Saloonkeeper Says Prohibition Is Nears End
A Kansas City saloonkeeper with 22 years in the trade announced he is quitting booze. He cites handwriting on the wall and predicts nationwide prohibition will arrive within years, calling the liquor trade a rotten business and advising others to exit before the “froth” begins. He says he is not old or rich but wants out before the real crackdown. John Barleycorn has had his day.
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Kansas City
John Barleycorn
Saloon Threat to Honest Votes Stated
Iudor argues on election day that saloons corrupt ballots and empower vice lords. He claims whisky sales undermine free men, comparing saloon influence to arming voters and pressing for political control from county to governor, noting saloon-backed candidates and illicit business interests.
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IUDOR
Hope Joos War
Murder in Beer Sparks Drunken Motive Claim
A one-armed man named Carl Geyer admits he killed Brixbin after drunken quarrels over beer and bourbon. He says the murder happened during a drinking spree and the case centers on the role of liquor in the violence.
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Carl Geyer
Brixbin
Aron
Beyer
Drisbin
Brisbane
National Advocate
Social reformers warn of cancer of social vice in society
A fragment urges action against vice and the harm it harms women, linking saloon culture to moral decay and the home. The text condemns social corruption and calls for reform, noting danger to women as long as the public tolerates vice.
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Panwcha
Purity
Unclear text on children, law, and groups
Fragmentary OCR text mentions children, a congressman Hobson, state books, and WCTG with a 60 value. Limitations in legibility prevent clear facts or events.
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Hobson
Tate
Millions Visit World's Great Panama-Pacific Exposition
A panoramic photo captures the opening day crowd on February 20 in San Francisco as the Panama Pacific Exposition draws visitors from around the globe. The first day record crowds were peaceful with no arrests, one lost child returned to its mother, and no accidents reported. Officials including Secretary Franklin K. Lane and Mayor James Rolph led a large procession as aviator Beattle appeared overhead and Beachey prepared for a flight near the Tower of Jewels.
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San Francisco
West
Ance
Pali
Dewels
Secretary of the Interior
Franklin K. Lane
Scott Street
Satcol Beatties
Mr. Beachey
Political Prayer Meetings Spark Controversy in Community
A critic denounces political prayer meetings as a peak of religious fanaticism that divides the community. The author calls such gatherings anarchistic and dangerous to church and state, saying they erode Christian influence and inflame class hatred.
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Church
Tate
Campaign support voiced by Washington state official
State Superintendent Josephine Preston offers to assist follow up on the Inland Empire Alfalfa Campaign covering Washington Idaho and Oregon. She promotes cooperative education aims and Holden committee training the whole child and teaching action thinking while urging broader reach to smaller centers. The endorsement reinforces cross state cooperation and Boys and Girls Clubs efforts.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction of
Washington
Josephine Preston
Pacifc
Reprocal
Idaho
Oregon
Holden Improvement Committee
P. G. Holden
Sista
Woman Suffrage Debate At Odds With Divine Covenant
A reproduction of a 1920s style message argues that marriage and divine order tag women as helpers to men and warns that granting suffrage would be a violation of a divine covenant. The piece claims four millennia of progress should keep women in place and warns of civilization’s decay if women seek political rights.
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Eve
Adam
Tan
Rate
Remarkable Fair Tribute to Inventive Minds at COUNTY Fair
A nostalgic tour praises the mechanical department and inventors as the world’s progress engines. It extols farmers’ helpers from the cotton gin to the binder, noting inventors work selflessly, extend life, and boost efficiency, their ideas powering civilization beyond money or recognition.
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Mecal
Earth
Nation's dinner table shows vast meat and produce movement
The article cites large figures for slaughtered cattle hogs sheep and poultry plus cereals and vegetables as the nation feeds itself. It notes American housewives seek variety and buy abroad about 200 million dollars of farm products yearly while advertising scattered notices list a for sale cow and horse and a lost time book with a small reward.
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Nebuchadnezzar
United
Curtain Calls and City Gossip From Late Week
A fragmentary Baltimore American clip recalls stage curtain calls and local chatter. The Esuppose line hints at a misheard exchange about a fare dispute, while the Flultston Post note suggests a brief, misfired conversation overheard on the street.
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Baltimore Apretican
Flultston
Special Payette Lakes Excursions Ticket Sale
O L Ry offers round trip Payette Lakeport excursions at 7 50 fat rate via PV branch. Tickets sold daily from September 1 to September 30 inclusive with final return ten days from date of sale. Dates run September 27 to September 30.
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Payette Lakes
O.8.l. Ry
Payette
Seashore Excursion July 20 1915 Ticket Offer
The O S L railroad sells round trip tickets from Payette Toisho to Nahcotta Washington for 14 05. Tickets on sale July 20 1915 with final return limit August 4 1915. The notice also mentions dates August 27 and August 4 1915.
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O.S.L. Ry
Toisho
Nahcotta, Wash
Church of God Sunday and midweek services schedule
The Church of God outlines its weekly meetings including Sunday School at 10 A M, preaching at 11 A M and BP M, Christian Endeavor at 7 P M, and Wednesday evening services with song testimony and prayer at 8 P M led by Pastor A H Farnham.
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Church OF God
Christian Endeavor
Farnham
Farmer Radford on Woman Suffrage
A speech asserts the home is the greatest contribution of women and that motherhood guides domestic welfare. It argues women should be protected from the burdens of government and politics to keep standards high, urging adherence to traditional roles and avoiding public affairs.
Baptist Church Sunday School and Services Schedule
The notice lists Baptist Church activities including Sunday School at 9 A.M. and services at 11 A.M. and 8 P.M. plus evening BYP U and a midweek prayer meeting. It also mentions ladies and mission circles meeting dates and a loss automobile meeting near Fruitland. Also advertised are farming and loan offers from M. Riedling and Elmer Eddy Studio services.
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Baptist Church
Our Ladies’ Aid
Our Woman's Mission’ Circle
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