Editorials on important subjects from Des Moines News
The editorial notes that editorial work should stem from the people served and acknowledges that only a few abuse the privilege. It argues for responsible journalism reflecting public needs and warns against detached or self-serving commentary.
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Saving seed money grows honest farmers in time
The article urges children to learn farming and saving by making money their own. It argues that small savings, like dollars placed in a bank annually, can grow to a substantial sum and teach moral business training, leading to responsible citizenship and less reliance on poverty or debt. It cites American Cultivator as the source.
Contract practice aims to make medicine a public service
Doctors advocate contract practice to provide medical attention to those unable to pay high fees. They envision a future with specialists and city or state employment to serve all classes, stressing altruism and the broader social duty of medical science.
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Prices and Farm Labor in the Western States
The Chicago Record Herald notes Wilson’s view that rising food prices stem from scarce farm labor and idle fertile land in the West. It argues immigrants should be directed to regions with the greatest labor shortages to improve distribution and alleviate price pressures.
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Federal Information Division
Bureau of Immigration
Chicago Record Herald
Dry farming expands in the western states
The Minneapolis Journal reports large appropriations in Colorado Wyoming and New Mexico for dry farming stations and experimental fairs. Dry farming uses moisture conserving methods on semi arid land to yield crops without irrigation. It targets driven farmers who transform previously grazing land into productive fields, with Montana studies suggesting up to millions of acres suitable for dry farming.
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Olorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Montana
Minneapolis Journal
Notable 19th Century Authors and Works Highlighted
A review of Rosa Nouchette Carey unfinished manuscript The Key of the Unknown and Robert Hichens The Kerock on the Door, with notes on Kipling and Tennyson in French reception. Jerome K Jerome’s Three Men in a Boat edition sales cited, including pirate sales and American reach.
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Robert Hichens
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London
Africa
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Pyramids
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Jerome K Jerome
Unity of India Could End Britain’s Control
The article argues that India’s unity is key to ending British rule and that unrest threatens both Britain and its footholds in Asia. It contends Europe and Asia feel the impact of India’s lack of internal cohesion and that a unified Indian surge would challenge England’s governance across vast territories.
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England
Collier
Europe
Asia
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Egypt
India and British rule a complex path to self rule
The article debates whether self rule would benefit India under British governance, noting possible commercial losses for England but potential political strength for India. It observes limited nationalist sentiment among intellectuals, predicts gradual change within thirty years, and praises John Morley as aligning liberal policy with sober regional realities.
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England
John Morley
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Lord Morley
Morley
Equivalent Defciency Fond Father Message
A brief exchange between a father and son formed from a Boston Courier fragment. The father expresses care and concern for his only son, while the son acknowledges shared hardship and filial ties.
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Boston Courier
Hat of the Future Winged Styles Debated
In New York Sun discourse, Sella asks how to wear the hat while Bella weighs monoplane versus bi plane wing effects. The exchange hints at evolving fashion ideas and aviation motifs influencing hat design.
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Sella
Bella
New York Sun
Critique of College Labor and Attitudes in Higher Education
A writer argues colleges lost student labor ideals as wealth grew. He cites condemnation of a figure willing to work cheaply, and laments the shift toward leisure and away from hands on campus labor. Proposes two counter moves: campus work programs and university extension to reach working people.
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Way College
Ubemmelyes
Independent
Tndastria
Across the Nation The Latest Inventions And Proposals
Notes on prison cigarette limits in the Philippines and Rhode Island’s naming origin. Platinum mining confined to California and Oregon. Electricity’s expanding uses and a Belfast medical display. Naples to be lit by hydroelectric power from Cape Volturno. Jupiter satellite with eccentric orbit and 26 month period. Red Cross expands first aid to US Steel workers. Edison proposes filling East River with a new eastern channel across Long Island. authorities deem it plausible and valuable.
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Rhodes
Mediterranean
California
Oregon
British Medical Association
Belfast
Naples
Cape Volturno
Jupiter
Greenwich Observatory
National Red Cross
United States Steel Corporation
Edison
East River
New York
Long Island
Taste in Literature and the Press
A fragment from the Leneville Courier Journal contrasts ready made pabulum with printed thought. It cites the Baltimore American on Banks and creditors asking why he rounded them up and suggests he did the square thing.
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Leneville Courier-Journal
Baltimore American
City Liability Bysidewalk Notice Rule In 20 Days
The case explains that a municipality loses mobility damages when notice of a sidewalk accident is not filed within twenty days. It cites McCollum v City of South Omaha and notes instant unconsciousness prevented timely notice. It also discusses church governance and permit injunctions over ecclesiastical matters and references Western Union Telegraph Co. v Julian on corporate removal and constitutional rights.
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South Omaha
Northwestern
Nebraska Supreme Court
Fawcett
St John's Chapel
New York
Fla
Trinity Church
Burke
Court
Alabama
Western Union Telegraph Co
Julian
Federal Reporter
Circuit’ Court
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Cost of living rises 40 percent since 1890 says Bradstreet
The cost of daily necessities climbs with prices up over 49 percent since 1896. Rubber pork eggs mutton corn and wheat show sharp gains as final August figures approach the March 1907 peak. The piece notes steady return toward high records despite past financial disturbances.
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