War on Alcohol Becomes City Health War Plan
New York public health chief Dr. Sigismund S. Goldwater declares a campaign against liquor calling it the chief health threat. The department vows a systematic, aggressive program using extensive publicity to attack both luxury and common drinking. State health hints have already warned of alcohol’s harms and other cities may follow.
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New York Health Department
Sigismund S. Goldwater
New York City
New York State Board of Health
New York
Billy Sunday urges Chicago to dry up booze trade
An interview with downtown saloonkeepers follows Billy Sunday’s Chicago visit quoting one elder who says three strikes in baseball analogies signal Prohibition’s approach, predicting a dry city within years as women lead the push and saloon profits vanish. Another veteran concurs, noting the loop agrees Chicago is already going dry.
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Billy Sunday
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Evanston
Loop
Rotary Club Dinner Highlights Harry Lauder Backlash
The Manchester Rotary Club hosted a midday dinner for Harry Lauder featuring a Scottish menu with haggis and a Piper's tune. Lauder warned guests to drink alone, urged independent business focus, and recalled clubs where late-night drinking drew laughter at the expense of responsible hosts.
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Rotary Club
Manchester
England
Harry Lauder
Harry
Prohibition Swing Hits Distilleries Stocks In Dry States
Washington correspondent notes a sharp stock decline linked to prohibition. Distilleries Securities fell from around 19 20 to 14 and later to 2 12, 5 12 as dry states push liquidation and receiverships pressuring breweries nationwide.
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New York
Washington
D. C
Distilleries Securities Company
Ohio
Illinois
Anonymous Names in Booze Interests Promoted as Home Rule
An ex reader notes that liquor interests push measures under aliases like Manufacturers and Dealers Association and cloak them with appealing labels such as Home Rule. The observer questions why powerful groups hide behind euphemistic, catchy names and avoid direct confrontation.
Asa's Great Reformation and Revival Theme
A sermon summary notes Asa's reliance on the Lord after victory over Zerah. It comments on Azariah's warning, the king's reforms to remove abominations and restore Jehovah worship, and the people's covenant to seek God. It frames Asa's reforms as a lasting religious revival with lessons for apostasy and calamity.
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Xerxes
Abijah
Rehoboam
Jeroboam
Asa
Zerah
Azariah
Jehovah
Israel
Europe
Solomon
Jerusalem
God
Christ
Meek shall inherit the earth a school quip sparks clash
In a Richmond Times Dispatch snippet a father warns Willie to be less quarrelsome while the youth retorts that in his school the meek are expected to wipe up the earth. The exchange reflects on perseverance and conflict within a youth context.
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Willie
William
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Conserving Force For a Busy Life
A brief note from the Philadelphia Record urges balance in effort reminding readers not to exhaust themselves and to reserve some energy for self praise and rest. The quote emphasizes prudent hard work and inner encouragement.
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Philadelphia
Old and Distinguished Family Echoes In Dinner Table Talk
A humorous exchange unfolds at a domestic dinner as Gerald asserts his lineage over his wife Agatha. Miss Fortysmith challenges with intellect while J Fuller Gloom provides a caustic aside and Kansas City Star quotes underscore the clash of manners and pride.
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Miss Fortysmith
J. Fuller
Kansas City Star
Gerald
Agatha
Remembering the Brick Schoolhouse Memory by Willie
At a dinner party James L. Rice recalls a tale of a brick schoolhouse with a public school teacher testing mental arithmetic. A bright boy Wille answers a question about age by asking if the person was a man or a woman, adding a humorous twist.
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James L. Rice
Columbia College
Wille
Little Willie
Philadelphia Telegraph
Honesty Advised in Insurance Policy Context
Acknowledge that honesty is valuable in insurance policy matters. Clear disclosure can affect coverage validity and claims handling.
Beautiful Neutrality Venus of Milo Explains War Stance
The Venus of Milo articulates a neutral stance, stating that neutrality is an effort and that arms serve as munitions of war.
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Venus of Milo
Distressing pimples removed by Cuticura soap and ointment
Advertisement for Cuticura soap and ointment claiming rapid skin improvement. Free samples by mail with request postcard to Boston. Also a brief joke about Friday fishing superstition between Hicks and Wicks.
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Bock
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Credit/Advertising Ad Copy Promotes Land Crop For Sale
Advertisement urges readers to contact Himmelberger-Harrison Co. for full details on scarce good corn land, noting another paper section for complete particulars.
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Ad of
Himmelberger-Harrison Co
London waiters taught French at employer cost
In a London restaurant the waiters are being instructed in French at the expense of their employers, a move noted as unusual for its cost and timing. The exchange about animal intelligence contrasts with the setup.
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London
Ball Blue Ad Promotes Red Cross Product
An advertisement urges use of Red Cross Ball Blue for wash day with claim of genuine comfort and lasting pleasure. It notes availability at all good grocers. A separate tip suggests telling a story about a bully being whipped by a pale studious retiring young man to engage an audience.
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Red Cross
All Grocers
Adv
All Good
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