Murphy Appeals for Dry Law Aid
Dubuque reports the war prohibition enforcement act takes effect at midnight October 28 and imposes penalties for sale or possession of intoxicating liquors. Louis Murphy, federal internal revenue collector, calls on police and officials to help enforce the act and urges broad public cooperation. An associated note mentions a toy show exhibit entries due by November 15.
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Dubuque
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
Bureau
Grand Jury
Collector of Internal Revenue
Louis Murphy
American Toy Center aims to lead in global production
Chicago news report on December toy show organized by the Art Institute of Chicago and the Art Alliance of America. Leaders like A D Converse and Mrs Louis Douglas Hyde push for American-made toys to boost domestic craftsmanship, public interest, and international market stature amid global competition from Germany Switzerland France Britain and Japan.
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Chicago
America
Art Institute Here
Art Institute and Art Alliance of America
Central States
A. D. Converse
Winchendon
Mass
Art Institute of Chicago
Louis Douglas Hyde
Germany
Japan
Call for amnesty for political prisoners from Milwaukee writer
A Milwaukee reader urges Washington County readers to support presidential amnesty for political prisoners. The letter champions freedom of speech press and conscience, cites forefathers and Lincoln era dissenters, and asks readers to write to the president and lawmakers urging clemency as a Christian duty.
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The
Evening Journal
Washington County
Who Founded Jerusalem and Its Early History
The origin of Jerusalem is obscure and linked by Josephus to Salem. The city once bore a king, identified as Melchizedek the Chaldean. It finally came under Jewish possession in the era of King David, about five centuries later.
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Josephus
Salem
Malchisedech
David
Manus By
Vacuum Oil Company
Ice Dealer Wins Fight with Ills After Tanlac Trial
The ice dealer of 3206 Chelsea street Kansas City Missouri says Tanlac improved his stomach rheumatism and headaches. After five bottles he reports better appetite sleep and energy and credits Tanlac for putting him back on his feet. Local sellers listed including Sherman Bros Crawfordsville Stites Cash Wilkinson Rogers Sands.
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ER. M. Rounds
Chelsea Street
Kansas City
Owl Drug Store
Tanlac
Tanlae
Washington
Sherman Bros
Crawfordsville
Samuel J. Stites
Brighton
G. W. Cash
Riverside
M. J. Wilkinson
Kalona
O. L. Rogers
Ainsworth
A. E. Sands
Adyvt
How the Cricket Sings Wings and sound origin noted
The Christian Herald explains that a cricket’s folded wings produce its song by friction of the wing covers. The slender tapering points extend beyond the covers, and the unusual wing structure enables the male to emit the known chirping sound.
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Christian Herald
Reservations Adopted for Peace Covenant by Committee
The foreign relations committee approved four reservations to the peace covenant in a vote of 11 to 6 with Democrats opposing. The reservations defend the Monroe Doctrine and repudiate Article X, limiting U S obligations to European and Asiatic quarrels, while allowing Congress to set terms. If adopted by the Senate, they aim to satisfy the country and enable the United States to join the league on its own terms.
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United States
League
Wetson
Congress
Mratanay
Senate
Marshalltown
Times- Republican
Month of Battles List Across August
The passage notes that August has seen more notable battles than any other month. It lists Blenheim, Plevna, Gravelotte, Charleroi, Mons, Anzay Cove, Helgoland Bight, Chevy Chase, Taku, and Kandahar as examples of these clashes.
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Blenheim
Plevna
Gravelotte
Charleroi
Mons
Anzay Cove
Helgoland Bight
Chevy Chase
Taku
Kandahar
Hawaiian race extinction warned by former mayor
Honolulu address by John C. Lane, an Hawaiian leader, warns full blood Hawaiians may die out in a century. He cites 225 yearly deaths beyond births among full Hawaiians and 775 more births among part Hawaiians than deaths, noting current counts near 22,800 full blood and 16,000 half Hawaiians. The Hawaiian Protective association aims to protect and uplift.
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Honolulu
T. H
John C. Lane
Lane
Mr. Lane
Captain Cook
Hawaiian Protective Association
Olive Tablets offer gentle relief for constipation
The ad promotes Edwards Olive Tablets as a non griping substitute for calomel. It claims the tablets promote normal liver and bowel action without forcing unnatural effects. Sold in 10c and 25c boxes with claims of soothing relief at bedtime.
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Edwards
Hawaii native land plan aims to reserve one third
Fragmentary text notes a proposal to set aside one third of public land in Hawaii for native inhabitants and their heirs. It mentions seeking cooperation and a congress bill to implement the measure. The exact scope and parties involved are unclear from the available lines.
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Congress
Hawaii
Appetite of Great Composers Noted in Anecdote
The article notes that many famed composers had large appetites. Handel dined alone yet ordered a meal for Haydn in advance, and Haydn ate enough for five ordinary appetites, illustrating their extraordinary appetites.
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Handel
Aires
Haydn
Cold Reliever Promises Quick Relief For Years
An old advertisement touts a cold reliever claimed to have helped users for fifty years. It promises ease of symptoms like croup and other after effects, selling at 60 cents per bottle through local druggists.
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Make America Toy Center
Milwaukee, Wis
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Charles Sumner
Jerusalem
Ice Dealer
Harry Thomas
Methodist Church
Manship
H. Il. Ward & CO
Dr. Edwards
K. C. Marr
Ainsworth, Iowa
Weingarten Bros
New York - Chicago
Army & Navy
Dru
U. S. Army & Navy Tablet CO
West Broadway, LY
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