Quotes and quirks from old newspapers parade wit and wry notes
A collage of brief items from early 20th century papers includes jokes about onion juice for consumption and a “call” on the pope by Pierpont Morgan. Other notes reference taxes, graft, a university language project, a minister’s warning on reckless marriages, a reforming burglar, and a Royal Masters meeting set for April 11, 1906.
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Zeredatha Council No
Royal and Select Masters
Leigh H. Wallace
Vinol touted as superior cod liver oil medicine
An advertiser touts Vinol as a superior cod liver oil preparation avoiding grease and stomach upset. It claims Vinol preserves all medicinal elements, requires no drugs, and offers a money back guarantee if it fails to satisfy. The piece also notes a local family update and a testimonial for Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
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Vinci
Cook & Sherman
Homestead Offer and Local Notices in Iowa Paper
An ad touts homesteading with Uncle Sam for five years no rent or taxes, low land prices on easy terms, and contact Peck and Taylor in Washington Iowa. Also notes horse clippers ground by W E Groendycke, and mentions Rev Mr Cotton and Mrs Cotton traveling to Iowa City. An ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure warns against mercury and promotes a 75 cent bottle with testimonials, plus Mall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Peck & Taylor
Washington
Iowa
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
PF. J. Cheney & Co
Dowie Kinship and Insanity Statement From Essex Judge
In Essex Iowa on April 11 Judge John Murray Dowie, father of John Alexander Dowie, declares his son insane from overwork and predicts Dowie will regain influence after a sin cleansing period. He criticizes insurrection while sick and notes Dowie’s persistence. The judge discusses Dowie’s marriage and divorce funds, mentioning Zion’s future prosperity and a family connection. Hot rolls for supper at the Vienna.
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Essex
Iowa
John Alexander Dowie
John Murray Dowie
Zion
Dowie
Gladstone
Judge Dowie
John Alexander
None-Such Mince Meat on Pure Food Honor Roll
The Pure Food Roll of Honor in Good Housekeeping lists None-Such Mince Meat by Merrill Soule Co. of Syracuse as a semi moist condensed beef and fruit product with no artificial colors or preservatives. The March issue touts sanitary production and a monthly sale of one million packages, urging households to try it. Apr 19
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Good Housekeeping
Department of ‘‘Pure Food Assurance
Merrill- Soule Co
Syracuse
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Work & Meek
H. F. Stege
Side Square
Square Meals
Roy Y.stichter
Winchester
Journal
Hartford Globe
Parkhurst
Atlanta Constitution
Indianapolis News
Ireland
Jacksonville Times-Union
Chicago
Memphis
Wilmington
Del
Wilmington Times
Walla Walla
Tom Lawson
Los Angeles Express
Albany Times-Union
New York
Guthrie Okla
Lincoln Steffen
Indiana
Terre Haute Tribune
Richard
Bug Hobson
Sam Blatherskire Jones
Middletown
West Rutland
William M. Bate
Franklin
Fish
S. W. Trout
Utica Press
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Houston Post
Medicine
B. Ragan
Bert
Guernsey
Wyo
Omaha
J. F. Ragan
Devil's Island
Bucklen
Napier
Rugies
J. A. Stewart
W. E. Groendycke
Opera House
Cotton
Crawfordsville
Iowa City
The
Vienna
National Bank
Washington, D. C
Washington National Bank
U. S
J. A. Young
Mctthinney Drug Co
Wales
Iowa Gas & Electric CO
Mystic Shriners
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New Mexico
Colorado
Portland
California
Shriners
Golden State
Continent
H. W. Russel
Washington, Ia
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