Traveling men and the 1896 politics in Farber family discourse
Farmer Brown and his son John discuss imperialism as the paramount issue, Bryan's stance on free silver, and the role of traveling men in the 1900 election. John reports on Iowa and Nebraska traveling men's associations, their membership growth, and claims about job security amid trusts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Farmer Brown
Bryan Democracy
Kansas City
Bryan
Lincoln
Murphy
Dubuque
Senate
House
Bryanites
McKinley
Iowa State Traveling
United States
Mr. Haley
Iowa State Traveling Men's Association
Traveling Men's Association
Nebraska
Iowa
New York
Father
Julian W. Richards
Weaver Predicts Stay-at-Home Risk in Election Day
Chairman Weaver cites figures on voter turnout, arguing Republican apathy rather than Democratic arguments fuels alarm. He notes 1899 Republicans gain 6 907 vs 5 503 for Democrats, with shifts by district and stay-at-home patterns across western and northwestern districts including Sixth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weaver
Excursion Tickets Offered From Monticello to Clear Lake
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway announces Saturday only excursion fares from Monticello to Clear Lake at 3.50 round trip with return by Monday. Additional promos offer daily round trips to Clear Lake Iowa at one and one third, and Homeseekers excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays each month via the Cedar Rapids Route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ilinois Central
Homeseeker
Yazoo
Ohio River
Yazoo Valley
Mississippi
KE. P. Skene
Chicago
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Lyle
Cedar Rapids
Firs
Innis Central Railroad
South Dakota
Minnesota
Ackley
LeMars
Homeserker
Illinois Central
Chicago, Milwaukee
Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co
Clear Lake
Northwest
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway
Friendship's Trials Leads To Female Feud Over Love
A Detroit Free Press excerpt depicts two women in conflict over a persistent suitor. One woman laments a deceitful friend and her bank‑account lover while wondering about their long friendship and the rival’s supposed happiness. The dialogue reveals jealousy and social snubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue
Detroit Free Press
Faith and Faithful Finance End in Worry at Kenwood
A Kenwood woman who trusted in prayer backed a risky business venture started by her husband. Initial profits and happiness gave way to ongoing losses and altar calls for frugality. After months of silence at home the couple faces truth and the wife resolves to pray again tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenwood
John
Chicago Times-Herald
The Mermaid Tavern and Its Famous Mermaid Club
A historical note on the Mermaid tavern in London as a meeting place for Elizabethan writers and actors. It details its Broad Street location, links to the Mermaid club attributed to Sir Walter Raleigh, and its destruction in the Great Fire, comparing related taverns in Cheapside and Cornhill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shakespeare
Ben Jonson
Beaumont, Fletcher
Selden
Carew
Donne
Mermaid Club
Walter Raleigh
Mermaid
Broad Street
Bread Street
Friday Street
Cheap Street
Gripping Health Tales and Local Remedies in Philadelphia
A collage of patient anecdotes extolling Electric Bitters DeWitts Little Early Risers and Dr Kings New Discovery as cures for liver pain cough skin eruptions and more. It touts testimonials from Philadelphia readers and notes local drug stores offering trials and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadelphia
Prader
Harmful marketing claims and patent cures advertised
The excerpt lists various tonics and cures such as One Minute Cough Cure and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, plus DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, with promotional notes and testimonials. It mentions a Swiss dignitary's celebrated birthdays, agricultural claims for Raven Tood, and a model heart by a continental physician, reflecting assorted ad copy and miscellany in a vintage newspaper fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. CG. Prader
Bucklen's Amnica Salve Promises Pile Cure
The ad touts Bucklen's Amnica Salve as a cure for itching piles and other injuries or eruptions. It claims thousands cured and a 25 cent per box price with a guarantee, sold by D. C. Prader. Also notes President Kruger reportedly shipped £7,000,000 to France, boosting his wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
D. C. Prader
Kruger
France
To Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine
A vintage medicine box claim promises a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. The ad states druggists refund the money if it fails to cure and features KE. W. Grove's signature on each box, priced at 25 cents.
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KE. W. Grove
Dr King’s New Life Pills touted for health vigor
Ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure to improve digestion and energy. The claim links vitality to health of stomach liver kidneys and bowels and invites purchases at Prader’s drug store for 25 cents. A separate note mentions that about a quarter of all U S pensions go to widows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Lewis
Lawrenceville
D.C. Prader
Dr. King
Prader’s
United States
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Standard Oil CO
Baker’s
Beasson
Ker’s
Monaca Coffee
Stuhler & Sons
Jones County
A. Matthiessen
Illinois Central Railroad
Homeseeker's
J.P, Merry
Dent
R.R
Dubuque, Iowa
Aoe
U. S. Supreme Court
Supreme Courts
G. & C Merriam CO
Springfield
Mass
Farher Brown
Clear Lake Excursion
Jnc
Farmer
N. Ry
Tar Express
Inter Ocean
DeWitt
C. Prader
Hiram Cronk
Oneida County
DeWitt's
Erika Paulas
Mediasche
Germany
Annie FR. Springer
Prader’s Drug Store
S. S
Sarah M. Keesting
Windsor Ave
Bristol
Tenn
Swift Specific Company
Atlanta, GA
Col
Girard
Neuchaet
Switzerland
Farmer Hornbeak
Farmer Gapp
Harper’s Bazar
Raven Tood
Geo. Stuhler & Son
Grocers
Monticello
Towa
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur
Wikidate
Murray Street
New Yor
Verry
Cannes
Job
China
Bismarck
A. Kempf
Eaton
Peter Janett
ST. P
Omaha
Sioux City
Paul
Minneapolis
Davenport
Farley
do—Freight
Anamosa
Marion
West
Calmar
Davenport—Freight
Oxford Freight
Sidi
Chicago Tribune
Tribune
the Tribune
Daily Tribune
The
Lovell State Bank
Grorngee L. Love
Hann
R. C. Stirton
George L. Lovell
J. 8. Hall
J. W. Coxsee
Herman Sandhouse
Nicholas Holst
Wm. Schodde
A. L. Fairbanks
W. A. Miriek
H. C. Bohlken
Hicks & Bilers
Monticello State Bank
National Bank
Farwell
F. M. Hicks
H. M. Charpenter
Richardson
Asa’t Cash
S. 8. Marwell
Frank M. Hicks
B. Surles
John Schweitzer
Wm. H. Proctor
G. Henry George
Willam Stuhler
O. H. Soetje
H. M. Carpenter
D. E. Pond
North America
Hartford
North British and Mercantile
Pennsylvania
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