Indians and Beet Pullers clash in Walla Walla showdown
A martial themed baseball row in Walla Walla features the Indians and Beet Pullers preparing for a decisive game at 3:30 PM amid forfeits posted for league conditions. The article notes no outside games, a six team schedule, and recent roster changes plus expected additions and dismissals as teams align for the Inland Empire League.
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la Grande
Noble Reds
Inland Empire League
Baker City
Walter M. Pierce
Pierce
Walla Walla
Mr. Pierce
Cohen
Indians
California
California Boys
Southerners
Deafness Cure Claims and Catarrh Link
A pamphlet touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for deafness caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube, offering $100 for any uncured case. The Atlantic City Horse Show opens at Inlet Park with 54 competitions and exhibitors from New York Philadelphia and Baltimore in its fourth annual event.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
T.c. Hall
Milla
Atlantic City
N. J
Society
Inlet Park
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Virginia General Assembly… Extra Session Opens in July
Richmond Va July 16 convened in extra session to recognize the new state constitution and pass necessary supplementary legislation. The session is expected to last two to three weeks with election of judges for 24 new circuits and some aspirated contests already assured.
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Rnochmond
Virginia
General Assembly
Mayors, Clerks Attend Major Pennsylvania League Meeting
Reading officials gather for the annual Pennsylvania State Municipal League sessions opening in Reading on July 15. The third class city leaders will discuss a wide range of topics through Thursday, with high attendance and optimism for fruitful results. McKeesport bids to host next year’s gathering.
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Reading
Pennsylvania State Municipal League
McKeesport
Missouri Republicans Convene in Joplin for Judicial Nominations
Missouri Republicans meet in Joplin on July 15 with full delegate attendance and party leaders. The state judicial convention will nominate three candidates for the state supreme court and a judge for the St. Louis court of appeals. About a dozen jurists seek the supreme court seats, making the ticket’s makeup uncertain.
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Missouri
Jackson Renominated by Democrats and Populists
Jackson is renominated by acclamation in a joint convention at Girard Kansas for the third district. The meeting brings together Democratic and Populist delegates to support Congressman A M Jackson for another term.
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Jackson
Girard
Kan
Third Congressional District
A. M. Jackson
Lane's Medicine advertised as gentle daily laxative
An old advertisement promotes Lane's Medicine as a pleasant herb drink that cleanses the stomach liver and kidneys and acts gently as a laxative. It claims to move the bowels daily and is priced at 25 cents with Tallman & Co as sole agents.
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Lane
Tallman & Co
Portable coal loader operates without human help in Philadelphia yard
A self contained Seitz loader in a Philadelphia coal yard loads wagons at a rate of about one ton per minute, replacing six laborers. It moves between piles, dumps coal onto elevator buckets and screens, and can be adapted for two wagons. Also discussed is a milk flour from skim milk, soluble in water, preservable, and potentially transportable nationwide, costing about 27 cents per 106 quarts and suggesting new uses for skim milk.
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Philadelphia
Scientife American
I T
Seitz
Ekenberg
Academy of Agriculture
Vile Smelling Compound Used in Gold Extraction
A beautifully prismatic squid like carbon bisulphide is noted for its vile odor. Once mainly used in vulcanizing India rubber, it now dominates cyanide potassium production, a key step in modern gold extraction. Its vapor is highly poisonous and requires special ventilation.
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India
Frankfurt firm spins hair from multiple openings
A Frankfurt am Main company developed a process to produce horsehair from cellulose or derivatives in any length. The challenge of brittleness when dry was solved by simultaneously spinning from two or more openings, allowing the fine threads to unite into a single strong pliable hair of the proper thickness.
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Frankfurt am-Main
French chemist proposes carbon monoxide as painless death method
Professor M Berthelot suggests using carbon monoxide for execution, citing its quiet, painless nature and its prior use in destroying stray dogs. The proposal aims to spare witnesses and reduce agitation, framing the method as humane and efficient.
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M. Berthelot
Cloves and Ants: Home Remedy Then and Now
A housewife recommends powdered cloves as an ant exterminator. Sprinkle on shelves and tables frequented by ants and renew daily until pests disappear. Powdered sulphur is said to be effective when used similarly.
Consul Reports Swedish Dairy Discovery
United States Consul Robert 8 8 Berger writes from Sweden about Dr M Ekenberg of Gothenburg claiming a discovery of importance to dairy farming. The note highlights potential impact on farming practices and dairy production.
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United States
Robert
Berger
Sweden
M. Ekenberg
Gothenburg
History of the wedding ring’s finger shift
The piece traces how rings were worn on the forefinger in ancient times and the Madonna images show a ring there. Christianity moved the ring to the third finger, a belief tied to a supposed vein to the heart once thought real, which the Chicago Tribune dismisses as nonsense.
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Rome
The
Chicago Tribune
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