Moral force of country newspapers and community standards
An editorial argues that city papers profit from corporate interests while country publishers rely on community support. A good editor can be a powerful moral force if backed by readers and businesses. yellow journalism damages communities, while honest reporting elevates public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank M. Johnson
Lowell Ledger
Lowell
Mich
Michigan Bulletin
Country Weekly
Daily Bread
Yellow Journals
siHk
Wea
Starlard
Baby teething relief touted by Tablets in ad copy
Teething troubles disturb families until Baby's Own Tablets lessen inflammation and soothe irritation. A Quebec mother reports her nine month old found relief quickly and slept better after dosage. Sold by dealers or mail for 25 cents a box from The Williams Medicine Co. Brockville Ontario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Boutin
St. Marguerite
Que
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Deafness cure and remedies advertised in 19th century ad
An advertisement asserts that deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally, offering a $100 reward for any case cured by Mail's Catarrh Cure. It promotes Hall's Family Pills and Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as remedies, and includes a quip about an observing spinster commenting on young men’s wild oats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Minard’s Lintment Cures Dandruff at Party Revelation
A fragment from Tit-Bits notes a salon remark where Mr Green tells Ethel that her sister promised to marry him at her party. Ethel forgives, saying the gathering served that purpose. The playful bit hints at a matchmaking theme and social salon chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Green
Ethel
One From Ireland Melon Gaffe Goes Wrong
An Irish fruit stall owner exposed melons for sale when a Yankee bragged that American apples are larger. The old woman, puffing on her pipe, replied with pity that in Ireland they call the fruit apples and gooseberries, proving the man is a stranger to local produce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
London
America
Paul in Jerusalem Faces Mob After Listening to Gentile Mission
The lesson reviews Paul's return to Jerusalem after his third missionary journey. Jewish Christians urge conformity to nonessential practices to keep peace, leading to a violent mob that nearly harms Paul before Roman soldiers intervene. Paul defends his ministry and Roman citizenship while recounting his conversion and call to the Gentiles. He speaks in Hebrew to the crowd, recounting his birth, education, and the vision on the road to Damascus, and explains his mission to all people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Jerusalem
James
Peter
Asia
Christ
Tarsus
New Jerusalem
God
Jesus of Nazareth
Heaven
Damascus
Israel
Louis XI Chair Prank In London Tit-Bits
A doctor visits a country town museum and is shown a chair claimed to have belonged to Louis Cross-Eye. The curator corrects the misnaming as Louis XI of France, prompting amused disbelief at the inscription and the exhibit’s provenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Cross-Eye
France
Louis Cross
Louis XI
London
Humorous Notes and Local Notices from Papers
A jumble of quirky quotes and notices from early 20th century papers. Minard’s Liniment ads and humorous lines appear alongside a marriage report in Dubuane noting a minister’s distinctive phrasing. The item includes a gag about greeting, meeting, and farewell times.
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Dodds
Maud Sidestreet
Puck
Mary Backstoop
Minard
the Sunday School
D. M. Stearns
Chicago News
Minard's Liniment
Caruso
Boston Traveler
Detroit Free Press
Anna B. Dam
Charles TI. Gosh
Dubnane
Curzon
G. E. Foster
Howee of Commons
Eee
J. P. Downey
W.H Lewie
M F
F W. Aylmer
Horatie Bottomley
Mathesos A la Lionel Brough
T. R. Allason
Ustace Miles
Hardy
Lees Jague Holden
R. G. Knowles
Carl Herta
Tur Oy
the World's Measure Tailors
Dept
City Road
Ngland
Toronto
SAN Ives
Canada
Ewgillett Co.ltd
Toronto, Ont
Royal Household
Ogilvie Flour Mills Co., Limited
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