Minnesota Drainage Commission Reports Vast Land Reclaimed
The Minnesota Drainage Commission reports that about one fifth of the state’s total area could be reclaimed for agriculture. From 1888 to 1905 the commission laid out 15 state ditches, totaling thousands of miles, draining about 141000 acres of state lands and 65649 acres of private lands at an average cost of 1295 per acre.
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Minne Renarts
Teteas Traimare Commission
Minnesota
Coromission
Minnnesota
TOM Swamy Farms
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Severn
United States Geologies Survey
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Douglas
Grant
Traverse
Stevens
Pope, Swift
Big Stone
Purmose Cof
Mustinka
Watowan
Dt Uscin
Lioyaminster
Canada
Pamphliet
Lam Figration
Ottawa
W HL Rogers
Insianagells
Indiana
Gardner Reiding
Toleco
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Fish That Love Dynamite Found by Winsted Workers
In Winsted Connecticut lake fish were found to dine on dynamite after workmen blasting nearby dropped crumbs from dynamite cartridges. The men amused themselves by tossing bits overboard to watch perch nibble. Housekeepers fear the noisy feeding could disturb the quiet of the lake.
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Bughlaw Lake
Chicago Lagging in Orphan Care Says Hart at City Club
Dr Hastings Hart, an expert on neglected children, told the City club Chicago trails the East in caring for orphans. He cited Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore allocations and noted many orphan asylums closing in Massachusetts and Indiana while Chicago still funds and runs homes and family settings.
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Hastings H. Hart
City Club
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Seele Orphan
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Children’s Society
New York City
Sim
Massachusetts
Indiana
Hart
Color theory and mood dictums claim success in dress
Mrs. Elizabeth Severin, a Denver based “mews thoughtist,” promotes a Psychological study of Denver approach linking clothing colors to character and success. Red signals love and emotion, orange pride, yellow wisdom, violet steadiness, black is warned against. wear colors to shift mood and mingle with the rich for luck.
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Denver
Cole
Elizabeth Severin
Collegians Down and Out Address Statement
In Oakland California, C. M. Mercer special secretary of the Association for Colleges of North America spoke to University of California students about his book College Men I Have Met in the Slums and Prisons of New York. He cited 12 900 college bred men in New York down and out due to liquor and fast living and claimed college athletics have cut this proportion by about 50 percent.
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University of California
New York
C. M. Mercer
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Association For Colleges of North America
Aga Khan urges Muslim university in India with 300k gift
The Aga Khan, leader of the Ismaili Mohammedans, calls for a Muslim university at Aligarh to honor the king’s India visit next year. He proposes a foundation comparable to Berlin, Paris and Oxford and offers a $30,000 contribution.
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India
Aligarh
Berlin
Paris
Oxford
Child imitates mother at club in wild play room scene
A six year old girl mimics a club woman’s actions claiming to play as mamma. She explains mothers at clubs make motions and others accept them. The father is puzzled by the improvisation and the telephone remark about Mrs Smith.
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Sers Por Am
Thomas Pryor Gore
Oklahoma
Mamma
Sirs. Smith
Illustrated Magazine
Cure of severe skin eruption by Cuticura remedies
G. M. Macfarland of New York City reports relief from a painful skin eruption after months of suffering. He describes red blotches on face and scalp, worsening itching and scabbing, earlier unsuccessful doctor visits, and rapid improvement within two months of using Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
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G. M. Macfarland
West 115Th St
New York City
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Columbus Ave
Boston
Wifely Solicitude Appeals for Help in Missing Husband Case
A wife, worried since her husband failed to return from work by eight, leaves a note for Patrolman Hickerson at Sixth and Edmond. She requests no arrest and asks officers not to talk cross to him while describing the missing man. She says it is the first time he has done this.
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Hickerson
Sixth
Edmond
Cross
St. Joseph
Dining room quotes spark playful art debate
In a light exchange, readers spar over preferred wall art with witty lines about game pictures and a dozen eggs, highlighting a humorous take on home decor choices.
Not a Lucrative Job Friend Left College
A friend left college and faces debt as the main concern. The message notes an unlucrative path after leaving school and highlights financial pressures.
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Pater
Herbal Tea Laxative Promoted by Druggists Everywhere
Garticd Tea Herb laxative described as a gentle aid to Nature. Selling points include promoting peace with God and men as a moral benefit cited in the promo copy.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promotes Spring Blood Purity
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a purifier that enriches and revitalizes blood. It cites 409,366 testimonials and two years of cures, urging use in liquid form or as Sarsatabs, and promotes roots barks and herbs claim of high efficacy for spring humuncers and blood diseases. It also notes high flight training costs in a contrasting anecdote.
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Hood
First Woman Elected Mennonite Minister in U S
Miss Anna J. Allebach is the first woman elected as a Mennonite minister in this country though two Dutch women serve in Holland. She is president of New York University.
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Anna J. Allebach
Holland
New York University
Bromo Quinine Laxative Ad Claims World Cure Signature
An old advertisement snippet touts Bromo Quinine laxative and urges readers to seek the World over cure for a cold. It mentions a signature by El W. Grove and uses dramatic historical language to promote the product.
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EL W. Grove
Garfield Tea Purifies the System and Aids Health Claims
A garbled ad copy claims Garfield Tea purifies the system cleanses the complexion and eradi cates disease while promoting better health. The text is inconsistent and difficult to interpret but presents health cure assertions for the product.
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Garfield
Mrs Winstows Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
Ad describing Mrs Winstows Soothing Syrup for teething. Claims gums are softened and pain reduced with a wind cure. Sold in 2c and bottle sizes.
Gentle laxative for children praised by families
A household health note advises using a mild laxative like Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for common childhood constipation. It argues against strong remedies and suggests a free sample by writing to Dr Caldwell, with testimonials from Mrs N H Mead and Mrs J R Whiting.
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