Private forestry urged by Graves for southern lumbermen
Henry Graves chief of the U S forest service told the National Lumber Manufacturers association that private forestry should begin immediately as a practical operation rather than seek immediate legislation He recommended a staged test by southern lumbermen with 1000 to 10000 acre demonstration grounds and a coordinating association to reduce costs
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New Orleans
National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Henry Graves
Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Graves
Spokane to New York on Horseback Plan 4000 Mile Trek
Bruce Steinmetz who claims two St. Louis to Chicago rides and L. E. Blakesley who rode Oklahoma City to Mexico City have mapped a Spokane to New York journey leaving May 15 at noon. The 4000 mile trip aims for open road enjoyment and greetings to New York officials from Washington Governor Hay and Mayor Pratt. They expect to reach New York by August 15 with Spokane mounts and will not seek records or wagers.
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Spokane
Wash
Bruce Steinmetz
St. Louis
Chicago
L. E. Blakesley
Oklahoma City
Okla
Mexico City
Mexico
New York
Marion E. Hay
Washington
Nelson S. Pratt
Too Much Johnson in Newman Grove Nebraska
In Newman Grove Nebraska a local bank cashier Eric Johnson explains the town is overwhelmed with Johnsons. To avoid misidentification, the community adopts numbered identifiers such as John Johnson No. 1 No. 2 etc for all 629 residents with the surname Johnson. Letters are addressed by number to prevent mix ups.
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Newman Grove
John
John Johnson
Johnson
Johnsons
Needle Found After Eleven Years in Philadelphia Woman
Mrs. Rose Hyde of 605 Catharine Street endured an ingested needle in her body for eleven years before it emerged in her hand. She first felt a pain while rising from bed and later sought care at the Pennsylvania Hospital where X rays located and the needle was removed.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Sewing Circle Bans Gossip In Harmony and Embroidery Club
In Columbia Maine a sewing circle named Harmony and Embroidery club plans to enforce civility among 14 women. Members are bound by constitution to refrain from commenting on neighbors dress or behavior. A gossip schedule fines offenders: 1 dollar, second offense 5 dollars, third offense expulsion.
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Columbia
Harmony and Embroidery Club
Rattler Bosco Dies After Turning Bite on Itself
In Chicago Dr Frederick Everett’s office a six foot rattlesnake named Bosco killed itself by biting its own body while attempting to strike a guinea pig kept in its cage. The incident ended shortly after the bite caused fatal venom effects. The guinea pig survived and remains in the office.
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Chicago
Bosco
Frederick Everett
Center Street
Everett
Brownsville
Texas
Man buries himself to escape forest fire blaze
Edward Chanler, separated from a firefighting party in Lackawaxen township, Pike County, Pennsylvania, hid in a mud hole with mud over his head as flames swept two nearby fires. He escaped once the heat cooled, later returning home with blistered face and hands. An Erie railroad powder house near Black Rock was damaged by the same fires, with blasting powder and dynamite detonating and tearing a large crater and uprooting trees.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Lackawaxen Township
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Edward Chanler
Pike
Sulivan
Erie Railroad
Black Rock
Shawangunk Mountains
Husband Silences Bandroom Gossip in Town Tale
A lighthearted exchange reveals Mrs. Cougher denies her husband is a musician as a passerby notes rumor of him tuning up to beat the band downtown last night. The anecdote plays on small town talk and playful misreadings of talent.
Berwick Man Rescues Woman and Child From Fire
M. A. Ferry of Berwick rushed into a burning home of Daniel Eckert above Berwick to save Mrs. Eckert and her four year old child as smoke threatened the pair. Delays would have meant death. The rescue occurred as Ferry was passing by on his way home.
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Berwick
M. A. Ferry
Daniel Eckert
Ferry
Rescue by Lariat Saves Family From Meadow Valley Quicksands
Deputy Tremble saved Thomas Peppin, his wife, and three children near San Bernardino when their wagon and two horses sank in Meadow Valley wash quicksand. Peppin lashed to safety, wife pulled free, others followed as the wagon disappeared.
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Tremble
Thomas Peppin
San Bernardino
Cal
Meadow Valley
Peppins
Tremple
Peppin
Prize Distribution Reflections by Theodore Roosevelt Quote
A Roosevelt quote notes two dislikes from childhood during prize distributions: the long speeches and the speakers themselves. It reflects on ceremonial pomp and the burden of speeches in public ceremonies. The remark captures a timeless critique of formal award events.
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Theodore Roosevelt
How Careless and Rheumatism Cure Ad Parody
A fragment from a Cleveland Leader spoof notes a husband divorcing over a kiss. An Oklahoma City reader claims Elec tropodes cured rheumatism and sleeplessness, with a drugstore price and free trial offer. The piece juxtaposes Plautus and Dr Pierce advertisements amid social quips.
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Oklahoma City
Electropodes
Western Electropode Co
Dept. A
Los Angeles
Cal
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Adverts
Female readers share cure stories for Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from Iowa towns Jefferson Glenwood and Glenwood, praising recovery from ailments and recommending the remedy for displacements fibroid tumors ulceration inflammation irregularities backache and related issues.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Great Lakes
Cape Horn
International Bureau
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Latin America
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Nebraska
Shake
Rattler
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Jones
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Plautus
Dr. Pierce
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