Medicine law debate and starch ad mix in paper
A fragment from a era paper features the Proprietary Association committee arguing against public demand for disclosure of proprietary medicine formulas while praising citizen rights to analyze and publish results. The page also markets Defiance Cold Water Starch as impermeable to sticking and 16 oz per package. A humor joke about a statesman and a woman named Bridget closes the selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee On
Proprietary Association
Defiance
Defiance Starch and Patent Medicine Ads Package
A collage of old advertisements includes Kaetylene Jones offer for free booklets, Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething, Defiance Starch claims, and patent medicine notices. It mentions J Curxyy Co Toledo and Defiance Cold Water Starch, with testimonials and notary seals, plus various moral quips and product pitches.
Notes From The Capital Ties
Des Moines reports on Ek W Doberg returning from the Philippines with natural history curiosities for the state historical museum. Capitol artist Blashfield pursues a large painting, Cox unfinished lunettes, and Dichlman mosaics, with completion hoped by decisive dates. A special rail tour of road experts plans lectures to promote road repairs. Dean Ward King joins as a principal lecturer. Governor Cummins weighs surrender of Frank Shercliffe to Oklahoma and Iowa’s indictments. Rock Island surveyors map a new air line route Des Moines to Omaha, aiming to speed fast mail service. Also notes a Des Moines assault on cobbler Samuel McConkey, the prospect of a state dispensary kin, and temperance debate. Ends with quips about a girl in acting and a bishop in Sunday school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moines
EK. W. Doberg
Des Moines
Philippines
State Historical Museum
Blashfield
Capitol
Kenyon Cox
Legisature
Dichlman
Chicago
Burlington
Dean Ward King
Hecome
Rock Island
Malcom
Crinnell
Grinnell
Newton
Colfax
Omaha
Acetylene Lighting Promises Simple Gas Power
A reader explains acetylene lamps as a simple complete gas plant costing a quarter, compares safety and insurance testing, and highlights much lower fire risk and oxygen use versus kerosene or city gas. The note ends with an offer to send a free book on Sunlight-Paper lighting from Acetylene Jones in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Insurance Board
Cornell University
Adams St
Chicago, Ils
Allen's Foot-Bace Powder Ad in LeRoy NY Paper
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Bace Powder by Allen S. Olmsted of LeRoy New York. It claims relief for swollen sore hot callous aching sweating and ingrown nails with a 25 cent price and free sample offer. The piece also includes stray lines about refined sensibility and acetylene gas plus a teaser that country readers will find weather notes elsewhere in the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insurance Board
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. XY
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Rochester
Adirondacks
Kemp
Asc
Soc
Defiance Staacgh
Chicago College OF Photography
Washington Boulevard
FES
Capital City
Commercial “ College
Canada
Ottawa
Anada
T. Holmes
Jackson Street
St. Pat
Minnesota
W. V. Bennett
New York Life
Nebraska
Homselveg
Bottis
Radio- Sulpho Co
Deaver
Panae
W.L. Douclas
W.L. Douglas
WL. Douglas
W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
W. L. Dawlas
W. L. Douglas Strong
Bayer’ Schaal & Oreas
W.l.douglas
Nona
Man
Gahys Ran Ee Eet
Paxvon Gomrany
Boston
J. Mogshali
Sioux City
Bridget
Garfick
Kaetylene Jones
Sir P, Sidney
Starz
Garo
Toredo
Luois
Frank J. CueNzy
Lf J. Curxyy & Co
Toledo
Ganniy
Harts Caragan
J. Cheney
Gleason
J. Dubney & CO
al Drugeista
Hall
Montana
A.J. Tower CO
Bobtoy, Vel. d. Tower Canadian -Co., Limited
Thompson
Om Dennison
Red Oak
Cummins
Oklahoma
Frank Shercliffe
Shercliffe
Iowa
Samuel McConkey
South
Jefferson Street
Thomas Powell
Patrick O'Brien
McConkey
South Carolina
United Temperance Forces
Tes Moines
RE. B. Howard
Ames
Howard
J. Kolb & CO
Bagley
Minn
W.N. U
Des Moines, Ia
St. Jacobs Oil
Gota
Price
D. Gianelli
Joliot
MULL
Mall
A Pereni
Mull’s
Third Avenue
Colon
Putnam
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