Perjury blamed as chief threat to justice by Iowa lawyer
In dramatic remarks J J McCarthy of the Iowa Bar Association denounces perjury as the main cause of justice’s defeat in criminal and civil cases. He cites false testimony, bribery, and manipulation of juries and judges, urging reforms to curb the widespread crime amid delays and technical hurdles in proving perjury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. McCarthy
Iowa Bar Association
McCarthy
Courts of Justice
Deere
Denth
Bar
Grand Jury
Ndt
Selv
Indolence in Prosecution Undermines Civilization Says Dallas News
The Dallas News laments daily occurrences of lax prosecutions and notes the rarity of punishing judges, attorneys, jurors, or witnesses for perjury. The piece warns this pattern harms citizenship and undermines the civilization claimed by the society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas News
A Life Saved by a Remedy in a Panama Letter
A Panama physician chronicled a 16 year old girl stricken with dysentery who failed all treatments until Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy were used. She improved in eight hours and was fully well after a week. Also notes cotton boll weevil numbers and advocates protecting quail to control pests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. H. Utter
Panama
Colombia
Chamberlain
Grahm Drug Co
Shiner
Tex
Jack Culpepper
Remedial Remedies and War Tales in Early Press
A neighbor’s infant recovers from cholera infantum after 使用 Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy per directions. Graham Drug Co. sells it. New York Sun notes General Wade Hampton’s wartime survivorship and personal tragedy. The Palestine Press criticizes tabloid journalism, urging integrity. Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic advertises more doses than Bitter Chill Tonic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Wade Hampton
Alexandria
Grove
Farmer Reverses Plan After Identifying Bride as Daughter
J H Collinger an 85 year old farmer near Cleveland Ohio chose a wife by mail. Miss Amy Frantz of San Antonio Texas arrived for a wedding that was called off when a birthmark and a locket revealed she is his daughter lost to gypsies fifty years earlier. The couple will live together at the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
J. H. Collinger
Amy Frantz
San Antonio
Texas
Collinger
Ohio
Miss Frantz
Lizzie
Knox County
Carnegie Addresses Workingmen on Poverty and Wealth
Andrew Carnegie, the Pennsylvania iron master, concluded an address to workingmen praising poverty as a path to hard work. He warned that sons of rich men face temptations, saying bonds are a heavy burden and many inherit wealth but fail to rise as worthy citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Pennsylvania
Electric Bitters Credited by Bennetsville Doctor Wife
Editor A. Brown recalls his wife’s recovery from dyspepsia after four bottles of Electric Bitters. The tonic is praised for aiding digestion and liver function. Also notes a boy’s five year conduct shaping future character and a broad drought affecting several states and territories. Prices of grain to change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Brown
Bennetsville
D. C
Handy & Matthews Drug Store
Controversy and constitutional power across eras and nations
A Brooklyn physician is expelled from an American tuberculosis congress for denying infectious disease and attacking medicine. The piece also reflects on the U S Supreme Court’s power to nullify Congress and alter laws. It notes Havana debates Cuban constitutional amendments restricting suffrage to educated or property holders and warns of opposition to revising a codified constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Tuberculosis Econgress
New York
United States Supreme Court
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Supreme Court
Pilgrim
Havana
Union Democratic Party
la Realidad
Cuba
Washington
Handy Matthews sells Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption
Community note praises Handy & Matthews for securing the agency and offering free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery. The product, claimed to cure coughs colds bronchitis asthma and throat and lung troubles, is priced 50 cents to 100 dollars. Memphis Commercial Appeal condemns federal interference with mountain whiskey production and urges ending the “farce tragedy.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Handy & Matthews
Dr. King
Memphis
Tennessee
United States
Kentucky
North Carolina
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Aids Weak Children
An old newspaper note promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a remedy for pale sickly children. It claims to strengthen and restore vitality, urging mothers to administer the tonic for improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Home Gold Cure promotes cure for liquor habit
An advertising claim describes a at home treatment called the Home Gold Cure for alcoholism. It promises a painless, nonaddictive method that can be taken in tea or coffee and allegedly cures even obstinate drinkers. The offer includes worldwide shipping and physician support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin B. Giles & Co
Market St
Philadelphia
Separation notice from Mrs S E McCan to A J McCan
Mrs. S. E. McCan declares separation from her husband A. J. McCan due to cruel treatment and warns all parties not to deal for the community property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. McCan
S. E. McCan
Man tied to Humphries lynching shot in Texas
John Greenhaw, key witness in the Humphries lynchings, was shot twice at Aley Texas by Wm Humphries and mortally wounded. The shooter was arrested and jailed. The item mentions Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and a Graham Drug Co. ad. It briefly notes the Farmer's Congress and some ill phrased oratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Cottingham
Washington County
Ark
Chamberlain
Mr. Cottingham
Lockland
Graham Drug Co
John Greenhaw
Humphries
Aley
Texas
Wm. Humphries
Chamberlain’s
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Curtis Baker
Bookwalter
Palestine Press
Stranger Than Fiction
Kansas
Missouri
Dakota
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Indian Territory
Dr. Doty
Port of New New York
Rabvanie
Hohenfels
Calcutta
Swinburne Island
W.C. Hilburn
Jacksboro
Lyes
C. G. King
King
E. B. Norman
R. F. Axnotn
J. B. Norris
J. M. Nonan
G.F. Meece
Ase’t
The
Beckham National Bank
Rock Stable
Graham Hotel
A.G. ‘Anderson
Graham
J. J. Gallaher
Lyon & Matthews
Jacksboro, Texas
James F. Ballard
St. Louis, Mo
Graham Drug Rug Co
St. Lous
Greham Drug Co
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