Two Extremes of Congress and Baseball Examined
A critical essay contrasts Congress and baseball as national institutions, praising some lawmakers while noting graft risks, and asks for justice and balance so that the call of the diamond may still accompany civic duties. It then argues that civilization and savagery profit from divorce debate, condemning flimsy reasons for marriage dissolution and urging real moral clarity amid international meddling.
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Congress
Baseball
Perfection in a small town despite war era feasts
The writer jokes about threats of disaster if Americans do not share scarce resources and mocks perpetual meal tickets from America. They note the fascination with not working and imply some may need to grub for themselves. They laugh at baby show conduct and assert local people are all perfect.
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America
England
Urope
Tabor
Spirit of fairness in commercial life urged
Fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all druggists, 75 cents. A spirit of fairness in commercial life would do much toward restoring.
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F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo, O
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers $100 Reward
The readers are told catarrh is curable in all stages by constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood to mucous surfaces, destroying the disease's foundation and building the patient's constitution. advertisers offer $100 for any case it cannot cure.
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Hall
Periodic Bilious Attacks and Self Care Advice
The notice explains bilious attacks come at regular intervals, with loss of appetite before an attack. It suggests skipping one meal and taking Chamberlains Tablets to avoid the attack, and advises against drinking tea or coffee at any time.
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Humphrey & Howe
Old-Time Cold Cure Relies on Hot Tea Drink
An old-time remedy promotes Hamburg Breast Tea as a safe vegetable cold cure. A tablespoonful brewed in boiling water and strained is to be sipped anytime, even before bed, to open skin pores, relieve congestion, and loosen bowels to break a cold or grip.
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England
Europe
America
Atlantic
Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Rapid Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old ad touts St Jacob's Oil as a harmless cure for rheumatism and aches. It claims rubbing the oil onto tender joints and muscles quickly eases pain, stiffness, sciatica, backache, and neuralgia, with a 35 cent bottle available at drug stores.
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St. Jacobs
Jack Robininson
St. Jacob
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Carter Bldg
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Toita Valus
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INCG
Iowa
Ferrel & Edwards Auto Mechanics
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Imogene
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