Reverend Lorimer’s Warning on Drinking In College Legend
The tale recalls Rev George C Lorimer in Boston and Cambridge where a student asks his view on moderate drinking. Lorimer warns drinking is perilous and that many drunks were moderate drinkers first. He quips beer can be surprisingly strengthening, even helping students lift heavy kegs later.
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George C. Lorimer
Aix
Boston
Tremont Temple
J. Lorimer
Harvard
Cambridge
Dr. Lorimer
Pass Granted Sparks Young Railroad Worker Debate
A railroad employee asks a director for a travel pass to a distant location. The director questions the worker about complaints and fairness, while the employee equates his request to asking a farmer to take him, arguing willingness should be met with consideration.
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Heme
Woman Obtains Marriage License Without Groom Present
In Allentown Pennsylvania a young woman asked the clerk for a marriage license and replied that the groom was at home, prompting the clerk to issue the license. The anecdote raises questions about the propriety of the arrangement.
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Allentown
Boston Globe
Railway Rates Across Territories in 1904
On Sept 18 20 and 27 and Oct 4 and 18 1904 low one way and round trip rates are offered to Atchison Kansas Indian Territory Louisiana and Texas. For details write to B G Warner general passenger agent Kansas City Southwestern railway.
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At&kansas
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Texas
G. Warner
G. P
Kansas City
Quotable quips and light verse snippets from old papers
A compact collage of witty lines and quips from era newspapers. It cites remarks about censorship by a penitent felon, a cough cure claim, late night work, indigestion, and social satire, with attributions to various papers and dates.
Pink Pills Credited With Cure For Severe Stomach Distress
Mrs. Sarah L. Brooks of Chicago says five years of vomiting and weakness ended after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She weighed 94 pounds at her worst, then rose to 142 pounds after four months of use and can now eat and work normally. Other doctors offered no relief. Pills sold by all druggists.
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Sarah L. Brooks
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Illinois
Dr. Williams
Chicago Daily
Tile Drainage Principles From an Orange Judd Farmer
Irving B. Cook explains tile size and ditch grading for effective drainage. He warns against undersized tiles and poor grading, recounting a failed project where outlet grade was 18 inches too high. Emphasizes use of a level when fall is uncertain and suggests farm help with farmer oversight can yield good results.
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Irving B. Cook
Orange Judd Farmer
Farmers and city allies clash over road improvement help
The article argues farmers should welcome city allies, including road machinery makers, cyclists, and automobileists, if state and national taxes lessen farmer burden. It warns opponents’ seeds of suspicion and urges farmers to seek aid from state and federal governments for general road improvement.
Marketing Insight for Farmers from Ohio Farmer
Practical advice on selling farm products stresses studying markets visits to observe commission men handling consignments and timing sales to match demand. The article shares a cattle trader example about grass-fed cattle killing lower, urging shippers to track market conditions and avoid relying on luck.
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Sherwood
Ohio
Butter Quality: Avoid Overworking It
Butter loses quality when over worked as its natural grain is destroyed. Overworking smashes butter globules and gives a greasy feel, reducing freshness and texture.
Convenient Farm Wagon Improves Farm Labor Efficiency
A Farm and Home feature by Roger Graham touts a Handy Low Down Wagon that saves heavy lifting in handling fertilizers, implements and seeds. The design allows a standard road wagon axle to form the front end and a bent iron bar for a low rear section, with a removable rail for versatility.
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Roger Graham
Grounding Barbed Wire Fences Against Lightning
A letter from Atchison Kansas reports many livestock deaths this summer due to lightning traveling along barbed-wire fences. Twelve cattle near Farmington died with heads against the wire. Electricians claim fences can carry electricity without limit, but grounding the wires every 100 feet by inserting a grounded wire into the soil will divert the charge into the ground.
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Atchison
Kan
Farmington
Best Results from Meadows
The Michigan experiment station reports that letting meadow hay mature yields about four times as much food as pasturing. Four cows can be kept on the same land by growing hay, or four times as much land is needed for pasture for the same herd. Green fodder by growing sailing crops allows two to three times more cows than pasturing.
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Michigan
Peat Fertilizer From Illinois Bogs Boosts Local Agriculture
In Mason County Illinois peat bogs are harvested to produce a fertilizer. Top peat is skimmed dried and pulverized then mixed with city sewage before sale. A Manito plant operates four carloads daily employing about 20 workers.
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Mason County
Ilt
Manito
Rockefeller Institute to Study Infant Deaths With Milk Diet
The Rockefeller Institute, funded by John D. Rockefeller, begins a $10 million project to investigate infant mortality linked to milk and bread diets. The hospital will study tuberculosis in monkeys and focus on milk water sources, housing many animals in climate controlled facilities, with a roof garden.
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Rockefeller Institute
John D. Rockefeller
John Rockefeller McCormick
Harold McCormick
Chicago
Rockefeller
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
King Peter Crowned Quietly as Rebellions Chill
The Chicago Record-Herald notes King Peter secured his crown without violence. It warns that if he is wise he should continue testing his authority by keeping the cook to taste his victuals first.
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Peter
Chicago Record-Herald
European scientist warns humanity may become legless in a million years
A European scientist predicts humans could evolve without legs after about a million years, a claim noted by the Atlanta Constitution as speculative. The remark reflects long term speculation on human physiology and evolution.
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The
Atlanta Constitution
Market report across cities shows varied grain and livestock prices
The October 5 1904 market notes list prices for flour wheat corn oats butter cheese eggs and potatoes in New York Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and Pittsburg with swings in cattle sheep and hog values across regional markets. Stronger grain notes contrast softer sheep values and stable hogs across locales.
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New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Toledo
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J F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
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Dudge
City Friends of Good Roads
East Buffalo
Pittsburg
Carrie
St.Jacobs Oil
Price
Illinois Central Railroad Company
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Wwaa
J.B. Merry
the North Electric CO
SF. Clair ST
Wen
Monroe Drug CO
Unionville
Missouri
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura Emmons
Walkerville
Ont
Laura Bette Coleman
Commercial Hotel
Nashville
Tenn
Lydia E. Pinkhazn
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Africa
Hame
Tower
A. J. Tower CO
Tower Canadian Co., Limited
Toronto, Canada
St. Louis
Big Four
Warren J. Lynch
Cincinnati, O
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Hocking Valley R.R
Will
Cincinnati
Detroit
Michigan Central R. R
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