Country press a nation building force in small towns
The country press is the backbone of American civilization, uniting village and town readers with steady news and thoughtful guidance. It fights for national good, defends local interests, and welded American unity during World War I while resisting centralization that harms small communities.
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Balfour
Great Britain
London
America
Metropollian
Congress
Anie
Mr. Balfour
Farm Press
Hatton
Subscribing for Your Home Town Paper Week story
A Canton New York publisher recalls a rocker tale of a mountain peddler who, after years away, returns to his old town and discovers the Plaindealer in a distant home. The anecdote highlights how a local paper links distant lives and distant places.
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Willitson Manley
Plaindealer
Canton
Rockies
Home Paper Adoration Keeps Bills In Advance
A nostalgic verse praises the local newspaper as a loyal friend across distances from Oshkosh to Wickiup. The writer expresses lifelong devotion and a pledge to pay six years in advance for Sunday editions, highlighting the paper as trusted, constant news.
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Bob Adams
Record
Journal
Gazette
Oshkosh
Asia
Pup
Tiga
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
A druggist based claim notes many Americans unknowingly suffer kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root is advertised as highly effective and available in two bottle sizes at drug stores. A sample bottle offer requires sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. for readers who mention the paper.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Cutting Trees Fast
The Permanent Builder reports national forest policy concerns from the American Forestry association. annual cut estimates show New England New York totaling 8 262 000 cords lasting 17 years, Lake states 8 030 000 cords for 18 years, and mid-Atlantic regions 1 470 000 cords for ten years. Alaska Washington Oregon and California appear safe if current rates continue.
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New England
New York
Chicago
American Forestry Association
Lake States
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
Alaska
Washington
Oregon
California
Roman Sack by Genseric in 455 AD
A fragmented note recalls the sack of Rome in 455 by Genseric king of the Vandals. It asserts many died without struggle and implies a harsh, impossible living condition.
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Ias
Gensgeric
Vandais
Rome
Girl of Today Independent Says Kathleen Norris
Kathleen Norris argues modern young women travel and work without male chaperones, contrasting past strict norms with current casual freedom. She notes department store dining, theater attendance, and workplace independence as signs of changing societal expectations. An advertisement for Cuticura follows.
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Kathleen Norris
McG@oll’s
Hottest on Record in a London Heat Exchange
A London scene features an Englishman lamenting extreme heat to an American friend. The American replies with irony about English heat experience. A country day anecdote follows of a dog and rabbit both “walking” on a scorching afternoon.
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London
A Time to Pause
A judge warns that when a girl calls you by your first name it signals trouble ahead as a cautionary misread of social signals during court proceedings.
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Royal Baking Powder Company
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