One Man's Opinion on Colorado and the Industrial War
A Western editor argues for recognizing belligerent rights in the industrial conflict. He cites miners arming themselves in Colorado and challenges the notion of government legitimacy when people suffer under their own rulers. The piece questions private armies and civil war as remedies and urges consent of the governed.
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Rockefeller
Ludlow
Westa
Do You Know How to Swim
Louis Anthony, a beach dweller, went out in a boat yesterday and could not swim. The boat capsized and his body has not been recovered. Seattle’s waterfront sees heavy canoeing and frequent water activity as summer surf season approaches.
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Louis Anthony
Anthony
Point
An Undodgeable Question and the Good Book’s Counsel
An unnamed young artist questioned John D. for a New York pastor about whether Jesus would uphold the oil king’s stance toward torado strikers. The minister walked away, but the issue remains: the ministry must address today’s fees with Christian counsel or risk credit collapse. Thomas Curry of Delaware, after a long political career, died from a chicken scratching his hand.
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New York
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Torado
Theister
Thomas Curry
Delaware
Mellow Diner Cabaret Warbler and a Comic Taxicab Quip
A Seattle Star humor piece sketches a cabaret singer and a taxicab delay. A punch line involves a poor man asking his well paid cousin for charity and being offered work at two dollars, with a wary, ironic twist on fairness.
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Warbler
George
Outbursts of Everett True Impudence of Wealth
A panel cartoon gag shows Everett True reacting to a barber’s prize lottery win. The barber, mid-shave, exits with astonishment as news of the big prize arrives, swapping work for celebration.
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Everett True
Silent Alarm critique and war talk in local letters
Readers debate a proposed Silent Alarm fire system with costs and sleep impact. A letter by H C Crockett questions war with Mexico while urging US action under Biblical bearing. A cartoon caption closes with a floor walker joke about space and workload.
Modest Editor and Busy Weekend in Langdon Tribune
A clipped Langdon North Dakota Tribune item shows Editor Lindstrom dodging a woman on a depot platform and discovering her interest lay elsewhere. A separate gag ad features ironing work and a bungalow offer at Stewart House with rates from 25 to 50 cents.
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Bismarck
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Tribune
Foresters of America drill team honors corrected
A letter from W L Warrington credits Capt Margett as in charge of the Foresters of America during the Potlatch parade and drill after the death of Capt FR Palmer. The Star reports on local camp sanitation disputes and antiwar league criticism in Cedar Falls with editorials from Albert Jule and others.
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the Star
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Sargel Diet Ad Promises Quick Weight Gain
An advertisement touts Sargel as a safe inexpensive method to gain five to pounds within two weeks for thin men and women. It claims tablets with meals convert existing food into fat, selling through Bartell Drug and Swift's Pharmacy in Seattle with a money back guarantee.
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Seattle
Hopkins Plans Own Funeral After Casket Purchase
In Fulton Missouri on May 15 80 year old bachelor Causine Hopkins of Williamsburg made final burial arrangements by purchasing a $200 casket from a local undertaker whose firm recently opened a Williamsborg branch. He inspected stock and chose the most expensive option, which was ordered to be put aside for him.
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Williamsburg
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Dandruff Cure Claim Using Liquid Argon Promoted
An advertisement urges dissolving dandruff with four ounces of liquid argon applied at night to the scalp. It promises removal by morning and complete destruction of dandruff after several uses, claiming improved hair texture and rapid relief from itching. It notes argon is available at drug stores and inexpensive.
Ford Financing Anti Pill Fight
Detroit May 15 Henry Ford plans to deter boys from smoking after a talk with Thomas A Edison about cigaret evils. He will use his influence and bans smoking in the Ford factory.
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Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Removing moles may trigger cancer says scientist
Paris on May 15 reports that Prof Borrel of the Pasteur Institute warned the removal of skin moles known as grains de beaute can indicate a predisposition to cancer. He stated moles may develop into malignant tumors if attempts are made to remove them.
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France
Academy of Medicine
Borrel
Pasteur Institute
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