Farmers plan state association boosts advertising and lines
Promoters of a farmers commercial association seek a $10,000 state appropriation for publicity and a law to permit incorporation. Delegates will elect a managing body and meet to drive growth, stressing advantages for manufacturers and agriculture while expanding telegraph and copper line networks across the state.
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Ical Club
Atate Aps Erie
Trubes
Uijon
St. Louis
B. Lyons
Des Moings
S-Hi-Fs
Ottumwa
Ty Hy Shimon
Ttumwa
L. L. Kellogg
Stodx TE. Sears
Marshalltown
J. Eonis
Tracer
R. Miles
In City
J. Hl. Kereun
Oclwein
Legisl
Onta
M. Brown
Iowa
A.koonetiert
Mr. Barrett
Hawkeye Telephone Company
Polk County
Tigers
Cal
Des Moinés
Deay Np
Iines
Methettine
Kansas City
Burlington
Fom
Council Bluffs
Trong
Nagton
Drake Oil Well and the birth of the petroleum age
The essay recounts Col Edwin L Drake’s pioneering 19th century Titusville drill that unlocked petroleum wealth. It credits Drake with transforming land values and towns, sparking a global industry and a legacy worthy of bronze memorials for his enduring impact on commerce and society.
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Edwin L. Drake
Titusville
Moses
Watson's Flats
Mother Earth
Drake
Palatine Germans Still Found in Rathkeale Ireland
William Beidelman reports Palatine descendants remain in Rathkeale and Court Matrix, Limerick, with about 200 families locally and around 2000 in the county. Many emigrated to America, with Pfalzisch dialect fading but Protestant roots persisting in two churches.
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the Sun
Ireland
Alony
New York
Pennsylvania
William Beidelman
Rathkeale
Rathle
Court Matrix
Samuel Shier
Medler
Muller
Berenger
Becker
Reinhart
Heck
County of
Limerick
Adare
Ballygrave
Arbela
America
Pfalzich
Shier
Oxygen Crisis from Coal Use Endangers Humankind
The article explains how vegetation and animals balance the atmosphere, but warns that ongoing coal consumption could exhaust oxygen within four to five centuries. It cites Lord Kelvin’s estimate and stresses human waste of life-giving air as a looming calamity for future generations.
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Lord Kelvin
Doans Kidney Pills Gain Fame From Home Interviews
Interviewees at their homes claim Doan's Kidney Pills cured them. Thousands used the free offer, spreading word and boosting Doan's renown. The pills reportedly ease kidney structure issues and back pain, with improvements noted in sleeplessness and heart palpitations.
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Doan
Animals Talk in Africa As Du Chaillu Observes
Explorer Paul B du Chaillu recalls hearing elephants laugh as they destroy groves, gorillas calling from afar, and monkeys seeming to deliberate before moves. He notes tropical forest life, animals’ reluctance to drink water, and elephants sleeping precautions. They travel miles daily, face many dangers, and form herds for safety. A translator’s note on locust trees and giant grasshoppers amuses him.
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Paul B. du Chailla
Fay Fralnways
du Chaillu
Holy Ghost Plant Named For Dove Shape In Flower
A plant from Mexico to Central and South America earns its name from the flower resembling a dove with spread wings. In Kentucky a farmer, John Fitson of Eminence, holds a record linked to incubator use during illness. His wife laid 48 eggs in bed with him and 44 chickens hatched over time.
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Des Moines
Sovereign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
We Methodist Conference
Methodist Church
Jefferson
John W. Hamilton
San Francisco
Will Premie
Clarke
State Fair
J. W. Blackford
Hillsboro
George S. Redhead
Mexico
Central
South America
John Fitson
Eminence
The American Century of Expansion and Unity
A visionary speech depicts vast growth for the United States through tropical development, electric power, canals, oceans, and global trade. It envisions Niagara Falls electricity, a transcontinental canal system, Lake Superior to Atlantic links, an American cable to the Pacific, and a worldwide network of ships and railways delivering American goods and prosperity.
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Great Lakes
Atlantic
Cleveland
Chicago
Milwaukee
Duluth
Lakes
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific
Orient
Alaska
Argentina
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Brockton, Mass
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