Vignettes of People and Pranks from Bond Street to Jail Edges
A series of brief, quirky anecdotes recount socialites in Bond Street admiring a manicure and a poet Joseph Redding signing a line about divinity. Then Julian Hawthorne’s prison visit inspires his daughter Hildegarde, and a train stop near a county jail prompts a child’s probing question. Kirk La Shelle’s son Bill charms guests with playful antics at a family gathering.
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Bond Street
Joe Redding
Joseph
Julian Hawthorne
Hildegarde
Mr. Hawthorne
Kirk la Shelle
Bill
Kansas City Southern Almanac for 1904 Ready for Distribution
The Kansas City Southern Railway Company's Annual Almanac for 1904 is now available with monthly calendars and household hints. It covers Missouri Arkansas the Indian Territory Texas and Louisiana. Send requests to B. G. Warner General Passenger and Ticket Agent Kansas City Mo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. C
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Louisiana
G. Warner
Kansas City
How to Keep House and St Jacobs Oil Sales Pitch
A promotional piece extols home comforts while warning aches and pains may surface. It touts St Jacobs Oil as a quick cure for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago and sciatica and calls it essential in every house for injuries. The ad notes the oil penetrates to the pain spot and promises prompt relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Nain
Manure effectiveness in soil debated by bulletin authors
The piece argues against a United States Department of Agriculture bulletin that claims poor soils yield as well as good soils if their mechanical condition matches. It cites Prof. F. H. King experiments showing good soils hold two to three times more plant food and produce two to three times larger crops, stressing that well manured soils contain more available plant food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture of
The
United States
Bulletin
F. H. King
King
Irrigation In Humid Climates Across Europe and Illinois
The article notes irrigation pays even where rainfall is ample, with Italy and Illinois cited. It details large cooperative irrigation systems, costs about six dollars per acre annually, and shows grass as a foundational crop supporting soil protection and livestock needs. It argues irrigation boosts corn after wheat and doubles alfalfa and clover yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janda
Inois
Italy
Illinois
Wheat feeds hens better than clear wheat rice
A note indicates wheat is good feed for hens but suggests avoiding clear wheat rice and preferring screenings for poultry use.
Planting the Apple Tree and Orchard Pests
Practical guide for orchard planting and care from T G Raynor. Advises choosing merchantable varieties suited to locality, using few varieties for cross fertilization, buying from local nurseries, spring planting, proper hole depth, two-person planting, root handling, and head shaping. Also reviews common scale insects Oystershell Scales Scurry scales and San Jose scale with control methods including kerosene emulsion lime wash Bordeaux sprays and lime-sulfur-salt spray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G. Raynor
Ohio Experiment Station
Canada
Bitter rot losses hit apple growers nationwide
Losses from bitter rot in four Illinois counties totaling 1 500 000 were cited by Professor Blair of the University of Illinois. The fungous disease harms orchards but can be reduced by spraying, and the article urges growers to awaken to the vast annual tax paid to this scourge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair
University of Illinois
Marion
Clay
Richland
Wayna
Humorous Tales and a Young Girl's Flag Salute
Farley notes Pius X's humor in a punch fueled tale of Don Creegan's dying wish and a joking boast of wine before death. A Harvard lecture scene shows a professor calming his audience after a rage fit. Bayonne girl Helen Beach asks Roosevelt how a girl should salute the flag, receiving a cautious reply. London hosts 53 theaters and 43 music halls for vaudeville. A man losing all his money also loses most of his enemies.
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Mer. Farley
Vatican
Pone Pius
Don Creegan
Con
Helen Beach
Bayonne
N. J
Washington
Benny
Roosevelt
London
Western Canada Draws American Farmers for Land and Wheat
The Interior Department shows a steady northward migration of American settlers to Canada last year reaching 11 841 homestead entries from 44 states. Dakotas and Minnesota lead, but Alabama Mississippi and Delaware also sent settlers. Immigrants seek fertile prairie lands with full knowledge of soil, laws, and taxation, convinced Canada offers superior opportunities for prairie development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Canada
United States
Winnipeg Free Press
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Dominion
Alabama
Mississippi
Delaware
Gulf
Ocean
Mississippi Valley
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Canadian Northwest
Prairie
Coust
Poruna praised as tonic by Mrs Katre Taylor
Mrs Katre Taylor from 487 Monroe St endorses Poruna as the best tonic for weakness after illness. She cites rapid relief and renewed vitality with Poruna versus other tonics. Dr Hartman offers free treatment for female catarrhal diseases this summer, via The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus Ohio.
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Hicgago
Monroe St
Katre Taylor
Hartman
Mike
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
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Commissioner of Pens Alons
Butts & Killips
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Washington Board of Trade
Tyquere National Bank
Fisher Tent and ‘Awning CO
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Lankford Humane Horse Collar
Waterloe
Lowe
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BIG Nat'l Life
Ghicago
Anc
Theine
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San Jose
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