Farmhand Letter to President Highlights Farm Struggles
A Indiana farmhand writes to the president, detailing long hours, irregular labor, and poor home conditions as core causes of rural unhappiness. He urges the country life commission to adopt orderly, systematized farming with shorter workdays, regular meals, and access to education and papers, arguing such changes could curb rural exodus to cities.
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Moosevelt
Indiana
Commission
Country Life Commission
Qoad Dors
Jatar
Tousela
Fuser
Furmhant
Hs Hasihost
Anda
Lindt
Maritime laws to be fixed by international conference
International lawyers attend the London naval conference invited by Britain to set definite maritime principles for a proposed International prize court under the second Hague conference. The US has not approved the convention yet. Read Admiral Steckton W S Ny and Professor George Wilson of Brown University represent America. Bryan highlights trust harms in Nebraska City as a starch factory succumbs to trust control and closure.
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London
United States Senate
American Plenijiet Entigries
America
Charles H. Steckton
George Wilson
Brown University
Regulation of Railroads Draws Critics in Politics
In Dallas a political figure in charge of railroads faces tighter commission rules on locomotive, car and coach counts for current and future years. The debate questions whether regulators can match private managers in efficiency, and warns of growing government ownership arguments as regulation tightens.
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Dallas Newe
Ita
Socialista
Notable historical figures and a coastal disaster summary
Fragmentary history notes include Prince Eugene born Paris died 1744 and Sarah Jennings in 1900, plus a vague Indian destruction by Han ware and Florida coast losses. Also references to an international peace conference near The Hague and an astronomical event with sunset and moonrise times.
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Savoy
Prince Eugene
Marlborough
Paris
Sarah Jennings
Raulogs
Duisty
India
Cha Sud
Florida
Hague
Hood's Sarsaparilla Hap Surpasses Other Medicines
The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as superior to other medicines, claiming it cures many ailments, strengthens the stomach, increases appetite, reduces tiredness, and builds up the body. It describes a chocolate tablet form and suggests its efficacy across multiple symptoms.
Regular Army Not Sufficiently Appreciated
A fragmented wartime editorial argues the Regular Army is undervalued and urges public understanding of armed forces as the nation’s safeguard. It warns against demagoguery and stresses citizen awareness of military service and national interests.
Province of Art In the Future by Count Leo Tolstoy
It argues art should convey universal religious perception uniting humanity not through church or patriotic themes but by appealing to broad masses. True art emerges from the common people, not elite taste, and artistic activity becomes accessible to all, transcending class and tradition.
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Jtarmpul
Money Evils In Universities Explained By Medill Patterson
Prominent socialist author Joseph Medill Patterson argues that modern civilization worships wealth as power and influence. He claims universities seed the belief that money buys status in fraternities and honors, shaping students to pursue wealth over ideals like kindness and courage.
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Joseph Medill Patterson
Peruana in Home Remedies Reported By Readers
Letters describe Peruna products aiding a patient in Evanston and claim cure of persistent illness after many doctors failed. Accounts praise Dr Hartman and associates for years of work creating Peruana and tablets, with readers urged to trust this liquid medicine.
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Hartman
Hie
Ascistanta
Peruna remedy praised for wife’s recovery and weight gain
A reader from Portamouth Ohio recounts using Peruna for indigestion that previously required morphine. After a dose, the wife’s pains faded and she gained thirty pounds. Another note from a Ohio mother claims relief from chronic diarrhea after six bottles and reports benefit to her children.
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Russell
County School
Portamouth
Way
Ap Vo
Henge
Norfolkebe
Poruna
Peri Na
Aliee Bogle
Clinton St
Ghrelevita
Ohio
Prom Night, Train Hero, Robber Raid In El Paso Era
San Antonio 21 Years Ago reports Prom The Light comical shorthand with notes of a hero train incident near El Paso. A San Antonio boy, Us to the hero of the hour, saved his train and killed two robbers, while May or Gallaghia honors bravery. Marriage and local events are noted, including a wedding at Travia Park and a return from Lexington. Doings of Sheriff deputies and a raid on a West Commerce Street gambling den are described along with new sausage factory preparations on Soledad Street.
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George Kalteyer
France
A. B. Smith
San Antonio
Well Exerces Company
el Paso
Gallaghia
Misa Lelia Hoicing
Bry
T. WW
Chevico
Travia Park
G. A. Obngon
Shavit Lawts
Sharielh
Alexander
Gavva
Commerce Street
Wrank Brown
Plain Alaska Miner Hero Rescue Worker Or Hazard?
An Alaska miner named Steve is described as a plain man who repeatedly acts heroically in emergencies. Reported feats include rescuing a baby, preventing a drowning, and saving a woman in danger, earning local praise though some question the showmanship behind his acts.
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Campbell
Alaska
Steve
Steve Aneht
Cary Pepie
Seattle
Not Much of 4 Gentlealan Jones Letter Fragment
Fragmentary OCR oddity shows a dialogue between a gentleman and Mrs Jones with phrases about abuse and memory. The readable bits include mentions of a gentleman, Mrs Jones, and a line about jauch to forget, indicating unclear transcription and incomplete context.
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Gentlealan
Jones
Mrs. Jones
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