Lacey Levee Destroyed By Illinois River Flood
Flood waters from the Illinois river breached a portion of the Lacey levee at Havana Springfield HI. The burst inundated 12 000 acres of land five thousand under cultivation with water five to ten feet deep. Water rose from nineteen feet one inch above low water, workers fought to shore up the levee as alarm whistles warned farmers. No fatalities reported though property losses are unestimated.
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Springfield
Lacey Levee
Havana
Illinois River
Havaya
Graham deaths prompt jury finding of criminal negligence
Spokane officials report the coroner's jury found three Graham children died of diphtheria and that the parents, members of The Church of God, were guilty of criminal negligence for not securing skilled medical help. An elder anointed the sick children, a doctor was later allowed to lance throats but not to administer antitoxin. One child died and another recovered. potential prosecution undecided.
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Spokane
Wash
George Graham
Graham
Church of God
Dangerous Crisis Feared in Jackson Feud Deepens
The body of James Cockrill, assassinated Monday near Jackson Kentucky, was buried amid a vast crowd. Prominent Jackson figures fled as Clinton Wilder, a railroad worker who urged martial law, arrived in Lexington saying he fears to return. Locals warn the feud’s danger may peak.
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Lexington
James Cockrill
Jackson
Clinton Wilder
High Diver Drowns In Detroit Water Event
A Detroit incident reports Alexander Smith, a young man with little local renown as a high diver, plunging 90 feet from a schooner Maria Martin at St Aubin Avenue and dying three hours later after entering the water face down. Authorities noted the perilous dive and his failure to surface.
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Detroit
Mich
Alexander Smith
St. Aubinayennie
Smith
Waa
Romerarsd
Epilepsy in Pigs From Feeding and Housing Factors
Epilepsy or blind staggers in pigs is common and linked to nutrition and environment. Notes describe symptoms such as frothing, fits, or trembling, with care steps including dry beds, iron chloride, milk for young pigs, and a diet of sulphur and charcoal during prevention. Also touches irrigation systems in India and various short notes from Chicago papers.
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Bargnum
Docile Farm Teams and the Runaway Habit
The piece argues that the key to valuable farm teams is liveliness free from the runaway habit. It stresses cautious handling, noting a single early runaway indicates risk but does not ruin a team. Two or three early escapes signal higher ongoing risk, while trustworthiness remains the core value. Even trusted horses can bolt when startled.
Pasture Feed Rack Advice for Short Grazing Periods
When pasture feed runs low animals must receive extra forage and a pasture or barnyard feed rack is essential to maintain nutrition. The article outlines basic setup considerations and practical tips for ensuring livestock access to adequate feed during dry or sparse grazing.
Peep Rack For Pasture And Farm boot care note
A pasture feature describes a peep rack built against a fence that forces each animal to stay in its place, preventing stronger animals from driving off weaker ones. The note adds kerosine softens boots hardened by water, making them pliable again, reducing cost by keeping unproductive sown from prior time.
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C. HL Simmons
Notre Dame University Promotes Education and Programs
Notre Dame University in Notre Dame Indiana advertises its offerings including a free catalogue, preparatory school, commercial business course, and ST EDWARD S HALL for boys under thirteen. The institution emphasizes thorough classes, careful student care, and fifty seven years of educational work. A separate note references a cartoon caption from the Indianapolis News about a trombone player in der band.
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University OF Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Notre Dame University
Weat
ST. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
Draughon's Colleges Reach Thousands of Enrollees in 1st Year
A notice from Draughon’s Practical Business Colleges reports about three thousand students enrolled for personal instruction in the first year and several thousand in the Correspondence home study course across Nashville and other listed cities. Readers encouraged to request a catalogue by writing Dept. 68, Draughon’s College, Nashville Tenn.
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Ee Samove
Nathtations
J. F. Crauphian
Draughon
Practical Business
Nashville
St. Louis
Atlanta
Montgomery
Ft. Worth
Galveston
Little Rock
Shreveport
Cranghon’s College
Tenn
Odd Government Expenses Expenditure Summary
The document lists annual costs for extraditing criminals abroad five thousand dollars. It also shows fees and appropriations to international bodies: two thousand two hundred seventy dollars to the International Bureau of Weights and Measures, one thousand five hundred dollars to the International Geodetic Association, one thousand three hundred eighteen dollars to the International Bureau for the Publication of Customs Tariffs at Brussels, and one hundred dollars as the nation's share of maintaining the International Bureau for the Repression of the African Slave Trade in Brussels.
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International Bureau of Weights and Measures
International Geodetic Association
International Bureau
Brussels
If I could have had Dodd's Kidney Pills 25 years ago
What might have been recounts Delos Hutchins of Sonoma Michigan who suffered rheumatic pain after years in Louisiana swamps as a northern soldier. After trying Dodd's Kidney Pills on the advice of Fred Parker the local druggist he used four boxes and the sharp pains in his back hips and legs disappeared leaving him much improved though his hands feet and knees remain somewhat distorted.
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Sonoma
Mich
Delos Hutchins
Dodd
Hutchins
Louisiana
Fred Parker
Mr. Parker
Mr. Hutchins
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