Sabbath Observance Sparks Debate in Pittsburg and Paris
Reverend Dr. Mey Stewart and Donota Baptist Church leader argue that rigid Sunday laws harm worshipers. The piece cites contrasts between closed Sundays in Pittsburg and open Sundays in Paris, praising personal piety and condemning imposed restraints. It also discusses women's role in public affairs and political influence in Pennsylvania, citing Governor Pinchot and Roosevelt-era associations.
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Louisville Herald
Pillsburg
Mey
Stewart Mar UN Smith
Donota
Pittsburg
Paris
France
Hens Demonstrations Show Summer Egg Boost
Lexington Kentucky June 6 47 Kentucky farm poultry flocks run as demonstrations with College of Agriculture extension division to prove that feeding mash and sour skim milk or buttermilk in summer raises egg production. Hens range freely so farmers think feeding is unnecessary but experts disagree urging morning mash plus ample milk to maximize summer yield and aid culling of poorer layers. The article promotes White's Cream-Vermifuge from The Ohio County Drugs Company as a worm remedy for children.
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Lexington
Kentucky Farm
College of Agriculture Extension Division
J. H. Martin
Mar- UN
Son Defeats Pather In Municipal Politics
In Hodgensville, the municipal election concluded with William Rickard losing to his son Charles Rickard for the street supervisor post on the Citizens and Democratic tickets respectively. Wesley Keesecker won the mayoralty, defeating F. L. Rickard to succeed Cecil Wood.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Wather
Son
Hodgensville
Altha
William Rickard
Citizens
Charles Rickard
Hhe
Wesley Keesecker
F. L. Rickard
Cecil Wood
Increase in Levy Is to Be Fought
In Payette county progress in the fight with the State Tax Commission continued as county officials challenged a $500 fee for two Lexington attorneys. Judge Doak defended the action while the county court had set conditions, with Fayette and allied counties backing the legal effort to test the 1917 statute governing the commission. The Payette County Farmers Union opposed the reassessment and supported Doak and allied counties in pursuing the constitutional challenge.
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Lexington
Payette County
Ita
EH. Doak
Fecal
Payette
Tax Commission
Doak
Shelby
Flapper Ghost Haunts Pougktesie Town Home
Theron Snyder of Pougktesie, N Y, reports nightly apparitions from a flapper ghost peering through second story windows. While packing to move, he finds a sawed floor revealing underwear stained like blood, stockings, a hat wreath, a scarf, and ash around the items as authorities investigate the frightful mystery.
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Theron Snyder
Pougtkeepsie
Catarrhal Deafness Claims Cure Through Constitutional Remedy
A fragment discusses catarrhal deafness as an inflamed mucous lining issue of the Eustachian Tube. It argues only a constitutional remedy can cure, noting hearing loss from tube blockage and a proposed flyer offering Tulips of free treatment from Dr. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Ali
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Uncle Sam's Money Sparked Per Capita Circulation Figures
A historical note claims US per capita circulation neared $49 on May 1, over $5.25 billion total. It compares 1879 levels at about $17 and questions individuals receiving their share, hinting at broader money flows and personal gains.
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Sam
The Mintare Unpardoned Seeks a Sudden Rescue
A drowning scene unfolds as a distraught husband promises a hundred dollars to a burly rescuer. The rescuer enters the water and returns with the wife, but the husband’s hope fades as the wife is found lifeless. The crowd debates the fate of the group involved.
Offer Mistaken for Drowning Confusion In Chicago
A puzzled man recalls offering help during a drowning scare, realizing too late the danger was misread as his wife in peril. The scene, described with coarse humor, ends with a blunt aside about owing money as authorities or onlookers react.
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Chicago
Boote Is Not a Good Cure
An excerpt from the Antes Iowa Tetelligencer mocks the idea that whiskey or Chamberlain’s remedies cure stomach and bowel issues. It describes a dramatic sufferer seeking relief and hints at widespread, misguided beliefs in popular tonics as cures.
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Antes Iowa
Millionaire Segro Convict Finds Oil Prize in Mexico
While serving a three year sentence for forgery in the Missouri state penitentiary, D. H. Haynes was notified that oil had been struck on land in Mexico owned by him. He was advised not to accept less than four million dollars for the property.
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Missouri Sa Penitentiary
D. H. Haynes
Mexico
Masonic Temple Project Planned as World’s Largest
Detroit planners unveil a $5,000,000 Masonic temple to rise 208 feet high with 400 feet frontage. The hall measures 105 by 152 feet and will include a full club equipped with swimming pool and gymnasium, signaling a landmark in Masonic architecture.
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Detroit
Lincoln on litigation quoted in ABA canons
A fragment cites Abraham Lincoln on litigation urging compromise and warning against stoking disputes. It notes the lawyer’s role as peacemaker and criticizes those who chase title defects or waste time and money stirring up strife. The passage emphasizes a moral tone in the legal profession.
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Abraham Lincoln
American Bar Association
My Auto, ’Tis of Thee Poem From University Herald
A humorous poem reports a car’s decline from pride to poverty. The speaker laments past joy in a gaudy automobile with new tires and bright color, now worn and failing. It uses playful archaic phrasing to describe a ruined vehicle and rising bills.
House with creaking floor and quirky spring Moor
A reader notes a newly marketed home features a shaky floor and a novel spring Moor mechanism in the staircase. The described patent burglar alarm addition leaves the buyer skeptical about construction quality and value.
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Hous Hunter
Tribute for Mary Ball Washington Proposed by Memorial Group
Washington June 3 The George Washington Memorial Association has started a campaign for a special room in the George Washington Memorial to honor Mary Ball Washington mother of George Washington with a dedicated fund.
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Washington
George Washington Memorial Association
George Washington Memorial
Mary Ball Washington
George Washington
Daugherty Sees Health Turn With Taniac Aid
In Norfolk Virginia J H Daugherty longtime Hampton Roads Paper Co. worker reports relief from digestion trouble nervousness and fatigue after taking Taniac. He says appetite returned sleep improved and he feels ready for a big workday. Tanine sold by druggists Adv.
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Taniac
J. H. Daugherty
W. 19Th St
Norfolk
Hampton Roads Paper Co
Simout
Tanine
Smiling Lady From Niger and a Tiger at the Switchboard
A humorous government service story recalls a postmaster in a small town who, amid official restraint and a tiger near the telephone switchboard, sent a telegram asking what to do. The reply advised the arrest of the offender and to apply to police for help.
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Thruoat Brith India
Postminster
Stomach Ailment Helped By Golden Medical Discovery
A reader shares relief from stomach distress after using Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. After a single bottle, health improved enough to resume work and daily tasks, with gratitude toward the remedy and its purported benefits.
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Sheiba
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Geory Wotman
Cleopatra
Chtear
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Alen
Ohio County Drugs Company
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Hambone
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Ohio County Drag Co
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Indy
Segro
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Louisville
Sunday Herald
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Hartford
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Por Haye
Bonnie
Joshua
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