quirky lines on weather forecasts finance reform and home work missteps. The author muses on classification of cigarettes and small boy home runs through glass panes while noting a man’s self-satisfaction and a horse’s unpredictable stunts.
Southern Advancement Promises Southern Farm Prosperity
Mr. M. W. Richards of the Southern Railway Industrial Department argues that adoption of northern methods and economy will elevate the South as a highly developed agricultural region. He envisions farmers becoming masters on well cultivated land with purer air water and unadulterated food from the ground.
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M. W. Richards
The
Southern Railway
The Packers Were the Hogs in Melbourne Sausage Inquiry
Government analyst in Melbourne reports sixty eight sausage samples tainted by adulteration not a single sample contained unadulterated pork. The so called pork sausage produced by packing houses contained no pork at all.
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Melbourne
Australia
Coroner's Inquest Tradition Questioned in Rural Tale
A fragment notes the common practice of summoning a coroner to view unattended deaths and impanel a jury to inquire into the cause. It contrasts rural skepticism with the procedure, suggesting some question the need for coroner involvement.
The Race Growing Saaldler And Size Decline
The article argues size and sufficiency are not always linked, noting Japanese and Russian strategies, then warning that English and American populations may shrink due to improper nourishment. A Brockton shoe maker cites falling demand for large men’s sizes as a sign, predicting U S average growth may stagnate in a century without intervention.
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Anna Shaw
Brockton
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Department of Agriculture
Oo. Howard
Malden
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Hogs
Saaldler
KentUcky Wagon Manufacturing CO
Louisville, KY
Kirk
James S. Kirk & Company
Chicago, Ill
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Webb Publishing CO
St. Paul Minn
William Bags
Ithaca
N. Y
Merits Fire Arms Co
New Haven
Corn
Remington Stypewriter
Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict
Broadway
HAY Press
Main Street
Sandwich, Ill
Eagle Tank Co
N. Green St
Watson-Stillman Co
Dey St
Che Missoula
Express
Missoula
Missoula, Montana
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