Reform Talk on Direct Presidential Vote Resumes
A New York Times perspective argues the electoral college, though flawed, preserves state sovereignty and quick results. It surveys close elections since 1880, implications of woman suffrage, and several district or proportional schemes with historical examples.
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Leonardi's Cough Syrup advertised for cough relief
An advertisement touts Leonardi's Cough Syrup as a remedy for hacking coughs throat irritation and lung weakness. It claims quick phlegm relief and throat healing and targets serious colds bronchitis grippe whooping cough and croup. The ad lists Hindle's Drug Stores 987 Main St and 909 Main St as sellers with a 25 cent price.
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Alaska Farms’ Most Favorable Year Was 1915
The 1915 Alaska agricultural report by four experiment stations notes a unusually good farming year across the territory grain ripened early while vegetables and berries yielded abundant crops. It details the Matanuska Valley reconnaissance for a government railway and prospects for farming and stock raising, hybrid strawberries, early grain varieties, alfalfa and vetch trials, cattle breeding plans, and Kodiak Island work resumed after 1912 eruption. It also mentions an Interstate Commerce Commission 5 cent freight cut on flour from Minneapolis to eastern ports.
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Resinol Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Skin Irritations
Itching and burning skin troubles are claimed to react quickly to Resinol Ointment. Physicians have prescribed it for over 20 years and say it stops itching instantly and heals eruptions promptly. Available at druggists with samples by writing Dept. 6N in Baltimore Md.
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Brazil Urged to Join Allied Nations Debate on Neutrality in War
Rio de Janeiro reports Dr. Lauro Müller returns and urges strict neutrality while Brazil weighs stance amid pro Allied sentiment in the south. Ruy Barbosa had encouraged alliance with the Entente, German influence persists in Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná communities, with Germans expelled from clubs and hotels advertising exclusion of Central Powers affiliates. Additional notes include the Jewish Farmers convention in New York, $580,000 gold bars sent to Peru, the Santiago ashore near Rebecca Shoals, and Foreman Bros. Banking capitalization rise to $1.5 million.
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