Europe on edge as nations near collision and peace urged
The piece surveys Europe as unrest spreads from Finland to Greece and Spain and discusses the looming risk of a Russian Italian realignment, the Triple Alliance dissolving, and mutual suspicions between Germany and Britain. It warns that diplomacy and strong rulers are needed to restore harmony amid a volatile continental powder keg. It also critiques a government land lottery plan and urges support for home industry to bolster local prosperity and public institutions. It closes with a report on a New York customs case where four government employees accused of conspiring with importers are kept on the payroll in exchange for testimony.
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Europe
Finland
Greece
Spain
Ferrer
Russia
Italy
Austria
Great Britain
France
Germany
Britain
Customs House
New York City
J. Collec
Customs Loeb
Rotten New York customs house and graft at the port
Merchants claim years of graft by customs house inspectors and weighers forcing honest importers to join fraudulent schemes to get shipments processed. The Newton Herald denounces the system as a rotten, thieving policy tied to protection.
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Customs House
New York Customs House
Newton Herald
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers and Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve
Advertisement copy touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers laxative pills described as safe and gentle. It also promotes Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve as httpeffective for various uses and especially for piles. Sold by all druggists.
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Womer
Mother Gray
Mother Gray Co
le Roy
Kennedy
DeWitt
Alt Drugglsta
Moderate drinker defined as four drinks a day
The prohibition document defines a moderate drinker as someone taking about four drinks daily costing around $15 a month. It argues moderation is relative and depends on individual circumstances, noting some can drink with little effect while others cannot. The piece contends the definition is a deliberate contradiction.
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Prohibition Forces
Nervous Prostration For Three Years
William J. Loughran of Philadelphia testifies that Dr Miles Restorative Nervine cured over three years of nervous prostration and that Anti Pain Pills are as essential as a home roof. The piece notes many illnesses stem from nervous troubles and that dyspepsia often follows such disorders.
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Miles
WM. J. Loughran
Catherine St
Philadelphia
Penna
Indulgence limits for safety cited in World note
A World article notes that indulgence must remain within physical and financial safety bounds, while acknowledging that there are not many such allowances left. The brief观察 suggests caution and restraint in enacting leniency.
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World- Herald
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