Fireless cooker dubbed economic boon for farm households
The article promotes training young farmers and their wives to boost production and cut living costs through seed selection and the fireless cooker. It describes the device’s origins, phased adoption, and broad use in kitchens, listing demo programs and suggested menu items.
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Omaha
Little Septimus Meets Uncle Robert Over Pennies
In London Tit-Bits a proud Uncle Robert rewards his nephew with a penny after Septimus recites The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck. The boy notes his father handles the shillings, while the uncle’s gesture contrasts with real money management.
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Septimus
Robert
George W. Tasker
Philadellhia
London
Sunday School Absence Over Dirty Hat and Lining
A girl explains to a Sunday school teacher that her mother kept her home because her hat and the lining were dirty. The teacher notes inward quality matters, but the girl counters that the inward and outward are both dirty.
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Maggie
Gunnison river tunnel opens flooding Uncompahgre valley
President Taft opened the Gunnison river tunnel bringing mountain waters to the semi arid Uncompahgre valley near Montrose Colorado. The 30600 foot tunnel and 12 mile canal system irrigate 150000 acres, generate power, and cost over 5 million with water rights set at about 35 dollars per acre.
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Montrose
Col
William H. Taft
Gunnison River
Gunnison
Black Canyon
United States Government Reclamation Service
Ogether
Colorado
F. D. Catlin
Gunnison Tunnel
J. Q. Allen
John C. Bell
Taft
Charles J. Hughes
John Shafroth
Frederick the Great Ends Cavalry Falls by Shooting Farmer
A historical anecdote recalls Frederick the Great curbing horse dismounts among his cavalry by ordering the first farmer who fell off to be shot, an extreme early career measure that halted the practice.
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Frederick the Great
England's Oldest House Near St Albans Ab bey
England's oldest residence sits beside St Albans Abbey in Hertfordshire about 20 miles from London. Claimed to exceed a millennium in age and remains habitable today.
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England
St. Alban’s Abbey
Hertfordshire
London
New Strength for Women's Backs Promoted
Mrs. Mary Hinson of Mt. Sterling Kentucky credits Doan's Kidney Pills with improving her backache dizziness and vision problems. She says the remedy helped from the first use and asks readers to remember the brand sold nationwide for 50 cents a box by Fosten Milburn Co.
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Mary Hinson
Strother St
Mt. Sterling
Dean
Mrs. Hinson
Doan
Fosten Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Song Fills Flat Up Cheap with Donations
Thomas Tabby explains he outfitted his flat at a song cheap price. He notes a 2 a.m. solo on the back fence drew donations in furniture and more, creating a full show of generosity from supporters.
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Thomas Tabby
Tabby
Tiger
Thomas
Sitting Bull
Doane Robinson
Department of History
State of
South Dakota
Custer
Little Big Horn
Big Horn
Indian School Journal
Hives Cleared by Cuticura Ointment Claims
A mother from Warren Michigan recounted her six year old daughter suffered hives for two months after exposure to other children. After trying multiple remedies and a hot bath with Cuticura Soap the itching subsided and the rash disappeared following Cuticura Ointment use. The report cites Potter Drug & Chem Co as promoters.
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George L. Fridhoff
Warren, Mich
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Bostom
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered As Cure All
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh by acting on the blood and mucous membranes. It claims a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure and notes endorsements from the medical fraternity. Included is mention of Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Lars
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
All
Its Troubles Skeletons and Starch in Home Laundering
A humorous note on family skeletons complaining about being exhibited in court. It then shifts to a practical piece praising how fine wash goods look when laundered at home, stressing the role of proper starch. It recommends Defiance Starch as strong enough to stiffen without thickening.
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