Prohibition Drive Aims at Virginia Democratic Unity
Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Anti-Saloon League plans to press for state wide prohibition at the Roanoke Democratic convention on June 11. Aimed at uniting anti liquor forces, the move may pit Governor hopefuls against Judge Mann, with Rev James Cannon Jr as a potential organizer. The convention could influence public mood though legality rests with the 1910 Legislature.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Anti-Saloon League
Mann Organization
Gaerne
Hood
Virginia
James Cannon
Vantom
Anti- Saloon League
Judge Mann
Daniel Webster's First Case Against the Woodchuck
A Philadelphia Ledger retells a boyhood courtroom scene as Daniel Webster pleads for a woodchuck’s life. Ezekiel argues the creature harms crops and deserves death. Daniel contends creation grants the animal a right to life and asks mercy. The judge is their father.
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Daniel Webster
Daniel
Ezekiel
Woodchuck
Reekiel
Philadelphia Ledger
Alone with Conscience in a Silent Place
A reflective poem describes sitting alone with conscience in a silent room. The speaker recalls past thoughts and warnings, fearing a future judgment after death, and awakens from a vivid, moral reckoning that lingers as a warning.
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Atel
Dhewe
Grand Family Medicine Promoted by Frank Conlan
Mr Frank Conlan of 486 Houston Street New York extols Electric Titters as a grand family medicine for dyspepsia liver issues and weak kidneys. He claims it regulates digestion purifies blood and restores vigor for both sexes. Sold under guarantee at W T Youngers drug store Oc
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Frank Conlan
Houston Street
New York
W. T. Youngers Drug Store
I Rode On The Thing Nine Times At The Chautauqua
Ezra answers a townsman about a recent Chatauqua experience saying he enjoyed it very much and that he rode the event thing nine times. The exchange uses rural dialect and highlights the speaker’s excitement about the activity.
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Ezra
What the Little Shoes Said
A child’s shoes narrate their wearied vigil beside a sleeping boy. The verse frames domestic life with playful irony as shoes envy the child’s rest while they remain outside. The speaker imagines carrying him away to a nightly roam, leaving behind clean sheets and the world’s duties.
Sore healed by Bucklen Arnica Salve purchase
Rural Route 1 Cochran Georgia resident Tom Moore credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve with curing a persistent instep sore after using less than half a 25 cent box. Sold at W. T. Younster's drug store. The note includes unrelated quotations about fortune and character.
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Tom Moore
Cochran
Bucklen
W. T. Younster
Surveying services offered in Salem by Chas B Turner
The advertisement states Charles B. Turner of Salem Virginia offers mapping and surveying on short notice with moderate prices and prompt attention to business. Contact by phone or mail at Salem Virginia.
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Salem
Chas. B. Turner
Adaline Spencer
Estella Hanks
Charles Hanks
Pppaak Bonotice
Honnoke County
Ilatiora
Chis
W. Tinks
Slice
Tid Lily
Jacot
Naer
Anid Dneeb
Baer
Virginia
Cnet
Howard Winston
Rechstrar
Charlottesville
Thomas Powell
Wirginii
Salem Times-Register and Sentinel
Testes Chas
Denit
Hubertson
MALL
Wooods
Jackson
Ing
Loan request secured by property ad
Wanted to borrow seven hundred dollars under a three year term secured by property valued at two thousand five hundred dollars. Address Mrs A G Snyder. May 21, 1908.
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A. G. Snyder
Confidential letters aid women in private illnesses
A Lynn Massachusetts sender promotes Mrs Pinkham’s private correspondence for sick women. With thirty years of experience she claims to understand issues women cannot explain to their doctors. Referenced letters from grateful readers allegedly prove the effectiveness of her guidance.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Patient
Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allen town Pa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic derangement and female weakness after a surgeon advised operation. The ad touts the tonic for thirty years as a standard remedy for female ills including displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities cramps backache and nervous pros tration.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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JO Force
Atent Anti- Saloon League
Southern
Noo
Stuart
Tucker
Glass
Duke
Hudpo Mann
Ehurch-Gomne
Peode
Chas. Freitoy
Moosup
Conn
Annie
Reats
Ike
Scott
Arnica Salve
Jesus
Lorace Bushnell
Onian
Brown Hardware Company
Brown Hardware
LADK
Rosenbaum Bros
Salem Avenue
Campbell Avenue
Roanoke, Virginia
Ues
Roanoke County
Madersine
Sahl
Ko'croek
Corsai
Para
Twente
Board OF Supervisors
Koasure County
Liv RW. Kime
Commonwealth
W. K. Whitescarver
W. B. Whitescarver
Whitercarver Los
University OF Virginia
SIO
Lydia E. Pinkhanm
Schilling & Bowman
Main St
Salem, Va
Aga
Kk. L. Moore
Publc
Monteiro Land and Residence Company
WM. Johnston
E. Bachman
Salem Improvement Co
Sooke County
A.M. Tinsley
Circuit Court
Roanoke
A. M. Tinsley
Virginia-In
Roanoke Haniware Company
Enue
Thomas Powel
Amin Palt
Wood
Seedsman
Richmond, Va
Watt, Bettew &Clay
Campbrell
Rai Qu Women's Ready-to-Wear Department
Shepherd
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