English planter touts Manitoba gardens near Winnipeg
William Knowles, an English settler near Middlechurch, grows twelve acres and reports an exceptional crop yield. He expects 1,500 bushels of potatoes from 4 1/4 acres, 600 tomato plants with heavy fruit, and a wide variety of vegetables and blooms thriving in favorable conditions. His praise for Manitoba soil ends with satisfaction at his first major horticultural effort.
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Winnipeg
Canada
Free’ Press
William Knowles
Manitoba
Middlechurch Ferry
Red River
Free Press Office
Knowles
England
Providence in It The Train Story of a Fifth Marriage
A traveler on an Indiana bound train recalls meeting a common woman and later discovering she was his ex wife now remarried twice. The tale notes Providence guiding him as nine children seek a mother and a second chance. A separate item discusses baking powders and alumSafety.
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Indiana
Hanner
Ink swallowing child in a basement case at hand
A Washington doctor was summoned by a former domestic worker who reported her young charge had swallowed an entire bottle of ink. The nursemaid said she gave three pieces of blotting paper as a remedy before the physician could arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Darky
Doc
the Negress
Harper’s Weekly
Two-Cent Fare in Kansas Railways Plan
A statement filed with the Kansas railway commissioners notes all roads will implement a two-cent passenger fare on October 5 1907 under protest while litigation continues. Governor Hoch says new freight rates will soon take effect. Attorney General Young secures a mandamus against Northern Pacific to enforce commodity rates, with possible contempt citation and appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Karasas
Hoch
St. Paul
Young
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Lochren
United States Court
United States Supreme Court
Lipton Announces New Challenge for America's Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton will submit another challenge for the America's Cup with a 90 foot boat as the racers. New York Yacht Club members were reticent though the deed of gift to the club in 1887 appears to obligate acceptance if conditions are met.
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New York
Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
New York Yacht, Club
Yardmen Win 2 Cent Differential Increase
Denver reports E. E. Clark, an interstate commerce commissioner, has ruled in favor of yardmen on western railroads over the two cent differential. The arbitration raises yardmen wages by five dollars a month for about 3,000 workers.
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Denver
E. E. Clark
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Railroads
Brotherhood of Railway Treatment
Missouri River
Clark
Lane's Mission in the West
Franklin K. Lane interstate commerce commissioner arrived in Los Angeles on a fact finding visit into railroad issues. He will probe freight shipments against the Southern Pacific Union Pacific and others and also examine activity by Standard Oil agents in Southern California.
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Lane
Los Angeles
Cal
Franklin K. Lane
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Southern Pacific
Union Pacific
Standard Oil Company
California
Kansas Anti Trust Law Attacked In Supreme Court
In Topeka on Tuesday afternoon attorneys for International Harvester attacked the Kansas anti trust law requiring corporate answers to questions ordered by the supreme court. They argued the information could incriminate the company and that no witness can be compelled to give criminating evidence. The questions were filed by the attorney general in an ouster suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Supreme Court
International ‘Harvester Company
Kansas
Subtlety and restraint praised at New York dinner
Harrison Grey Fiske extols quiet power over shouting in a dinner discussion in New York. He cites a silent country scene with an undertaker and a physician to illustrate indirect expression and restraint. A separate note promotes Defiance Starch for laundry use and fabric care.
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Harrison Grey Fiske
New York
Mr. Fiske
Radical debate on eugenics sparks acrimony in Philadelphia Ledger
An advanced doctor is quoted saying babies who are weak should be killed at birth and that society is becoming full of idiots and imbeciles. A listener counters that while not killing or creating doctors from such infants, the exchange grows heated. The Philadelphia Ledger notes the sharp turn in the discussion.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertises Universal Cure
A 19th century ad declares Hall's Catarrh Cure a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh in all stages. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers a $100 reward for any case it cannot cure. Includes testimonials and Toledo address for F. J. Cheney & Co. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Comic Exchange on Europe Trip and Household Laundering Tips
A dialogue mocks family travel in Europe and foreign money mishaps. An advertisement extols Defiance Starch for at home silk care, claiming better finish with less wear. The Gospel Society aims to expand in Central Africa and establish dioceses in Manchuria Singapore Edmonton Khartoum Rhodesia.
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Society For the Propagation of the Gospel
Central Africa
Manchuria
Singapore
Edmonton
Khartoum
Northwest
Rhodesia
Red Cross Ball Blue and outdoor gear ad catalog excerpt
Advertising snippet touts low prices on guns traps decoys and fur gear from No 1 Northwest Hide and Fur Co Minnesota. Includes quotes from George Eliot Penn and a tobacco promo for Lewis' Single Binder cigars and a general exhortation to do daily duties exceptionally.
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N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Guatemala Backs Bonilla to Oust Honduras President
A Guatemalan official informs that President Cabrera will support Manuel Bonilla of Honduras in his bid to regain the presidency. The move signals possible war between Guatemala and Honduras and immediate action is anticipated.
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Central America
Berlin
Cabrera
Guatemala
Davila
Honduras
Manual’ Bonilla
Blacksmiths Accept 10 Percent Raise in Denver
Denver Colorado blacksmiths on the Denver Rio Grande railroad had demanded a 5 percent increase but accepted a 10 percent raise after compromise. The deal ends negotiations that had stalled work and raised tensions among the shop workers.
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Providence
Herman Reinbold
Minnesota
Lipton
Ration
Europe
George Eliot
Red Cross
Penn
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Rose Moore
W. 26Th St
N.Y
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Opportunity Knocks
Bowie
Texas
C. F. Simmons
San Antonio
Atascosa County
Towae Avaran
Yours Truly, J. H. Messer
Pr. Simmons
Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, Texas
Jaques Mfg. CO
Chicago
Dodds
Col
Denver Rio Grande Railroad
Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Douglas
Josana
Higariente Spectatore
Alog
Wooster, Na' Marcet Bt
Bank Wrancisco
Zicearne Thompson
Kansas City
Putnam
Momkoe Rug OO
Quincy
Ilincla
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