Washington Letter on Politics and Prohibition Debate
The column reviews the Democratic filibuster, Speaker Cannon’s birthday intrigue, and Champ Clark’s influence amid Williams absence. It notes a White House Governors conference on national resources, Panama Colombia claims, and the Marshall paint bill, with commentary on Roosevelt letters and legislative fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John William
Cannon
Champ Clark
Missuri
Williams
Williams, the Acting War Chief of the Belligerent Democrate. the White House
State Department
Republic of Colombia
United States
Fot
Panama
Colombia
Senate
Baron
Georgia
Unon
John Hay
Rodt Auc
Hay
Root
Unite States
Panj Aima
Congress
Allon
House Committee On
Marshall
Distret
Columbia
Ton Marshall
North Dakota
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters Praise
A fragment from a period ad claims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured bleeding piles twenty years ago and Electric Bitters restored health after severe illness. It quotes testimonials from O S Wolever of LeRaysville New York and a Mul Creek Indiana resident. The item notes women’s complaints and a jab at Roosevelt’s vigor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bucklen
O.S. Wolever
LeRaysville
N. Y
Mr. Fare “ Thing
Mul Creek
Ind
Ter
Eltric Bitters
Health remedies promise relief for liver and kidney woes
An old newspaper ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills to cleanse liver and bowels, ease headaches and biliousness, and remove jaundice poisons, priced 25 cents at druggists. It also promotes De Witt's Kidney and Bladder Pills to strengthen weakened kidneys and alleviate bladder inflammation, sold by J. M. Hodges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M Hodges
Dr. King
de. Witt
J. M. Hodges
Kilmer & Hamton
N.Y
Binghamton
Omar
Prohibition Sermon Fights Bring Disturbance at Union Grove
Rev J J L Sherwood faced disruption during a Sunday sermon at Union Grove Baptist Church in Smith and Bean, with an anti prohibition member urging silence. Sherwood defended preaching prohibition amid chaos as another veteran preacher, Rev J Gwattney of Burke, denounced whiskey and the crowd thinned by unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
the News
North Carolina
Charlotte News
Lenoir
J J. L. Sherwood
Union Grove
Smith and Bean Settlement
Mr. Sherwood
J. Gwattney
Burke County
Jacral Boveweut
No Woman Satisfied Until She Shops In An Automobile
Advertisement promotes De Witts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve for cuts burns dusts bruises and scratches claiming particular usefulness for piles. Endorsed by J. M. Hodges and attributed to Hodges. Includes a sneering proverb about a rolling man gathering dust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
J. M
Hodges
DeWitts Little Early Risers Pills Sold by Hodges
DeWitts Little Early Risers, famed liver pills, were sold by J. M. Hodges. The advertisement notes availability and the product name, highlighting Hodges as the supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitts
J. M. Hodges
Ostrich and Woman Put Heads in Hats Allegedly
A wry observation compares an ostrich hiding its head in the ground with a woman tucking her head into a hat, both behaving as if unseen. The remark plays on vanity and secrecy in lighthearted fashion.
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L. D. Lowe
Attorney AT Law
Banner Elk,n. C
Bap
Watauga
Mitchell
Todd & Ballou, Attorneys AT Law
Jefferson
N. C
Edmund Jones —Lawy
Lenoir, N. C
F. A. Linney
Boone, N.C
18Th Judicial District
J.C. Fletcher
E.F. Lovill
Boone, N. C
A. A. Holsden
Mountain City
Tennessee
Court House
Goffey
al Law
Boone
N C
R. M. Green
Silas M. Greene
R. Ross Donnelly
DeWitt
Washington
Hill
Connecticut
Roosevelt
Senatora
Knoreit
DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Seeman
N. Cornell
Roding, Ga
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Baltimore
Ayer
Lowell
Mass
Cal. Godby's
Gouby
Mocksville Courier
Councill House
Boone, N
J. W. Bryan
Wachmaker & Jeweler
Xia
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