Indiana Pure Food Law Strengthened by Republicans
Special correspondence from Indianapolis notes medical and sanitation officials nationwide seek copies of Indiana's pure food law enacted by Republican legislators. The article explains the law defines adulteration, sets milk standards, targets unsanitary slaughterhouses, and fights misbranding while highlighting enforcement improvements and prior Democratic opposition.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Health
Indiana
61St General Assembly
State Laboratory of Hygiene
State Health Board
Justice of the Peace
Plunk merchant credits Bucklen’s Amica Salve for thumb wound
G W Cloyd of Plunk Missouri narrowly avoided amputation after a jimson bar injury four years ago. He refused doctors’ amputation and used Bucklen’s Amica Salve to cure the wound. Sold 25c at Smock & Son’s druggists.
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G. W. Cloyd
Plunk
Bucklen
Smock & Son’s
Gate Edge drop planter ad from Turman and Riggs
Corn planters notice advising buyers to inspect the Gate Edge drop planter that never cracks corn and drops one grain at a time. Turman and Riggs, leading buggy and implement house of Sullivan, invite calls and visits.
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Turman and Riggs
Sullivan
Cass Township Farmer Reports Shallow Well Drips Oil
George Ringer of Cass township conducted business in Sullivan last Wednesday. He notes a farm well only 64 feet deep is yielding a small amount of oil. The oil quantity appears limited despite the shallow depth.
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George Ringer
Cass Township
Sullivan- Last
Ringer
Millions Made Easily by Two Cent Fare Law
Indianapolis declares two cent fare law a major reform with great savings. Railroads fight to prove constitutionality while figures show 1905 1906 passenger earnings and potential yearly state savings exceed millions. Relief promised by Parks and Kelley drainage acts also noted.
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State Board of Health
Indianapolis
Ind
Corydon
Anderson
Republican Party
Indiana
John W. Parks
Plymouth
Charles Kelley
Knox
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Boy Interview Reveals Panama Impressions From 1906 Trip
Colin W., age eleven, recounts six months in Panama with his mother and siblings. He describes moldy shoes, moldy eggs, high prices for produce, coppery oyster flavors, and a harsh workload on the canal project. He notes malaria, frequent rain, and life among Jamaicans, Panamanians, and Americans with vivid, if rustic, observations.
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Colin W
Chicago Daily News
Panama
New Orleans
Ellis
Colon
Colin ‘Webb
Armour & Co
Astor Hi
United States
Roosevelt
Teddy
Pacific Beach
Toboga
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