The Iron Mask Nolan Aboard The Navy
A first person narrator recalls Philip Nolan the naval officer known as the Iron Mask. Nolan’s disciplined life and knowledge of languages, natural history, and prayers endeared him to peers. He aided slaves’ interpreters during a seizure, urged loyalty to country and flag, and inspired a midshipman before a long struggle over his fate.
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Mr. Nolan
Fort Adams
Secretary of War
Washington
Nolan
Porter
Nukabiwa Islands
Essex Porter
Essex
Gamble
Pacific Ocean
Madison
Irving
Iron Mask
Linnaeus
John Foy
Philip Nolan
House of Virginia
Middle Passage
South Atlantic
Mars
Hogshead
Vaughan
Cape Palmas
New Orleans
Rio Janeiro
Palmas
Moon
White Desert
St. Thomas Harbor
Heaven
Hke
South Farm Production Value in 1916 Rises Over 4.6 Billion
The Manufacturers' Record reports the South's total agricultural output in 1916 at more than 4.65 billion dollars, just 8 percent below the U S total in 1900. Excluding livestock the 1916 crop value reaches 3.659 billion, up 1.072 billion over 1915, with cotton 1.080 billion, grain 1.284 billion, and hay tobacco and potatoes 440.4 million.
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United States
Dry cities show similar outcomes under good governance
In cities like Seattle and Birmingham, despite different demographics and industries, indicators suggest fewer arrests and murders but more bank clearings and building while jails empty. Prohibition’s impact on crime and social problems appears uneven, fueling debates among business leaders about its claimed harms.
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Seattle
Birmingham
United States
Prohibition Said To Not Cause 55 000 Job Losses In Colorado
Colorado labor commissioner Alex Swanson replies to liquor groups claim that prohibition ruined the state economy. He notes 2 000 saloon closures affected about 10 000 workers and asserts no labor glut or widespread charity dependence occurred. He adds wage growth not seen and more job demand than available workers.
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Colorado
Alex Swanson
Grangers Endorse Prohibition In Farm Movement
Mr L J Tabor master of the Ohio State Grange argues for state and national prohibition. He says the Grange aims for better farm life and leaders and must stand on the right side of the issue, asserting the saloon harms church and home as well as rural progress and national development.
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L. J. Tabor
Ohio State Grange
Grange
America
Probation Rules on Alcohol Use as a Preventive Measure
The text notes California courts require offenders on probation to abstain from intoxicating liquors during probation. It questions whether such provisions, if imposed before crime, could act preventively by limiting alcohol use prior to offenses.
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California
Liquor Threatens Jobs Say California Liberator
The California Liberator argues liquor harms employment prospects, stating no man gains a job from liquor ability. Workers should recognize this for their own improvement and future betterment.
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John Barleycorn
California
Life expectancy gap for drinkers vs abstainers cited
The Reverend L. A. Crandall states a twenty-year-old drinker has an expected life of 16 years while an abstainer of the same age would live about 44 years. The remark is attributed to Crandall of Minneapolis and reflects insurer risk views.
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L. A. Crandall
Baptist
Minneapolis
Nation Calls Dry: Prohibition Expands Across States
The Nation declares a nationwide dry trend with 25 states dry and Congress including the District of Columbia and Alaska. The dry territory boosts area to 87 percent and population over 60 percent under prohibition. Eight states in submission campaigns with votes expected in November and in 1918. Ohio remains in a wet and dry contest.
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District of Columbia
Congress
Alaska
United States
Ohio
Farmers Hurrying Foot Comfort Aid In Use
Farmers are working harder and using their feet more, aided by Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder for shoes and foot baths. The ads claim it reduces friction, freshens feet, and prevents tiredness and blisters, noting wide use by women and urging purchase from dealers. A brief anecdote on counterfeit money from the Indianapolis News is also included.
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Allen
L. Douglas
Sloekin
W. L. Douglas
W. Sche Pepsmareyreg
San Pee
Tracy Ene
America
Oy Ee
Hod
W. L
Fiery Red Pimples Promise Quick Relief with Cuticura Line
An advertisement touts Cuticura products to treat eczemas and skin irritations with a hot bath using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment. It offers free samples by mail and a book from Cuticura, Dept. Boston, and notes the product is sold nationwide. The text ends with a quip about men lacking imagination.
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Cuticura
Dept. Boston
Nervousness and Blues: Pinkham remedies praised
A reader from Washington Park Illinois credits Lydia E Pinkham remedies with relieving nervousness fatigue and illness. She cites four children and female trouble and notes renewed health youthfulness and resilience. She invites others to write for free medical advice.
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Washington Park
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rost. StTopren
Sage Avenue
Illinois
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mass
Not Bearlike. A quarrel over public versus private behavior
Fragmentary remarks describe a husband who behaves mildly in public but harshly at home. The text shifts to unrelated consumer lines praising Cross Ball Blue and debating quality and value, including a note on vaseline-coated corks as alternatives to glass.
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Duny &Y
Edward Everett Hale
Cheeataw
Kroomen
Fernando Pa
Kentucky
Dewey
Indianapolis News
W. L. Douglas Shoe Co
Paw
Willie
Beon
Servic
Saxon Motor Car Corporation
Detroit, Michigan
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