Illinois Supreme Court affirms local option law
Illinois Supreme Court rules the new local option law constitutional marking a formal validation of the state’s alcohol policy. The decision comes amid a wave of policy debates across the nation and signals ongoing legal scrutiny of local versus state authority in liquor regulation.
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Supreme Court of Ilinois
National Educational Association
Cleveland
Ohio
Churches
Burlington
N. J
Chelsea
Mass
Clyde Ship Builders
Federal Grand Jury
New York
On the Glad Highway Boss Confronts a Claim of Dimes
A terse exchange on a rural road shows a narrator denying possession of money while a companion questions the lack of funds. The sketched dialogue hints at trust, tension, and a drive toward an uncertain destination.
How I Cured Sweeny and Fistula
A. D Bruce of Aurelia Iowa describes curing a severe fistula in a horse after a doctor quit, using Sloan's Liniment and Sloan's Sure Cure. He notes a neighbor’s horse with a weeny improved after the product, claiming the liniment is the best he has used.
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Sloan
A. D Bruce
Aurelia
How to test linseed oil for paint quality
The guide warns against adulterated linseed and kerosene in cheap oils and explains detection methods. A black surface shows iridescence for petroleum oil, smells reveal corn or fish oil, and a blowpipe test by National Lead Company detects white lead adulteration with instructions free upon request.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
Mind of a Loyalist? Patrick Doyle Tracks a Missing Identity
A man in railroad yards pockets a glittering object, collides with a slow freight train, and is hurled into a post. The dispatcher orders yardmaster Doyle to search his pockets and identify the man by a coat badge. No handwriting found on the body.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Patrick Doyle
Doyle
Patricx
Had Done His Best Story of a Dirty-Faced Boy
Representative Adam Bede of Minnesota tells of a boy with a dirty face sent to the town pump to wash and be clean. He returns pale on the chin and lower face while the cheeks and forehead remain dirty, and the children laugh at his appearance until he explains he washed as high as his shirt would go.
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Rank Schnech
Ottawa
Kans
Centropolis
Cairo
Thebes
David Wetherbee
Albert Lemm
Wetherbee
Centerville
Mediterranean
Harry ‘Haw
Winnipeg
Peach River
Emil Cardinal
Athabasca River
Catherine Murray
New York
Murrray
Northern Pacific Railway Company
North Coast Limited
Homestake
Butte
Ellsworth Colliers Company
Ellsworth
Flores Ontaneda
Guayquil
New York Merchants Association
Adam Bede
Minnesota
Women’s kidneys blamed for most female sickness
Mrs Rebecca Mack of Columbus Ohio reports using Deans Kidney Pills to relieve back pain and nerve weakness caused by kidney trouble. She says after trying 40 remedies with no relief, the pills provided prompt relief and eventual cure. The product, sold by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY, costs 50 cents a box.
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Rebecca Mack
Rich Street
Columbus
Ohio
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Easy Victory for Pat Echoes Train Race Banter
An old joke features an Englishman an Irishman and a Scot arguing over fastest trains. The Englishman boasts about telegraph poles like hedges the Scot notes milestones like tombstones and Pat brags of a jet ride that made carrot onion parsley and turnip fields flash by as broth a pond of water appeared, all in jest.
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Pat
Where He Drew the Line
A famous English barrister defended a cook tried for murder accused of poisoning his master. After a brilliant defense, the cook was acquitted. The cook asked how to repay the counsel, who replied do anything you can but never cook for me.
Willing to Oblige Heiress Suitor Faces Chase
A penniless suitor woos an heiress and is ordered to stay away. He vows to return with a bright red coat, provoking a chase led by a Scotch coachman, a Trench chauffeur, and a bold English bulldog.
Grape Nuts Help Claim Recovery From Severe Dyspepsia
A Wisconsin woman details a long battle with dyspepsia weighing 145 pounds as she credits Grape Nuts with restoring her health. She describes improved digestion, weight gain to normal levels, and renewed speech clarity after starting the cereal with milk and lime water, then advancing to meals and regular nourishment.
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Postumc
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Gatarrh Cure Promises Cure For All Forms Of Catarrh
A sensational reward is offered by J CULNES & CO for any case of catarrh that Gatarrh Cure cannot cure. The advertisement claims the remedy acts internally on blood and mucous membranes, building strength and defeating the disease. Distributed by Dave Go Lunch and sold by all druggists.
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Ulals Adiresst
Toleda
Agrica Tarsi Lapermen
U & Govt
West Disinfecting Co
New York City
Depota Thisag Af Lowfla
Deneer Gmoha
Ghreuphont Driona
Yoming
Money to Burn on the Tourine Car Scene
Pat and Mike comment on the luxury auto passing them, joking about tainted money and indulging in a satirical tone. The ad for ALLEN'S FOOT EASE follows, promising relief for painful feet and ingrowing nails with a 25 cent price and a free trial package offer from A S Olmsted.
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Pat
Mike
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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