Farmers Union Trials Prices For Canned Goods
The Farmers' Produce Association of central New York forms to secure just prices and standardize marketing. Members pay 50 cents. fines apply for rule violations. Despite taked resistance from canners, prices rise with organized action, including corn at 70 cents per hundred pounds and peas at 205 per hundred pounds for 1905.
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Farmers’ Produce Association of
Central
New York
Association
Crosby
Queen
Yorkshire
Ice and marriage ad from Marion Anderson in Mississippi
An ice seller advertisement by Marion Anderson promotes Mississippi River Ice as pure and non tainting. The cheerful claim links ice quality to marital happiness and sweet temperedness, urging the purchase of their product.
Washington County Medical Society Semi annual Meeting
The Washington County Medical Society held its semi annual meeting at City Hall. Key papers presented include Emergency Surgery by Dr. Hay Maternal Impression from the Standpoint of Reverence by Dr. W. H. McCaw of Winfield and Shock by Dr. K. E. Wickham. Meeting adjourned at 3 15 p m.
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Washington County Medical Society
City Hall
Hay
W. H. McCaw
Winfield
KE. T. Wickham
Conductor Changes on the Branch Run
John Gibson, acting as conductor on the Branch since February, will leave Valley Junction. Conductor Dowell of Eldon, the oldest conductor, will take the Branch run after moving his family to the city. Washington welcomes the seasoned pair.
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John Gibson
Valley Junction
Dowell
Eldon
Washington
Funeral service for Daniel Haynes set for tomorrow afternoon
The funeral will be held at 2 30 pm Thursday at the home of J A McCoy with interment in the city cemetery. The body arrived today at 3 48 pm accompanied by Mrs Haynes and son James.
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Daniel Haynes
Tomorow
J. A. McCoy
Haynes
James
Rainmaking feat ends with promised payout in LA
Charles Hatfield, the rainmaker who labored from December 15 to May 1, received payment from Los Angeles merchants after delivering 18.95 inches of rain, surpassing normal and last season. His Altadena plant used a gas discharge chimney to attract moisture and trigger rainfall.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Charles Flatfield
California
Hatfield
Altadena
Chicago concert hall proprietor found guilty
The first concert hall owner tried under a state crackdown was convicted in Judge Barnes court. C L Wodack ran a large resort at 19 and 21 North Clark street. Assistant State's Attorney Holt urged immediate license revocation, with former Judge Neely agreeing the verdict would end the run of disreputable venues.
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Chicago
Healy
Barnes
C. L. Wodack
North
Clark Street
Robert Holt
Dunne
Wodack
Neely
Funeral notice for Daniel Haynes in G A R Hall
Old soldiers are requested to meet in the G A R Hall Friday at 1 30 for the funeral of our late comrade Daniel Haynes by order of W H Warner P C
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G A. R. Hall
Daniel Haynes
W. H. Warner
P. C
Local Market Receives 107 Hogs From A. R. Shaw
O Solbrig returns from Davenport business trip. Mrs J A Lowash and daughter from West Chester visit city. Mrs D Z Wonderly and Mrs Henry Crooks with daughter Mabel from Crawfordsville shop today.
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A. R. Shaw
O. Solbrig
Davenport
J. A. Lowash
West Chester
D. Z. Wonderly
Henry Crooks
Mabel
Crawfordsville
City
Peculiar voyage tale of Lazarus the man at sea
A traveler recalls a cabin mate Lazarus who survived a near burial at sea after a claimed previous death in a sack. Lazarus, pale and gaunt, devoured meals and later appeared to die again before doctors revived him. He was met by worried relatives at London docks.
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Cape Town
England
Lazarus
London
Eight Years Apart Among Early Presidents Ages
A post with age facts about Washington Adams Jefferson Madison Monroe and John Quincy Adams notes each pair differs by eight years in succession. It recalls their end ages all closing at sixty six and lists later lifespans including Adams and Jefferson dying on July Fourth and Garfield's age at death.
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Madison
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Washington
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Garfield
Jackson
van Buren
Tyler
Fillmore
Buchanan
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Taylor
Pierce
Johnson
Grant
Polk
Lincoln
Arthur
Washington Post
Indiscretion and malice cascade through actions and lies
A concise aside from L'Enclos notes how indiscretion fuels malice and rash behavior, which in turn breeds falsehood and further missteps in a self reinforcing cycle.
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L’enclos
CORN PLANTING DEPTH TIPS FOR VARIED SOIL
Corn planting depth should fit soil type. In stiff moistened clay one inch suffices. in light dry soil three to four inches is better. Deeper than four inches wastes seed food. Plant in a shallow furrow, cover lightly, then cultivate as plants grow to strengthen drought resistance.
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C. P. Hartley
Beef Trust Likely to Jump After Grand Jury Testimony
Mrs. Mary E. Marcey, former Armour & Co. and Swift & Co. stenographer, returned from Chicago where she testified before a federal grand jury probing beef industry methods. She declined to reveal specifics but said she shared two crucial disclosures that will alarm the packers when revealed at trial.
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Kansas City
Mary E. Marcey
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Chicago
Federal
Grand Jury
Marcey
Nationwide rise in drinking sparks new spending estimates
Washington reports the Bureau of Statistics finds the U S drink bill rose last year with 81 752 000 people spending an average 18 33 annually on stimulants or 165 per family of five One glass of beer per person per day is implied Whisky per person rose from 101 gallons in 1896 to 148 gallons and wine consumption doubled.
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Washington
Mar
Bureau of Statistics
Can Produce Our Own Opium
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson announced that opium can be produced in the United States at a profit after experiments. The Chinese long relied on cheap labor for opium production, but a new distillation process discovered by the Agriculture Department reduces labor needed.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Mini Coxey Army Spurs Northampton Strikers Set to March on War Office
In England a miniature Coxey army forms among Northamptonshire boot workers. They plan a week long march to London to present grievances on pay and conditions before the war office, with a band hired to accompany the strikers.
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Coxey Army
England
London
Northamptonshire
War Office
Costly Blaze Destroys Springfield Boiler Works
Fire at Springfield Boiler Works in Illinois on May 4 destroys the plant. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars, heavily insured. The blaze puts about 150 workers out of work and delays government contracts. Owners plan immediate rebuilding.
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Springfield
Hen with diamonds in claws in Rural New Yorker note
A Rural New Yorker letter praises the hen for leaving ground in excellent condition, contrasting it with moving chickens to fresh ground and repurposing abandoned yards for garden use. The writer mentions the idea of a sheep's golden hoof and asserts hens carry value in their claws.
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New Yorker
Sprastog the Potato Por Bilehe
Spray with bordeaux mixture when potato plants are five or six inches high. Repeat every two or three weeks until the latter part of August or as long as it seems necessary. Vines should be closely watched in warm muggy weather following rain, and if not well covered with bordeaux mixture they should be sprayed again.
In the Garden How to Grow a Small Scale Flower Garden
The article advises limiting varieties to avoid crowding lawn space and not planting in the lawn center. It urges weekly cultivation to shallow depths, removing dandelions, and using wheel hoes. It promotes continuous planting and prompt replanting after harvest. It notes weeds grow fast in May and careful timing is key.
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