Unique philanthropy aims to adopt 100 girls in Oakland
Mrs F M Stith of Oakland plans to adopt and rear 100 poor girls funded by borax king husband. Ten houses on 15 acre tract will host ten girls each with access to public schools, church, and practical education. Foster motherhood envisages university path or trades for each daughter as they grow.
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F. M. Stith
Oakland
Cal
Smith
America
California
Mrs. Smith
Miley
Four Matrimonial Failures End in West Virginia Poorhouse
George W. Anderson, aged 68, has endured four failed marriages after marrying 17 wives and deserting them all. His latest union lasted only two days, leading to his admission to a West Virginia poorhouse. The fragmentary text references a dispute over the term blank verse and a Philadelphia Press quotation.
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George W. Anderson
West Virginia
Breakfast in Naples and the Neapolitan eye opener
A Mary Scott-Uda essay with Henry Hutt drawings depicts early Neapolitan mornings in Naples. It describes beggar vendors selling coffee and chestnuts, creches for children, dairy cows and calves, and social scenes in a vivid, period voice. The piece mixes social observation with light humor and magazine-like vignettes.
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Mary Scott-Uda
Henry Hutt
Naples
How to Grow Rhubarb for Home and Show
Practical guide for new farms on rhubarb propagation and care. Details divide and plant, blanching with soil, weed control, leaf use, and boosting stalk size through center bud removal. Notes on manure and soda solution as fertilizer, with varieties like Mammoth and Orange Fudd Farmer.
Quality of Butter at Illinois Agricultural Station Study
An Illinois University agricultural station test examined milk yield and quality across cows under similar conditions. Findings show wide variation in milk volume, fat content, and solids among cows and within the same cow over time, with fat highly variable and not tied to other solids. Fat percentage often lower in higher yielding cows, and solids not fat higher in the first milk draw. No clear advantage for day or night milking, and individual cows vary in milk production independent of feed or environment.
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Cally
Ilinoik University
Timely Dairy Notes on Flavor and Cow Profit
From Nebraska Farmer the article urges dairy farmers to test cows and value skim milk, noting the profit from a good flavor and proper feeding. It stresses selecting high milking strains, raising calves on farm, and using separators to extract value from skim milk.
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Atny
Nebraska
Road Keeper System for Black Earth Roads Wins Support
In favor of durable earth roads over hard pavement, the author promotes a professional road keeper to maintain about eight miles of black earth roads. Proper drainage, graded surfaces, and edge improvements with bricks and tiles are key. A single overseer would reduce farmer burden, keeping roads passable most months at lower cost than widespread hard roads.
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Tom
Clack-aoll
Reliable flood gaps and road talks drift through agriculture
Farmers urged to adopt flood gap designs to guide stock during high waters and avert loss. The piece notes slat gates sunk into stream beds, anchored by posts, and drift washing over when water rises. It then highlights central west roads work to reduce costs via grading, filling holes, and using expert knowledge. It ends with warnings on fertilizer loss to rains and ocean transport of nutrients, stressing reclamation to sustain future yields.
The New Blevale Bicycle Claim and Patented Nonsense
An eraseless squib mocks bicycle claims and quack cures, noting the year’s bike models and Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as examples of exaggerated science. It ends with a playful exchange about olives and a nod to George Washington.
Hair loss cure ad and travel fare notice blend
An old fashion wig hides thinning hair and dandruff is blamed for baldness. Newbro’s Herpicide kills the dandruff germ to cure the condition. A travel rate note follows, detailing Northern Pacific Railways round trip fares from eastern terminals to Tacoma Portland. Dates July 6 to August 18 with stopover rules and travel purpose notes.
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Pauh
Minn
Pacific
Northern Pacific Railway
Tacoma
Portland
Easton
Walus Nikecrite
It is better to be sensible than to be mnart Wellspring
The remark contrasts practical sense with a coined term mnart, attributed to Wellspring, suggesting prudence over pretentious cleverness in everyday judgment.
Why Mrs Pinkham’s Advice Draws Women’s Trust
The excerpt explains that men cannot fully grasp women’s feelings and organic disturbances. It argues women often withhold full details from family doctors, making Mrs. Pinkham a trusted confidant for twenty five years, whose guidance has brought many women happiness and health.
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Sicias
Mra Pinkham
Abbreviated Nonsense Line From Courier Journal Reads
A garbled OCR fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal mentions a tired line about mercy and death, then references Piso’s Cure as a venerated medicine. The text shows errors in spelling and punctuation, with unclear context and no coherent narrative.
Illinois woman and judge clash over insult ruling
An Illinois woman and a local judge clash after a man calls her a jackass following a heated exchange. The case underscores questions of insult, justice, and fair handling in local court.
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Theo
Beenaem
Suah
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Scanlan
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Tate
Timely Dairy Notes
Gond
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Imarreu
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Rika
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