Aging Civil War veterans fill Iowa Soldiers Home at Marshalltown
The Iowa Soldiers Home in Marshalltown reports 1,169 members, 664 men and 262 women present, with 127 men and 86 women on furlough. Beds are scarce, especially for women, and the hospital is crowded with 210 patients. The article compares current ages, noting no one is under 74 while many are over 80, and highlights related state prison farm labor and liquor-law enforcement developments. It also features profiles on a female blacksmithing student, Iowa Supreme Court tax rulings on prosecutor fees, Lincoln Highway paving plans near Lamoille, and Edna O Hara selling “Town girl farm products” from a Florida farm.
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Personal Liberty exhibit sparks town discussion
An anti liquor display in a local town drew protesters from a nearby crowd. The show featured heated dialogue with foreign and native speakers, a drunk attendee declaring liquor the worst curse, and a museum-like demonstration prompting the exhibit director to challenge the protestors. Dr Woods Hutchinson dismisses alcohol as nourishment, arguing its energy value is tiny and its poisons far exceed any food benefits.
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W. G. I. U. Booth
Howe
Itile
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Work For Everybody Prohibition Era City Report
A Seattle observer reports stark contrasts after closing saloons breweries and distilleries. He notes widespread employment with no bread lines, citing Industrial Brotherhood to explain mass shift from job seekers to employers and the end of Botel Liberty housing 23500 unemployed men.
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Prohibition Gains Ground in Pennsylvania
An analysis shows Pennsylvania shifting toward dry policy with eleven dry counties now, up from two five years earlier. Saloons decline from one per 681 residents in 1911 to one per 737, while dry territory expands from 700 to 12,360 square miles. Population in no license areas rises from 60,000 in 1911 to 3.5 million today. In Philadelphia 1,700 saloons exist with about 200 on the market. one broker advertises 100 for sale.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Saloon Says to Government on Wage Workers’ Pooled Wealth
A saloon voice declares to the government that wage workers hold about 2,000,000 dollars in pocketbooks and offers to share the swag if allowed access. Billy Sunday’s quotation frames a provocative warning about labor wealth and illicit gains.
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Billy Sunday
Unanswerable Argument Against Liquor Traffic
A quoted line asserts that a parent’s child at home serves as an unanswerable objection to legalized liquor trade. The remark argues fathers and mothers must protect their offspring from alcohol’s perceived harms, framing the issue as a moral dilemma over family welfare.
Business Lesson Fist Fight Cited In Classroom Tale
A Youngstown Telegram item recounts a boy who explains he fought back after being struck, citing a supposed Sunday school and business lesson about handling matters strictly in a businesslike way. The quote prompts reflection on hope for the choir amid harsh times.
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Youngstown Telegram
Optimist Punchline Mirrors Early Screen Era
A light anecdote recalls a director testing a young hopeful with grand ambitions. Edward overhears and defines an optimist as the man who fits you with spectacles, capturing a playful moral from showbiz lore.
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Better a drawback than a setback to rate ee
Bodily housekeeping advice by Dr V M Pierce extols drinking water with meals based on X ray studies and scientists like Cannon Pavlov Bowser Hawk. It recommends Anuric tablets before meals for kidney issues back pain and rheumatism and advises drinking plenty of pure water for long life.
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Pavlov
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Can You Beat It Mrs Exe My Girl Hug Left Me
Phrase from Boston Evening Transcript reflecting social snub and shifting companionship. The speaker notes a lack of social position as justification for abandonment. A wry, clipped line on possessions and status amid personal ties.
Woman credits Dr Pierce remedies for recovery
Mrs L Vanderheiden of Suffered Severe Pains, Nebraska, recalls near collapse last fall. She read the Common Sense Medical Adviser, used Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery, took six and five bottles respectively, and regained health and energy. She endorses the Favorite Prescription for women's trouble.
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Nebr
Dr. Pierce
Mrs. L. Vanderheiden
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