Denver Prohibition Debate Highlights Tax Costs on Liquor
Judge Brazee cites federal reports showing rising liquor taxes from 1879 to 1883 and Denver trade figures. He argues high license revenue fails to offset social costs, condemning the traffic as Blood Money and urging dissolution of government partnership with drink dealers. Excerpts also note Boulder politics and Tabor reactions.
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Denver
Judge Brazee
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
United States
Board of Trade of
Green
Whitnah
Boulder Herald
Tabor
Republican State Central Committee
Herald
Greeley Tripuns
Atwood Advocate
Berthoud Beacon
Boulder County
Wolcott
Mears
Hamill
Meldrum
Billy Meyer
Peter Breene
Peter
Meyer
Breene
Symes, Rice
Symes Et. al
Campbell
Catarrh Relief From Ely's Cream Balm
W A Downs of Major Downs Sing Sing New York reports severe catarrh but after using Ely s Cream Balm felt relief within an hour and was entirely cured in a few days
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Sing Sing
N.Y
Ely
W. A. Downs
Stirring Boulder Rally Cites Republican Victory Push
Boulder Herald reports a heated party rally in Bomper and a statewide mood turning against misrepresentation. Locals assert Adams will win Arapaho and note disaffection spreading from Boulder to Gilpin and Weld counties while critics warn against press distortion.
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Republican
Greeley
Boulder
Denver
Alva Adams
Arapahoe County
Larimer
Weld
Jefferson
Clear Creek
Gilpin County
el Paso
Gunnison
Adams
Meyer
Meldrum
Breene
Boulder Herald
James P. Maxwell
Downer
O. F. A. Greene
Willis Stidger
Judge Whiteley
News & Banner
Fred
Testimonial for Dr. King's New Discovery in Knox ville
Knox ville police chief J. J. Atkins and family praise Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and other throat and lung ailments. The drug is marketed with trial bottles free at J. F. Fezer's drug store and large bottles priced at $1.90.
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J.J. Atkins
Knoxville
J. F. Fezer
Ely's Cream Balm Restores Band Leader After Catarrh
A Balladist from Duprez and Benedicts Minstrels in San Francisco reports severe catarrh that forced quitting work. After using Ely's Cream Balm he recovered within a week and returned to performance.
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Ely
W. W. Ziene
Duprez
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Advertisement
Bucklen's Arnica Salve offers cures for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. 25 cents per box. Sold by J F Fezer.
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J. F. Fezer
Ivon and the Mystical Star in Old Moon Songs
In a poetic meditation the speaker recalls childhood dreamlike mornings and faerie settings from a bygone era. They question whether love survives loss and whether the living or dead hold truer beauty. The piece weaves lyrical images from ancient moons, sunlit lilies, and mystic stars.
Law and danger in everyday life and a deadly sea flower
A Philadelphia Call editorial urges restraint in self defense, noting the law allows force only when life is in peril and escape is impossible. It warns against becoming judge and executioner in petty theft cases and highlights the poetic yet deadly opelet sea flower that lures and swallows prey with poison-tipped petals.
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Philadelphia
Ben, C. Truman
New York Times
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Ad
An 19th century advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children as a universal cure. It promises relief from teething pain and diarrhea, plus stomach regulation, wind colic relief, gum softening, and overall energy, urging mothers to buy at 25 cents from druggists worldwide.
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Mrs. Winslow
Mia. Winslow
United States
Shiloh's Vitalizer Guarantee Ad for Dyspepsia
An advertisement touts Shiloh's Vitalizer with a printed guarantee that it cures dyspepsia and liver complaints. The bottle is sold by J. F. Peter.
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Shiloh
J. F. Peter
Old World Frontiers and Public Notices Recalled
A travel tale recalls frontier checks by petty princes before Germany unified. A Yankee refuses to yield to a German customs official, vowing to turn back. Also notes on Dickens under a microscope and a new nail design that leaves no visible holes.
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Bismarck
Europe
Germany
Herr Ober
Custom House
United States of America
Argonaut
Superfluous Mr Prefix On Buffalo Posters
The Buffalo Courier notes a striking poster displaying the name Mr Edwin Booth in three prominent lines, a format the Chicago Herald calls excessive and easily legible from afar, drawing attention to the actor’s prominence.
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Buffalo
Courier
Edwin Booth
Chicago Herald
Invention Promises Radical Change in Coal Mining Method
A patented machine designed to cut coal near the floor is claimed to largely eliminate slack in mining. The inventor asserts the device will transform mining efficiency, while the Boston Budget notes the sentence No it is opposition is a palindrome.
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Boston
Prickly Ash Bitters Presented as Digestive Remedy
An advertisement-style note asserts improper digestion creates bad blood and a range of symptoms. It claims close confinement worsens indigestion and loss of appetite and promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as an unrivaled remedy proven effective.
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Bucklen
Arnica
Ivon
Paradise
Ivan
Will Hubbard Kernan
New York Mercury
Clingman’s Tobacco
Clingman
ASUKE
Scientific Pia Phen
Clingman Tobacco Cure
Durham, &.C
U.S. A
J. J. Reithman & CO
Colorado
Boosktall
Charles Dickens
New York Graphic
Pkir
Agai
Sindard
Worcester
Worcester’s Dictionary
Lippincott’s Biographical Dictionary
J. Tomas
Imperial
Lippincott
Chamber's Encyclopadia
Reader’s Reference, Library
Roger
Soule
Morocco
Encyclopedia of Chemistry
J. B. Lippincot Company
Market St
Catarreh
Mr A
iUsa
EL Bros
Owego
Oo Joyce
Maple Street
Colo.t
Pe Foundry & Machine CO
Std
Lerimer Streets
Castoria
John RB. Dodee, Jr
Normal
Central Medical and Stitute
St. Louis
Pai
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Lil
New Orleans
New York
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