Philadelphia Mayor Weaver lauded for reform and civil service plan
The piece profiles Mayor John Weaver of Philadelphia a longtime executive since 1903 and advocate of municipal ownership under an efficient civil service law noting his reform battles including opposition to a gas lease and his Baptist faith. It also mentions congressional figure Dorsey W Shackelford and Rev Dr Washington Gladden with brief career notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Weaver
Philadelphia
Durlain
Alaugh Waver
Weaver
Tie
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Cannon
House
Oklahoma
Congress
Eighth
Missouri
Richard WD. Bland
Shackleford
Jefferson City
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit
Saline County
Booneville
Cooper County
Washington Gladden
Ife
Cohmbus Ohio
Glidden
Wpottsgrove
Owego Academy
Wilkans College
Roanoke College
Dr Williams Pink Pills Promote Stomach Strengthening Cure
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills cure dyspepsia by strengthening the stomach and notes relief for a Ipswich woman Miss Minerva C. Ladd after three weeks. It invites readers to request a free copy of What to Eat and How to Eat and mentions a Chicago area march date. It also advertises Pacific Coast rail round trips from Chicago to $75 for June 1 to Sept 15 with Seeing America First movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Minerva C. Ladd
Ipswich
Mass
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
America
Pacific Coast
Standing Up for It
An orchestra of a violinist and pianist rests as the meeting chair apologizes for poor hall ventilation. The violinist retorts in a mock French accent that the air is as good as accompaniment, provoking a tense moment between musicians.
Hall's Catarrh Cure and a roadside joke from Bridgton
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces. It claims testimonials and a Toledo origin, with a note urging use of Hall's Family Pills for constipation. A Bridgton Maine anecdote recounts city men testing a local farmer on a Portland to White Mountains route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
Portland
White Mountains
Bridgton
Boston Herald
Why the Japs Are Brave
A wartime opinion piece asserts Japanese strength stems from a diet of vegetables and dried fish. The writer argues vegetarians would lack motivation without hopeful prospects, implying courage comes from deprivation.
Collier's Weekly Sued for Libel in $100000 Case
The W Hanson Company filed in Schenectady a libel action seeking 100000 dollars against Collier's Weekly. The plaintiff, maker of Dr Williams Pink Pills, accuses the magazine of false statements about the company and its remedy. The suit follows attacks by patent medicine promoters and mirrors a prior Buffalo case where Dr Pierce won large damages against the Ladies' Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
W. Hanson Company
Schenectady
W. T. Hanson Company
Dr. Wiliams
Coulier’s
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo
Ladies’ Home Journal
Not to His Line and Odd Medical Notes
Fragmentary dialogue mentions a boy named Johnny and his math snags, a sarcastic retort, and a cultural aside. A stray ad touts Spanish Cross Tea for chronic ailments at 25c a package. The piece also notes a Lecco Italy tale of a young man named Maggie with two extra ribs and two hearts, one atrophied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lecco
Italy
Maggie
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W.L. Douglas
Brockton
W. L. Douglas
Baxtine
R. Paxton Co
Boston
Western
Canada
Trimicreon
Ottawa
W. H. Bowers
Indianapolis
Ind
H.M. Williams
Law
Ohio
Kemp
Balsam
Soc
Aomers
Pan
A.J Tower CO
Boston, Mass
U.S.A
Ely
Aly Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Gladden
Orin Steinberger
Urbana
Ghion
Caeneral
Charles Henry Grosvenor
Oho
Iss
Ohas
General Grosvenor
Pomfret
Conn
Grobvenor
Thompson
Johnny
Mr. Wipedunks
Pape
Samuile
Signature of
Wrarper
Lumbkago and Sciatica
St. Jacobs Oil
Price
Mother Gray
Matin Onten
Olmsted
Bears
Gastoria
Dr. Earl
Sloan Gil
Albany
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