Des Moines Strives to Unite Child Welfare Groups
Iowa probation officers at the Des Moines convention propose unifying all charitable and philanthropic societies caring for children into one statewide organization. The aim is better coordination, surveillance of children in care, and fraud prevention by parents seeking aid.
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Calkins Bill Creates Five Member State Visit Committee
Reports say a five member legislative committee to visit all state institutions between the general election and the new session was approved for passage. The governor would appoint five representatives and a senator elect to inspect, report early in the session, amid ongoing disputes over prior visiting practices.
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Preventing Paint Troubles and Pride in Savings
A compact guide warns about common paint defects signaling adulteration and urges repainting. It promotes a free Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 49 from National Lead Co. and praises the Dutch Boy Painter trademark as a purity guarantee. It also notes thrift among business women building bank balances and recalls a courteous public notice to Charles James Fox marking a government change.
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National Lead Co
Trinity Bldg
New York
Charles James Fox
George the Third
Beware of Mercury in Catarrh Ointments
Warning against catarrh remedies with mercury and urging use of Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Claims the medicine is mercury free, taken internally, and supports testimonials. Mentions price 75 cents and sale by druggists.
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Toledo
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FF. J. Cheney & Co
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Competing Firm Sends Sympathy Ad After Fire
A Canadian town shares two quick items: a dry goods firm burned out in the morning and a rival firm replies with a sympathetic ad hoping for a swift return to business. Also a small vignette about Dora the oyster loving household pet and her mother.
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Flery
Dora
Whi She Shut Down
A woman recalls a four year old charming neighbor who passed daily for kindergarten and received a penny from her each morning. After his mother asked her to stop, the child noticed the change, then on the third day whispered, What’s the matter Ain’t your husband working.
Less Meat Advice From Family Physician
A New York man relates a physician recommending less meat and greasy foods to ease longstanding dyspepsia and nervousness. After adding Grape-Nuts as the cereal portion for two years, he reports improved health, noting the food benefited him far more than prior medicines and that his wife and children are healthier and happier.
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Lot Rights and a Family Assurance in a Brief Sketch
A short comic snippet shows Bobby rushing to tell his father he need not study hard at school, claiming he was put back a class. The joke centers on miscommunication and a plan for easier schooling.
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Bobby
A Cold Deal and Lively Claims in Yale Record
A fragment from a Yale Record page jokes about a rich ice market venture and a pessimist drinking tea, followed by satirical quips on marriage and health remedies. The ad style mentions Brown's Bronchial Troches, a Boston seller, and a dubious guarantee about curing illnesses, with references to personal habits and home runs as comic punchlines.
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