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Newspaper
Decorah Republican
Location
Decorah, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1912
Page
5
A reader quotes editorial observations on Woodrow Wilson and the 1912 race. The piece critiques Wilson as a candidate and discusses party strategy, labor, economics, and foreign policy amid Mexican turmoil and voter duties. It also notes conservative support for Republican ticket lines and local electoral aims.
Senator Cummins argues for a strong protective tariff, flags risks of Democratic revenue duties, and warns that a Republican Senate is essential to keep industry secure. He cites 1909 duties, 1912 platform, and contrasts tonnage and refined iron steel costs, sugar, wool, and cotton schedules. He urges Iowa voters to back Kenyon and GOP candidates.
Three German scientists from Frankfurt announce synthetic milk made from vegetable ingredients digested by machinery. They claim it matches cow milk in color and nutrition, is non tubercular and longer lasting, and could retail at 6 cents a quart. The piece hints at upcoming henless eggs.
The piece reports Governor Wilson opposing the tariff dam as protection for American industry, while English auto makers and European producers seek protection from rising American imports. It argues protection boosts American workers and warns free trade risks cheap labor, echoing editorial voices from the Binghamton Republican Herald.
The passage describes poverty, unemployment, and despair in western mining and agricultural regions as prices fell and relief relied on charity. It notes the crisis easing only after 1897 with a Republican administration and cites Woodrow Wilson's early views in The American People, signed as a historian, not a candidate.
The Youths Companion promotes family topics from home life to athletics and provides stories and articles for all ages. The notice offers sample papers and a free 1913 Window Transparency and Calendar with new subscriptions, and advertises a special 1915 subscription including 1912 issues. The Boston based publisher invites new subscribers and outlines benefits.
A large plate glass sheet serves as an ideal mixing board because it cleans easily. A druggist from Saratoga Indiana, Enos Lollar, reports selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for fifteen days and calls it the best on the market, with Engbretson's Pharmacy selling it. The ad ends with a quip about a philosopher with a million dollars enjoying a soft job.
Run down persons are urged to try Vinol cod liver and iron tonic to restore health. A testimonial from West Scranton Pa cites three years of weakness and loss of appetite improved by Vinol. Sold by E. J. Parman, Decorah.
The change of life is a critical period in a woman's life with anxiety over potential health problems. Symptoms like hot flashes headaches and dizziness signal the body's need for help. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised to strengthen the female system and support the nervous system through this crisis.
Mrs Este ta Grimlspie of St Anne Illinois says after two months of Lydia E Pinkhams Vegetable Compound her swelling pain and backache reduced and she can walk and do housework again. She attributes her recovery to the tonic and urges others to try it.
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