Resourceful General A J Cassatt Leads Great Railroad Drive
A J Cassatt is praised as a bold, constructive railroad leader who pushed the Pennsylvania system into New York with subaqueous tunnels, a vast New York station, and extended lines. The piece notes his bold reforms, fights against graft, and rise from rodman to president, shaping a vast industrial army with vision and courage.
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Charles M. Jacobs
Jacobs
East River
New York
North River
Pennsylvania
Cassatt
Cageatt
Mr. Cassatt
Hia
Tuberculosis in Cattle Urges Universal Testing
Professor H N Russell emphasizes tuberculin testing for dairy cattle after a Beloit Strong herd outbreak where 57 of 70 cows were infected. State and national tests show high prevalence, with 933 animals tested from 1902 to 1905 and 518 found tuberculous. The article cites practical dairy housing and equipment details for sanitarian barns and stresses testing as essential.
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H. N. Russell
Wisconsin University
Hoard
Russell
Beloit
Wisconsin College of Agriculture
State, Livestock Sanitary Board
Russell Well
Kansas
Silage Milk Flavor Test Findings Reported
The Illinois Experiment Station concluded silage does not flavor milk after a controlled trial. A herd split fed forty pounds of silage daily to one group while the other received none. Milk from both groups was tested by 111 judges and five Chicago experts. Majority preferred silage milk in the judge test, while expert opinion favored silage milk by three to one, with one undecided.
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Ilinois
Chicago
The Profitable Cow Bulletin Findings
The Connecticut experiment station reports five years of steady herd care and feeding, with profits rising from a $1.28 loss in 1899 to a $21.64 gain in 1903. The gain is attributed to selecting cattle better suited to dairy production.
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Connecticut Experiment Station
Cows Respond to Good Treatment
Cows inherit the propensity to give large or small quantities of milk, but still the quantity will be varied greatly by the treatment to which they are subjected.
Sinclair Buys Out Acker to Merge Stores in Sullivan
James Sinclair, proprietor of the Index Cheap Store, acquires Jonas Acker’s furniture shop adjoining the Index. The two stores will be joined to form one of Sullivan’s largest outlets. The Acker stock was invoiced and closed Thursday. a wall will be removed to combine the businesses.
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James Sinclair
Index Cheap
Jonas Acker
Index
Mr Sinclair
Sullivan
Acker
Sinclair
Furniture dealer ad at Scott Bros delivers countywide
An ad describes sewing machines, kitchen cabinets, wagons and buggies with prices. Mr Highswell and his wife, whose goods burned, travel to Sullivan to buy from Scott Bros. The dealer claims weekly wagon service to Shelburn and delivery to any county location, with no delivery cost.
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Highswell
Frow
Sullivan
Scott. Bros. Ad
Steves
Shelburn
Sullivan Elks Beat Linton in 12 Inning Game
Sullivan Elks defeated Linton Elks after 12 innings in a high scoring game at Linton yesterday. Sullivan scored 8 runs to 7 as the batteries were Welch and Moss for Sullivan and Bale and Crowder for Linton. Attendance figures not provided.
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Sullivan
Kinton Elks
Linton
Rhe Linton
Yerkes Opens Rug Gallery With Rich New York Collection
Charles T. Yerkes of Chicago has unveiled a rug gallery in his New York mansion. The collection is said to be lavish with a centerpiece rug valued at $160,000. He issues a rug gallery catalogue with colored drawings by young women artists and students in New York.
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North River
New York City
East River
Brooklyn
Long Island
Charles T Yerkes
Charles T. Yerkes
Chicago
New York
Morgan
Widener
Yerkes
All family reunion and visitors visit local kin
A reunion of the All family was held near Pimento Sunday. Martin A N of this county attended. Mrs. Alice Butler Osborn and daughter of Seymour Mo arrived June 15 for a month with relatives and friends. Mrs. Rilla Moss and son Miss Jeane Butler Mrs. Alice Osborn and daughter Miss Mattie visited Mr. Jackson Hinkle at Farmersburg. Mrs. Belle Howard and Misses Alice Clayton and Mary Humphreys of Linton are visiting relatives here.
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Martin AN
Alice Butler Osborn
Seymour, Mo
Rilla Moss
Jeane Butler
Alice Osborn
Mattie
Jackson Hinkle
Farmersburg
Belle Howard
Alice Clayton
Mary, Humphreys
Linton
UE 4th Excursion Tickets For Short Rail Trip
Tickets will be sold to points within two hundred miles by the central passenger association at one and one third fare for round trip. On sale July 3 and 4. Return limit July 6.
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Anderson
Ind
Indiana
Christian Endeavor Union
Central Passenger Association
Chauauqua Lake
N.Y
Chautauqua Lake
N. Y
T. E. Hoover
Agt
Sullivan
D. H. Hillman
Skiddoo Warning Sparks Modern Home Furnishings Tip
A comic tale recalls a frugal man pressured by his wife to furnish the home. He buys on a payment plan after a suggestion to visit No. 9 and ends up with modern goods. The moral warns the unconcerned husband to shop Scott Bros for better prices.
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No. 9
Scott Bro.s
Sullivan
Sullivan's Buggy Sale Promises Deals on 4th of July
A local dealer touts a wide inventory from Buggies to furniture and tools, inviting customers to buy right and pay weekly if needed. The pitch targets summer shoppers with a July 4 promotion to select and hold a buggy, plus a full line of household goods and farm items.
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Sullivan’s
No. 9
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A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Standard Oil
Insurance
Beef Trust
Jefferson
Lincoln
Interstate Commerce Commission
New Jersey
Long Teland
Washington
Chesapeake and Ohio
Alexander Johnston Cassatt
Allegheny
Young Cassatt
Heidelberg
Germany
America
Georgia
Rodman
Redman
Tom Scott
Baltimore and Ohio
Roberts
Jersey
W. Gettys
Tennessee
Mavike
Skiddeo
Skiddo
Scott Bros
West Side
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