ER Wheat King May Lose an Eye in New Orleans Hunt
A New Orleans special reports Joseph Leiter, millionaire of Washington, Chicago, faces possible loss of an eye after a hunting party incident. Leiter joined a hunt that brought news to New Orleans from Leiter’s party details. The incident unsettles bankers and readers amid wartime economic debates on government involvement and labor union influence.
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Cago
New Orleans
Joseph Leiter
Ofington
Chicago
Leiter
Ows
Reliable Honey and Tar Compound Cited for Croup Remedy
A Georgian barber from Jefferson touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a trusted family remedy. He recalls two of his ten children, aged six and four, suffering croup last winter and being completely cured without a doctor. He keeps a bottle at home, insisting the remedy is old and dependable, urging readers to get the genuine product from L. L. E. R. & Arthur Drug Co.
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Barber
Jefferson
Foley
Croup
War and Human Nature Mindset in a Counterpoint Essay
A polemic declaring war is not human nature but a perversion shaped by power and superstition. It argues that culture disguises brutality, that nations inflate vanity and greed to hypnotize publics, and that if people govern themselves, war would end. The essay contrasts brutal history with a hopeful view of peaceful coexistence.
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Hell
Reed injures hunter eye at lodge near New Orleans
A hunting party member was hit in the eye by a reed while in a dugout awaiting game. The injury worsened, a specialist was flown from New Orleans to treat him, and he has stayed under constant care. There is cautious hope the eye may be saved. The injured man, Mr. Leiter, is the brother of the late Lady Curzon and once attempted to corner wheat at the Chicago Board of Trade.
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New Orleans
Leiter
Lady Curzon
Chicago Board of Trade
Districtary Prohibition Bill Tops Senate Calendar
Washington Dec 17 by one vote the Sheppard bill to prohibit manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in the District of Columbia was placed first on the senate calendar for debate next week Martine of New Jersey opposed the measure saying prohibition should not remove enjoyment without a substitute for the poor and cited Maine's alcohol use as proof prohibition fails
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Washington
District of Columbia
Senate
Townsend
Michigan
Martine
New Jersey
Prohibition
Maine
Italy
Sterling Honored On Silver Wedding
Fred E. Sterling of the Republican central committee arrived in Chicago from Rockford with a delegation to honor a silver wedding on December 1.
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Sterling
Chicago
Fred E. Sterling
Republican Central Committee
Rockford
Silver service honors Sterling at downtown luncheon
Mr and Mrs Sterling celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary with a luncheon at a downtown hotel hosted by political friends led by Medill McCormick congressman at large elect who later presented Mrs Sterling with a valuable silver service
Galesburg Diet Study Tests 20 Cent Daily Food
Mrs. Clara Rhodes leads a school diet squad of eight students in Galesburg to test a 20 cent per person daily food plan. The experiment, starting this week, aims to show that affordable meals can supply proper nutrition through domestic science in the public schools.
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Galesburg
Wee
Clara Rhodes
Stingy man imagines dentist chair when forced to give up
A quip notes that every time a frugal man parts with a large round dollar he feels as if he is in a dentist’s chair undergoing a tooth extraction.
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Harlin
Wege
HCAGO
Frank A. van
National City of
New York
Europe
Vanderlip
Eés
Natchy
Represenos
America
Errible Croup
Bosswe
Georgia
Ller & Arthur Drug CO
Frank Crane
Martine Oppcees
N. St. St
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
Anheuser-Busch Brewing
Ass'n
Quincy, Ill
ST. Louis
Odell
Elgin
Hamilton
Bristol
Jewel Waltham
Odell’s
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