Impure Baking Powder Seized In New York City
New York Health Department seized nearly two tons of alum baking powder sold for baking use and dumped it into the river. More powder was found in a Sixth Avenue department store. Analysis labeled it alum with pulverized rock. Authorities urge buying high grade powders from established brands and warn against so called own brands or cheaper imitations.
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New York
Health Department
Sixth Ave
England
Missouri
Wagon Road Locomotives and the Auto Era
An 19th century vision predicts autos on macadam roads reaching speeds over a mile a minute. It warns of unqualified drivers, risks to pedestrians, and early inefficacy of speed laws. The piece foresees future wagon roads carrying passengers and freight, a profitable line under public roads, not corporate control.
Mirage on Cedar Rapids Street Visualized Daily
In Cedar Rapids Iowa residents daily see a sunlit mirage on a principal street that makes it seem a pond covers the road. Passersby mistake the water for reality while streetcars reflect clearly in the illusion. Professor Bates of Coe College explains the effect as an angled line of sight over a slight incline.
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Blkquier Winston
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Bates
Coe College
Chicago
Tater Ocean
Breaking a Colt to Halter by an Experienced Hand
A practical guide by J. C. Smith from Farm and Home detailing methods to tame a wild weanling colt. Steps include using a rope halter, noose technique, and timing with dam and snow conditions. Emphasizes calm handling, gentle persuasion, and avoiding blows, with specific knot and rope arrangements for safety.
Stock and Dairy Hints From Farmers' Tribune
Farmers' Tribune urges timely hog feeding and saving corn stover for farm value. Encourage Babcock test use, balanced rations, and calf care for future milk yields. Notes rising farm land prices in Ohio valley and west, with scattered Ohio ads showing acreage and prices from 27.50 to 90 dollars per acre, including Union and Columbus areas.
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West
Ohio Valley
Ohio River
Ohio
Columbus
Union County
Old inhabitant argues it’s the mildest weather in 60 years
In Tit-Bita style a dialogue unfolds as two men discuss silencing a rival. One boasts quieting a stubborn foe, then an old resident strolls up claiming the day is very mild. He counters, noting it is the moderatest weather in sixty years of personal knowledge.
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J. C. Smith
St Jacobs Oil praised in physician letter and ads
A reader describes personal cures with St Jacobs Oil for lumbago sprains toothache and neuralgia. The piece cites dealer reports from Taylor and Co Leeds claiming high weekly sales and strong public demand. It includes brief ad snippets and unrelated humorous anecdotes.
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St. Jacobs
Messrs. Taylor and Co
Briggate
Leeds
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New York Board of Wealth
Farmers’ Tribune
National Rural
N. Y. Times
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Kentucky
Dehoe
Washington Post
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. XY
Chicago Daily News
Puck
John Roger
Trinity Springs
Ind
Hale
Pike
Atchison Globe
Putnam
Opica
Orso
Ea Fising
Hadling
Havana
Pearhead
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