Usefulness of the American Toad in Gardens and Farms
Washington department bulletin by A H Kirkland M S promotes the toad as a major insect destroyer. It debunks European myths about venom, warts, and other superstitions, urging kindness to toads and their retention in gardens and farms. The report contrasts old lore with practical value in pest control.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
A. H. Kirkland
M. S
Animal Kingdom
The Japanese Victory and the Fate of Russia's Fleet
The article declares the destruction of the Russian Baltic Fleet under Admiral Rozhdestvensky as complete and historic, calling Togo's victory one of the world's greatest naval battles and comparing it to Manila Bay and Santiago. It critiques the czarist regime and supports Philadelphia officials moving against a gas steal in city public works.
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Togo
Sampson
Santiago
Dewey
Manilla Bay
Straits of Korea
Rojestvensky
Public Works and Public Safety
Death of Mary A Livermore Remembers A Noble Woman
In her passing the country loses a valued social figure and activist. Mary A Livermore devoted nearly five decades to public life on platforms and in pulpits while maintaining a centered home life and loving family. Her legacy reflects worldwide admiration for her deeds.
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Mary A. Livermore
Vermilion Passes Sidewalk Spitting Prohibition Ordinance
Vermilion enacted a new ordinance banning spitting on sidewalks. The Vermillion Republican notes the first week shows high satisfaction with the law as sidewalks no longer show the usual puddles from expectorations of professional loafers.
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Vermilion
Vermillion Republican
Rockefeller heir amid Adirondack summer home rumors
Wm Rockefeller, brother of John D Rockefeller, holds a large Adirondack reserve near Brandon. His summer home this year has led to speculation and a dispatch from Malone New York notes placards posted amid concerns over his safety.
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Wm. Rockefeller
John D
Adirondack Mountains
Brandon
Malone
N. Y
Humble Back Woods Neighbor Threatens Visitor
The comment recalls a harsh warning given as a man steps onto his reserve. The speaker declares that upon every footprint, the visitor would be killed, reflecting a hostile stance from local residents.
Taft Addresses Ohio Convention Emphasizes GOP Courage
Secretary Taft urged the Republican Party to confront the rate question and government finances with old time fearlessness. He expressed optimism and his address met with favorable reception from Ohio delegates.
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Republican Party
Mr. Taft
Roosevelt’s 1904 bid unlikely says The Washington Post
The Washington Post believes Roosevelt has not diminished his chances by declining to run in 1904. It predicts that by 1908 public demand will shift and another Republican will be the party’s nominee.
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Washington Post
Roosevelt
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Republican Party
Baptists Debate Use of Rockefeller Gifts in Gospel Work
The Baptists across the nation prepare to publicly condemn John D. Rockefeller’s gifts, arguing that tainted money harms the gospel by funding religious work against the laws of the country. Others defend Rockefeller funding as acceptable for Christianizing influence.
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John D. Rockefeller
Wisconsin Opens Vote On Moving Capital From Madison
Wisconsin legislature submits to voters the question of relocating the state capital from Madison to another city. This action shows capital permanency is not guaranteed by appropriations for capitol buildings.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Ricwards Trust Company Ad for Loans and Farm Deals
An advertisement invites readers to borrow money or engage in farm buying and selling through the Ricwards Trust Company offering financial services and related opportunities.
Refrigerator car boom as Teamsters strike widens
The spread of the Teamsters strike grows apace and Chicago suffers with low trade as cities hesitate. The Rock Island orders 1700 refrigerator cars for its own use, Michigan Central also builds its own, signaling the destruction of private refrigerator car service.
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Teamsters
Dunne
Chicago
Rock Island
Michigan Central
Quaker City Gas Grabbers Foiled in Philadelphia
Mayor Weaver thwarted a massive municipal graft plot aimed at Philadelphia. The city dodged what officials described as the era’s largest theft attempt by corrupt planners.
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Quaker City
Philadelphia
Weaver
Sioux Falls Newsboard The City’s Yellow Journals
Sioux Falls has more yellow journals than any city its size in the country. If these journalists find pleasure in their screeds the public at best finds no profit therein.
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Sioux Falls
South Dakota Corn Crop Planted Despite Frost Risk
The Argus Leader notes South Dakota farmers have completed planting but warn that lingering cold and frost could threaten the crop if weather does not improve soon.
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South Dakota
Argus
Roosevelt Cabinet Names Two Republican Nomination Candidates
President Roosevelt’s cabinet will present two candidates for the Republican nomination for president Taft and Shaw.
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President Roosevelt
President to Convene Congress in Special Session
The President plans a special session of Congress to consider the rate bill, a move deemed highly likely by sources close to the administration. The action signals imminent congressional debate and potential policy shaping on the proposed rates.
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Congress
Property transactions listed for Bayard Beach and Houghton Block
Readable lines note actions to buy sell insure or borrow money on city or farm property involving Bayard Beach and Houghton Block. The fragment suggests a classified notice of property finance or mortgage topics.
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Bayard Beach
Houghton Block
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal success
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages as a constitutional treatment taken internally. It promises to destroy the disease’s foundation by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 if it fails, with testimonials available by mail from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dr A W Chases Kidney Liver Pills Glory Claim
An OCR fragment promotes Dr A W Chase's Kidney Liver Pills as the world's greatest kidney and liver medicine, claiming unique effectiveness and superiority. The text is incomplete but centers on a patent medicine endorsement.
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A. W. Chase
Dynamite Cure For A Cough Promised
A reader from Calhoun Georgia testifies that Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds eased a severe cough and helped sleep after two doctors failed. The ad notes a science based cure for bronchitis and LaGrippe available at Holland Wheelers drug store priced 50 cents and 1.00 with a free trial bottle.
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Z. T. Gray
Calhoun
Dr. King
Holland Wheeler
What An Editor Saw
A humorous column in Britt Tribune recounts idiosyncratic town characters. It lampoons a senator eating pie with a knife, a clumsy rival, a wealth of personal quirks, and the varied faults of voters and editors in Iowa.
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United States
Cards of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors
To all those dear friends and kind neighbors who lent their loving aid and tender sympathy during the long sickness which resulted in the death of our beloved wife, mother and sister we desire to thank one and all. The great loss sustained by us has been made lighter by your many acts of kindness. Ouas. H. Purtips and Family. W.C. McNeil.
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Huron College
Keim
Niesteadt
Hinckley
J. Schneller
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Manchester
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Port Arthur
Elihu Root
New York
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Taft
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the Post
Ricwards Trust Company
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Emelius
Iroquoig
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Pflum
Kevin Hendrickson
Ewe
Suter Stormant
Kelso Schneller
T 'Ee Eee
Eeteeee Pasek
Manchester Ee Etenee
Britt Tribune
Iowa
Ouas. H. Purtips and Family
W.C. McNeil
MDS
Entre Nous Club
Warren Avenue
Cuicano
Ita
Ion
Cardus
North Dakota
Mandan
Richardson
N. Dak
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