Enmity to Salons Pushes Prohibition Pledge Drive
Eva M. Shantz of Chicago campaigns for 1,000,000 votes pledging support to a party advocating abolition of barrooms. As president of the Young People's Christian Temperance union, she argues saloons control cities and urges hard work to wipe out the liquor trade. She has secured pledges from about 10,000 voters so far.
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Eva M. Shantz
Chicago
Miss Shantz
Young People’s Christian Temperance Union of
Frances E. Willard
Apmce
Miss Willard
Miss Shontz
United States
Nnion
Women and burglars and the gentile sex fear them less
A Chicago resident recalls his wife’s escape from a burglar. She awakened, grabbed a chair, struck the intruder, who fired but missed. He fled via a window ladder. The account notes twelve similar cases where women attacked burglars while husbands slept, and cites women’s urgency over property and their instinctive fearlessness in danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hart
Chicago
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Children Smoked at School in Earlier Eras and Coffee Houses
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes that in earlier periods children carried pipes to school and smoked in class. It recalls Elizabeth’s era, Raleigh, and royal critiques of tobacco, plus references to Anne and Charles II reigns, London coffee houses, and Bishop Trelawney’s dispute over a drunken charge.
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Hawkins
England
James
Elizabeth
Walter Raleigh
Anne
Charles L
Jorevin
Garraway's
Leeds
London
Trelawney
Barnett
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Tramp In Palace Car Arrests Stir New York Police
A self styled professional traveler was found asleep in a Wagner palace car at Grand Central yard. He claimed he came to town for the Dewey celebration and sought shelter in a palace car due to hotel shortages. The judge released him without a fine, and the man walked free awaiting his patron's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grand Central Station
Chicago
Tramp
Dewey
Waldorf-Astoria
William's Troubles Over Prussian Canal Fights
Berlin reports Minister Hammerstein pressures Prussian Junkers as canal projects face resistance from big landowners. Canals aim to cut transport costs for farm goods, but fears of weakened home food supply persist amid Germany's shift from agriculture to imports. A separate note jokes about a woman and a flatback skirt.
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Berlin
Hammerstein
Prussia
Germany
Canadian Press Association trip praised by CPR officials
A telegram from W S Dingman president of the Canadian Press Association to D McNicoll assistant general manager of the Canadian Pacific Railway thanks CPR for hosting the 100 member press excursion across the continent. The message lauds the hospitality the journey’s comfort and the view of development along the route. The note calls the trip a triumph of Canadian skill and enterprise.
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Prise
D. McNicoll
Canadian Pacific Railway
W. S. Dingman
Canadian Press Association
Vancouver
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Ocean
America
Canadian Press Associatio
Catarrh Cure and Harried Anecdotes in a Dreaded Issue
A fragment from a local page lists medical cures and testimonials for catarrh and cold remedies, advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure and Pills, and includes assorted quips and notices about trains, readers, and personal anecdotes. It references Laxative Quinine tablets, a Denver Union Pacific service note, and various names, dates, and places in a collage of ad copy and light humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curert, & CO
Tolste
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Health Recovery
Letters from readers describe relief from weak health, pain, and womb conditions after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products. Women report improved strength, weight gain, and fewer symptoms, endorsing the remedies to friends and urging others to try them.
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Lydia Pinkham
Mas. A. Torre
Hilton St
Philadelphia
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William
Misero
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
Clark
Ahere
Se. E. W. Grove
Maud
Harry
Suera
H. D. Reed
Omaha
Jimmy
Billy Gorkin
Kboe
Reed
Ares St. Philadelphas
Union Pacific
Denver
St. Louis
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Pacific Coast
17Th Street
McM. Baldwin
Seung
Cretere Orpaee
Gunde
Gene Rawninnen
Fating
Anton
Sears, Roebuck A Co.inc
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S. U
Mammoth
HOUSE
John M.smyth
ISO
West Maorson
Thoroes
J. H. Montgomery Mach. Co
Curtig ST
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Gorumas
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West
E. Burlingame
Colorado
Cael Erpress
Lawrence St
Ibis
Hubinger
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