Cascarets Ad and Nebraska Legislative Reforms
An ad hawks Cascarets as a remedy for headaches and stomach ailments promising relief by morning. The nearby legislative notes discuss a larger Nebraska reserve militia, expansion of National Guard units, amendments on female labor law, state veterinary appointments, road and irrigation bills, and coroner duties shifting to county attorneys.
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Spirk
Sk Line
Mallory
Box Butte
Female Labor Law
Never Judge a Newspaper by Its Ads Says Dublin Syndicalist
Jamey Larkin of Dublin voices a colorful warning to a New York reporter. He says never judge a newspaper by its ads or a girl by looks and warns that the finest uniforms often hide distance from danger.
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Jamey Larkin
Dublin
New York
Oklahoma Man Praises Kilmer Swamp Root Kidney Remedy
J A Parrish of Stillwater Oklahoma testifies that severe back pain from diseased kidneys vanished after using Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. He published the testimonial willingly and swore to it before Justice H Haus sder on March 8 1912, confirming the remedy’s positive results.
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J. A. Parrish
Stillwater
Okla
H. 8. Haussder
Justice of the Peace
Swamp-Root sample offer from Dr Kilmer Co
A letter advertising Swamp-Root promotes a sample bottle for ten cents and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. It claims the sample will convince readers and notes that regular bottlings at fifty cents and one dollar are sold in drug stores.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Adv
Not Agile Rebuttal on Modern Dances in Yale Record
A dialogue from the Yale Record where a respondent laments slow adaptation to modern dance holds and questions agile execution. The exchange highlights a preference for traditional moves over rapid shifts in technique.
Danderine Hair Dye Promises Dandruff Relief and Growth
A vintage advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine claiming rapid dandruff removal and no itching after ten minutes. It promises new hair growth within weeks, describing hair as light fluffy and lustrous, urged to use a 25 cent bottle to achieve beauty and abundance.
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Knowlton
Adv
The Right Place Aerial Scheme Bank Joke
A humorous exchange imagines financing an aerial scheme. One speaker cannot find a bank willing to fund it, and the other suggests a bank of clouds as a whimsical alternative.
Laurel Petition Seeks Tax on Transient Merchants
A Laurel petition asks lawmakers to authorize cities and villages to tax traveling salesmen at 25 dollars per day. The measure targets transient merchandise salesmen and aims to fund local needs.
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Laurel
Morrissey Becomes Nebraska Chief Justice After Oath
Deputy Attorney General Andrew M. Morrissey is sworn in as chief justice of the Nebraska Supreme Court and begins duties. In the legislature the Ligget bill to reform the state normal board advances after committee action, proposing a five member board with the state superintendent as president and the state treasurer as secretary, while preserving a restriction on members from counties with a normal school.
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Morehead
J. S. Anderson
Seward
Anderson
L.C. Kigin
Dr.- Kigin
Five Stock Sanitary Board
Nebraska
Committee On Finance, Ways and Means
Andrew M. Morrissey
Supreme Court of Nebraska
Morrissey
Whole
Ligget
State Normal Board
Normal Board
Committee of the Whole
Man rescues capsized lugger survivor in Cape York gale
In Cairns, a Cape York aborigine recalls surviving a hurricane at sea after his lugger capsized. He and his wife endured a grueling twenty six hours adrift, with the wife carrying their baby until dawn, the baby later dying. The tale, from Shipmates of the Coral Sea by Norman Duncan, Harper’s Magazine.
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Cairns
Queensland
Coral Sea
Cape York
Great Barrier Reef
Shell
Beche-Le-Mer
Lubra
Beche-De-Mer
Thursday Island
Indra
Aerin
The
Norman Duncan
Harper’ S Magazine
Taking it All
A criminal lawyer questions an embezzlement suspect about the $100,000 claim. The defendant confesses to stealing every cent, then reveals only a couple of dollars remain. The lawyer advises a guilty plea and mercy, noting the two dollar fee for the advice.
Puzzler humor from the Philadelphia Public Ledger
A witty quip about a loud youth in flashy clothes and a hat, sitting in a dentist chair. The dentist fumbles with gas as his assistant asks how to tell when the patient is conscious, delivering a light punchline about the boy’s dread of anesthesia.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Breaking a Sequence: Julia’s Modern Matrimony Sparks Gossip
A fragment notes social tension as Julia weds Mr von Booster breaking an agreement to marry Mr Smith. Alice previously married Mr Brown and Jones, prompting questions of propriety and rivalry within the circle. The overheard exchange signals ongoing domestic and reputational drama.
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Julia
Alice
Jones
Brown
von Booster
Smith
Pete Dailey Recounts Racing Tales with Bulger at Sheepshead Bay
Two racing stories recount Pete Dailey’s antics told by Harry Bulger. Frank Lane, once an actor with Charles T Hoyt, left the stage to become a sheet writer and agent for Kid Weller. Dailey jokes about Canada and the flyleaf as he finishes the day at the track.
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Pete Dailey
Harry Bulger
Frank Lane
Charles T. Hoyt
Kid Weller
Lane
Dailey
Canada
Pete
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Meredith
National Guard
Good Roads Association
House
Dafoe
Dalbey
Barker
Sass
Fox
Clayburn
Meysenburg
Chambers
Brant
Ainlay
State Board of Irrigation, Highways and Drainage
Hall
Oklahoma
Dr. Kilmer& Co
Yale
Ving
Hostetter
Fletcher
Lock
Jill
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