Day of Judgment echoes in judge's rebuke to Rev Fontana
In Bismarck on August 6 1918 Judge Amidon of the United States district court sentenced Rev J Fontana a minister who promoted German language and loyalty to Germany. The judge urged the need to abandon foreign allegiance and foster an American soul, warning of a national day of judgment for foreign born citizens and institutions that perpetuate foreignness. Fontana received three year terms in Leavenworth, to run concurrently.
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Bismarck
N. D
Amidon
Germany
United States
America
Prussia
Mfe
Cnew
United
Republic
Federal
Leavenworth
Ively
Sculptors of our Hives Carving for Eternity
Poem praising sculptors who shape living faces from clay. It urges masters to craft lines of happiness and tears on the models, praying for divine guidance to carve beauty and love into art. The verse ends with a plea for heavenly forms and a seal upon their art. Washington, D. C.
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Washington
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Mothers
The note touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as an effective and pleasant medicine for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It highlights long use favorable reception and maternal endorsements including Wm Scruby of Chillicothe Missouri who praises its safety for children and adults. It also states the remedy contains no opium or narcotic.
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Chamberlain
Wm. Scruby
Chillicothe
Croup
F. D. Stubenrauch
Boy of Perseverance Wins Mill Job
A city factory posted a job for one boy and gathered many applicants. After a test to hit a nail, only a poor mothered boy succeeded by practice at home, explaining his motivation. His persistence paid off as he secured the vacant mill position.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Catarrh
A local advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a cure for catarrh claiming it works through the blood to mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward to any claimant proving it fails to cure and provides order details and distributor names.
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Hall
Masa
Insurance Agents Fight I W W Threat to Government Coverage
A Davenport area letter urges Iowa insurance agents to unite against proposed government expansion of life health and accident coverage. The note warns that if agents fall silent the profession may be extinguished and that government operation could become more economical. The publication endorses agent action and urges immediate response.
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Davenport
France
Red Cross
State Secreary
P. J. Clancy
Des Moines
Iowa
Eugene Walsh
Iowa Ass'n
Nationalization Of Insurance Letter Shared For Thought
A letter discusses the nationalization of insurance and is printed to stimulate reflection on the subject. The writer notes the importance of thinking on the issue and offers perspectives for readers to consider.
Pears and Coke Diarrhea Remedy Mentioned by F. D. Stubenrauch
An odd quotation notes that for diarrhoea a preferred remedy is Coke followed by a dose of gaster oil and Pears, advising an unusually loose bowels state. The dated remark attributes the advice to F. D. Stubenrauch.
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Endren
F. D. Stubenrauch
Witty snippets and quips spark court, cook, and jury banter
A collage of jokes and courtroom asides lit with wordplay. A barrister declares a cow could be alive if trains, bells, or whistles had been correct. A sergeant mishears history as geography. Miss Slim jokes about dieting a cook. A judge teases jurors as they retire. A doctor jokes about long cigar holders.
Fragmentary dialogue on tobacco and marriage from a Want Ad prompt
A garbled dialogue includes lines about tobacco warnings, a husband turning over money to a wife, and a vow not to marry. The passage ends with a suggestion that an advertisement in a Want Column could yield results, reflecting sensational era colloquy.
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Jones
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