The Era of the Small Farm Dawns in America
The article argues population growth will shrink large farms and revive small ones. It recommends specialization with side lines such as bee keeping, poultry, preserves, cushions, and crafts. It notes women and children can manage side lines during busy seasons and highlights by products like eggs and honey as profitable avenues.
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Uncle Sam
Europe
New World
Spring Styles and Ancestry Talk Sparkled in Irish Exchange
Mr. O'Brien asks Mrs. Kelly about ancestors. Mrs. Kelly riffs on the idea, joking that ancestors come from the real shock of Donna hoes that spr ing from nobody, and that they spring at them.
English Humorist on Cats as Household Pets and Folly
Jerome K Jerome argues cats are wiser and less selfish than dogs and deserve good regard. He recalls a cat that followed him to High Street and another that frequented a cellar for beer, noting their near human quirks and the comic vanity of felines.
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High Street
Jerome K, Jerome
Greenland Duels Reimagined as Satirical Verse
In Greenland the duel of insult ends not with weapons but with each man composing a satire in verse. The antagonists recite their verses to household members as servants and women learn them by heart, a gentler form of dispute among nations.
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Greenland
Duel of Wit Settles amock Dispute at Public Meeting
In a public gathering two men confront each other in a parley of poems while friends and servants supply a chorus. Each speaker taunts the other with epigrams and quips, and after two hours the crowd chooses the more entertaining adversary as winner.
Unusual City Crime Report Sparks Editor’s Curiosity
A cryptic exchange hints at a shooting case involving an actress and a non notable suspect. City editor notes the case could be a bigger sensation than anticipated, suggesting surprising public interest and mystery.
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Authoreas
Defeat for union issue now up to workers
The Southern Pacific Railroad rejected recognition of the Federation of Shop Employes at a San Francisco conference. Kruttschnitt's decision stands. no further talks planned. The company continues to lay off 75 to 100 auditing staff, shifting train audit work to conductors.
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San Francisco
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Julius Kruttschnitt
Harriman
Federation
Southern Pacific
F. W. Alhern
Southern Pacific Bureau of Economy
Kruttschnitt
Railway Federation
Kruitschnitt
J. W. Kline
Lovett
Southern Pacific Company
Taft urges arbitration progress and court reforms
President Taft told the American Bar Association in Boston that arbitration between nations is gradually advancing and urged removal of treaty objections. He called for federal court procedure reform, noting Supreme Court justices and district judges will draft new rules, and advocated higher judicial salaries to attract top lawyers.
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Boston
Mass
Taft
American Bar Association
Great Britain
France
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Cholera Rages Through Italy Sending Cities to Alarm
From Rome reports say cholera spreads across Italy with fatalities in Leghorn Rome Naples and other ports. Verbicaro Calbria records 82 new cases as mobs burn municipal buildings and execute the mayor s secretary Agostino Amorosi after torturing him and parading his severed head.
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London
Rome
Italy
Leghorn
Naples
Verbicaro
Calabria
Agostino Amorosi
Cured Hands Speak Of Cuticura Soap And Ointment
Mrs. Mary E. Breig of Philadelphia describes severe hand dermatitis with cracking bleeding and itching that started two months earlier. She tried Cuticura Soap and Ointment after reading about a similar case and reports complete healing without missing work. She notes samples and a 32 page booklet offered by Cuticura Dept. 6 K Boston.
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Mary E. Breig
Brown Street
Philadelphia
Cuticura
Boston
Rich Women Asked to Help Drowning Beggars
Mrs E H Harriman of New York widow of a railway magnate seeks help from municipal research to screen begging letters asking for sums totaling 22 million and to guide charitable dispensing. Miss Helen Gould reports receiving 50 000 such letters with requests totaling 2 million. Wedding rings and marriage offers from poverty stricken correspondents appear daily.
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E. H. Harriman
New York
Bureau of Municipal Research
Helen Gould
Wealthy Philadelphia Woman Seeks New Index Finger
Mrs Reginald Waldorf, a wealthy Philadelphia resident, seeks a new index forefinger after losing her right finger to an infected rusty knife cut. Dr Fred B West advertised offering a replacement finger and says the patient is willing to pay liberally, with no price named.
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Reginald Waldorf
Philadelphia
Castoria Reminder for Parents Over Three Decades
Mothers urged to examine every Castoria bottle for the official signature and note the product has been trusted for infants and children for over 30 years. The message emphasizes safety and the familiar Fletcher's Castoria branding as a reassurance to caregivers.
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Fletcher
Big Dogs in Demand in New York Weekly Note
The column notes a fashion shift toward large dogs while crowding concerns prompt owners to seek bigger breeds to deter theft. The exchange contrasts “Country Cousin” and “Mrs. De Style” with remarks on dog popularity and protective needs.
Allen’s Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
Antiseptic powder to relieve corns bunions aching nails swelling sweating feet blisters and callous spots. Bold claim and price 260. Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Not Much of a Water User
Hewitt-Gruet spends money like water while Jewett questions the extent of his spending. The exchange hints at public scrutiny of fiscal behavior and hints at differing views on frugality.
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Hewitt—Gruet
Jewett
Pain Relief Elixir Pledges Ease for Various Aches
An 19th century advert promises Wizard Oil as the best liniment for rheumatism neuralgia and sore throat providing relief from all pain.
Questioning Jagsbys departure from tank drama cast
A noisy quip attributes Jagsbys exit to seeking a tank role. a joke heavy on wordplay about returning as the tank. The passage also mentions a lazy man taking any job and references remedies and quotes, including Winniows Soothing Syrup and wordplay about admiration hope and love.
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