Potatoes Thrive Across Alaska From Fairbanks to Coldfoot
Uncle Sam proves potatoes can be profitably grown inland Alaska. At Fairbanks and Rampart stations varieties fare well, with four cents a pound used as a floor price. A Tanana valley farmer yields about 50 tons, worth around $4,000, while Arctic region crops reach as far north as Coldfoot.
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Ireland
Alaska
Uncle Sam
Fairbanks
Tanana
Rampart
C. C. Georgeson
Department of Agriculture
Arctic Circle
F J Strittmatter honey ad and political quips
An Edensburg advertisement mocks a honey firm run by F J Strittmatter and wife noting the appeal of a woman as part of the business. The piece also jokes about Congressman Cyclone Davis of Texas buying a collar and shirt and lampoons ex Gov. John A. Dix of New York proposing annexation votes in Mexico.
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Edensburg
F. J. Strittmatter & Wife
John Smith & Bro
John Smith & Son
John Smith & Wife
John Smith & Daughter
Strittmatter
John A. DIX
New York
California
Dix
Carranza
I Ask, Should I Marry a Woman With One-Eighth Negro Blood
Cynthia Grey’s Letters and Answers discusses a 23 year old, engaged man torn by race in-law issues after learning his fiancée is one-eighth black. The adviser warns that children’s welfare matters, urges medical consultation, and emphasizes personal conscience in marriage decisions.
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Cupid
Home Doctor claims cures for rheumatism and cough
An advertisement promotes a home rheumatism remedy with Toria compound and syrup of Sparsapartina mixed in whiskey, plus a cough formula using Globe Pine Compound and glycerine in whiskey. It also offers Calocide for corns and athlete’s foot via warm foot baths, all from Medical Formula Laboratories Day ton Ohio.
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U. S
Medical Formula Laboratories
Dayton, O
Sallow Skin a Foe to Beauty Cured by Gentle Remedy
The article promotes a liver-clearing remedy described as safe and dependable to address sallow skin caused by sluggish liver. It emphasizes quick relief and corrective use, urging readers to try the product for improved complexion.
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Are Beauty
Pape's Diapepsin Relieves Indigestion Fast
Diary readers learn that Pape's Diapepsin eases sour stomach and gas in minutes. The ad claims the product digests food, calms distress, and costs fifty cents for a large case at drug stores, promising quick, harmless relief.
Dress Warm and Keep Feet Dry in Cold Rheumatic Weather
Rheumatism is a painful condition not limited by age or class. To help, eat less meat, dress warmly, avoid exposure, and drink plenty of pure water. The text advises four ounces of Rad Salts daily for a week to stimulate kidneys and rid blood of uric acid, with Jad Salts as a cheap, safe alternative.
Aaron Fisherman for City Council A Multilingual Socialist
Aaron Fisherman, a Seattle resident of 13 years born in Romania, is praised for his six languages and musical talent. He serves as county secretary of the Socialist Party and backs public ownership of utilities, a municipal hospital, pensions, and flexible labor age policies.
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Aaron Fisherman
People’s Chorus
Seattle
Socialist Chorus
Aaron Fislerman
Romania
America
Socialist Party
Organized Labor
Federal Union
Kaiser seeks new song to replace Prussian hymn
Kaiser Wilhelm plans a new anthem replacing Heil Dir im Siegerkranz and has asked composer Richard Strauss to write the music, a move reported by the Vossische Zeitung via London. The copy reached Geneva today with details.
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Geneva
London
Vossiche Zeitung
Kaiser Wilhelm
Richard Strauss
Understanding Squint in Young Children and Its Effects
The text explains that squint or cross eye in children begins gradually with inward turning of one eye, often triggered by nervous-system irritation or coughing. It notes the eye fails to focus on the same object as the other eye, causing double vision. To avoid this, the child avoids using the misaligned eye, leading to nerve changes and progressive vision loss.
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Rebecca
Actors and mishaps on screen and stage echoed in a noisy cast
The police journal notes various performers and roles from different productions. Annie Root-No, Hector brushes off a connection with Horseradish corp and signs with the government at McNefis. Edna MecBiscuit-Sidney duff works in a fish store before a scene, while May Blatz-Olaf Exg plays a doormat in The Kitchen Mechanic's Tenth Wedding. Tobey Ashtray notes casting issues in Oatafocus Fil Corp projects. Oscar-Julius Thirdrail portrays a hall tree in THUMP THUMP at Carthage, Illinois. John Miller breaks his wooden limb after a Friday ice fall, risking repairs or a new limb.
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May Blatz
Olaf Exg
Police Journal
Carthage
Ill
John Miller
Miller
St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Backache Relief
Backache relief oil advertises a small trial bottle of St Jacobs Oil to soothe sore backs in minutes. The liniment claims quick, skin friendly, magical relief for lumbago sciatica rheumatism and never disappoints, noting over sixty years of use.
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St. Jacobs Oil
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