Farm Crop Expert to Be Named Soon
Director J W Kennedy of Iowa State University plans to appoint a farm crop specialist within ten days. The new county extension superintendent role becomes effective November 1, with five counties initially targeted Clinton Scott Muscatine Montgomery and Clay.
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J. W. Kennedy
Agricultural Extension Department
State University of Iowa
State College
J. C. McDowell
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Tural
Washington
Iown
Kennedy
McDowell
Clinton
Scott
Muscatine
Montgomery
Clay
M. L. Mosher
G. R. Bliss
Woman praises Foley's Honey and Tar Compound for cough
Mrs. Peter Holan of Cleveland Colorado recommends Foley's Honey and Tar Compound after her little boy recovered quickly from a severe coughing spell cited as whooping cough. Lemmon's Pharmacy supplied the remedy.
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Cleveland, CO
Foley
Lemmon
Supreme Court opens fall term with major cases ahead
Washington October 14 The Supreme Court of the United States begins its fall sittings with 21 cases on the opening calendar and likely addition of the Kansas election case over Roosevelt electors. Key issues include the cotton corner indictments under Sherman Anti Trust law the intermountain rate disputes the Bathtub Trust patent licensing question the Louisville and Nashville rate case and the Carmack amendment application to railroads liability.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Kansas
Roosevelt
James Patten
New York Cotton Exchange
Interstate Commerce Commission
Spokane
Pacific Coast
Bathtub Trust
Louieville & Nashville
Archbold
Commerce Court
Chicago
Commission
Dally Thought Quote From Mrs Humphry Ward
A Mrs Humphry Ward quotation reflects on endurance through life’s rough stretches. The fragment notes that surviving the hard parts of the journey leads to better times ahead.
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Dally
Mrs. Humphry Ward
Temperance Talk Delays Battleship Christening
A spectacled lady representing 10,000,000 temperance women asks the commandant to use water instead of wine for the christening. He agrees but orders wine kept on ice for later use, delaying no celebration.
Beamer’s Texas Land Tour Attracts Dozens Of Seekers
J T Beamers Texas lands W F Brinton Mrs Brinton Ex Sheriff Black Mrs Black Riley Miller and Mrs Miller return from the John Beamer tract in the Rio Grande Valley. A large party, with three special train loads, toured the valley where land sells for 150 to 300 dollars per acre with stock in Beamer Land Co already worth over seven hundred thousand. The company aims to sell 80,000 acres and may incorporate for over a million dollars. The excursion included Houston Galveston and a Gulf boat trip, with speeches by Lon Hill and Beamer outlining plans. The next trip is eyed for early December as buyers consider investments.
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W. F. Brinton
Brinton
Beamer
Iowa
Nebraska
Rio Grande
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Galveston
Gulf
United States
New York
Panama Canal
Galveston Beach
Lon Hill
Mr. Beamer
Prairies
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas City
Dewey Records Two Train Straw Votes for President
B Dewey reports two recent straw polls on trains in the southern state. On a Burlington line poll Wilson and Roosevelt led with eight votes each, Taft seven and Debs two. On a Milwaukee run toward Ottumwa the tally favored Wilson 17, Roosevelt 11, Taft five, Debs 13, McKinley one, with Debs mainly chosen in the smoker.
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Journal
Wilson
Roosevelt
Taft
Debs
Milwaukee
Ottumwa
McKinley
Mr. Dewey
Milk Bill Veto Sparked Dinner Party Quip in Albany
Governor Dix, defending his veto of the milk bill, remarked at a Albany dinner that New York milk should not return to its past poor quality. The anecdote recalls an Albany maid warning of spoiled milk, reflecting concerns about milk standards.
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Dix
Albany
New York
Stryker 610 Bus Canning Expands With Corn Special
W. R. Stryker's nursery business grows into canning operations. This season they produced about 6500 cans of corn and 500 of other vegetables and fruits. Corn remains the specialty with strong demand due to careful processing and high-quality, clean product. Next season aims to raise capacity and diversify output while keeping the same standard to build a dominant local enterprise.
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W. R. Stryker
Valley of the Rio Grande touted as world riches
A writer extols a land tract in the Rio Grande valley praising its soil climate water and industries. The columnist notes Beamer plans to buy sell improve and distribute land with all stockholders set to receive their money plus interest when the land is sold. The piece argues Beamer stands to gain large profits while benefiting investors.
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Beamer
The
Rio Grande
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