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Newspaper
Gravity Independent
Location
Gravity, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1901
Page
15
Abolition debates and campaign quips drift in regional rifts
A wary discussion on ending the whipping post unfolds as lawmakers wrangle over abolition. The piece recalls political quips and editorials from Fairfax Missouri where a candidate concedes limits of influence, noting their lack of active canvassing and the ease of a monumental fizzle, while jokes about law and a brass monkey frame the tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastetter
la Grippe
Fairfax
Orum
Democrats
M. L. Bear
Salvation Army Lieut Hunt Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills
Ogden Utah January 12 1901 Salvation Army officer Lieut Mabel Clarice Hunt extols Dodd's Kidney Pills for kidney liver and rheumatic ailments among her rain exposed soldiers. She claims quicker relief and lasting benefit versus other medicines and urges readers to try the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogden
Utah
Pacific Coast
Salvation Army
Mabel Clarice Hunt
Hunt
Dodd
Dodé
Lieut
Forsaking all Others Chapter X Confrontation at the Door
In a tense scene Mrs. Atherton discloses a hidden family past to Harvey Gladys and Helen. Phebe reveals the Stirling lineage altering Harvey’s claim to wealth and clarifying He len’s dangerous meddling. The confrontation ends with Harvey demanding a private word with his aunt and the chapter pauses with legal and moral fallout looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
New York
Helen
Gladys
Mrs. Atherton
Gladys Atherton
Phebe
Mr. Harvey
Joseph Stirling
Fair Domain
Garden of Eden
Stirling
Matthew Harvey
Rockville
Presbyterian Pastor Praises Peruna in Print
A Presbyterian pastor Rev H G Smith testifies Peruna cured his family catarrh and bowel trouble after other remedies failed He is backed by church elder Rev I G Smith and by Mr M J Rogeman a Greensborough merchant A reader can write Dr Hartman for free medical advice Columbus Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peruna
Presbyterian Church
H. G. Smith
Smith
I. G. Smith
Presbyterian Church of
Greensboro
Perina
Er. G. Smith
M. J. Rogeman
Greenshord
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
J. Rossman
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Fragmented Prose On Wealth and Virtue From A Quirky Musing
A jumbled reflection warns that wit, debt, charity, and honor shape a man's worth. It contrasts wealth with character, notes misers and fools, and muses on visiting etiquette and the folly of those who pace their lives by faulty judgments.
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