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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
7
In a Georgia senate debate on the dry bill, Senator Pickett asks if hot bread will be banned. The Atlanta Constitution replies with a sweeping, hyperbolic indictment, warning that widespread hot bread use could ruin homes, provoke crime, and endanger state safety until prohibition is required.
Census figures show wage gains differ by prohibition status with 108 percent in full ban states and lower rises in near and partially licensed areas. The piece asks which policy is a better friend to labor: license or prohibition.
Medical opinion notes alcohol poisoning in all drinks but finds beer more mischievous overall than whisky. Doctors urge caution in whisky and beer consumption due to alcohol content and health risks.
A 19th century style exhortation argues no entity can avert the nation’s doom except divine power, while a critic laments saloons fail to ease poverty. The piece contrasts moral struggle with economic hardship and notes the saloon often worsens a worker’s condition.
The La bor Bulletin cites claims that musicians are roaming streets seeking jobs as a wage rise of five dollars per week is reported. The piece echoes a broader plea to restore economic balance, framing farmers as bread producers and fathers of families.
Washington postmaster bulletin collects hundreds of farmers addresses in Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia listing eggs butter poultry and dozens of other farm staples for parcel post delivery. The program aims to eliminate middleman commissions by connecting city residents directly with farmers.
Two young women stroll past a state building in gleaming outfits as they chat about gum theft and money. A passing observer notices a fleeting moment of loyalty amid their brash costumes and flirtatious mood.
The Council of National Defense reports a doubled telephone and telegraph network from Washington. Long distance lines rise from 148 to 249 and a new underground cable to New York with over 80 000 miles of wire is nearly complete. Copper above ground lines are planned to reach many directions.
In Washington the rise of military dress marks a shift to a milder form of militarism. Soldiers march along Pennsylvania Avenue and Fifteenth Street while camps spread along the Conduit road and across Virginia as thousands of young men in khaki await a call to somewhere. The war department building glows through the night, signaling confidence to the capital.
The piece notes unusual soldier fears such as shell destruction of a coal burner and untied bootlaces. It recalls anxieties about woods, falling trees, loss of identity disks, and being buried unnamed. One man carries scraps of paper with his name and regiment to aid recognition if killed.
The article notes Brazil's decline as the world's rubber supplier, shifting to the Far East and cultivated plantations in Sumatra Ceylon Burmah. Brazilian rubber from wild trees is fading as nations expand plantings and improve quality, causing significant financial impact.
A Cincinnati authority says freezone drops lift corns and calluses without pain. A small bottle costs a Mile and can be bought at any drug store. the drug dries instantly and does not irritate surrounding skin. If your druggist lacks freezone, ask him to obtain it from his wholesale house.
Mrs Waynp questions De Style about an Easter hat bought with money borrowed from a husband, won in a poker game from her brother whom she had lent funds to after her mother took money from her father for a birthday gift.
A collection of reader letters and anecdotes from Ridgway and Tennille detailing experiences with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female health issues. The missives recount backache, fatigue, and ulceration stories, plus a humorous clergy household scene and a car ownership riddle, ending with a social reflection on cost of living.
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