Brief and Breezy Almanac Snippets on Politics and Weather
A collage of satirical notes on marriage, Congress, and politicians. Mentions Brennan and Cannon edits, Gov. Woodrow Wilson, Taft, Diaz, and three U S Senators who are Iowa State University graduates. Weather turns warm with April sun and a forecast of rising temperatures.
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United States
State University of Iowa
Brown
Nebraska
Clark
Wyoming
Kenyon
Iowa
Congress
Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve as a 25¢ cure for sore eyes. The copy guarantees satisfaction with no risk, describing the ointment as a creamy snow white preparation.
Small amount you would not suffer one day for five times that amount
Try Sutherland's Eagle Eye Salve after a small daily expense. The short remedy promises quick relief and repeated use to ease discomfort effectively.
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Sutherland
Death to Live and Die As a Poor Nurse
Grace Jeal a New Haven nurse graduate died of scarlet fever after forced starvation and debt led her to care for a tenement Polish family. The Rev Dr William McLane called her a martyr at her graveside. Nurses raised funds for a proper burial as her boarding house keeper still holds her trunk.
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New Haven
Conn
Grace Jeal
William McLane
Pilgrim Church
Hartford
Grace Hospital
Yale Medical School
Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey Cough Syrup Ad
Historical ad promoting Dr Bell's Pine Tar and Honey cough syrup. It touts pine tar and honey as key ingredients and urges buyers to look for the bell on the bottle to ensure they get the genuine product.
Bell Pine Tar Honey In Use For Throat Ailments
Dr Bell's pine tar honey has been marketed for over sixteen years and sold in millions of homes for coughs colds croup and bronchial troubles. The bottle bears a bell mark for identification and available widely.
Dr Bell’s Antiseptic Salve Guaranteed for Tetter and More
An advertisement offers Dr Bell’s Antiseptic Salve with a guarantee against tetter ringworm eczema chapped hands lips running sores and similar skin ailments. It promotes quick relief and broad use for common ailments.
The Green Bug Threat and Control Methods
The Green Bug or Southern Grain Louse threatens farmers as February warmth accelerates its spread. Parasitoid wasps normally curb the pest, but warm spells enable green bugs to reproduce rapidly. recommendations include weeding, light brushing, plowing damaged fields, soda stimulation, and rolling in certain cases.
Nail Sparks Escape From Athens Chain Gang Hospital
In Athens Georgia on May 2 10 year convict Jack Robinson on the county chain gang escaped by heating a nail red hot and burning a hole in the hospital shack where he had been placed after reporting illness.
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Athens
Jack Robinson
Robinson
Madison Students Clash Over Green Skull Cap Edict
May riot at the university follows the Student Court ruling enforcing green skull caps for freshmen. President Van Hise warns faculty will resume control if ordinances are ignored. Claudius Little of Washington, D C is arraigned for violating the tradition and released with an injunction to comply. Samuel Slumovitch of Milwaukee cites red hair as reason to refuse the cap.
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Madison
Wis
van Hise
Claudius B. Little
Washington, D. C
Little
Samuel Slumovitch
Milwaukee
Mendota
Owners Needed for $300000 in Unclaimed Treasury Gold
Washington April 30. In the Treasury vaults sits $300000 in unclaimed government gold interest. Some checks are never cashed while others may be presented later or kept by cautious investors. One man holds over $60000 in such checks and warned he could cash or burn them, leaving the money stored until Congress acts. The piece also notes Ford’s forecast that about 70 percent of low and mid priced cars sold will go to farmers, signaling evolving farmer influence.
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Ian
Congressional Record
Yellow Magazine
Gov. Wilcdn
New Jersey
Washington
United States Treasury
Treasury
Congress
Ford Motor Company
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California
Spain
France
Woodrow Wilson
Cannon
Trusts
Bryan
Taft
Ginger
Diaz
Her
Training School
Dr. Bell
Clemson College Extension Work
Nail
Woodward Bros. Druggists
Black River Road
Smith & Oliver
A C.croft & Bro
Staphaphone Records
Ardmore Gasoline
Columbia
Eagle
Cleveland, Tribune
Rambler
Ardmore Bicycles
Front St
Martin L.altman
I. W. Harper
Bell
Mrs
Senate
House
T.S. Daggett
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