Interesting Annual Number on Stock Breeding and Agriculture
An annual issue designed as a practical guide for farming and stock breeding. It features a buffalo illustration frontispiece on fine paper and covers subjects by noted specialists including Prof Phos Po Cooper on modern farming, Frank A Peek on practice breeding, Prof W Stevenson on commercial fertilizers, and HR Smith on silage for beef cattle.
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Phos
Po Cooper
University of Minnesota
Iawto
Frank A. Peek
Department of Agericulture
Vraetion
Wo TL Stevenson
Towa Agricultural College
HR Smith
Uorlweraitar
Nebraska
A Girl's Wild Midnight Ride
A fearful forest film warning accompanies a tale of a girl who rode at midnight to save many lives. The piece promotes Dro King's New Discovery for lung trouble coughs and colds, claiming cures for consumption and pneumonia with testimonials from W R Patterson of Wellington Pex and others. Price listed, trial bottle offered, and guarantee by S Williams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dro King
W. RR. Patterson
Wellington
Pex
Catter
Mia P
So . Williams
Foley's Honey And Tar Compound Ad Claims
An old advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable family medicine for children and adults. It promises relief from calms and coughs and colds and croup and bronchitis prevention, attributed to S. H. Williams.
Banquet Payment Mention in New Orleans Report
A brief note reports a $1.00 per plate payment at a banquet to Henry Clay in New Orleans. The item references digestive and bowel relief remedies, urging readers to use Lily Pills and related products as easy, safe cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clay
New Orleans
Williamea
Fresh supply of carbon paper and ribbons received
A local notice announces a new stock of carbon paper and typewriter ribbons now available from The Windbertor and Republican Co. in town. The item highlights the fresh shipment and the retailer supplying writing supplies to customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windbertor and Republican Co
Relieved by Meritel Kidney and Backache Pills Ad
An advertisement offers Meritel Kidney and Backache Pills for back pain and kidney distress for fifty cents plus claims of dramatic results. It warns about cough remedies for children and promotes Foley Kidney Pills as a fix. Several dubious testimonials from local druggists and customers are included, with dubious claims of quick relief and cures for bed wetting and irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Drug and Press Association
Decorah
Towa
Charles Purhant
Lovington
Aix
HE. Williams
Lettering In Gold on Holiday Signage Mystery
A garbled OCR style note discusses a gold lettering project and a peculiar phrase about holiday work. The fragment mentions the Vinideater and Reputlican Dindery and hints at equipping or decorating items for the holidays with lettering. Uncertain names and wording remain.
Primogeniture and Ancient Family Rule
An old discourse traces primogeniture to patriarchal times with the eldest son inheriting headship and land. It notes unwritten customs granting authority to the father or eldest male and describes enduring, superstitious remnants in modern households under ancient custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine
Homes Scarce Force Long Waits For Habitations In England
London reports a housing shortage pushing many married couples to delay engagements for years. Rural cottage shortages drive men to workhouses near Dunmow while rents far exceed labor incomes. Builders urge standardized cheap concrete cottages. examples exist near Salisbury and in new gardens selling for about £40.
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London
Chelmsford
Dunmow
Donshire
Duke of Bedford
Cambridgeshire
Duke
Raceleagh
Northampton
Huntington
University
Ecclesiaatical Commissioners
Salisbury
Six New Dances in Fashion at International Dance Conference
Paris reports the international conference of dancing masters approving five new dances alongside the five step Argentine. The lineup includes the Pas de Aviateurs, the Lukinskoff Russian dance, a Spanish pas de quatre, the Royale inspired by King George's coronation, and the Sleeping Love from the United States, with MocChaudet presenting dancing statistics and commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
International Conference of Dancing Masters
Spain
George
United States
MocChaudet
Marble Arch
Hirde Park Corner
Piccadilly Chrena
Green Park
Buckingham Palace
Boston
Hamersmith
Adele Collier
London
Clam diver’s pearl finds boost Winona dealer income
Stobert Lueck of Winona spends much of his time clam digging for pearl button factories and has found seven pearls this season. He recently uncovered two of the finest pearls yet taken from shells. The two newest pearls, though not perfect, should fetch between $800 and $1,000 each. His overall season earnings near $2,000 from pearls, with five prior pearls selling for $880.
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Winona
Minn
Stobert Lueck
Lueck
Broadway Gardens to Replace Maison Square Gardens in NYC
Architects unveil plans for Broadway Gardens arena on Broadway between Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth streets. A large complex will occupy the block and extend toward Eighth Avenue, featuring two theaters, a winter garden, a roof garden, and a seating capacity for about 1,100 in a ground floor theater. The project includes a store front and glass facades, with the arena beneath another similar space for shows. Key investors include theatrical men exhibitors and circus interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Broadway Gardens
Maison Square Gardens
Te Architects
Te Incorporated
Matuiyoth Steuchire
Trreidway
Forty-seventh
Baety
Eighth Avenue
Curcus Lda
Will Bequest For Old Horse In Chicago Will
Mire Ellen Malveil's will leaves 2000 dollars for the care of her old horse for twenty years and directs the animal never be sold or worked. Executor Richard Woifford, a former judge, states the provision is part of an estate valued at 170000 dollars. The clause also disburses remaining funds to her sisters and brother. Ottawa marriage study notes married students' benedict club formation defying chapel segregation rules. The club has ten members and eleven children as honorary members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mire Ellen Malveil
Indiana Avenue
Richard Woifford
Stroit Court
Mulver
Ottawa
Kan
Benedicta
Bull Gores Thieving Bear In Moonlit Farm Clash
In Washington state a black bear invaded James Short's farm and attacked a pig left dangling. Short fired as a bull charged the bear, the beast gored and tossed the 250 pound bull over a fence, then Short shot the bull to end the fatal encounter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Valley
James KE Short
Short
Ana
Bkrula
Grave Blunders Echo From Behind Bars
A character laments missed chances and missteps in a reflective confession. He recounts failing to elect himself Sunday school superintendent, attend prayer meetings, and manage a large missionary fund, feeling unworthy despite praise. The piece, attributed to H. M. Silvers in The Sunday Magazine, frames his regrets with self-critique and a somber mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Silvers
Out-Romancing Romance in Deep-Sea Exploration
An observer praises a diver's gear and underwater work, noting a watertight searchlight a water gun and a helmet telephone keeping contact with the surface. The piece contrasts real tech with Jules Verne's imagined adventures, deeming romantic imagination weak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jules Verne
Wife Boxer Reveals Troubled Home After Ring Training
Alburo Lippett admits ongoing trouble at home since teaching his wife to box. The couple had invited a boxing match, but a dispute derailed plans and left him unable to complain without irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Alburo Lippett
Hig House
Alburt
Lamb Quit Taking Snuff in Hampstead Heath Relic Tale
A London Chronicle fragment recalls Charles Lamb and a friend vowing to quit snuff during a summer walk on Hampstead Heath. They discard their snuffboxes but the narrator later finds Lamb searching the bushes, joking about buying snuff from the nearby shop with a halfpenny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamstead Heath
Charles Lamb
Hone
Hampstead Heath
Furze
Brambteg
Riumph
Ondoo Chronicle
The Most Expensive Tree in London
A London plane tree on Wood Street stands on land that would yield about 1200 dollars yearly in ground rent. The piece notes England’s costly forests and individual trees, arguing that land use and beauty justify such outlays despite the expense.
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United States
England
Wood Street
London
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Parmer
Tia
Sioux City
Tin Self
Estherville, Iowa
James Farphret
Abstracia
Lota
Emmet
Landa
Thermos
Colgates
Anderson Drug Co
FDR
Shadle & Co
Bates
He Willati
Homeseeker
St. Lous County
Minnesota
Duluth
Piper
B.r.r.co
Wolvin
Diduth
Mion
Guyer
Madison Square
Famous Garden
WILLS
Ellen Malvell
Estherville State Bank
Estherville
Iowa
Bank of
F. H. Rhodes
Cashier
Missionary Fund
Lamb
Hampstead Health
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