Rats Carry Plague and Government Fight Against Rats
The United States government published The Rat and Its Relation to the Public Health detailing rats as plague carriers. It notes Walter Wyman calls rats plague infected, and describes international efforts, methods of transmission via fleas, natural rat enemies, and ongoing global spread to 62 countries in 15 years.
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Washington
United States
Sam
Walter’ Wyman
Public Health and Marine Corps Service
Denmark
Blue
Aesculapius
Carroll ‘Fox
David E. Lantz
Hamburg
Carl Hagenbach
Hobo bonds filed to shield Yonkers from pauper costs
In Yonkers New York two construction firms filed 10000 dollar hobo bonds with Mayor Lennon to cover potential costs from paupers or vagrants linked to New York reservoir work. The Title Guarantee & Surety Company issued the bonds for Jackson Construction and Keystone Contracting, outlining a five thousand dollar municipal indemnity bond conditioned to protect the city from losses due to indigent workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yonkers
N. Y
Lennon
New. York
East Yonkers
New York City
New York
Jackson Construction Company
Keystone Contracting Company
Guarantee’ & Surety Company
Scranton
English Girls Emulate Men in Modern Change
A essay laments a shift in English girls toward masculine traits. It cites education by male instructors, dress, smoking, cycling, and sports as eroding feminine charm. The writer urges girls be taught by women to preserve girlish refinement and gentleness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lily
Still Active in Profession Belva Lockwood Practices Law
Mrs Belva Lockwood now near seventy five continues to practise her profession. She recently traveled south to Oklahoma to represent Cherokee descendants in their claims and each recipient received about 176 dollars for their claims.
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Belva Lockwood
United States
Oklahoma
Hardest wood debate: cocus tops ebony for flutes
The Yonkers Statesman notes a claim that the hardest wood is cocus rather than ebony and that this wood is favored for flutes and similar instruments. The dialogue mentions a shingle made from that wood.
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Yonkers
Acadia President Bans Flowers for Female Graduates
Dr. George B. Curtin, president of Acadia College, an old Yale football player, has issued a decree forbidding the presentation of flowers to girl graduates in the future. The action targets campus ceremonies in Wolfville Nova Scotia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfville
N. S
George B. Curtin
Acadia College
Yale
Woman Seeks Size Swap Amid Tight Fit In Shop
A customer hands a long box to a saleswoman and requests an exchange after finding clothing tight at the waist. The saleswoman uses a tape measure to assess fit and suggests a larger size. Clara Barton criticizes charity methods that solicit public sympathy with brass-band style procedures.
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Clara Barton
Back In the Fold Biddle Family Recall The Philadelphia Line
A Philadelphia Biddle family is highlighted by a six year old girl who believes in living as a Biddle in heaven after death. The tale weaves pride around the Biddles and their social standing. A Robinson spouse is noted as her father in law. The piece blends family lore with religious salvation themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Heaven
Robinson
Routt County Colorado land boom predicted at Wantland
Keen observers predict a major land boom in Routt County Colorado as Wantland grows along the Little Snake River. An irrigation system will water 60000 acres of land to be sold by the state under the Carey Act with water rights costing 35 dollars per acre paid over ten years. Sug ar factories flour mills canneries and other industries are expected. details available from Routt County Colonization Company Denver.
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Watitland
Colorado
Little Snake
Walkley
Routt County
Wantland
Gasoline engines and tires show early adoption limits
A dealer estimates only about five percent adoption for new tech like replating and wind mills. The public remains conservative about improvements as the push to modernize grows slowly.
Don’t Wait Too Long to Take Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters
Early warning signs of digestive trouble call for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters. The ad promises relief from indigestion cramps diarrhea malaria fever and ague and urges readers to start use at the first symptom to avoid severe harm.
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Paris
France
Germany
Pas de Calais
Tot
Father
Mother
Monsense
Galveston
Dean
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Swellington
Miss Careless
Wwellington
Routt ‘County
Daisy Fly Killer
Oghem
Mae
Michel
Harold Omie
Dekel Ave
Brooklyn
New
Adence
National Live Stock Com. Co
Keases City
St. Joseph
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