Immigration debate highlights growing foreign population
A Baptist meeting hears Miss Crawford on United States immigration, noting New York has more Italians, Jews, and Germans than many cities, with 1907 immigrant totals and widespread foreign colonies. Evangelization and education are urged as solutions amid rising foreign birth and language diversity.
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Baptist Church
Carl Hedges
United States
Miss Crawford
Methodist Church
Mies Crawford
New York City
Venice
Norway
Sweden
Dressden
Jerusalem
Vinol Credited With Strengthening Pale Children
An advertising promotion claims Vinol ton ic improves appetite and strength in weak children with a book included in each package guiding care. A Brooklyn mother reports her child’s lungs and blood improving after Vinol, noting pleasant taste and a money back guarantee if results aren’t seen. Sherman Brothers, Druggists, Washington Iowa.
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Carl Wittenberg
Brooklyn
Vinci
Sherman Brothers
Washington
Iowa
A Cold Blamed on Pneumonia Risk and Foley Remedy
A cold can lead to pneumonia when coughs linger and weaken resistance. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is advertised as a reliable medicine that stops coughing by healing the cause, soothes inflamed air passages, and checks the cold. Keep on hand and refuse substitutes. All Druggists.
Adlerika Promoted as Quick Cure for Appendicitis
Drugstore advertisement claims many Washington cases of appendicitis stem from constipation gas or sour stomach. It markets Adlerika a German remedy to instantly relieve these troubles and guard against appendicitis with a single dose of buckthorn bark glycerine and related ingredients sold by Cook and Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cook & Sherman
Washington
Adlerika
Merito White Liniment Offered by Lemmon’s Pharmacy
This ad touts Merito White Liniment as a universal pain killer and healer claiming unmatched effectiveness and value. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as exclusive agents for the product.
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Merito
Lemmon
Remarkable obituary prints a notorious local character
A Sullivan County obituary mocks Sam Loddell as a drunken, violent man. It calls him a moral viper and cites his crimes such as wife beating and theft, while noting his death from a neck wound and his past jail terms. The piece ends with a sardonic farewell and a grim “good luck.”
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Sam Loddell
Dottors
Grindle
Eureka
Butts
Claryville
Sam
Public Auction Offers 18 Horses on Illinois Farm Sale
Change of business prompts public sale at the Lewis Campbell farm 64 miles southeast of Keota 2.5 miles west of Dublin and 2.5 miles east of Talleyrand on March 20 1912 starting at 10 a.m. Includes two imported Percheron stallions one grey eight years old and one black six years old plus a full blood Hambletonian stallion 14 years old a registered Percheron stallion and several mares all described as safe in foal or in foal with pedigrees furnished.
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Lewis Campbell
Keota
Dublin
Talleyrand
Old State Road
Towlt
Paris
France
America
Livestock and farm sale notice listing cattle horses and machinery
Four year old mares in foal Bay and Black with varying weights plus a 24 year old mare and a family mare with foal among stock. Two coming two year old colts two geldings and a mare plus four coming yearling colts. Five milk cows to freshen this spring. Forty summer and fall shoots and one Chester white boar. Farm gear includes mower loader cultivator plow barrow wagon hay rack sled and feeder. Terms twelve months on notes over ten dollars seven percent. cash under ten. Auctioneers A C McNurlen. Clerk K D Crone. Lunch by Bethel church Ladies Aid. 4th 15
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Blood Chester
Deere Bay
Andy Blattner
A. C. McNurlen
K. D. Crone
The
Bethel Church
Percheron Stallion Glicks Plunger at Dayton Livery Barn
The Percheron stallion GLICK'S PLUNGER will season 1912 at Dayton Livery Barn West Chester Iowa. He is very dark gray in color stout and well formed weighing 2000 pounds foaled May 15 1904 bred by H S Hoyman Son Stanwood Iowa Sire Sam's Plunger etc Dam Electress 31729 4th Dam Galiot 3167 and more. Terms 15 dollars to insure a colt to stand and suck. Care taken but not responsible. DAYTON BROS West Chester Iowa J P DAYTON J D DAYTON
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Glick
Dayton Livery Barn
West Chester
Iowa
H. S. Hoyman & Son
Stanwood
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Chi
Cago
U. S
Our Woman's Home Missionary Society
Chris
Tian
Milwaukee
Detroit
Buffalo
Carrie Barge
Puget Sound
Seattle
Tacoma
California
Nec
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Babel
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San Francisco
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Stelzle
Ugh Robinson
Nice
Robinson
Gulf of Juan
Silkly
SULLI
van County
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Sullivan County ON. Y
Montela
Ulster County
Ance
Ature
Atchison & Finney
American Percheron Horse Breeder's and Importer’s Association
Sam’s
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Illinois
Torpilleur
Clodius
Rochambeau
Brilliant
Coco II
Vieux Chaslin
Coco
Mignon
Jean le Blanc
Mustapha
Canadien
Voltaire
Irene
Mirabeau
Philibert
M. Perriot
Superior
Favori I
Galiot
J. J. Kemp
Lexington
Dayton Bros
J.P. Dayton
J.D. Dayton
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