Society Man's Graft Recalls Wily Entertainer in Graft Ring
A memoir recalls a polished con man dubbed a society man who used charm to run a multi-town graft. He posed as a jovial entertainer at bars, lifting cash from patrons, and later staged a painter act to beguile victims. His methods included pilfering payments and advanced lies about a dying mother to extract funds. He vanished after a final paint graft, ending in a Chicago charity hospital with tuberculosis.
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Joseph B. Bowles
Ohio
Bia
Manucer
Jackson
Mich
Poys
Anybone
Chicago
A Harvard Visitor Sees Johnson’s Wide Teaching Range
Professor Silot of Harvard tours the Pacific coast and meets Prof C B Johnson at the University of Washington in Seattle. Johnson explains he holds biology as his main chair but also teaches meteorology botany physiology chemistry entomology and more. The eastern president remarks that Johnson occupies a whole series rather than a single chair.
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Silot
Harvard
Pacific
University of Washington
Seattle
C. B. Johnson
Elot
Prof. Johnson
Must Have Been the Flour Complaints Split Household Ties
Mrs New swed complains about flour being tough. The grocer asks what is wrong. The housekeeper alleges the chin a cults were inedible, blaming the flour for her husband’s hunger and the kitchen quarrel.
Alfalfa Roots Deep and Drought Tolerance Explored
The article discusses how deep alfalfa roots extend into soil and their relation to drought resilience. It references a lustration showing tenulte measurements and promises details on root depth and drought capacity.
Deep roots in alfalfa support drought resilience
Kansas experiment station notes root depth in alfalfa, with at least three of six to seven plants showing roots penetrating beyond six feet. Deep roots are linked to drought resistance, suggesting soils should be deep and not crusted, as surface fibrous roots are also present though less developed than in clover.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Foresight in Farm Work Stimulates Planning Skill
The Farmers' Review urges farmers to use winter months for careful planning of coming seasons. Successful farming hinges on foresight and deliberate brain work, similar to how commercial ventures are built. Students at agricultural colleges learn to solve hard problems and plan, building the foresight essential for farming success.
Care in Experimenta in Farm Experiments
The text urges strict care in farm experiments to avoid false conclusions. It warns that many so called experiments lack a control plot with no treatment, making it impossible to attribute harvest increases to fertilizer. It emphasizes ensuring outcomes are truly due to the tested input.
Horse Human Like in Makeup
A Farm Journal reflection on how horses resemble humans in their make and spirit. The piece condemns cruel treatment when a horse underperforms and argues for humane care and empathy, noting that sick animals deserve proper help just as people do.
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Farm Journal
Gaining On The Fair Sex In European Nations
A German authority cites statistics predicting a shift toward male predominance in Europe within twenty years. Luxembourg, Australia, Hungary, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany and England show varying changes in the female to male ratio. England trends after France. Russia may remain an exception as birth rates stagnate or decline in advanced states. The report highlights a broader movement toward stabilizing or falling birth rates across modern European societies.
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Frau Gnauck-Kuehne
Stady
Uel
Aeppearing
Abe
Ude
England
Germany
Luxembourg
Australia
Hungary
Switzerland
Sweden
Russia
Iran
Engand
France
Ollow
Boy's Terrible Eczema Healed by Cuticura Miracle
A six month old boy suffered severe eczema covering his body with crusts and sores. After three doctors failed, a friend recommended Cuticura products. Within ten days to two weeks signs improved, and by ten weeks the child was fully well with smooth skin. L Hohrath, president of L Hohrath Company, South Bethlehem, Pa. June 5, 1905.
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Europe
L. Hohrath
Possible Explanation In Trolley Party Say Pa Joke
A humorous quip from the Chicago Daily News about why trolley party members toot horns. It suggests inheritance of a habit from fish-peddling ancestors and ends with a playful parental line. Also mentions tonics, barber shop reform in Germany, and a Puck remark on wait times for shampoo services.
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Little Willie
Chicago Daily News
Germany
A Guaranteed Cure for Piles Claim Debated
An odd clipping touts a guaranteed cure for piles with a money back guarantee if Pazoostruumr fails within six to ten days. The note cites humor from Uncle De mon and references the Washington Star and Chicago Daily News in a neighborly, tongue in cheek tone.
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E.W. Guove
Washington Star
The Road of Anthracite Xo Railroad in Tue
A description touts Lackawanna Railroad scenery from New York to Buffalo via New Jersey and the Pocono region. It highlights signals interlocking switches safety, coal type, open observation cars, and dining service. Through trains from Whelhonga to New York times are listed with contact for George Cullen.
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Tue
Lackawanna
New York
Jersey Meadows
New Jersey
Delaware
Guru Ie Dre
Pocono
Beranton
Val Ghemung
Lackawanna Railroad
Buffalo
ANT Railroad
George Cullen
General Western
Adams Street
Chicago
Worldly Man and the Shape of the World
A brief Kansas City Times fragment presents a dialogue about worldly views and the earth’s shape, questioning ignorance about geography. The excerpt hints at curiosity over circumnavigation and balance between reason and belief without drawing a clear conclusion.
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Kansas City
Doan's Kidney Pills Chronic Back Pain Testimony
A Minnesota woman from Stillwater shares a dramatic testimonial about Doan's Kidney Pills curing her long standing backache and kidney issues in 1899. She claims prior fainting spells and near death, now revived and well, with purchases from local dealers at 50 cents a box. Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo marketed the remedy universally.
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Vangard
Dean
A. Heiman
Stillwater
Minn
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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