Post Office Ad Rates and War Pledge Update
Notices announce display ads at 10 cents per inch and 5 cents per line for notices. A remark notes that domestic kissing could cut divorces and reports England Scotland pledges to abstain from intoxicants until war’s end, signaling rising public pressure to end the war.
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Roosevelt Vindication and Prize Ring Profit Spark Debate
A collage of 1900s items notes Roosevelt’s triumphant jury verdict amid criticism, the Havana prize fight profits dividing $100,000, and relief measures for a wrongfully imprisoned man seeking $7,500. It also covers Michigan papers halting whisky advertising and a Scribner’s stance on liquor ads.
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Leslie
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Havana
Segregation Proposed to Limit Feeble-minded Births
A prominent legislator and reformer endorses segregation as the key policy to address feeble-mindedness. He argues to enlarge institutions and place feeble-minded children apart to prevent future generations.
The Press as Guardian of Morality and Truth
A reflection on the newspaper’s role as the public’s informant and watchdog. It appeals to editors to maintain truth and temperance, warning against personal abuse and urging moral integrity to build and protect character in a money driven age.
Temperance Column Sheds Light on Billboard Ad Ban Push
A temperance column notes an imminent ban on beer and liquor ads on all National Association of Billboard Advertising billboards after January 1. It recalls past battles with distillers and brewers who sought to influence the press, citing Col. William R. Nelson of the Kansas City Star as a defiant example.
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Temperance Society
Methodist Church
Scribner’s
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National Association of Billboard
Col
William R. Nelson
Kansas City Star
Governor Folk
Brewers and Distillers
Home as refuge not ruin avoids shame
A mother defends her clutter and mess at home noting muddy baby footprints fade from floors while stains on the path to sin are harder to remove. She argues a chaotic household can still be loving and welcoming for her children and husband, regardless of others' judgments.
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Joe
Prohibition Push in Newfound Land Faces Local Option Clash
The temperance movement urges any fair method to cripple liquor traffic while opposing local option. Prohibition could spread nationwide. Newfound Land votes in November on a prohibitory law that would close saloons and set penalties, with enforcement starting July 1, 1016.
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Prohibition
Prohibition Party
Indiana
Newfoundland
St. Johns
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