Taft's Strength Grows as Misconceptions Fade in Washington
Washington dispatch notes Senator Wesley B. Jones arriving in New Washington, saying Taft gains strength in the East as misconceptions fade. It highlights Taft's achievements including postal savings, parcels post, income tax proposal, six amendments, eight hour law, workers' compensation, and Panama canal protections.
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Senate
Mr. Taft
Wilson
Raft
Hay
Public Utilities Commission
Commission
Growers Urged to Unite for Yakima Fruit Prosperity
L. H. Clogg argues cooperation and strong organization are essential for Yakima fruit interests. He urges growers to form a large union with cannery and evaporator integration, to control markets, reduce waste, and prevent minority domination. He cites waste losses and past Maryland peach lessons as justification.
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L. H. Clogg
Yakima
Clegg
Mr. Clogs
Maryland
Visiting in the City Note Requests Hostess Permission
A fragment notes that when visiting another city friends may send a card or note marked as visiting the guest of Mrs. Blank until June. It says the hostess must grant permission before sending the note or card. The wording reflects a formal social courtesy for visiting guests.
Classic Nanny Ad Recalled in Rhetoric of Castoria
Jocular ad copy traces a motherly refrain from Castoria usage through a child’s life from sickness to infancy to adulthood and motherhood, illustrating a historical marketing cadence. The nostalgic verse highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy across generations.
Wasteful fruit packing and waste, warns Yakima letter
A Herald reader signing W S R predicts dire outcomes if fruit waste continues this season. He blames poor supervision in packing boxed fruits and bad disposal of second grade fruit, praises California Chinese and Japanese ranchers, and urges grower cooperation, cannery ownership, and a growers meeting under business men.
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Herald Office
California
Yakima
Big Ditch Work Pushed In Sunnyside District
Drainage District No. 38 work advances toward Sunnyside with Avery drag bucket excavators within about a mile. The project will drain 14,000 acres from Grandview Ridge to Pilot Knob and from Sulphur creek wasteway to the main canal, at an estimated cost of $60,000.
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U.S. A
Diplomat's Son Cited For Choir Discipline
A diplomat asks why his son wants to join the diplomatic service and the reply notes the son's church choir membership for two years without involvement in any quarrels.
Sea Gull Reaches Harbor After 200 Miles Off Course
The schooner Sea Gull from Astoria arrived in Seattle today after five days overdue. Blown off shore 200 miles, she lost bearings near Cape Flattery and met the steam whaler Sebastian which helped restore her position and supply.
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Seattle
Astoria
Cape Flattery
Sebastian
Indicted for Smuggling in Opium Conspiracy
San Francisco report says Robert Donaldson Pacific Mail line official and Harry Gallagher customs inspector were arrested after grand jury indictments charging their involvement in a broad opium smuggling conspiracy with many others implicated.
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San Francisco
Robert Donaldson
Pacific Mail Teamship Co
Harry Gallagher
United States Customs
Federal Grand Jury
Large Payroll Figures Highlight Pittsburg Industrial Gains
Pittsburg reports a surge in payrolls as evidence of improving industry. A local bank compiled a payroll for one client totaling over 400000 dollars, the largest for this period in more than five years. Miniature hollyhocks can be grown on old stalks for late fall blooms with new stalks arising after pruning.
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Pittsburg
Quiet Lifts Amid Train Roar Drowns City Noise
Residents complain of constant noise in a neighborhood except when the elevated train rattles by and briefly quiets the area. A passerby notes the train's roar eclipses all other sounds, shaping daily life.
Health and Beauty Tips From A Historic Reader Suggest Baths and Mild Remedies
An old text offers home health and beauty guidance including gentle hair brushing, lemon for nail stains, camphor and myrrh mouth wash, flaxseed poultices for styes, alcohol baths for itching, a simple bismuth vaseline ointment for burns and inflammation, dietary cautions, elder flower water as a toilet tonic, benzoin wash, bran baths, borax mixes, and bath bags with soap shavings.
Home remedy for sunburn using lime water and linseed oil
Mothers keep a burn emergency mix of lime water and linseed oil. Use a quarter ounce of oil to a half cup of lime water for treatment.
Russian Blouses Highlight Delicate Embroidery and Trim
The article describes girls blouses with white voile and fine embroidery. It notes crochet ball buttons, a velvet ribbon bow, neck streamers, and a patent leather waist belt as finishing touches.
Strawberries in a Barrel Garden Method for Small Space
A compact method for growing strawberries in a strong box or barrel with drainage holes and alternating hole rows. Fill in layers with sifted soil to prevent plant displacement, place plants on top, and add wire supports. Advantages include no weeds, simple watering, clean fruit, ease of frost protection, and compact yields for households.
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Bert H. Kike
Feed the Land and Restore Soil Fertility in Northwest
The article argues continuous wheat depletes soil in the northwest and proposes restoring fertility through livestock, green manures, and especially leguminous crops like clover alfalfa and peas. It urges plowing under the first hay crop and notes nitrogen from legumes improves following crops. Feed the land and it will feed you.
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American Northwest
Brother Farmer
Methods of Preserving Eggs for Fall and Winter
Farmers and merchants preserve eggs by excluding air and moisture. Water glass solution keeps eggs indefinitely when poured over in a five gallon container and topped with paraffin. A lime and salt solution also preserves eggs with a paraffin seal, though bottom eggs may pick up a water glass taste.
Care of Raspberries and Propagation Tips
An Iowa reader asks how to manage a three year old black cap patch. Advice covers pruning old two year canes, layering tips for black caps from cane tips, pinching new growth to boost fruit, and propagating red raspberries from root cuttings or suckers for patch expansion.
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Iowa
Wallace
Floriculture Tips for Winter Blooming Flowers and Garden Care
The article advises tying top heavy plants like dahlias and gladioli to stakes to prevent wind damage. It encourages sowing Marguerite carnations, English daisies, and forget me nots for next year, using cold frames for winter protection, and emphasizes weed control and sharing cut flowers with sick or charitable friends. It also recommends pinching back stems and well cultivating ground around winter bloomers.
Freesia bulbs planted for continual white blossoms
The note advises starting freesias in September and repeating every week or two through October and November to ensure a continuous display of fragrant white flowers.
Ixias Bring Winter Color to Small Pots
Ixias may be new to some bulb growers. They are well worth cultivating and become magnificent when in bloom. Bulbs are small and a half dozen may be planted in a five inch pot for a striking winter display.
Seed pods gathered as beds cleared for new growth
Horticultural guidance notes that clearing beds of dying plants and bloom stalks allows collecting many perennial seed pods. It advises not saving seed till next year, but scattering it in soil around older roots to aid propagation.
Pinch Back Winter Carnations and Violet Blooms
Winter flowering carnations should be kept pinched back with flowers nipped off close to the plant. Keep the ground around the plants well cultivated. The same care applies to violets and other winter blooming plants planted outdoors.
Chrysanthemums Ready to Form Buds and Indoor Potting
Chrysanthemums pinched back all summer may form buds now. Indoor plants should be potted soon and placed in shade to develop rootlets before receiving full sun.
Boiling and Sun Aging Improve Hard Water for Toilets
Boiling hard water and exposing it to sun for three to four days softens the water. The air and sun act to improve quality, allowing a large quantity to be prepared at once.
Anti patriotism drive fuels French teachers union clash
Paris reports public fear grows as government bans the Teachers Union after congress resolutions. The union backs the Soldier’s Center anti militarist group. reforms vie with the state over official unions. Meanwhile artifacts at the National Library and Dordogne grotto finds spark cultural interest.
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Paris
France
Teachers’ Union
National Federation of Teachers’ Unions
Ttouvier
Masons’ Union of
General Tabor
M. Messiing
Mexico in Septembral unrest and foreign intervention doubt
The piece notes shifting Mexican and foreign attitudes as Madero fights rebels led by Orozco in the north and Zapatistas in the south. It cites scarce funds, army recruitment issues, and deteriorating trade and imports while displacing a large share of Americans from Mexican towns and the capital.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Pascual Orozce
Madero
Chihuahua
Zapatistas
Salgadistas
Republic
Lowebby
Duel of Senoritas Ends in Tragedy on Calzada de Tlacpam
In early hours Maria Concepcion Oneglez known as La Muneca and Carolina Kutze Arellano, both off duty at a local theater, dueled with stilettos over Carlos Garcia. They traveled by taxi to a secluded road to fight. Carolina was slashed and severely wounded, while Maria claimed victory and stripped her rival of mantilla and footwear. Both were arrested with Carolina hospitalized under guard.
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Maria Concepcion
Oneglez
Carolina Kutze Arellano
Carlos Garcia
Maria
Stilletos
Caroline
Calzada de Tialpam
The Not at Home Lie in Social Etiquette
The text argues that the phrase not at home is a polite pretense to decline a visit. It treats lying as misstatement to deceive, yet notes the hostess may not believe it and uses it to spare caller and hostess feelings.
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Fabrica
So-and-So
Factory Tall Authors Propose Best Seller Plan
A published man tells a resourceful author to provide advertising and illustrations so he can shape a best selling book. The author agrees to study the materials and craft the work accordingly.
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Alaska
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Panama Canal
L. H. Clegg
Castoria
Grandview
Sunnyside
M. Babelon
Sainte Chapelle
Charles V
Va Stevelen
Amsterdam
Tie Polite
Teeley Delafontainr
Capitan
College of
Brarvree
Adu
Ane
Leiter
Bordeuus
Dordogne
Mrodin
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