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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1916
Page
8
A Pennsylvania reader thanks Dr Miles for heart remedy guidance after suffering angina and multiple attacks. He credits medical advice and the remedy with improving his condition over weeks, noting ongoing use and family approval.
New York health chief Dr Sigismund B Goldwater vows a systematic aggressive fight on alcohol as a public health matter. The campaign will use extensive publicity to target liquor consumption from highballs to beer and whisky, aiming to reduce disease and crime linked to drinking.
Billy Sunday’s strikes on “batter booze” prompt downtown tavern owners to predict Chicago will go dry within three to five years. An oldtimer says women will drive the change, arguing that a cashier’s wife could end the habit by voting dry. Baying cries echo the view that prohibition will soon take hold.
A Manchester Rotary Club dinner honored Harry Lauder, featuring a Scottish menu and haggis. The event included a piper and beverages. the scene blended social gathering with a casual business talk, and notes on self-reliance and solo drinking appear in the surrounding text.
The piece notes a New York stock market reaction to prohibition efforts with Distilleries Securities Co shares sliding from around nineteen to a low near two and a half. It attributes the dip to distilleries facing prospective dry conditions and several breweries in Ohio and Illinois hitting receivership.
An odd exchange notes how booze interests and manufacturers cloak plans with high sounding terms like Home Rule to win support. The speaker points to deceptive fronting by powerful groups steering public perception.
The White House letter of May 8 1916 from President Wilson explains his reasons for nominating Louis D Brandeis to the Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by Justice Lamar’s death. He praises Brandeis character learning and public service, cites past advocacy for industrial peace and affordable gas, and notes endorsements from trusted officials.
Ray Stannard Baker argues the Brandeis Supreme Court inquiry resembles an old fashioned heresy trial. He notes divisions among lawyers about Brandeis methods and ethics, praising his pursuit of truth and justice as aligning with the judicial temperament.
An English observer notes longer haircuts in London as wartime staffing cuts bite. He cites barber shops shedding staff and delays in repair service for a typewriter, with a long wait to return a repaired machine.
The article promotes Mareth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound to darken faded gray hair naturally. It claims the product restores natural color with a simple application, offered by a downtown druggist, noting it is a cosmetic, not a medical cure.
An unclear early 20th century note promotes lithia water as a cure all to “keep the kidneys and urinary organs clean.” It claims lemon and ash salts neutralize uric acid and prevent bladder disorders, urging regular use for men and women, with sensational health promises.
An article promotes daily hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the bowels and body. It claims toxins enter the blood from a dirty alimentary canal and urges internal sanitation as a cheap health routine for headaches, constipation, bad breath, and rheumatic stiffness. It contrasts inside cleansing with outside bathing.
The notice lists C N W trains going east and west with numbers 4 24 22 132 25 3 23 and times from early morning to evening, and Great Northern lines going north south with passengers numbers 32 162 161 31. Details resemble an old timetable fragment without full context.
County officers listed include Treasurer R P Dethmers, Recorder John Fongewaard, Clerk of Courts Olin G Remer, Superintendent E Fuller, County Attorney Anthony TePaske, Sheriff William Caria, and Coroner Dr Meyer.
A list of local government and independent school district officers is provided, naming senators representatives mayors clerks treasurers assessors street commissioners council members and trustees. Notable entries include Batkema Stone Hiskamp Mieras Vander Berg DeJong Heusinsveld Schuller Moir and Brink with positions across Sioux Center Hawarden Sherman Township and related districts.
Sherman Township School District lists President Geo. Ri Moir Secretary Louis EL Henrich Treasurer John Linnan and nine district directors with district numbers and names including Wim. Van Horsen Lige Mars Tehn Lehreur W. Van Péarsem H. G. Brink P. De Jong Geo. KO Mate Mbas Mstlach AL W. Orton.
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