Census oddities highlighted in Texas counts
The piece notes Texas counties with tiny populations, none with streams or near railroads, and Tom Green County as the largest in area yet sparsely inhabited. It mentions diverse observations from a Chicago woman endorsing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to Alaska totems and pension notes.
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Texas
Bailey County
Cochran
Andrews
Lynn
Dawson
Tom Green County
Ohio
Chicago
Roxa Tyler
Chietso
Hlinois Wowan
Alliance
Chamberlain
Mexico
Burn's
Local Editor Recovers Fortune With Dr King’s Discovery
A Saginaw editor and family suffer severe illness until reading an ad for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and lung troubles. Four men killed and twelve wounded in Clay County feuds in two weeks. Feudists may be quieted. reports warn of ongoing violence and medical cures advertised in the New Year notices.
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Eond
Curls Reitter
Saginaw Michi Post
D Eftinz
Dr. King
Pri
Gondon
Clay Cotney
Clay County
Fall Cankerworm Life History and Control Methods
The fall cankerworm is a single brooded pest affecting apples. Eggs hatch to a gray or yellowish striped loopworm, maturing underground to pupae. Adults emerge late Oct to freeze, males are ash gray moths, females wingless and ground-bound. Stopping females from crawling up trunks prevents egg deposition and tree damage.
Methods to combat codling moths and a Java expedition
The piece describes banding trees with cotton bands to trap codling moth larvae and spraying with arsenites as an effective control, noting upkeep needs and timing. It also reports an upcoming scientific expedition by Professor Haeckel to Java and the Celebes seeking remains of the Pitheanthropus erectus, the missing link, with reference to Du Bois’s controversial skull findings.
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Java
Celebes
Haeckel
Jena University
Dubois
Lineckel
Duljolé
Fragments Describe Unclear Local Incident and Reactions
Garbled text reports unclear details about a local event. Names, dates, places, and roles are unreadable, yielding only scattered hints of a possible crime or incident and emotional responses.
Woman Sets Self On Funeral Pyre in Village
Evidence shows the woman herself attempted the act while the crowd watched. She hesitated as flames rose and leaped down from the pyre, later carried away by relatives according to the Allahabad Pioneer.
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Allahabad
Wrecked by the Wind at Ruxaul Station
A storm at Ruxaul station in India forced a train forward despite brakes and buffer stops. The engine rode along six lengths of unconnected rails, then plunged onto the embankment before finally stopping.
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India
Ruxaul
Straw Barns and Shelters From Straw in Dry Western Regions
A Denver Field and Farm writer explains straw bale construction for durable walls in arid climates. Bales 16 by 18 inches create 18 inch thick walls, with four courses about five feet high, long ties and planned jointing. Guidance covers bale lengths, window frame sizing, sash options, and wall drawing notes to ensure proper alignment and strength. Also includes a brief note on straw shelters for pigs: prioritize warmth dryness and windbreak with fodder walls and slanted roofs to shed water.
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Denver
National Stockman
Arsenite Insecticide Method From Denver Professor
A historical note describes making an arsenite insecticide by boiling white arsenic in water with Walty of sefle and Jump salsude to create a suspension. It claims higher killing power and lower cost than Paris green, with cautious handling due to fumes.
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Maine
Denver Field
van Deman
Paris Green
Paris
L'rae
Scott and Cod Liver Oil Emulsion for Rheumatism
Advert says rheumatism has no universal cure and doctors use Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil to aid digestion and health. If digestive failure causes rheumatism, the emulsion may cure without harming, else it won’t hurt but won’t guarantee a cure.
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Tacoma Wash
Alaska
Sitka
Phebe Cherley
Peterson
Scott
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Ottrhein Hotel
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