14 Nations Plan Conquest of the Desert at Dry Farm Congress
The fourth annual Dry Farming Congress opens in Montana October 26 with 14 nations represented. The movement argues crops can be grown in semiarid lands with minimal rainfall using basin plow, deep plowing and repeated harrowing. Pioneers include George L. Farrell, W. T. Cooke, and EB Parsons, highlighting the shift from irrigation to moisture conservation and semiarid cultivation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Desert
Montana
Dry Farming Association
Denver
Canada
Mexico
Great Britain
Africa
Turkestan
Russia
China
Japan
W. H. Campbell
Campbell
South Dakota
W. T. Cooke
Wyoming
Mr. Cooke
Cheyenne
EB. R. Parsons
United States
South Africa
Colorado
Salt Lake
Congress International
Wyo
Australia
Brasil
Transvaal
Congress
B. L. Nerrin
Jno. T. Burns
B. P. Moss
Board of Control
Mondell
Newell
Harrie
How Long Will the West Stand for Central Bank Control
A regional protest argues against tariff favors and centralized banking led by Wall Street. The author denounces Aldrich's plan and Taft's bank scheme, urging San Francisco and other western cities to demand local control and representation to end eastern financial domination.
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West
Middle West
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Manhattan Island
Taft
Aldrich
Wall Street
Great West
United States
San Francisco
Manhattan
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Seattle
Kansas City
Junketer Taft
Bank of Issue
Omens and observations mix in city life notes
A jumble of quips links superstition to survival and safety. Phrases warn of hospital risk, crookedness and betting schemes while referencing Pittsburg, Detroit, North Pole, and journalistic discounts for aero nautic and faunal information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Detroit
North Pole
Pointed Paragraphs From a World of Quips and Quirks
A collection of short, witty aphorisms on trust, duty, singing abilities, self restraint, attire, romance, and honesty. The lines mix humor with social observation, noting the value of humility, candid speech, and credible behavior in everyday life.
Reflections of a Bachelor Readings on Women and Truth
A collage of maxims on courtship honesty and vanity. It muses on how admiration stems from self illusion how justice is pursued to help others and how flattery shapes a woman’s view of her own image. The piece ends with cautions about deception and vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wise
Mercury
Osqar and Adolf Observe Halley in Comic Dialogue
Osqar and Adolf discuss Halley’s Comet in a humorous, exaggerated dialogue. They riff on observations through a telescope while mixing Germanic speech quirks, astronomy terms, and playful banter about light, perception, and a comet’s tail versus a sun dog. The piece blends satire with science fantasy alluding to Halley’s Comet appearing every 76 years.
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Adolf
Halley
Witty Quotations and Snippets From Various Papers
A collage of humorous lines and misreadings from newspapers including Chicago and Florida based jokes. Quick quips touch on marriage, courtship, automobiles, gowns, and everyday observations.
Girl Passes as Boy for Three Years and Confesses
In Cleveland Ohio Harry Roberts confessed the police that the person known as he was a girl named Lillian Hoffman stepdaughter of Gottlieb Meiers living at 2644 KB. At seventeen she ran away three years ago, wore boy clothes and worked as a man in a livery stable and delivering boxes for a grocer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Harry Roberts
Lillian Hoffman
Gottlieb Meiers
Hard Work Max You Say He Beats His Drum
A garbled note describes a traveling circus act in Brooklyn, mentioning a drummer and a person named Max. The text is fragmented and unclear about details or outcomes.
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Max
Hia
Brooklyn
Garvin’s Corner Reflects Westward Hope and Reunion
Reverend Joseph L. Garvin chronicles a westward journey to the Disciples of Christ centennial in Pittsburg and expresses yearning for homebound reunions. He notes sending greetings to lonely hearts and carrying messages for many, while urging support from Northwest readers and reflecting on commerce and community in the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Pittsbore
Witt
Ethere
Perrott
Pittsburg
Intimate Correspondent: Beggs Rose Tale Stirred Seattle
An intimate Seattle column recalls Mrs. W. J. Beggs and a famed thornless rose tale. The piece relays photos and gossip about Beggs, her church roses, and a joking world-wide craze sparked by a plant with no thorns. Local mock intrigue includes paper clippings and neighborly curiosity from Seattle residents.
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Mrs. Beges
Portland
Whitman
Europe
Seattle
Mrs. Beggs
California
Mra
Prodigal Wanderer Confronts Father Amid City Obstacles
A sociological tale unfolds as a wanderer rejects a father’s plea to return home. The dialogue centers on conflict between pride and family duty, set against a tense urban backdrop.
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International Get Together
Gilson Gardner
George L. Farrell
Smithfield
Utah
The
City Hospital
Geer
FIOM
Willie
Osgar
Fred Schaefer
Homer
Jose Wish
Stuenina
Chicago
Florida Times-Union
Knox
Young de Short
Jay Greene
Crox
de Short
Korox
Louisville Courier-Journal
Miorida Times-Union
Redd
Jeene
Yonkers Statesman
Titta
Maude
Margie
Sy Garvin
Joseph L. Garvin
First Christian Church
H.W. Ricent
Leete
Hood
Washington
Star
Dad
Arenese
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc
Second Avenue
Wilhen
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