Murrow Arrested After Coroner Jury Session
A detective sat on the coroner's jury that found Hen Murrow guilty of murdering C. BE Murrow near Des Moines. Reports say the arrest followed an all night session in a sweat box. police plan to hire a Pinkerton detective as the case perplexes Polk County residents.
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Murrow
Brother
Fair “Ads
Des Moines
Iowa
Ben Murrow
Polk County
Pinkerton
C. BE. Murrow
How to Seal Bottles and Jars for Winter Use
Instructions for airtight sealing of sauces and pickles using multiple sealed corks. Dips corks in beef suet and wax, dries them, then inserts into bottles and seals rims with a beeswax sealing wax and resin mixture heated carefully. The method aims to exclude air and dust from preserved foods.
Woman Age Sixty-Five Shares Hair Brushing Secret
A 65 year old woman explains her hair care routine focusing on frequent brushing. She uses wet and dry brushing to clean the scalp and maintains a shampooed head less often than current fashion. Every ten days she uses hazel in place of water for cleansing.
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Tom
Mave Secuely Bale
How to Prevent Bruise Discoloration
Advice on treating bruises from slight bumps. Use warm compresses to liquify blood and ease pain, applying until relief. Hot, not cold, compresses help prevent discoloration. Salt solution applied with cloths aids healing.
A Teetotaler Waits by the Sunlit Bay
A short verse notes a teetotaler waiting beside a sun kissed bay where a fish rises to sniff before quickly swimming away, capturing a quiet coastal moment reported in Reston Globe.
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Reston Globe
The Extreme Case in Obstreperous Debate
A terse dialogue notes an obstinate man who answers dogmatic questions categorically. The exchange highlights stubborn insistence and rigid reasoning in a heated discussion.
London Passenger Boom Reveals Rail Load Test
A note on railway travel to London estimates daily entry by rail. If 1 997 trains carried 600 passengers each, the system would handle the conveyed volume. The text references Frank McClean and a wood sawing telephone phrase among fragmentary items.
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London
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad Says Health Powers Brain
An advertisement from J A Harmon of Sizemore West Virginia touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as the source of splendid health. The copy claims they vitalize every organ and build up brain and body and includes a testimonial from a local user.
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Dr. King
J. A. Harmon
Sizemore
W. Va
J. E. Lemmon’s
Shanghai's first motor house boat and Chinese rowing tradition
Innovation notes a motor house boat in Shanghai with 714 horsepower, contrasting the traditional Chinese house boats using six rowers at twenty cents a day. The ad promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for soothing coughs and healing lungs, with Lemmon's Pharmacy and Mc Elhinney Drug Co. selling the genuine product.
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Shanghai
China
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Railroad Mileage and Capitalization Grow Through 1998
At fiscal year end 1998 the United States railroad mileage reached 230000 miles, up from 126883 in 1888 and 184648 in 1898. Net capitalization stood at 13000007012 dollars, a 39.8 percent rise from 1898 figures.
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United States
Little Girl Benefits From Foley’s Orino Laxative
Mr F G Fritz of Oneonta New York reports his daughter’s improvement with Foley’s Orino Laxative claiming it best for constipation and liver trouble. Foley’s Orino Laxative is mild pleasant and effective and cures habitual constipation. Lemmon’s Pharmacy McElhinney Drug Co.
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F. G. Fritz
Oneonta
N. Y
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Platinum in British Columbia Alluvial Gold Regions
Platinum appears as a by product in many BC alluvial gold workings but is saved only in small amounts. The effort required to recover it is large and has led to it being largely neglected with no noticeable production recently.
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British Columbia
The Best Plaster Liniment Medical Ad
A dampened flannel bound on the affected area using Chamberlain's Liniment provides prompt relief for back pains side pains and chest pains. The liniment also relieves rheumatic pains and is marketed by F. L. Stolte and Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Stolte
Lemmon
German study links bird song to natural rhythm and occasional scales
Dr Hoffmann discusses a new work titled Kunst uhé Vogelgesang in ihren wechselseitigen Beziehtungen von naturwissenschaft lich-musikalischen Standpunkte belen chtet. He argues most birds do not use our musical scale intervals but some occasionaly do. He notes rhythm in quail, great tit, wood pigeon and song thrush songs.
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B. Hoffmann
Hoffmann
Well Known Hotel Keeper Endorses Chamberlain Remedy
J C Jenkins of Glasgow Kentucky reports using Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for fifteen years and notes it gives relief to many traveling men with traveler's troubles. The remedy is sold by F L Stolte and Lemmon s Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Ays J. C. Jenkins
Glasgow
F. L. Stolte
Lemmon
Cider Touted as Typhoid Remedy by French Chemist
A French chemist proclaims cider an antidote for typhoid fever stating its acid destroys the germs. In Europe cider is widely used as a beverage while Americans prefer it sweet, and Germans favor it when sour.
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Europe
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Promoted Cure
Warning against mercury based catarrh remedies urges only prescription use. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as a safe internal treatment. Advertising claims include blood and mucous action and testimonials offered free. Sold by druggists at listed price.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Irrigation Transforms West Coast Apple Culture
A Bennisti article surveys irrigation aided fruit production across Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and California. It notes improved fruit quality, regular yields, and new planting strategies including cross fertilization and diverse varieties. It explains water management, soil cultivation, and frost mitigation through controlled irrigation.
Prices Rise as Sunnyside Canal Sells to Federal Government
The Sunnyside canal, once owned by Washington Irrigation Co, will transfer to federal control. The project covered 68 090 irrigated acres with 1 000 second feet of water and will extend to 84 000 acres. Land under water rights costs 75 to 250 per acre, water rights for others 30 per acre, or rent water at 2 50 per acre yearly. Maintenance is 1 per acre. Central Washington soil is deep and rich with fruit success beyond citrus, average temp 53.5 degrees. Late spring frosts pose risk but no total crop loss. Yakima valley fruits thrive. eight year old orchards yield 300 per acre, alfalfa and grasses 30, corn hops and potatoes 100 per acre.
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Washington
Washington Irrigation Company
Sunnyside Canal
Yakima River
Union Gan
Suneayside
Yakima Valley
Walter N. Eranger
How to Preserve Eggs For Eight Months In Cold Storage
Fresh eggs kept at four degrees Celsius show little change as the cold limits bacteria. Experiments by German researchers found water glass offers the best preservation method besides cold storage. A solution of potassium or sodium silicate mixed with sterile water preserves eggs in a sweet vessel, fully covering them, yielding months of storage with similar appearance though slightly less flavor.
How to Preserve Color of Ivory and Remove Porcelain Stains
The article advises soaking ivory ornaments in cold water for twenty four hours then air drying on a soft cloth before drying. Any remaining water should be blown off to avoid color loss. For porcelain stains it recommends washing with turpentine and salt, one cup salt to one quart turpentine, using a wet rag and avoiding stiff brushes.
Uncle Sam exam for postal clerks and carriers Iowa
Men and women over 18 are urged to prepare for postal service examinations in Iowa this November. Government expects about 50 000 appointments this year with full pay and yearly vacation. The Rochester Bureau of Instructions offers quick training to pass. Write 388 Hamlin Building Rochester NY for details.
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Uncle Sam
Iowa
Bureau of Instructions
Rochester
N. Y
Hamlin Building
Public sale at farm near Washington and Havre
An auction public sale on October 14 1909 at my farm four miles southeast of Washington and northwest of Havre offers three head of horses cattle hogs and sheep. Describes breeds ages and sires with terms including 12 month credit on notes over ten dollars and five percent cash discount for ten dollars or less. Auctioneers listed with clerks.
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Washington
Havre
Ema
Chas
Jeffrey & Wallace
Master Lovely
Ladies of Pleasant Church
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