Aging society prompts debate on voting power and old age values
A Life Insurance president weighed how shifting voting power toward those over 50 might reshape spending, pay, and ideology. The piece surveys aging trends, with 40 to 50 as a hinge, and notes youth’s drive toward individualism versus aging’s pull toward security and collectivism.
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Itkin
Insurance Company
Milks Emulsion Aids Weak Pediatric Recovery
A reader from New Castle Indiana reports her four year old son once weak and constipated now thriving after using Milks Emulsion. The ad touts rapid improvement in appetite and bowel action, claims palatability, and offers a money back guarantee with bottles priced at 60 cents and 1.20 dollars.
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New Castle
Ind
Terre Haute
Jusk
Lena
Psychology and minds in politics and sales
A reflection on psychology as the science of the mind and its practical use. It notes politicians and salespeople rely on understanding minds, while many neglect listening, which hinders predicting others' thoughts and effective arguments. The piece cites unsettled, unemployed readers and everyday insight as forms of practical psychology.
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Live Stock
Record of Mark Making and Marriage Change in Office Note
A woman unable to write marks her receipt with a circle in a payroll office. When asked why not a cross she explains she married yesterday and changed her name. The anecdote parallels a humorous caption about expectancies in exploration reports.
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Lindt
Adlerika Remedy Promises Sleep Relief From Gas
An ad claims Adlerika cleanses both upper and lower bowels to wash out poisons causing gas and poor sleep. It urges purchasing at A. H. Bruhl's Drug Store with promised rapid, lucky-day effects.
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A. H. Bruhl
Pruning the Orchard Helpful Hints On Trimming and Pruning Fruit Trees
Henry Field offers practical guidance for pruning orchards in the Southwest. He covers tool needs from pocketknives to curved saws, proper cutting methods for limbs, rejuvenation and balancing top growth with roots, and the goal of a sturdy framework and early sun exposure to improve fruiting and disease resistance.
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San Jose
Speaking Out of Turn on World Court Debt Suit
Judge Houston Pout weighs the idea of US suing in the World Court to collect debts from defaulting nations. He notes US nonmembership, lack of jurisdiction over political matters, consent issues, and enforcement limits, concluding the suggestion is sound in principle despite caveats.
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United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Second District
New York
United States
Houston
Only a Stray Pup Made a Friend
A stray pup stirs a boy to compassion and action. One young observer rescues the animal and forms a lasting friendship, showing that even a single act of care can change a creature’s fate.
Man Receives Bequest From Dog Rescuer on Mississippi River
Jacob Siler once aided a dog by stepping in during a river incident near St. Louis. He befriended Otto Schmidt, a boy who defended the stray pup from drowning. After Siler’s death he left 7500 dollars to Schmidt, now a man, honoring his humane courage.
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Jacob Siler
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Siler
Otto Schmidt
Schmidt
False Faces in Everyday Life Observed by Child
A child notes Santa is real if faces never lie while urging honesty across business, education, and society. The piece challenges widespread pretense and calls for people to shed false faces and speak truthfully.
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Bermingham & Prosser
About Our Presidents Personal Facts and Oddities
A quirky survey notes dates and quirks of U S presidents. It claims Washington died on the last day of the week century and Adams and Jefferson died on July 4 1826 while Van Buren was born a British subject. It lacks clear sourcing and coherence.
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Washington
Adams
Jefferson
van Buren
Taylor
Congress of the
Notable Presidents and a Summer Watermelon Question
A Kerrville Mountain Sun item recalls presidential trivia noting cooled facts about marriage and appearance. It also mentions a Hope Arkansas summer watermelon weighing 105 pounds and asks if future generations should grow melons too large for boys to carry.
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Hope
Arkansas
Suimmer
Pathander
Fitzsimons Ranch Trespass Notice Issued to Hunters
Damon Smith, manager of Fitzsimons Land & Cattle Co in Llano Texas, authorizes all hunters on the ranch right of way to cease trespassing for safety and protection of railroad property and Fitzsimons Coronerty ranch property.
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Damon Smith
Fitzsimons Land & Cattle Co
Llano
Texas
Fitzsimons Land and Cattle Co
Fitzsimons
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