Dr. Wiley: Washington’s Bold Chemist In the Spotlight
The piece traces Dr. Harry Wiley from a frugal college era in Madison Indiana to leading the Bureau of Chemistry with 800 staff and an $800000 annual budget. It highlights his role in sugar and fertilizer work, food adulteration investigations, and the provocative clashes that earned him both fame and controversy in Washington.
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Harry Wiley
Washington
Wiley
Hanover College
Madison
Ind
Bureau of Chemistry
Louisiana
Colorado
Michigan
Wilsey
United States
Dr. Wiley
Washington, D.C
Mid-Summer Ad Blitz Urges Strong Local Advertising
The article argues July and August are dull business months yet advocate liberal advertising to stimulate trade. It urges progressive merchants to use ample newspaper space, offering strong incentives to keep patrons engaged during the mid-summer lull.
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Merchant
Warsen MaArn
Do You Think It Proper For A Girl In A Lap
A young reader asked a religious journal if a girl should sit in a man's lap even when engaged. The editor prayerfully answered yes in our own case and in another man’s case but no if both our girl and another fellow share a lap, denouncing frivolity.
First Aid to Inebriates Editorial Opinion
The New York World argues against active treatment of drunkards and suggests restraint or nonintervention as the preferred approach, criticizing urging medical or social remedies. The piece frames sobriety as a personal failing rather than a societal duty, advocating noninterference.
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The
New York World
Don'ts for Girls From a New York Note
A school sends readers a bold note on superior paper listing life guidance. The missive cites a physician’s list of don’ts for young women, urging moderation in dress, diet, bathing, sleep, and effort while warning about growing up too soon.
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New York
Mail
Paving Streets Without Petition Approved By Governor
Governor Tener signed a law allowing boroughs to order street paving without property owner petitions and to charge owners a pro rata share. Previously a two-thirds petition from property fronts was required before any payment. Now councils decide street improvements and the borough pays one third of costs.
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Tener
Pittsburg Police Tighten Car Noise Rules
Police Chief Thomas A. McQuaide orders strict enforcement against muffler cut outs steamboat whistles and siren horns. Motorists will receive notices before further action as officials curb loud vehicle noise in the city.
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Pittsburg
Thomas A.mcquaide
Honest way to stop newspaper subscription
The text argues that the proper method to end a subscription is to visit the office, pay arrears, receive a receipt, and have the name removed from the list. It condemns avoiding the office and returning the paper marked refused as disreputable and dishonest.
Keep Awake or Fall Behind Says Pottsville Boom Tale
Pottsville, one of several towns that raised a guarantee fund, enjoys a boom while lagging towns sit idle waiting for a turn. The lesson: stay vigilant and active to seize opportunity.
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Pottsville
Judge mistaken for mountain lion shot in Washington
The St Louis Republic jokingly notes during rabbit season that some judges would be in danger. The report mentions a judge shot after being mistaken for a mountain lion in Washington state.
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Washington
St. Louis Republic
Hewitt and Jewett Exchange Barbed Banter
In a sharp exchange cited by the New York Press, Marsh quips about not feeling herself while Jewett retorts that her appearance diverges from her self-perception. The brief, wry dialogue captures a moment of public persona versus inner state.
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Jewett
New York Press
A Few Don’ts During Thunderstorms
Observation offers safety tips for storm conditions. Avoid standing under trees or in drafts near windows. Do not use phones unless life is at stake. Lightning can strike repeatedly and seek metal or magnetic ore veins. Wet weather risks asthma and heart patients. better to get soaked than risk fatal consequences.
Warren paper criticizes aviation scheme in town
The Tidioute News quotes a Warren editor as promoting an aviation scheme in Warren and mocks local readiness to fund it. The piece notes the editor spends time in Warren for work orders and advertising while roasting the city. It cites articles on a cooperative grocery plan and a canceled old home week.
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Warren
Tidioute News
Court House
Tidioute
White
Richmond Pearson Hobson
Santiago Harbor
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Hobson
Alabama
Congress
W. J. Bryan
Figure emerges as a central Iowa political figure
A paraphrased Iowa observer declares the subject a central figure of the state political life, standing firm against opposing winds and shaping the party's core. The remark implies the person is highly influential and noteworthy within Iowa politics.
The Mere Man's Viewpoint by Byron Williams
A period piece urges husbands to calm wives after long days and to show ongoing love. It contrasts masculine bravado with feminine nerves and calls men to gentleness, understanding, and shared life, citing home life, devotion, and mutual support.
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the Home Folk
Mail Printing Company
J. A. Larson
S. M. Sloan
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American Press Association
Chicago
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Dundas Henderson
Henderson
Business Building Bureau
Penn’n Ave
W. Warren, PA
Iowa
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Inferno
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Kitchen
William Kitchen
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Jessie McDonald-Addenbrook
New Brighton
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Sugar Grove
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C. E. Pierce
Poplar Street
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Bradford
M. J. Welsh
Kinzua Village
St. Bernard’s Cemetery
Spring Creek
John Ayers
Bennett
A. C. Kirberger
W. A. Wynn
Bigelow
State Highway Department
Mr. Wynn
Erie
Elk
Crawford
Forest
McKean
Allegheny River
Harold W. Jewell
Ambridge
Fred Jewell
North Warren
William Sants
Charles E. Douglass
East Liverpool
S. B. A. Convention
Grand Lodge
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Jamestown
Sylvian Park
Lake Chautauqua
Rattler
State Hospital
Frank Crocker
Miss Lounsberry
Nellie K. Lounsberry
Pennsylvania
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Supreme Hive
Ladies of the Maccabees of the World
Marlborough-Blenheim Hotel
George C. Priestley
Bartlesville
Okla
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Priestley
Mid-Continent
Delaney
Don M. Larrabee
Williamsport
Dauphin County
National Protective Association
State Department
American Patriots
State Business Men’s Association
Lebanon
Warren Association
Professor Adams
R. T. Adams
National Educational Association
San Francisco
Yellowstone Park
Salt Lake City
Denver
Colorado Springs
Grand Canyon
Los Angeles
Adams
K. C. Alexander
Warren Savings Bank
H. S. Gandy
Bay View Cottage
Mr. Gandy
James E. Clark
Warren County
Torpedo
Clark
Grand Valley
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