Drug store crusade in Sioux City warned by reformers
Sioux City reformers and aut saloon league spotters claim evidence supports action against numerous pharmacists. Attorney John F. Josephs says district court actions are probable. University of Iowa enrollment nears 2300 as registrations continue to grow.
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Sioux City
Aut Saloon League
John F. Josephs
University of Iowa
Mindy
Howell Bros
Estherville
Illnois
Chicago
Iowa
Woodbury County Editorial Association
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa City Hospital
Oskaloosa Women's Club
R. ©. Sayers
Fairfield
Parsons College Hbtory
Edward Lower
Hampton
Fort Dodge
United States
Young Lower
Commissioner Rogers
Clarion
Council Bluffs
John Haskins
Thomas Gallagher
Haskins
Bland
Ueon Haskins
McClout
Fawkner
Mount Pleasant
McCoid
Panlkner
Fawlkner
McCohd
Faulkner
Texas
Twenry County
Sitle
Faclkser
Catlin
Mason City
Judy Parker
Marshalltown
A. A. Moore
Green Mountain Savings Bank
Windsor
Humorous Slippage in Hotel Wiring Instructions Abroad
An American tourist party in a German hotel found a joke in the room notices. Under electric bulbs, signs in French German and English instruct visitors how to operate the lighting. The English version reads in part that to open and shut the lightening electrical one must turn right, heat must be closed, otherwise the lightening must be paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Hog cholera and its impact on hog breeders
A Burnetts Creek Indiana farmer recounts his experience with hog cholera. He used Sloan's Liniment to treat afflicted hogs, noting some were so ill they would not drink milk and required drenching. He urges readers to request Dr Earl Sloan's free book on treating livestock and provides an address in Boston Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Williams
Burnetts Creek
Ind
Mr. Williams
7. D. Richardson
Lafayette
Sloan
Earl S. Sloan
Albany Street
Boston
Mass
Winter Wheat Crop in Coaldale and Alberta Settlements
Reports from Coaldale Alta and Warner Alberta detail winter and spring wheat yields, oats, hay, and potatoes for 1907 and early 1908. W H Pawson Jr notes high per acre values and a vast grain output while S Leffingwell describes first farming year results, oat and wheat yields, and overall settlement optimism with cattle and feed status.
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Coaldale
Alta
Can
W. H. Pawson, JR
Warner
Alla
Canada
A. J. Warner
Breaking
Tenny Brothers
S. Leffingweld
Lost Temper Reclaims Rare Book by Poet Banker Stedman
The temperamental Edmund Clarence Stedman hurled a book at a servant, losing a rare $50 volume. A passerby picked it up. Later in a secondhand shop he found the same rare book for $40, bought it, and discovered it bore his own card, reclaiming his loss and curing him of such outbursts.
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Jobin Burns
Fort Dodge
Sacred Heart Church
Webster County
Reese
Omaha
Hassel Brothers
Supreme Court
Hassens
Denison
Des Moines
Cra
Walter Mey Henry
Willig
B. B. Palmer
Pravit
Trib
C. P. Hedges
Dallis
Tex
Sarah Stack
Louisiana Lottery Company
Cass County
Woodward
Ogden
Websterity
Osden
Webster City
Minneapolis & St. Louis
Fark Dodge
Lehigh
Webster
Nes Moines
Art Dedge
City of
Newton
Newton Water Company
Skunk
District Court of
Abraham Kahl
East Side
Bassie Hernstein
Fort, Madison
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Stedman
Servants’ Heads
New York Press
Old Surgeon Chooses Postum Over Coffee
An old surgeon recounts how coffee tremors and insomnia harmed his work and led him to switch to Postum. He describes relief after three years of use, praising its mild taste and recommending it to others. He notes a friend also adopted Postum and family use grew. He adds brewing tips and urges Postum as a national drink.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pige
Snubbing Eve in Heaven Drinking Tea
A minister’s tea conversation turns to who the living would like to meet in heaven. Mrs Inthe swim refuses Eve, saying she would not speak to her in heaven, revealing social exclusiveness and a sharp rebuke of the biblical figure. The anecdote captures local manners and spiky wit.
Mrs Mary I N Rouse Credits Kidney Pills Cure
Mrs Mary I N Rouse of Cambridge Massachusetts recounts a severe back and hip ruin from a five year old fall. She suffered kidney discharge and weight loss until Dean's Kidney Pills provided quick relief and she fully recovered. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary I. N. Rouse
Cambridge, N
Dean
Amr
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Prosaic Pa and the Vestibuled Goodnight Scene
A humorous exchange unfolds as Katherine teases her father about saying good night to a young man in the vestibule. The old man replies that the gesture matters, but his daughter quips that it also makes the gas meter run, highlighting small domestic tensions with wit.
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Katherine
Grafton’s twofold view of politics as business or profession
The Philadelphia Press notes a sharp remark on Grafton calling himself a professional man yet active only in politics. It contrasts that when his aide holds power, politics operates as a business rather than a mere profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phiadelphia, Press
Fragmented ad clutter with scattered names and cures
Reader notices mix product pitches and jokes from various sources. The text references bromine quinine laxative, smoking opinions, marriage quirks, and misfired quotations. It threads Sixties style ad lines with stray names like B W Geov and Wilfred, plus seed ads and a seaside joke.
Patrol Wagon Called. Woman Threatens Violence Over Drunken Man
The Kansas City Star reports a drunken disturbance on Fourth and Oak Streets where a woman warned the police to send the patrol wagon quickly or face violence. The wagon found no trouble and returned empty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. McVey
Fourth and
Oak Streets
Bill
Cain
Kansas City Star
The Flatterer and the Wanderer at the Farm Woman
A tramp asks a farmer's wife for help. He flatters her by praising her voice and presses for a yes. She appears intrigued but ultimately gives him only a half loaf and a chunk of cold beef before he leaves.
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Maam
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Eve
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Heaven
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Young
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B. W. Geov
Duluth Herald
Wilfred
Harper's Weekly
Cine
Ulna AL Ed Co
Tatrove
Hillier
King Barley
Ter Seed Co
la Crosee
Wis
United
United Stnes
International Press Bureau
la Salle Street
Liz Dolly
Baskimohmwar Wok Abburte
Patrickites
Bennett
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N. U
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