Feeding in Muddy Pens Spurs 26 Hour Stock Law Debate
In Washington on April 10 the debate over amending the 28 hour stock shipping law heats up as supporters and opponents spar over a compromise bill. Western lawmakers and the Humane Society clash on extending shipment time, while testimony warns doubling train speed would brutalize cattle. Unloads at markets or no markets, pens vary in condition, with cruel scenarios cited when markets lack proper facilities. DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve ad closes.
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Washington
Congress
E Humane
House Committee On Interstate Commerce
Humane Society
American Humane Association
Humane Association
Livstock
Pointe
General Booths Birthday Celebrated Worldwide in Salvation Army
London marks General Booths birthday with thanksgiving meetings across the Salvation Army. Hahnemann birthday noted in New York with Homeopathy Society banquet at the Hotel Astor. Advertisements urge Kennedy Laxative Honey and Tar for coughs and colds and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure after meals for digestion.
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General Booths
London
General Booth
Salvation Army
United Kingdom
Hahnemann
New York
New York Homeopathie Materia Mediea Society
Hotel Astor
Shutting Out the Sea Sea Wall of Galveston Stretches Vast Barrier
A historic overview of Galveston s sea wall detailing its start in October 1902 and completion in July 1904, including extensions funded by the U S government. The wall spans about four and a half miles, sixteen feet at the base, tapering to five feet at the top, and rising seventeen feet above mean low tide.
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Galveston
Gulf
Ene
Marine /Review
Galvertoniangs
Star Empire
Great Southwest
City
Aceee
United States
Fort Crockett
Federal Reserve
Nature's House Cleaning in Caracas Rainy Season
An amusing description from St. Nicholas by George M. L. Brown portrays Caracas cleansing itself during the rainy season. Citizens observe floods, waterspouts, and rapid street washing as nature flushes the city, turning dirt to refreshing cleanliness in a swift, theatrical deluge.
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Caracas
George M. L. Brown
St. Nicholas
The Healing Power of Good Music
Good music uplifts melancholics and dispels gloom by tuning mood and restoring vigor. It inspires truth and beauty, clears cobwebs from minds, and fosters better thinking, writing, and living. Music elevates the spirit, drives out evil thoughts, and hints at divinity.
A Convalescent Bedtime Advice and City Notes
A convalescent patient should retire early with sleep aided by physician guidance. A glass of hot milk at bedtime is suggested. London’s ancient prominence is noted, followed by a quip about doctors and insomnia. Garfield, Washington plans macadam paving on main streets.
Prize for Essay Aims to Solve Servant Problem in Boston
Boston domestic reform groups announce a 56 prize for the best practical household management plan. Open to Association of Collegiate Alumnae members, entries must show real operation and observation. Judges will take time to decide amid many essays received.
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Boston
Mass
Domestics Reform League
Woman's Educational Union of Boston
Woman's Munic- Input League of
New York
Philadelphia Research and Protective Association
International Research Committee
Rhode Testand
Association of Collegiate Alumnae
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E. C. DeWitt & Co
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Tallman& Co
Kennedy
Tallman & A
Tallman & Co
Jenks
Denver Post
Samuel Johnson
Garfield
Wash
Will Macadam
Amsterdam
Lisle
Dresden
N. F
Burns Bros
Punchetons
Grealy
Republic
Ourgjnew Spring Hart, Schaffner
Hart Schaffner &¢. Marr
the Peoples Warehouse
Panama
Eton
Grave
Navy
Boston Domestic Reform League
Devil's Island
Bucklen
Napier
Rugies
Pendleton Drug Co
Mario Antoinette Ghekliere
Rio de Jantoro
Brasil
West
Mra
Gheklere
Braell
Colorado
Plains
M. L. Warren
Riborn & Warren
T. C. Taylor Hardware Store
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