Temperance News and Prohibition Trends Across States
A temperance summary notes Oklahoma's constitutional vote on prohibition, Lamar county going dry, Missouri and Kentucky counties without saloons, and public concerns on alcohol and health. It cites voices on vocal health for singers and cautions on coffee and tea, plus Kee nucky prohibition progress and blended whiskey investigations. It references temperance leadership and editorials from the era.
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Kentucky
Pure Food Commission
Blending and purity concerns in whisky production
A fragment notes the difficulty of obtaining pure whisky through blending. It references the common belief that reaching genuine purity is nearly impossible with ordinary mixtures.
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement extols Foley's Kidney Cure claiming it stops irregularities and cures kidney and bladder issues not beyond medical help. It presents a bold claim of effectiveness and urges readers to try the remedy.
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Foley
A Modern Maud Muller On Benzine Car Tale
A rustic verse recounts Maud Muller fleeing with a benzine car watched by her father. A mule named Jane chases, the vehicle exhausts its oil, crashes soon after the motor dies on a hill. The papa intervenes and the tale warns against stealing a girl, urging parental consent.
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Maud Muller
Mauid
Jane
Nan
Aleo
Daud
Mountain Tea Promises Family Unity for Economical Marriages
A quirky ad style note suggests that without money or friends one can still marry by drinking Mountain Tea, claiming marriages become common and more people exist if you take the tea as advised by a druggist.
Dr Pierce Medicines Tout Open Publicity and Safety
The advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Family Medicines as openly labeled with all ingredients on wrappers not being secret remedies. It claims no alcohol in Golden Medical Discovery or Favorite Prescription, cites glycerine as solvent, and asserts strong medical endorsements. Pleasant Pellets are presented as a safe laxative for constipation.
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Dr. Pierce
Creat
Buffalo
N. Y
Pierce
Cameron Drug Co. Mirthful Motto Mirrors Era Commerce
A quirky line from Cameron Drug Co. reflects a late 19th or early 20th century tone about aging and wisdom, illustrating the period’s advertising wit and community humor. The snippet suggests a local business as a cultural marker within its era.
Farmer from the Richelieu River Outsmarts Montreal Pro
A Montreal billiard hall owner taunts a visiting French-Canadian farmer with a no-money game for refreshments. The farmer, betting progressively from 250 dollars to a 100 point, 1000 dollar win, dazzles spectators with expert masse shots and defeats the expert rival, then reveals he is from the Richelieu River.
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Montreal
Sam
de Richeleu Riviere
United States
New York
France
Paris
Lancroux
Arbuckles Coffee Ad Praises Uniform Aroma and Value
A Los Angeles writer extols Arbuckles Coffee for over thirty years of consistent aroma and reliability. The advertisement claims Arbuckles’ leads the market in aroma and quality, warns against rival brands, and urges readers to buy Arbuckle Bros products if their grocer stocks ARIOSA coffee.
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Los Angeles
Arbuckles
Arbuckle’ Ariosa
Arbuchiat Ariola
Arbuckle Bros
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Temperance Department
Cameron Temperance Union
Parstpantt
Mes
O. C. Zaviech Ter V
Paes
C. W. Tomkier
Aup V. Paestpent
Mre
Cross
Sxeere
Oklahoma
Lamar County
Missouri
Dr. Shoop
Richelieu
Giotective
Ariosa
Abe
Standard and Registered
Texas
Cameron
Milam
H. E. Bauknight
David P. Taff
Kan. Ave
Topeka
Kas
County
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