Admiral von Tirpitz A Shrewd German Naval Builder
Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the German secretary of the navy, led a bold program to build a modern fleet after 1898. His policy, aimed at challenging Britain, spurred vast dockyard investment, battleship production, and the Kiel canal expansion, shaping Germany into Europe’s second naval power.
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New York
Prince Henry
Kaiser
America
Admiral Alfred von Tirpits
Navy
Germany
Admiral von Tirptr
Britain
Europe
Kiel Canal
Baltic
North Sky
Reichstag
England
Statue to Gen. John Morgan in Lexington fronting courthouse
Lexington plans an equestrian statue of Gen. John Hunt Morgan to stand before the Fayette county courthouse after approval by the county fiscal court. The Kentucky division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy accepted the statue amid objections about the likeness, with funding aimed at 15 000 dollars to cast in bronze and install next fall.
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Ign
Lemington
Kentucky Daughters of the Confederacy
Lexington
John Hunt Morgan
Fayette County Court House
Kentucky Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mra
James L. Arnold
Covington
James H. Mulligan
John J. Woodbury
Louisville
Gen
Hasi
Duke
Gen. Morgan
Daughters of the Confederacy
Woodruff Named for Hawaii Judge Post Faces Reconsideration
President Taft's selection of George W. Woodruff as United States district judge for Hawaii encounters opposition over his limited judicial experience. Woodruff, a former Penn football player, rose through forestry and interior posts before a justice department reorganization led to his nomination. Friends backed him amid criticism that several rulings were overturned, and action was suspended with possible withdrawal or reassignment discussed.
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Mr. Woodruff
Hawaii
Woodruff
Interior Department
Woodrutt
Fern leaves found to preserve foods for long storage
Experiments show fern leaves as a superior preservative for food packing. Fresh herrings packed with ferns reach markets in better condition, and potatoes stored in ferns stay usable many months longer than when packed in straw, remaining fresh into spring.
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Farne
Ti Fe
Raising Beef in Corn Belt for the Market
An analysis on profitable beef cattle feeding in the corn belt citing costs per acre, feed blends, and breed choices. Emphasizes milking shorthorns, calf finish in one winter, and finishing cattle from November through 120 to 160 days. Advocates high roughage, manure conservation, and feeding products on floors to return plant food value.
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J. B. Burria
Corn Belt
Kansas City
Ullty
Pin Money For Farmer's Wife Advice
A farmer's wife could earn money by growing tomatoes cabbage melons cucumbers and lettuce. Start plants indoors, transplant with care, and harvest early to beat neighbors. Tomatoes can fetch 15 cents a dozen. cabbage melons and cucumbers also sell well, with lettuce and radishes suited for warm windows or small spaces.
Shelters for Geese Improve Survival in Harsh Weather
A wary farmer describes makeshift shelter options for geese including old sheds and cow barns to protect them from wind and trampling. He notes pastures too poor for other stock can house geese, and that a fertilized, worked garden ground enriches soil for growing crops.
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Reese
Jon
Orchard Hog Pasture Method for Orchard Health
The article argues for using hog pastures in orchards to combat diseases when spraying is limited. It recommends 10 to 15 hogs per acre for a few weeks during wormy fruit fall, as an annex to spraying, with careful timing and fencing. It notes cows may be used if trees are straight and tops upright, but warns against overuse of grazing.
Plain Talk on Fear of Losing Her
A clipped exchange shows concern over a woman’s fate as one says she may be doomed while another pleads not to speak such doom, highlighting tension and anxiety in a domestic moment.
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Courief Journal
Walt Wat
Cuticura Remedies Cited For Dandruff Milk Crust Cure
An Ohio mother credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with clearing her daughter’s dandruff and milk crust after years of trouble. The note, dated Jan 20, 1908, praises Cuticura as a blessing and mentions prior missionary family context in the Southwest.
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Mre
J. A. Darling
Fifth St
Carthage
Ohio
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Prope
Boston
Fragmented Reads and Hints of Medical Oddities
A disjointed set of medical and social vignettes appears, mentioning kidney troubles and ineffective medicines, a quip about Old Maid, and scattered notes on hospital benefits and social visits. The text blends medical doubts, a humorous exchange, and a brief reference to a national study on tuberculosis prevention.
Origin of a Famous Human Food Grape Nuts Ad
In a promotional piece, C. W. Post explains how a brain and nerve boosting food was developed to aid a fatigued inventor. Grape-Nuts is presented as a nutritious, easily digested daily staple that supports mental and physical vigor, claimed to replace brain and nerve waste.
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Surat
Ita Qavour
C. W. Post
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