Talking to Our Father on a North Woods dying man
A dying lumberman by a great lake, homebound with spinal tuberculosis, accepts a minister’s invitation to baptize his children. The scene centers on prayer, family faith, and the man’s dawning realization of fatherhood meaning beyond his pain, as his wife and two children listen. The piece links hardship, faith, and the value of prayer in end-of-life compassion.
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Lunderman
North Woods
Great Lake
Mabe
Union Central
E. E. Hiluiarp
Scotland Neck
N. C
Another Use of Corn From What-to-Eat
Corn dominates the food supply for humans and animals and feeds a vast range of products. It is forecast as the future fuel for light power and heat as coal and forests dwindle. Expert E W Wagner hails corn as the best producer of alcohol, while Secretary James Wilson notes rising coal prices and shrinking wood. An acre yielding 50 bushels could produce about 130 gallons of absolute alcohol, with commercial alcohol about 95 percent purity.
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America
E. W. Wagner
James Wilson
My Day Poem by Morgan Shepard
A reflective children's verse contemplates days slipping by and a wish to hold onto a single perfect day. The speaker imagines hiding behind that day to see how time creates weeks and hours, hoping to understand why some days seem slow while others rush away, and dreams of walking to Sunrise Lands where days wait in a row.
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Morgan Shepard
Drawing and Holding The Church Plays Its Part
A sermon-like essay argues churches must hold congregants, not rely on preachers alone to draw crowds. It says every member should be a drawing card through sanctified effort and public virtue, citing Dr. Henry Van Dyke and urging moral, educational, and industrial progress. The piece also references Taft at Asheville and ends with moral exhortations and health ads.
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House of the Lord
Henry van Dyke
Murray Hill
Dr. van Dyke
van Dyke
Hunter
Church of God
Mount Zion
Keep Up the Farm The Fertility Imperative
A brief agricultural editorial urges farmers to maintain soil fertility by reinvesting crop output, investing in fertilizer, and avoiding selling all produce. It warns that excluding livestock and returning nothing to the soil leads to exhausted land and declining future yields.
Let Her Boom
A Taft era observer argues for tariff reform, noting the business cycle rose under Republicans and fell under them. He warns that wealthier individuals would gain while poorer people lose, unless tariffs are removed of what he calls robbery.
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Greensboro
Taft Promise and Economic Hope Amid Cotton Slump
The News and Observer notes Taft tied his election to restored prosperity and urges action as the Roosevelt panic worsens cotton conditions. Mills closed and cotton prices fell, prompting demand for renewed production and higher prices.
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News and Observer
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Beneficial Says Mrs Allsbrook
An old advertisement highlights warning signs from kidney secretions and back pain as early danger signals. It touts Doan's Kidney Pills as a permanent cure, citing Mrs. Joe Allsbrook of Scotland Neck who reports relief after use and recommends the product sold by Foster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York. Price listed as 50 cents.
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Bright
Dean
Scotland Neck
Joe Allsbrook
Livin Wood St
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Know Him Best Nebraska tribute to Bryan stirs voters
A Democratic victory in Nebraska is praised as a personal tribute to Bryan and his supporters. The piece mocks political posturing with playful quotes about opera houses and fatigue. It cites Roosevelt and a humorous misquote about wearing the Constitution, reflecting editorial wit.
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News and Observer
Nebraska
Bryan
Dr King’s New Life Pills Advertised at Local Drug Store
An old classified style notice promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills claiming relief from biliousness malaria and jaundice. The ad cites E T Whites head and Company’s drug store as the point of sale with a 25 cent price.
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Dr. King
E. T. Whiteshead & Company
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cited By Maine Firm
A Wilton Maine firm touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming it cures sores boils ulcers and burns without fail. The advertisement notes high trust in the product and mentions a local drug store run by East at E. T. White. The text also references political graft rumors in North Carolina Republicans and taft echoes.
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Bucklen
Bill
Wilton
Mainehead & Company
F. Hardy
East
E. T. Whites Drug Store
Taft
North Carolina
How Is Your Digestion Testimony on Electric Bitters
Mrs. Mary Dowling of 228 sth Ave San Francisco testifies to Electric Bitters easing acute indigestion and aiding stomach and liver troubles. She praises the tonic as the best remedy and notes its blood purifying and stimulant effects, available at E T Whitehead & Company's drug store.
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Mary Dowling
Sth Ave
San Francisco
E. T. Whitehead & Company
Seven Years of Proof for Dr King’s New Discovery
W V Henry of Panama Mo claims seven years of proof that Dr King’s New Discovery is the best medicine for coughs and colds throat chest and lung diseases. The world has had thirty eight years of proof for coughs colds lagrippe asthma hay fever bronchial hemorrhage and early consumption with pneumon ia prevention from timely use. Sold under guarantee at E T Whitehead & Company drug store 50c and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
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Dr. King
W. V. Henry
Panama
E. T. Whitehead & Company
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