Death by broomstick in Benwood shocks notes for farmers
A Benwood man Charles Miedehi killed 10 year old Joe Kobinski with a sharpened broomstick after a failed robbery attempt. He was jailed in Marshall county. Also notes plague linked to ground squirrels in California and related apparatus patents for incubator thermometers and adjustable plows.
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Broomstick
Wheeling
W. Va
Charles Miedehi
Benwood
Joe Kobinski
Miedehl
Marshall County
Moundaville
Baltimore Star
California
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
Mucker
Contra Costa County
Caring for Horses In Heat Protects Brain and Health
Advice notes horse care practices from Farmers and Drovers Journal including protecting a horse’s brain with a hat, proper collars to prevent sore shoulders, watering during heavy work, and avoiding dry feed. It warns against ill fitting gear and confinement, urges pasture at night, and suggests bedding straw cut to inch lengths for absorbency and ease. It also mentions a gin cotton seed cleaner by H A Sage of Kennett Missouri with a shaking screen to separate cotton from hulls and seed.
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Farmera and Drovers’ Journal
H. A. Sage
Kennett
Tan Powder Fad Promises Instant Complexion Glow
The St Louis Globe Democrat reports a seaside fashion craze using tan powder that mimics a real sun tan. A clerk explains the powder’s gold dust shine and quick, fake tan, praised for men and women alike. Critics warn it marks a sunless, counterfeit tan, selling for thirty five cents.
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St. Louis Globe Democrat
Anderson to serve term for drunken theft at lighthouse
Astoria reports Fred Anderson, previously convicted of stealing provisions from the lighthouse tender Heather while drunk, will be sent to the state penitentiary for two years after new drunkenness led to immediate commitment papers. The prior sentence had been suspended for good behavior with a caution against saloons.
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Astoria
Fred Anderson
Laat Spring
Heather
Anderson
Remarkable Liniment Promises Quick Sprain Relief
A sprained ankle typically keeps a person inactive for weeks but Chamberlain’s Liniment, used as directed, may cure in less than a week. The preparation is praised for sprains bruises and rheumatic muscle pain with prompt relief. Sold by all good dealers.
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Chamberlain
Prominent Citizens Inspect Deschutes Road Work Progress
Grass Valley observers including the Journal editor and Mayor Baker toured the Deschutes grade near Horseshoe Bend. They saw heavy rock work, rail cars, and multiple construction camps with 80 men fed at a Bend cookhouse. Twohy Bros hold seven miles of unmolested work, pushing ahead as funds and workers allow.
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Journal
Baker
Fred Kruvow
Butts
John Hays
Peschutes
Horseshoe Bend
Girt Ranch
Horeeshot Bend
Harriman
Twohy Bros
New Warships Arkansas and Wyoming Draw on Turbines
Washington reports the navy awarded contracts for the battleships Arkansas and Wyoming. They will combine turbine and reciprocating engines to optimize speed and coal use, with turbines handling high speed and reciprocators at low speed. Earlier trials of Chester Salem Birmingham cruisers showed turbines excelled at high speed but required greater bunker capacity.
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Washington
Arkansas
Wyoming
Navy Department
Lkely
Salem
Birmingham
Chester
Umit
Mars
Loyal to Lost Cause Confederate Soldier Declines Blue Staff
Avents Ga. Colonel G N Saussy refuses a governor Brown staff appointment claiming loyalty to the Confederacy. He notes oath to US Constitution conflicts with his parole and alters the oath to reflect gray allegiance. Adjutant General Scott demands full acceptance or none. Governor Brown receives a formal decline. Saussy remains aligned with the lost cause.
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G. N. Saussy
Sylvester
Brown
Baussy
United States
Saussy
President Opposes Fight on Negro Vote
Washington reports President Taft has condemned suffrage amendments in Maryland that would impose educational qualifications for Black voters while exempting others. He called the proposal a grave injustice and a violation of the Fifteenth Amendment, urging Democrats and Republicans to vote it down in favor of a square deal.
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Washington
Taft
Maryland
Biliousness Relief Praised by Allegan Man
J. J. Firestone of Allegan Michigan says two Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets last night left him about 69 percent better after weeks of bilious discomfort. He calls them a fine article for biliousness and urges purchase through dealers.
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Chamberlain
J. J. Firestone
Allegan, Mich
All Good
What A Girl Might Tell A Man
A reader argues that men should treat women as reasoning partners, appreciate their daily labor, and avoid condescension. She urges respectful conversation, genuine courtesy, and small acts of consideration like giving up a tram seat, all to reinforce a woman’s sense of value beyond domestic roles.
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Jrm
Utah Race Meet Opens in Salt Lake City Track
The Utah Jockey Club starts a fall race meeting at the city mile track in Salt Lake City on Sept 18, continuing for thirty seven days, with racing daily to Oct 40 and a five day suspension in October. News notes include Ontario brick building, and a 846 acre Union area farm selling for 20000.
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Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah Jockey Club
Ontario
Union
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Cal
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