Island of Regeneration draws Librarians ire in Seattle
Public librarians in Toledo and other eastern cities condemn Cyrus Townsend Brady’s novel The Island of Regeneration as indecent. Seattle star J T Jennings defers, noting eastern libraries ban the book, citing graphic passages of nudity and sexual themes as justification for refusal to admit the work.
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Toledo
Ohio
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Kansas
Seattle
J. T Jennings
Carnegie Library
Barrier Reef
New York nox TENCH and a voyage of faith and love
A fragment from a serialized tale depicts a woman fleeing to an island man with a yacht, their developing romance, and a crisis when the past returns. The couple end up separated, a cavern hideaway, and a fleeing self. The narration dwells on primal passions with stark phrasing and social friction.
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Katherine Brenton
South Seas
Katherine
China
Dr Tirady's Book Noted by Dodd Mead Publisher
The excerpt mentions Dr Tirady as the author of several stories of idyllic character and notes the publisher Dodd, Mead & Co. The passage describes a scene of a woman washing by a stream while a man swims, highlighting natural ease and brilliancy of his style.
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Dr. Tirady
Dodd, Mead & Co
Red-Handed Cures Promised for Pimples and Itching
An advertising claim touts possum based ointment Poslumia offering overnight clearing of pimples redness rough skin and eczema. It promises itching relief and cure for barbers itch scalp dermatitis and other skin issues. Sample packages mailed free from Emergency Laboratories New York City with purchase optional at drugstores including Quaker Drug Co.
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Quaker Drug Co
Emergency Laboratories
West Twenty-fifth Street
New York City
Cripples Fight Over a Crutch in Kansas City Saloon
Two men from Nebraska and Missouri fought a pitched on floor melee in Frank Probages saloon over a single crutch. Each man earns a living by selling wares and they claim rights to the shared property while the dispute drifts into a broader argument about who owns a rubber-tired hearse.
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United Press
Kansas City
Frank Hayou
Aeha
Charles Monroy
Sedalia
Frank Probages
Malin
Soliams
Pape's Diuretic Promises Backache Relief and Kidney Health
A medicinal advertisement claims Pape's Diuretic cleanses the kidneys and urinary tract, easing backache and related symptoms. It urges immediate use, asserts rapid relief after a few doses, and promotes the fifty cent treatment from Cincinnati makers Pape Thompson & Pape.
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Pape
Pape, Thompson & Pape
Cincinnati
Blemishes on the Face Promised Clear Skin
An advertisement claims facial blemishes arise from impure blood and a disordered system and promises disappearance after a few doses at little expense. The copy urges quick treatment to restore clear skin.
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