Debating Liquor Licenses and Saloons in West Virginia
A 1904 West Virginia study cites Federal census data and State auditor reports on jail and penitentiary populations by license counties. It argues license presence correlates with higher crime and economic strain, urging moral, church, and civic stand against saloons and licensing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
West Virginia
Fayette County
Saloon County
Fayette
McDowell
McDowel
Liquor Interests Question Prohibition Economics
The passage questions whether brewers, distillers, and wholesale dealers who own most saloons would push licenses and political influence to resist prohibition. It asks if these interests fund literature and lobbying to oppose restrictive measures and wage an expensive national effort, including canteens and army saloons, if not financially tied to the traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Temperance leaders urge law to curb slaughter of babies
Charles Scanlon of the Permanent Committee on Temperance of the Presbyterian Church U R A asks whether moral suasion should be reinforced by law to stop baby slaughter and protect mothers, contrasting justice with revenue. He questions whether law supports mischief and urges moral action reflected in the ballot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Scanlon
Permanent Committee On Temperance of
The
Presbyterian Church
Indigestion Remedy and Farm Land Prices Reported
A scientific writer links indigestion to a restless stomach imp and praises Miona tablets as a cure for indigestion and related ailments. Pace-Marshall Drug Co. guarantees the medicine with every box. In Bartlett News, H. C. Brunson sells his 109 acre farm north of Taylor for $80 per acre. Milam County farm lands around $75 per acre are mentioned as solid investments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pace-Marshal Draw
Pace-Marshall Drug Co
Williamson County
H. C. Brunson
Taylor
Charlie Gauntt
Bartlett News
Milam County
Tragic finish cited in warning cough cures
A local sales pitch warns of careless neglect causing a dangerous cold with a dramatic comparison to a dyke breach in Holland. Kenneth McIver of Vanceboro Maine credits Dr Kings New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave up, urging readers to try the remedy at Pace Marshall's drug Store with a free trial bottle offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Sea
Holland
Kenneth McIver
Vanceboro
Dr. King
Pace
Marshall's Drug Store
Has ’em They Call Them Bonnets in Expensive Facts
A terse quip from a familiar scene contrasts costly information with a domestic twist. The speaker, noting a wife's cache of facts, quips that she calls them bonnets, highlighting humor over household truth.
White's Cream Vermifuge Advertises Infant Benefits
An 1900s style advertisement claims White's Cream Vermifuge eliminates fretfulness and illness in babies after one bottle. Mrs Blackwell of Oklahoma reports her child improved to a bright, contented smile, with continued good health since using the medicine, sold by Pave-Marhall Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Blackwell
Oka
Pave-Marhall Drug Co
Churches Dedicated in Tracy and Thorndale
Presiding Elder Smith announces the new Methodist church at Tracy will be dedicated Sunday October 7 at 11 a m with Dr Rankin of Dallas preaching the dedication sermon. The Thorndale church will be dedicated that night with Dr Rankin delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
New Methodist
Tracy
Thorndale
Rankin
Dallas
Horse dental operation instruments at fire station
Morgan Dickinson holds a set of dental instruments to operate on horses teeth and is to be called at the fire station. The note carries a terse instruction with the reference 41 tf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan Dickinson
Doan's Kidney Pills Promote Lasting Relief
Mrs. F K Cabron of Cameron Texas testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills eased years of persistent kidney and back pain after a short course. She reports improved kidney function and full relief from discomfort, saying the pills cured her and credits them wholly. Sold by Reese's drug store with a 50 cent price. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. K. Cabron
Cameron
Texas
Dean
Reese’s Drug Store
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo New York
United States
A Cure for Piles Peddled in Questionable Ad
A garbled classified style notice touts a “cure for piles” with nonstandard claims and mentions a pharmacist who must refund money if the remedy fails. The text is incomplete and unclear about proof, dates, or locations.
Land Sale In Cameron Exceeds Four Thousand Acres
R M Washington of West Virginia sold to W T Watt of Waco a tract near Cameron between here and Ben Arnold for about 25000 dollars. The 4000 acre parcel will be subdivided for smaller farms and Milam county gains. R F Coleman bought 250 acres from R A Nabours for 8000 dollars. The notice ends with an advertisement for Dr Shoops Catarrh Cure sold by Cameron Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam County
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad from Pace Marshall’s
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a pleasant and effective cure for constipation. It claims the pills prevent appendicitis and purports to “tape up the system” at 25 cents in Pace Marshall’s drug store. It also declares strong will power as the ability to fast until starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
Pace- Marshall's Drug Store
Scott
Hay Fever Relief Promise From Foley’s Honey and Tar
Victims of hay fever are urged to take Foley's Honey and Tar for immediate relief from difficult breathing and inflamed air passages. The genuine remedy is in a yellow package from Geo A Thomas & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Geo, A, Thomas & Sons
The Borrower Wears Finer Clothes Than Lender
A concise observation notes the borrower consistently dresses more stylishly than the lender, highlighting a perceptual contrast in wardrobe between the two. The remark implies social or economic disparities reflected in clothing choices.
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Temperance Department
Cameron Temperance Union
Grand Forks
Fargo
Wahpeton
N. D
East Grand Forks
Moorehead
Breckenridge
Minn
Jonesin Min
Folk
Milam County Abstract Company
Henderson
L. Tyson
Secretar
Nadindla
Tell National Toilet Company
Paris
Tenn
Foleys Kidneycure
de Banks
Ob de
Amazon
Nature
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Nadinola
National Youlnt CO
Parks, Tean
Scott & Bowne
S.S.S
Swift Specifis CO
Atlanta
G&s
Provrece
Gardus
Ladies’ Advisory Dept
Chattanooga Medicine Co
Chattanooga, Tenn
Cardus
J. P. West
Webster City
Iowa
Grove’s
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