Bold Robbers Beware Night Watch Debated in Randolph
Randolph town council debated night watch viability after recent robberies in small towns. A salary for a nightwatchman was funded, Charles Lee hired, and officials see benefits in deterring miscreants and reducing petty mischief even without thefts or fires. The move aims to improve safety and deter crime while remaining cautious with firearm use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randolph
Nieman, Ford and Athey
Charles Lee
Charley
Enterprise
Randolph Enterprise
St Jacobs Liniment Promises Fast Rheumatism Relief
A historical advertisement touts St Jacobs Liniment as instant relief for rheumatism and related pains. It claims internal treatment is unnecessary in most cases and urges readers to try a small bottle from any drug store to end soreness stiffness and back pain. It also mentions use for sciatica neuralgia lumbago sprains and swelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jacobs
Local papers fade from wartime price pressures
The Ohio Farmer laments the loss of many country newspapers due to higher costs for white paper labor and materials. It argues this hurts communities by removing local news and public opinion guidance and urges readers and advertisers to support remaining papers to keep local coverage alive and strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Farmer
Sible
We Are All Dippy Man and the Health Rules
The excerpt satirizes heavy drinking and mixed habits, claiming even animals would perish under similar feasts. It mocks historical figures for modern health abuses, noting Adam’s smoking and Eve’s lack of corsets as fictional contrasts to contemporary manners. The text moves to remark on biblical figures and their supposed behaviors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Eve
Ruth
Mary
Naomi
Isreal
Unruly Beasts and Coed Fantasies in Silver City Times
A humorous wistful column cites biblical figures and Eve in risqué costumes and late night meals, riffing on indulgence and modern manners. The piece plays with an absurd diet of bonbons, chocolates, shrimp salad, and cheese, then threads in wild visual imagery about Adam and Eve and "coed" culture.
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Red Sea
Rebecca
Adam
Eve
Silver City Times
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Sven
Armers Lumber CO
Boyd Street
Nebr
A.C. Manifold Auctioneer
Mutual
Tarkio, Missouri
Whacker Adler Roseman
Dreamless Chocolates
Loyal Cafe
W. O. Thorp & Son Proprietors
Firestone and Mason
A. Reed Tire Repair Shop
E Street
Namburs
E. T. Dalbey
Hamburg
Home Builders, Inc
American Security Company, Agts
Omaha, Nebraska
Farmers Mutual Fire and Lightning Insurance Association of
Fremont County
Fred W. Hill
Secy
Anton Miller
Pres
Hamburg, Iowa
U.S
Fred Larson
Signa Het
Bob Taylor
Riverton
Farragut
Sidney
Iowa
Emerson
John Deere
Roy Barker
C.R. Grap
McCloy & Miller
Farragut First National Bank
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