29 May 1909
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1909
Page
1
A collage of clipped notes overheard from newspapers discusses spring, politics, suffrage, naval power, and social headlines. It references Indiana hatters, British peers, New York fortunes, Maine deer hunting, and the Boston divorce trend, weaving stray opinions and curiosities without a clear single event.
Plans for two new battleships authorized by Congress gain official approval. The Florida will be built at the New York navy yard by government workmen, while the Utah will be built by private contract. Both will be Dreadnoughts similar to the Delaware and North Dakota, reflecting the shift to all big gun design and rapid fire that emerged from American target practice and lessons from the Spanish American era.
Before gunpowder armor grew heavier as swords and axes grew in size. The article notes the arms makers prospered while the common man paid the price, bearing the toil and taxes of this arms race between manufacturers and inventors, without the glory of battle.
A historical reflection on the press agent as the official mouthpiece of corporations and large interests. It traces the shift from selling theater tickets to orchestrating public opinion through carefully crafted statements, presenting brands and trains as superior. The piece emphasizes the press agent as organizer and interpreter of motives to avoid public misinterpretation.
In a public statement a county treasurer from Texas recalls chronic back pain and kidney issues that disrupted life. After using Doan's Kidney Pills, he reports the most gratifying results and endorses the product. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. Hewitt and Jewitt jokes close the ad with a light exchange about affection and bickering.
Seventy seven year old man recalls six months of intense itching and sleepless nights from head to foot. After applying Cutleurs Soap Ointment and Resolvent for twenty four hours he slept through the night and within four months says he was cured. Also mentions Massachusetts town politics and prohibition debates involving H A Rogers in Fairhaven.
A hotel guest questions a haberdasher in the lobby about a news stand as he dines well. A testimonial describes a lifelong constipation cured by Grape-Nuts, claiming immediate digestion and permanent relief after using the pre digested food. The ad-style copy touts the science behind the product.
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