Profitable dairying urged for Iowa with better cows
A dairy expert from the Iowa State Dairy Association argues dairy farming can double income by improving cows, feeding, and methods. It details short courses, milking, testing butter fat, and the economic impact of creameries and dairy cooperatives across Iowa with potential annual value nearing corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh G. van Pelt
Iowa State Dairy Association
Iowa
General Assembly
Iowa State Dairymen’s Association
Towa State Dairy Association
State Dairymen’s Association
Worth County
North Iowa
Babcock
Denmark
Holland
New Zealand
Jersey and
Guernsey Islands
Root and Roosevelt Meet in London on Political Currents
Elihu Root, former secretary of state and New York senator, informed Colonel Roosevelt in London about ongoing American affairs. Roosevelt, who trusts Root, heard from Pinchot and major newspapers, and Root’s briefing touched on the insurgent movement, Ballinger hearing, Cannon fight, and Taft actions. Root then went to The Hague to argue for American fishermen’s treaty rights regarding Newfoundland waters, a case with wide international implications for treaty rights and potential global repercussions.
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Elihu Root
United States
New York
Colonel Roosevelt
America
Lion Hunter
London
Roosevelt
Ballinger
Taft
Enhu Root
Root
The
Hague
Newfoundland
Hague Tribunal
Millikan Named Wizard of Electrical World
University of Chicago physics professor Robert A Millikan is hailed as a new wizard of electricity after capturing a single ion. He explains ion as an atom or fragment carrying charge and reveals experiments isolating elementary units of matter using oil droplets between plates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Millikan
University of Chicago
Millkan
Edison
Marconi
Millikan
Sigma Chi Society
Faraday
Wilson fires up Pitt banquet with calls for democratic college reform
Dr. Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton, warned that loss of self-possession could plunge America into disaster. He faulted churches and universities for serving the wealthy over the masses and urged radical democratic renewal, urging colleges to align with common people and shed exclusiveness. He argued Lincoln would not have been as serviceable to the country if he were a college man and urged top to bottom reconstruction of American higher education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
France
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
Sons of Old Nassau
Pittsburg
Lincoln
Mke
Princeton
Illinois Bribe Case Judge Rules on Indictment
Judge W H McSurely of Cook County Circuit Court, a former legislator, rejects Browne’s bid to quash the indictment in the Illinois bribery case. He holds that bribery occurs where money is given to a legislator for favorable votes and venue lies where the crime is committed. The ruling keeps the case moving as the Lorimes affair backdrop draws public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. McBsurely
Cook County
Illinois
Lee O'Neil Browne
McLurely
Sangamon
United States
McSurely
Lorimes
Mothers Have Daughters
Hudson Ohio letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for painful or irregular periods and related symptoms. The ad claims many mothers report relief for their daughters and urges women to seek guidance from the company for confidential advice.
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Hudson
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
George Strickler
Hudson, Ohio
R. No
Lydia F. Pinkham
Coca Cola advert promotes summer refreshment and records
An advertising copy touts Coca-Cola as a cooling thirst quencher to relieve fatigue and refresh, inviting readers to request a free booklet about Coca-Cola and a baseball record book for 1910 with schedules and the poem Casey at the Bat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coca-Cola Co
Atlanta
Coca-Cola
Coca- Cola
Casey
Ben Franklin Kite Tale Sparks Humorous Neighbors
A playful exchange with a neighbor about Ben Franklin and his kite experiment highlights a light moment. The quip notes the satisfaction of distant electricity without waiting for a busy line, framing Franklin’s work with humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
When Rubbers Become Necessary
When your shoes pinch shake into Allen's Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder for the feet. Cures tired aching feet and relieves corns and bunions. Use it for breaking in new shoes and dancing parties. Bold everywhere 25c. Sample mailed free address Allen Olmsted Le Roy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
Uncle Ezra Says and Teething Ties in 19th Century Ad Bits
A Boston Herald quote about playing on one string. Harsh moralizing lines reference grass widows and Mr Pierce remedies. Mentions Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Mrs Winston’s Soothing Syrup for teething, wind colic, and gums. Ends with a religious sentiment about tears reminding God loves the world.
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Uncle Ezra
Boston Herald
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Guernsey
Lowa
Aggie Clothilde Bawn
Biffe
Alonzo
Dodds
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