Good Stories About Doss and Clever Dogs
A collection of short tales about well treated dogs showing intelligence. Karo the Dalmatian poses for photos with hunter gear and pipe. A child prodigy Max Darewski conducts an orchestra at Crystal Palace and trains his dog Reve. A Brooklyn tenement fire alert is sparked by a clever dog named Prince who wakes his sleeping owner and residents.
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Karo
England
Kako
Max Darewski
Crystal Palace
London
Lota
Reve
Max
Prince
Brooklyn
Mr. Otto
Prince the Fire Alarm Dog saves home
A dog awoke a sleeping resident and alerted neighbors by barking into a fire alarm, allowing firefighters to extinguish the blaze. Residents later praised the dog and collected funds to buy him a handsome collar, while the writer ponders how the dog sensed danger and alerted tenants.
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Prince
Umbrella Riddle Keeps Weather Wise The Handy Shield
A riddle answers to an umbrella praised for usefulness that can be opened or closed at will. It mentions wind turning it inside out and notes its value to both you and me. The tone mirrors a playful old newspaper teaser or quiz item.
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Wind
Escape of Rob Mills Sparks Kansas, Oklahoma manhunt
A colored 18 year old, Rob Mills, escaped from a Reading Kansas officer while being moved to Oklahoma on larceny charges. A $50 reward is posted by Sheriff Black via Emporia City Marshal Tom Harris. Mills is described as 5 feet 4 or 5 inches, 155 pounds, with one gold tooth. he wore dark clothes and tan shoes. Authorities seek recapture and warn transit authorities to beware.
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Bob Mills
Oklahoma
Reading
Kansas
Sheriff Black
Rob Mills
Tom Harris
Emporia
Bob
Brief Local Notes Include Travel and Visits
Local items report Milt Denison departing on the Firefly for a brief business trip and spring goods at the South Side Market. Mrs. Hugh Dougal, Sr. returns from Canada to her home. Mrs. Harry Whittaker suffers a scalded foot but progresses well. Charley Sessler substitutes in the Free Press office during Edwin Swanson’s vacation. Miss Jessie Jeffrey writes of a smooth Liverpool voyage. The H G Moore family hosted Mr. and Mrs. W E Kerr and daughter Luella from Washington with extensive car rides totaling about 450 miles. Miss Margaret Stewart, recently teaching in Pasadena, Calif., returns home for summer.
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Milt Denison
South Side
Hugh Dougal, Sr
Alfred Reiner
Canada
Harry Whittaker
Charley Sessler
Washington
Free Press
Edwin Swanson
Jessie Jeffrey
F.S. Finley
Liverpool
Mt. Pleasant
H. G. Moore
W. E. Kerr
Luella
Harry
Margaret Stewart
Pasadena
Calif
Wellman Advance
Value of green garnets versus diamonds noted
The article argues green garnets are far rarer and more valuable than diamonds, praised for an unsurpassed rich color and high brilliance, while red garnets are common and inexpensive.
Hafid Appeals Tangier for 100000 Dollar Gift
A letter from Malla Hafid the insurgent sultan of Morocco was read in the Tangier mosque. He thanks residents for supporting him over Ali-el-Aziz, accuses Ali-el-Aziz of selling to Christians, and requests the town to donate 100000 dollars.
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Tangier
Malla Hafid
Morocco
Ali-el-Aziz
Hafid
Two Women Debate Mr Jenks on Streetcar
On a Washington street car two colored women argued over a man named in their chat. One claimed the name was Jinks, the other corrected it to Jenks, noting a mispronunciation and implying bias in how names are heard.
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City of
Washington
Mr. Jinks
Jinks
Mr. Jenks
Lippincott’s
Weather study at Beckleford school in Yeo Vil
Headmaster John Reid leads a weekly weather project at Beckleford Council school. Boys visit Soumetattios gas works to copy barometer and rainfall records while others track wind direction and thermometer readings outside. They enter data, deduce meaning, and compose Friday general remarks on the week’s weather.
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John Reid
Beckleford Council
Yeovil
England
Soumetattios Gas Works
Plan of Immunization Against Hog Cholera Outlined
Government plan to immunize hogs shows success against hog cholera as a practical method. Amesia conference led by Secretary Wilson and Dr. Melvin discussed using immune blood, infected tissue, and hyper immune serum to protect swine. Experiments at Iowa and Missouri stations reported high survival in inoculated groups. formaldehyde treatment for calf scours also noted. Virginia and Pennsylvania dairy observations advised improving herd quality and culling poor cows for better milk production.
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North America
Amesia
Wilson
Melvin
Dorset
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Central Western States
McNeil
Iowa Experiment Station
Missouri Experiment Station
J. W. Connaway
The Dairyman Advice on Calf Rearing and Rye Meal Experiments
The article urges dairy farmers to keep calves from top milking cows and train heifers for size with muscle building feeds and roughage while avoiding fattening foods. It also notes Pennsylvania experiment station findings on rye meal as a feed component.
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Pennsylvania Experiment Station
Clark Attacks National Conventions as Idiotic
Congressman Champ Clark arrived in Kansas City after a Denver trip and blasted national conventions as idiotic. He urged halving delegates and holding conventions in venues seating 2 500 to secure decency and order.
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Champ Clark
Kansas City
Denver
Advice From a Dairyman on Building a Strong Herd
A dairyman urges farmers to choose a suitable dairy breed and stay with it. He recommends grading up by discarding poor cows, testing heredity through selective line breeding, avoiding frequent sire changes, and prioritizing health, sanitation, and milk production over beef.
Lobster and Oyster Duel in Quick Witted Exchange
A line from the Chicago Tribune features a lobster asking about Miss Starfish and an oyster retorting that she scolded the lobster. The oyster adds he proposed last night, only to be dismissed, while the lobster laments being shut up like an oyster.
Stones and Sunlight What Forty Teaches About Youth
A reflective piece contrasts youth and maturity with a Greek idea of a life built through pulling down walls to reach the sunlit view. It argues that after twenty one must keep a boy’s heart while widening horizons, lest disillusionment erode ideals. Local items follow. Papers note Vienna bakery specials and community notices.
Fallout of Red River Flood Hits Lake Charles
Alder man John Shattuck returns from the flooded Red river district describing pitiable conditions. Nearly everything needed for life has been swept away and starvation looms as crops cannot be replanted.
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Lake Charles
John Shattuck
Red River
Shattuck
Old Man with a Bad Temper in Hartford Attack
Henry Bolner, seventy, attacked his twelve year old grandson Thomas Kegerrels with a pitchfork in Hartford City Indiana. The boy's father struck Bolner across the arm and knocked the weapon away, likely saving the boy from fatal harm. Bolner is known for a violent temper.
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Hartford
City
Ind
Henry Bolner
Thomas Kegerrels
Bolner
Postal Notes From Dead Letter Office Fiscal Year
The dead letter office last year handled 15,005,255 pieces of mail, with about half restored to senders. Misdirected letters yielded $67,715.69 in currency. Rural delivery sprawled to 37,728 routes with 37,582 carriers by year end 1907.
Just Exactly Right New Life Pills Endorsement Note
Mr A A Felton of Harrisville New York endorses Dr King s New Life Pills praising relief with no discomfort. The advertisement claims the remedy eases constipation biliousness and malaria and lists Lemmon s Pharmacy price at 25 cents.
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Dr. King
A. A. Felton
Harrisville
N. Y
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
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Doss
Boston Globe
South Carolina
Virginia
W. F. McSparran
Pennsylvania
Vermont
Dairy Rules
Vienna
Washington Academy
van Dyke
Winfield
Otto Dede
Oskaloosa
Alice
Florence Crone
Iowa City
Airdome
oldingSa
Dr. F. KR. Jenkins
Chicago
J. W. Babb
M. J. Holden
Tonigh
Florence Wright
Keota
Gladys Friend
Jerree
C. L. Zorbaugh
Cleveland
Ohile
D. H. Worthington
C. W. McLaughlin
Maurine
Charles
Ainsworth
Lena Haney T
Cedar Rapids
Muscatine
John Zaring
Frank Brindley
Martha
Mr. Chapin
Chillicothe
Wayland
Frankie Porter
State Normal
Cedar Falls
Wyman
Mart White
J. A. McCall
McCall
STECK
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