President Tafts Narrow Escape From Collision At Sea
The Mayflower carrying President Taft and guests narrowly avoided a collision with the steamer Northland off Point Lookout near Chesapeake Bay. Passengers remained calm. officers of the Mayflower and the slow maneuver prevented disaster as the Northland briefly passed ahead.
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Old Point
Taft
Northland
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Hampton Roads
Geo. Crozier
Clarence H. Kelsey
Kelsey
New York
Representative Gillett
Massachusetts
Francis Newlands
J. L. Rhodes
J. W. Timmons
Norfolk
Posey
Enrile a U S Prisoner in El Paso Crossing
Embezzlement charges tied to former Mexican revolutionary official Gonzales C. Enrile, once trusted aide to Gen. Oronco, arrested as he crossed the Juarez border into the United States. Mexican federal government seeks extradition to face charges from Clifton Arizona 18 months earlier. Enrile’s political acts made him many enemies and led to repudiation by Gen. Orozco.
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el Paso
Tex
Gonzales C. Enrile
United States
C. H. Webster
Enrile
International Bridge
Juarez
Oronco
Diaz
Clifton
Ariz
Orozco
Monoplane Crash Claims Noted Aviator and Engineer
Mourmelon France reports the death of aviator Kimmerling and engineer passenger Tonnet in a 300 foot monoplane plunge while testing a new aircraft. Kimmerling had earlier competed in the Paris Rome Turin race in May 1911 and the European race in July, finishing fourth. The crash followed the recent fatality of Visseur, heightening aviation sorrow among local flyers.
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Mourmelon
France
Kimmerling
Tonnet
Turin
Visseur
Ducks Eggs Survive Voyage Amid Ocean Crossing
A shipment of 40 duck eggs from Derbyshire England to James Cummins of Butler County Agriculture saw 38 eggs pecked through yet remained viable after 10 days at sea and two days inland. Incubation hatched the surviving eggs upon arrival at the Cummins farm.
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Hamilton
Derbyshire
England
James Cummins
Butler County Board of Agriculture
Atlantic
Cummins
Raising Horses for General Farm Work Proved Profitable
An agricultural writer argues farms should breed and raise their own work horses when possible. He recalls long-lived mares producing profitable colts, notes fall foals thrive on pasture, and suggests breeding mares to jacks for better colt returns while maintaining farm labor.
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Farm Progress
Make the Crop Fit the Soil Practical farming guidance
W M Kelley argues crops must match soil type and recommends crop rotation and mineral fertilizer. He notes stable manure cannot alone meet plant food needs and urges adding phosphorus via acid phosphate on soils with humus and nitrogen. Potash may be needed but midwest farms often hold reserve potash for long-term yields.
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W. M. Kelley
Wolla
Middle West
Ready results from a dairy
The great value of dairying in connection with mixed farming is a constant milk yield. A dairy cow provides regular weekly salable products, enabling a moderate farmer to secure steady cash as milk and butter leave the farm and money returns, supporting general expenses.
Tuberculosis Costs Lift on Life Insurance Rates
Prof James W Glover of the University of Michigan shows a $10 000 whole life policyholder could save about 20 a year on high premiums if tuberculosis and typhoid fever were eliminated Tuberculosis alone costs a policy holder 1670 at age twenty to 1750 at sixty and at twenty reduces life expectancy by two years and 158 days The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges a universal effort to cut rates and disease burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Glover
University of Michigan
National Association For the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis
Glover
It Is Criminal To Neglect Skin And Hair
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin and hair care, promising clear skin, soft hands, and strong hair at low cost. It also quotes Senator Bankhead criticizing hypocritical lawbreakers and a parable about a domineering wife in Fayette, ending with a witticism about heaven’s law.
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Dept. L. Boston
Senator Bankhead
Fayette
Heaven
His Changed Fortune
A judge recalls Smithking’s rise from a junk shop to a fashionable antiques store. He moved locations, kept the same stock, and renamed the business Antiques, illustrating a notable transformation in fortune.
Amateur writer seeks first step to selling story
An aspiring author asks how to begin selling a short story. An experienced dealer counsels buying ten dollars worth of stamps as the initial move.
Paxton Toilet Co Paxtine Antiseptic Hot Douches Ad
A remedy for pelvic catarrh promotes Paxtine Antiseptic hot douches sold at druggists for 25 cents a box or sent postpaid by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
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Paxton Toilet, Co
Boston
Mass
Digestive health ad touts Garfield Tea remedy
A vintage style advertisement claims digestive problems originate from unhealthy organs and promises Garfield Tea will set them right. The dialogue jokingly notes a cook and her family to illustrate domestic reliance on the product.
A Higher Tribute and Various Household Mentions
A mixed paragraph listing household products and jokes. Mentions Red Cross Ball Blue laundry soap promising high washing capacity. Includes lines about baseball, teething syrup 25c, Garfield Tea for liver and kidney relief, and quips about self-absorbed people.
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U. S
Garrison Head
Philadelphia
Hugh Tague
W W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Chicago
Dal
Ous
Bears
Ee Tre Cextaur Company
Atom
Castoria
Booker
Sam
Pete
Lawrencesburg
Tennessee
Station
Jathanty
Warkers
West Virginia
Naires Pion
Te Clere Med Co
Haverstock Road
Hampstead
London
Eng
Carter
Theowel
Newspaper Union
W. Adams St
Cincinnati
HSE
Chattanooga
Coca-Cola CO
Arzanta
Ean
B. Chesebrough Manufacturing Company
State Street
Consolidated
Lome
Aregists
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Indiana
Daily Fly
Goltre
W.F. Young
Saskatchewan
Canada
Lloydminster
W. i. Williams
Gardner
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