War tax on marriage licenses and Wilson policy debate
A.Postaed editorial voice discusses a “war tax on the warriors” phrase on marriage licenses. It critiques Wilson’s Mexico policy, Vera Cruz evacuation, and non-intervention stance, contrasting Catholic viewpoints with Republican and Bryan supporters. The piece argues public sentiment supports Wilson’s independence from church influence and criticizes businessmen seeking foreign returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Des Moines Verdict Questions State Liquor Policy
An Iowa jury acquitted a man named Kelley after a bar shooting, citing insanity from alcohol and drugs. The ruling questions state responsibility for liquor and drug availability, and pressures taxation and tariff reforms. The cartoon critique on government finances is noted, urging a tax system tied to land value and economic efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Kel
Tey
Des Moines
Iowa
Dr. Kelley
Kelley
Bryan Press Clash Noted Over Cabinet Discord
A Republican media push claims discord in the Wilson administration and forecasts Secretary Bryan's imminent retirement. The papers previously predicted a short tenure to bolster harmony, but nearly two years of Wilson's presidency have tested that narrative.
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Ley Bryan
Bryan
Wilson
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Grinnell Resident
A local resident named IM DeLay of 326 West St Grinnell Se reports using Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney complaints with fine results. He says severe loin and back pains and poor kidney action were relieved and kidney function regulated, recommending the remedy. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
IM. DeLay
West St
Grinnell
Doan
Tan
DeLay
Foster-Milburn Co., Ps
Buffalo
N.Y
Special club offer from Chicago Daily Tribune
A local notice advertises a limited time subscription deal for the Chicago Daily Tribune at $2.00 a year, with a combined $4.00 offer for the Tribune and the Chronicle. The paper promises 20 plus pages daily, with numerous special writers, and the offer extends to Pella and smaller towns and R. F. D. routes.
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Chicago Daily Tribune
Chronicle
Daily Tribune
Tribune
Middle West
The
Pella
Town
Illinois
Hall's Catarrh Cure Aimed At Blood and Mucous Surfaces
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. It is not a quack remedy and was prescribed by leading physicians. contains tonics and blood purifiers. Testimonials offered. price 75 cents. also Hall's Family Pills for constipation sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ascension Island described as British depot with egalitarian land
The London Family Herald notes Ascension Island in the Atlantic as a British depôt with no private property rents or taxes and public docks and meat rationing. Sailors dominate the population of about 450 with trades across muleteer gardener shepherd stockman mason and more. The climate is nearly perfect and virtually anything can be grown.
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Ascensionsland
Ascension
Admiralty
London Family Herald
Elephant Servants Easy Solution of Nursemaid Problem
In Bengal, a mahout's wife leaves her infant near a towering elephant after a brief salaam. The baby crawls toward the edge, but the elephant gently pulls it back with its trunk. The child is kept safe under careful elephant supervision until sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengal
Language quirks and eccentric tales across eras
A collage of snippets shows pidgin English in Chinese social life, a Manchester Guardian engineer’s prank note, a Griff House school link to George Eliot, and a Scots tale where impostor and malefactor were misheard words. The piece preserves colorful speech and regional lore.
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China
Pier
Amy W. Dotelikissi
National Magazine
Manchester Guardian
Choief
George Eliot
Griff
Wirwickshire
Nuneaton
Griff House
Robert Evans
Adam Bede
Isaac Evans
Tom ‘Tulliver
London Times
Cost of sending a boy to college questioned
A Cincinnati Enquirer quip asks if it costs much to send a boy to college. The book replies with a wry line about the ongoing expense of keeping him there, highlighting the financial burden beyond tuition.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Smallest painting on a grain surface by Flemish artist
A discussion of famous paintings begins with a tiny work painted on a grain surface by a Flemish artist, detailing a peasant scene with a miller and horse. It cites Banvard’s two mile long panorama of the Mississippi and Murillo as examples of large old master canvases, plus Salvator Rosa’s boastful bet and a landscape that sold for a thousand scudi.
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Rosa
Mississippi River
John Banvard
Watertown
D. D
Father of Waters
Murillo
Salvator Rosa
Florence
Women and Tipping Highlight Social Etiquette
A New York Tribune quote claims women are stingy tippers in upscale dining, recounting a waitress's week on duty in the pen upstairs where female patrons reportedly left almost no gratuities. A well dressed woman allegedly kept a dime left by a young man, then returned it.
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New York Tribune
Coral Tooth Powder Trade By East Indian Perfumers
Coral tooth powder is prepared from debrix derived from coral and made into jewelry and related articles. The material is crushed, scented, and sold by East Indian perfumers at a high price as a cosmetic tooth powder.
The Devil's Knell in Dews bury Yorkshire
The London Standard notes the bell Black Tom of Southbill in Dews bury, England, given to the church to atone for a murder. It rings at midnight every Christmas Eve, its tolling cited as Yorkshire's devil s knell and tied to the belief that the devil dies when Christ is born.
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Dewsbury
Yorkshire
England
Southbill
Christ
London Standard
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Europe
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Register
Castor
Chandler
Rock Island
Elephant Servants
Carlyle
Aid
Baitle
Glasgie
Fither
Jim DE Wit
van Maren
Tox Ling
Sanwtox Dry
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Cossariny Fuel Sane
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Santox
Puritan Drug Co
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