Disorderly Musings On Society And Public Life
A fragmented 1916 opinion piece rails at gossip, envy, malice, and greed as social poisons. It laments slander, moral judgments, and the failings of public figures, urging restraint and decency while noting a few local names and a tribute to John Barnes. It closes with a meditation on morning bird concerts bringing cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roife
Lormes
Wes
Geome
Gueae
Dust off your brains message from the era
A vintage exhortation urges readers to awaken thinking power for the coming year. It praises nationwide improved prospects and calls for leveraging intellect and capital to seize opportunities and achieve prosperity.
Wake of Opportunity in a Nation of Enterprise
Industrial vigor and consumer demand surge as leaders urge Americans to apply brains and energy to production. The piece rails at prohibitionists, highlights women in war efforts, praises King and Cadillac eight-cylinder cars, and forecasts a booming auto market with multiple eight-cylinder models ahead.
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Merver
Europe
Fondstaff
Begged Borrowed and Stolen War Talk In A World War I Era Editorial
A fragmented 1917 style column discusses peace ideals and war duty, criticizing neutrality shifts and political rhetoric. It mocks dogma and war metaphors, notes repeated calls for business as a path to prosperity, and hints at submarine sales as a postwar revenue idea. The piece also reflects social attitudes toward gender and education, with satirical asides on public speech and virtue.
Stomach Trouble Cured by Chamberlain Tablets
Mrs. H. G. Cleveland of Arnold Pennsylvania reports relief from sour stomach and bloating after using Chamberlain's Tablets. After two bottles she says she was cured. Advertisement notes availability at all dealers.
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H. G. Cleveland
Arnold, Pa
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New York
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Teddy Roopevelt
Jowa
Weyerhaeuser
C. A. Grant & Son
Cobbs’ Electrical Shoe Doctors
Senae
Cere
Téscain Park Zoo
Archduke
Peery
France
Paris
King Motor Car Company
Cadillac Motor, Car Company
Cadillac
King
King Motor Company
W. L. Daly
Chicago
America
China
Amr
Austria
Jess Willard
Mas
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War
Hell
Wiewer Drug Co
Rolfe, Iowa
First National Bank Rolfe
Lowa
Vlaving Bank
W. 8. McEwen
Robert Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
Ass’t
D. D. McEwen
Ase’t
Board OF Directors
J. B. Kent
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the State Savings Bank
the Updike Grain Co
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