Alaska’s Value and Vision In Secretary Seward’s Buy
The author recalls Secretary Seward’s 1867 Alaska purchase for 7.2 million and notes the territory’s vast wealth. He highlights Alaska’s size, resources, and potential to become a major playground and economic hub, with glaciers, timber, coal, and future rail links. The piece praises Seward’s foresight and envisions millions visiting in summer and a strengthened national identity through Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seward
Alaska
Congress
Russa
New York
Mt. ‘McKinley
United States
Russia
War era notes and local reflections from Iowa editorials
The column praises the local exemption board members N D Ely C S Grant Geo F Tucker Harry Hopley and Wm Cochrane for their service and duty. It recalls a young man volunteering to fight for France and democracy, notes Camp Dodge soldiers may remain until next June, and comments on potato prices and wages for a carpenter. It includes a bio sketch of Senator Albert Baird Cummins and a hopeful note on Judge Charles A Dudley’s health. The piece closes with remarks on Jeanne d Arc and French spirit.
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Southhern
Iowa
N. D. Ely
Davenport
C.S. Grant
Iowa City
Geo. F. Tucker
Clinton
Harry Hopley
Atlantic
Wm. Cochrane
Red Oak
Albert Baird Cummins
Greene County
Pennsylvania
Waynesburg College
Elkader
Clayton County
Indiana
Cincinnati, Richmond and
Fort Wayne
Michigan
Chicago
Springfield
Illinois
Des Moines
J. C. Cummins
Big
Cummins
France praised for bravery and democracy gains in war
A writer lauds French resolve and military brilliance while predicting democracy will spread in Germany after the war. Mentions France’s fight to drive Germans back at the Marne and the rise of democratic sentiment, plus notes on a Canton mayoral candidate's disappearance and other short items.
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Branca
France
Marne
Germany
Rhot
Co. C. Pugh
Canton
Ohio
Boston
Bouillfon
Geography Foiled Kaiser in Chicago Snares
A satirical column riffs on the Kaiser lingering in Chicago. It playfully notes the public mood toward high taxes and wartime measures while weaving in quirky exchanges about medical bills and courtroom quips.
Deafness Cure By Constitutional Remedies Proposed
An advertisement claims deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It asserts deafness results from inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube, often due to catarrh, and promises a $100 reward for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Circulars offered from Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
J. Chensy & CO
Toledo
Ohio
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Rolfe
T. D. Jones
L. M. Graham
D. V. M. Quttere
Mocowar
We. Winegar
Perry
Tman
Belgium
Virginia
Camp Dodge
Cantonment
Chas. A. Dudley
Jeanne d’Arc
Monac
Kaiser
John
Veireman
Malo Ie
H. F. McGowan
C. E. Howell
Bradgate
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