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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1916
Page
8
A garbled note discusses carpet care including spreading water and sugar and drying the pile. It mentions a mother and waxy substances, mentions stain prevention, and warns of damage if the carpet is not treated properly.
Colonel Dennie recalls being snubbed by the Starclif Fourth of July committee while Governor and Joe Sever orchestrate a crowded celebration. A surprise speech by his son Dickey prompts a defiant reunion moment with the old rebel, as townsfolk cheer the returning Derby native.
Conducted by the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union cites liquor's political power and peer influence. It notes whisky may be better organized than brewers, but beer drinkers supply the votes. Quotes Chicago Tribune on temperance needs and Life Extension Institute statements about beer impairing memory and mental power, lowering intelligence, and dulling nervous function.
A World’s Work excerpt notes William Jennings Bryan hosting a wine free diplomatic dinner in Washington, provoking European laughter at American provincialism. It cites the English king’s pledge to abstain from alcohol during the war, nine U.S. states enacting prohibition in eight months, France banning absinthe, and Russia's upheaval, illustrating rapid anti alcohol progress and a shift in prestige for total abstinence.
A socialist special committee, formed a year ago, presented its May 13 report to the national committee in Chicago. It calls total abstinence the only safe course and argues alcohol causes widespread harm, citing German authorities and 800 German and Austrian doctors. The report says the socialist party must take a definite political stance to combat alcoholism.
Amid political friction in 1912, counties tally dry measures with 1430 townships voting. Seventy county districts outlaw the saloon, yet no township moves from dry to wet in two years. The report notes women participated in prohibition efforts and cites regional voting patterns without changing dry status.
Oldtime mix of sage tea and sulphur once used by grandmothers to darken gray hair is back in stores as Wyett's Sage and Sulphur Compound. Priced about 50 cents, it colors hair and adds a bright lustre without obvious signs of application, marketed as a cosmetic for a more youthful look, not a medical cure.
An article explains using Jad Salts as a preventive flush for sluggish kidneys, noting benefits like easing backache and bladder issues. It describes dosing, ingredients from grapes and lemon juice, and a harmless formula to stimulate kidney activity and avoid irritation. A local druggist endorses Jad Salts for those avoiding kidney trouble.
Recipe touts hot water with limestone phosphate to flush toxins from liver and bowels. Claims headaches stem from autointoxication and blood toxins. purport quick relief and a cleansed alimentary canal. Advises asking a pharmacist for limestone phosphate and notes mild taste change.
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