White on Crime and Farm Reform from Ithaca Interview
Andrew D. White warns that before October 1912 ten thousand Americans will be murdered but fewer than 116 will be punished. He cites high murder rates, lax enforcement, and urges reform of criminal laws mirroring British practice while praising farming, roads, and educated farmers as national safeguards.
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United States
Andrew D. White
Ithaca
Cornell University
Diplomnat
Russia
Germany
White
America
England
London
New York
New York State
Karl H. Kitchen
Sunday
New York World
The Most Disgraceful Evil in America Sermon Idea
A fragment notes a sermon by Andrew White lamenting rising murders and perceived impunity. It cites using the Declaration of Independence as text and ending with the hymn A Charge to Keep Me. This archival fragment captures a clergy critique and proposed sermon structure.
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Andrew }. White
America
Keely Have
Nature Shown By Manners In Transcendent Courtesy
A Harper's Weekly passage extols manners as moral, citing a physician’s tactful act to spare an unsophisticated guest from embarrassment. It links gentleness to virtue, notes the Talmudic saying on blushes, and praises Grant’s humane surrender order as a model of chivalry and magnanimity.
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Grant
Lee
Harper’s Weekly
Eczema Sufferer Finds Relief with Cuticura Remedies
Miss Elizabeth Gebrki of Forrest City Arkansas describes six months of intense itching on her neck. After partial relief from doctors, she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment three times daily for three weeks, ending in a complete cure and sleep restoration. Her brother also avoided scars after a gunpowder burn. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept. 17 L Boston.
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Elizabeth Gebrki
Forrest City
Ark
Boston
Laurier Wit and Gladstone Wisdom Showdowns
Sir Wilfrid Laurier used his slim figure as a retort in political clash. When accused of "fattening on the toil of the people" he replied that the house should judge who is more exposed to the horse, a witty burn in the chamber.
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Mr. White
Andy’ White
Laurier
Gladstone
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Doan's Kidney Pills Save Life Says Mrs Mann
Osakis Minnesota woman Mrs Charles Mann says kidney trouble left her weak and exhausted until she used Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports regained weight and daily comfort after treatment, and urges readers to remember the product name, noting availability at druggists and general stores for 50 cents.
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Toms
Charles Mann
Osakis, Minn
Doan
Doan’s
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Health as an Investment Tuberculosis Sanatoria Established by Fraternal Orders Unions and Insurer
Four major fraternal orders two international unions and a leading life insurer have opened sanatoria for tuberculosis treatment. Institutions include Black Mountain hospital by Royal League Colorado Springs outpost by Modern Woodmen of America Liberty New York Workmen's Circle Rainbow Lake and a second in San Francisco International Typographical Union runs Colorado Springs since 1898 and International Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union opens in Rogersville Tennessee Mt McGregor New York prepares its first old line insurer sanatorium.
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United States
National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Royal League
Black Mountain
Woodmen of America
Colorado Springs
Workmen’s Circle
Liberty
N. Y
Independent Order of Foresters
Rainbow Lake
San Francisco
Cal
International Typographical Union
International Printing Pressmen and Assistants’ Union of America
Rogersville
Tenn
Mt. McGregor
Marriage Lottery Quip Sparks A Playful Bustle
A witty exchange between a ready-made philosopher and Mr Growcher turns on marriage as a lottery. The remark about alimony elicits a playful counter in this brief dramatic aside from a staged dialogue.
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Mr. Growcher
Beauty Is Only Skin Deep Yet Women Should Not Be Shallow
The observation asserts beauty is skin deep and should not lead a woman to be shallow. It argues for inner qualities over outward appearance and warns against judging worth by looks.
Red Cross Ball Blue Advertises Laundry Bleach
An old advertisement encourages buying Red Cross Ball Blue as a pure blue laundry product. It promotes glass bottles, notes value for consumers, and claims the blue remains true. Large package priced at five cents, sold at all good grocers.
Learned From Nature Gardener Delights in Practical Skill
An enthusiastic friend praises a landscape gardener who oversees her designs. She replies that working with nature teaches many things including identifying whiskies tobaccos and varieties of profanity within a short distance.
Addresses and Names Appearing in Philadelphia Notice
A list of individuals with addresses across several states is presented including Mrs Dema Bethune Gardiner Be Airs Mrs S A Williams Chicago Illinois Mrs Edith Wieland Bellevue Ohio and Mrs Mae McKnight Camden New Jersey. The fragment also mentions nervous prostration and other health notes linked to the names.
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East Earl
Augustus Lyon
Sikeston
Dema Bethune
Gardiner
S.A. Williams
Washington Ave
Chicago
Wm. Ahrens
21St St
Bellevue
Ohio
Edith Wieland
Mariaa St
Knorville
Iowa
Clara Franks
R.F.D
Oronogo
Mae McKnight
Camden
N.J
W. P. Valentine
Lincoln Avenue
Muddy
May Nolez
Brookville
Fitchville
C. Cole
Philadelphia
Frank Clark
Alleghany Ave
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Italy
Maine
State Department of Agriculture
Taker
Shig
Defiance
Lydia E. Pickham
Bick Deck
Anna Andersen
Christina Reed
Mound St
E.F.D.J. Riliet, Maseyrs Nathan B. Greaton
Milwaukee
Wis
Emma Imso
Johnston
Liberty Chicago
Alvyens Sperling
Clysea Milas
Chis Pa
Galena
Kan
R. Husy
Tally
Ogden Victoria
Miss
Willie Edwards
Viagient Ohio
W. H. Housh
Epping
N.H
Celia E. Stevens
Streator
J. H. Campbell
North Bae
R.R
New Orleansg
Gaston Blondeau
Terpsichore St
Mishawaka
Ind
Chas. Bauer
Marion St
Racine
Katie Kubik
Beaver Falls
W.P. Boyd
Bronaugh
D. F. Aleshire
Phenix
R.J
Wm. D. King
Carlstadt
Louis Fischer
Monroe St
South Sanford
Charles A. Austin
Schenectady
N.Y
Kirs.h.porter
Albany St
Taylorville
Til
Joe Grantham
Vandevoer
Cincinnati
Sophia Hoff
Mc Mickay
Big Bun
W. E. Pooler
BM. Johnston
Siegel St
Peoria, Dl
Clara L. Gauwitz
Augusta
Winfield Dana
In Paul, Minn
B. M. Schorn
Woodbridge St
Eiabas
Paledonia
WiserMan, Pa
Schattner
Bex
Bakslo
Clara Darbrake
Macsmont Winchester
May Deal
J. H. Breml
Murrayville
Chas. Moore, R
Chas. Boell
H. de
W.terrehante
Artie E. Hamilton
Elmo
Hetzich
Cresson
Ella F. Aikey
J . Fairchance
Tdeli A-Dunham
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
Sears
W L. Douglas
Dr. Pierce
Golden
Bes Tilton
Mill
Tilton
Peftits
Putnam
Monroe
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