Message to Agui: land of contrasts invites delegation
Pocahontas Sun presents a polemical invitation urging Agui to send a delegation to witness American life. The piece lauds the United States as a vast mix of churches, saloons, wealth and poverty, politics and vice, while highlighting alleged corruption, hypocrisy, and social inequities across government, media, religion, and industry. It ends inviting Agui to see the “grandest aggregation” of contrasts under one big tent.
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Mr Cochran and His Umbrella at the Capitol
A Missouri congressman known for a constant umbrella in Washington lingered amid jokes. He occasionally lifts his umbrella only in a corridor moment after a long discussion, provoking amusement among Capitol visitors.
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Boies for President in Democratic Talk of Iowa
An Iowa commentary profiles Horace Boies as a potential Democratic nominee for president. Joseph S. H. Busber praises Boies as an able governor with strong bimetallist views, argues he can unite East and West voters, and notes party momentum toward Boies in national convention chatter.
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New Life Pills Advertised by Tilden and Loughran
The advertisement touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as converting weakness to strength and listlessness to energy. It promises health buildup and costs 25 cents per box. Sold by Tilden & Loughran.
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Curfew Debate Echoes Against Early Night Ordinances
A. P. Thayer criticizes curfew efforts in the Marshaltown Times-Republican noting prior resolves to jail youths under 18 after 9 PM. He cites revival meetings and social gatherings as factors undermining such ordinances and questions enforcement and reported arrests while urging press coverage of noncompliant towns.
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