Conservation of Our Resources and Water Power Reforms
The president urged a special congress message on conserving natural resources. He endorsed private leasing under public controls for water power, reclamation and irrigation, soil conservation, timber Lands reform, and inland waterways improvements including the Ohio and Mississippi projects with bonds and rapid completion.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Alaska
Secretary of the Interior
Department of Agriculture
Far West
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Missouri
Ohio
Ohio River
Pittsburg
Cairo
Mississippi
St. Paul
St. Louis
Kansas City
Boards of Army Engineers
Gulf
Found His Sphere in Life in Childs Rug Prediction
A man explains how his ten year old son chose his path by selecting a pencil from a rug full of life symbols laid for a baby. The baby also played with a prayer book before gravitating to other objects as a sign of his future interests.
Fate Decrees Medical Path For Mischievous Heir
The tale follows a boy whose failed plan leads to him obtaining a pill box. A clicking sound pleases him and hints he will pursue medicine. The narrator muses on forcing him to study medicine and adds joking: perhaps journalism and the ministry as well.
Drug Clerks Low Pay in Norway
Norwegian drug clerks receive annual wages from 345 to 536 dollars, highlighting low pay in the sector. The report notes the small salaries amid ongoing labor concerns.
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Norway
Baldridge Named Youngest Blair County Judge
Thomas J Baldridge is appointed president judge of Blair County courts and touted as the youngest common pleas judge in the state. Foust orders arrests in Allegheny County for sale of plea after holiday wholesale sampling. State board of examiners grants 274 nursing registrations, total 779 since July 22 1909.
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Thomas J. Baldridge
Blair County
Common Pleas
Dairy and Food
Foust
Allegheny County
Pennsylvania State Board of Examiners
State Game Commission orders deer carcass sent to hospital
The state game commission sent the carcass of a deer killed by dogs behind Newville to Todd hospital at Carlisle. This is the first such case in a long time. The dogs were ordered killed.
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State Game Commission
Todd
Carlisle
Newville
State orchard inspectors teach in Harrisburg starting January
The state orchard inspectors are called for a week of instruction in Harrisburg beginning January 31. Dr Surface says they will also arrange a demonstration train that will start next month and travel to provide practical guidance for growers.
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Harrisburg
Surface
Oleo License Rush Boosts James Foust Payments
James Foust has paid $42,000 to the State treasury since January due to heightened oleo license activity and aggressive enforcement of pure food laws by agents.
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Dairy and
James Foust
Lawmakers face fight over repeal of foreign firearms ban
District No. 7 United Mine Workers, meeting at Coaldale, urged repeal of the act prohibiting unnaturally carrying or owning firearms by foreigners, calling the law un American.
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United Mine Workers
Coaldale
Two Dauphin County inmates to be released under 1909 act
Charles Washington and Abel L Snyder will be released from Eastern Penitentiary this month under the 1909 commutation act. Washington was jailed for murder on March 28, 1900 and has earned six years and one month off his 16 year sentence. Snyder served a year and two months for larceny.
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Eastern
Charles Washington
Abel L. Snyder
State game commission to test new bird raising scheme
Waynesboro reports the state game commission will try a new propagation scheme for birds such as quail and grouse. After many experiments including importations, officials believe this approach may be the right one.
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Waynesboro
State Game Commission
Wage Scale Restored at H. C. Frick Coke Plants
A notice posted at H. C. Frick Coke Co. plants says wages will return to the 1907 scale on January 16 after the 1907 depression cut. Workers were surprised by the move and others in the Connellsville coke region are expected to follow, signaling a broad restoration.
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H. C. Frick Coke Co
Connellsville
Tuberculosis Funds Reported by National Association
The association reports 1909 spending of 8,180,621.50 on prevention and treatment. Public funds account for 4,362,750.03 while 3,817,871.47 came from voluntary contributions. Pennsylvania used three fourths from public treasury, New York sixty percent, Massachusetts two thirds.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention
Pennsylvania
New York
Massachusetts
State Attorney General Opinion on County Indigent Care Funds
Deputy Atty. General Hargest advises the auditor general that the commonwealth cannot recover from a county funds paid by the state for indigent care of an alleged indigent insane. The opinion guides actions to reclaim such maintenance from lunatics when family or parents are said to be able to support him.
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Hargest
Auditor General’s Department
Commonwealth
Automobile License Income Sees Strong Year Start
By month end income from automobile licenses is expected near 100000, within 3000 of last year’s total. Full year total may approach 250000 as about 7500 machines and 4000 drivers are already registered and licensed.
State Agriculture Dept Pays Fertilizer License Fees This Month
The state department of agriculture paid fertilizer license fees totaling $7,950 on a single day this month, with last year’s payments reaching $24,390.
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State Department of Agriculture
Oleo cases ordered in Allegheny County
State authorities ordered eight oleo cases in Allegheny County and say more are under consideration.
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Allegheny County
Skating Lesson Sparks Father Daughter Dispute
A parlor scene unfolds as an irate father confronts a young man about hugging his daughter. The youth insists he is not embracing her but giving her lesson number two from a home skating set. The exchange highlights misread affection and humor in a domestic setting.
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Ihlere
Court hears claim of extreme cruelty in divorce case
An attorney questions a plaintiff about the cruel treatment by her husband. She recalls her spouse blocked her from having a photograph taken for newspaper publication when she filed for divorce.
Willing to Prove It in Local Challenge
A bold six-foot man taunts a bad man asking to prove he can “lick his weight in wildcats.” The challenger replies he is willing and eager, insisting he can back up the claim and demands the wildcats be brought forth. The exchange sets up an immediate test of bravado.
A Regular Menagerie
A conversational fragment describes a man named Slopkins as peculiarly physical with spider legs cat feet bull head hen minded and goose necked in a humorous exchange between two unnamed speakers.
Columbus Returns Home In Confident Mood From America
An old friend greets Columbus as he returns home. He asks how Columbus feels and Columbus replies that he feels tolerably confident until his diary is reviewed at Copenhagen.
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Chris
Columbus
America
Copenhagen
Market humor over egg price shocks
A market scene unfolds with a vendor stating eggs are 48 cents a dozen provoking a surprised customer who insists on hen’s eggs not shad roe. The banter captures daily life and quirky price confusion.
State appoints L. S. Brown game warden for Franklin preserve
The state game commission selected L. S. Brown of Routerville as game warden for the Franklin county preserve, outlining duties and jurisdiction.
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The
State Game Commission
L. S. Brown
Routerville
Franklin County
Obsolete monitors dropped from the navy
The dialogue notes old monitors being removed as obsolete ships that never had the right dancing decks. The exchange confirms reassessment of naval hardware.
90 000 American settlers head to Canada for free homesteads
Reports from Canada indicate about 90 000 U S settlers moved into Western Canada last year seeking free 160 acre homesteads and adjoining lands sold by rail and land companies. The piece argues Canada offers favorable costs and yields, with government agencies ready to guide settlers to suitable districts.
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Canada
Boundary Line
United States
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
All Serene Exchange on Judgment and Works
Dialog shows a minister claiming final judgment by deeds while a respondent jokes that they never worked, highlighting humorous contrast on ethics and labor. The exchange reflects streetwise wit addressing duty and accountability.
The Worst of It
A speaker condemns a singer as dreadful and torturous, noting she both murders and tortures songs with poor renditions. The remark highlights intense dislike for the performer and her unhappy singing.
That's a Popular Man in Demana
A remark notes a well known figure in Demana who is generous with listening to others plans. The quote highlights a preference for hearing about others summer trip details over sharing his own experiences.
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Demana
Rheumatism Cured In a Day by Dr. Detchon’s Relief
Premarket advertising copy claims Dr Detchon's Relief for Rheumatism cures in 1 to 3 days. It states the medicine removes the cause and the disease quickly disappears with the first dose giving benefits. Sold by druggists for 5 cents.
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Detchon
Quotations from Carlyle on Truth and Goodness
A philosophical musing notes that nothing truly worthy in the past vanishes. It asserts that truth or goodness realized by humanity endures beyond individual lives and cannot die. The reflection emphasizes lasting moral significance across time.
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Carlyle
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Reclamation Service
Waterways Commission
Europe
Germany
France
England
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Forest Service
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Nessir
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Dodds Kidney
Brown
John I. Brown & Son
Boston
Mass
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