Government and Colleges Urge Soil Conservation
Washington reports on a national conservation commission study of agricultural land use and fertility trends. It notes a potential shift to larger farms, risks of land depletion, and the need for better farming methods to sustain a growing population and food supply. Farmers' groups back conservation, urging action and praising President Roosevelt for convening governors to discuss the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Conservation Commission
United States
Hill
Walter EK. Clark
The Cause of Sudden Deaths and Kilmer's Swamp Root
An advertisement claims a disease causes heart and kidney failure and bladder issues. It promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney, liver, and bladder problems, promising sample bottles and a free book by mail from Dr Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Voudy
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Hinghamton
N. Y
Eccentric Youth of czar Ferdinand shocks court
Odd gossip from the Or de Muris portrays Czar Ferdinand of Bulgaria as effeminate and corrupt before his throne. The piece credits his later actions with drastic changes in policy and religion, including the death of his wife and the shift of his son's faith, while hinting at Bulgaria’s fronde against Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czar Morilinand
Mulgaria
Or de Muris
Ferdinand
Paris
Eulgaria
May MirkE Gold From Silver Experiment Sparks Transmutation Talk
Celebrated savant Sir William Moore discusses experiments using the radium emanation to transform metals. He explains degradation of copper toward lighter metals and hints silver may transmute into gold or intermediate elements such as caesium and argentum, a potential but unprofitable scientific triumph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Nomsay
Parhidon Sivant
Iitome
Scientia
Mendeleff
Quentin Roosevelt Bursts Into White House With Pig
Theodore Roosevelt’s son Quentin brings home a small pig from near the school, prompting laughter at the family table. He purchases a second pig named Parker for $1.50 after a lighthearted exchange. Roast sucking pie appears on the dinner menu as the pig is kept and enjoyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Quentin Roosevelt
Ethel
Quentin
Girl Goes to Grave Instead of Altar in Warren Shootings
Miss Pear Collins, 29, employed at North Warren State hospital for the insane, was shot dead by James Lynch of Lakewood, N J, a fireman on the Erie railroad. Lynch, who had courted her, shot her after she refused to marry him and then killed himself with a second shot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Pear) Collins
State Hospital For the Insane
North Warren
James Lynch
Lakewood
N. J
Erle
Lynch
Jamestown
Ohio appoints William T. Lewis as labor commissioner
Governor Harris of Ohio names William T. Lewis to replace M. D. Ratchford as Columbus State labor commissioner. Lewis is brother to Tom L. TeWla, president of the United Mine Workers, and Llewelyn Lewis, president of the Ohio Federation of Labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Ohio
Willam T. Lewis
Columbus
M. D. Ratchford
Tom L. Tewla
United Mine Workers
Llewelyn Lewis
Ohio Federation of Labor
Piles Remedy Ad and Shade Quarrel Parody
An old newspaper fragment shows an advertisement for Manian Pile Remedy promising relief from piles with the first application and a price of 600. It also features a comic exchange about window shades and a reference to Ring’s Little Liver Pills for biliousness and headaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Koeppen & Bros
Mississippi hay growing method boosts Johnson grass seed yield
A Mississippi hay grower uses bur clover sown in fall on Johnson grass fields and grazed during winter. This practice yields enough seed in spring to reseed the land and dramatically increases Johnson grass hay production while cutting seed spread by cutting the grass before it heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
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Cyrus Noble
SW. J. van Schuyver & CO
Second Street
Portland
Oregon
W. J. van Schuyver & Co
P.O
James J. Hii
Great North
Jost Mas
CZATC
May Mirke
Sir William Ramsey
Pig
White House
Proxitemt
Parker
Noast Pig
Ghirardelli
New Labor
Ring
Kleppen & Bros
BOK
Rayo
Standard Oil Company (Incorporated
Orpheum Theatre
J. P. Medernach
Jay E
Pendleton Roller Mills
W. S. Byers
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