The Bone Day Law Debate in Iowa Prohibition Talk
Iowa temperance friends debate a statewide dry law and a ban on alcohol importation. The piece weighs Webb Kenyon act authority, potential state enforcement, and the risk of bootlegging while noting public sentiment and political risks ahead of any measure.
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Friends of Temperance
Iowa
Supreme Court
Duman
West
Bidit
Oregon
Virginia
Missia- Sieps
Curing Insanity and a Supposed Cure for Paresis
The article discusses modern medical claims of curing insanity and a supposed breakthrough in paresis. It notes records of apparently robust men struck down by the disease and hints at Rockefeller Foundation research identifying a germ as a cause, with details limited by the fragmentary report.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Iowa Editors on Child Welfare Research Department
Iowa editors advocate establishing a research department at the state university for the scientific study of child welfare. Cedar Rapids Republicans praise work in Iowa City, urge substantial, ongoing support rather than a superfluous meddling agency, noting costs and benefits to vulnerable children. The piece contrasts prudent spendthrift concerns with calls for expanded state investment in child welfare research.
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Cedar Rapids
Republican
State University
Iowa
Agin de Ander
Ken
Wall’ Ba
Just in Jest The Best of the Sermon
A fragment ed text recounts Aunt Mabel and Arthur plotting marriage amid newspaper jingles and quotes. The piece notes Old Uncle Eben and references marriages and a divorce suit, with various city papers cited and a mix of humorous snippets.
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Eben
Washington Star
Pressure on political ethics and reform ideals
The Louisville Courter-Journal comments on a looming accountability for the Droben matter and the risk of whitewashing. It argues that the commercial spirit corrupts politics, voters misgovern, and a rebuilt public morality is needed amid a drift toward an invisible government and renewed demagoguery in several states.
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Louisville Courter-Journal
Mont Ukrely
Eaxaner
Wishington
Congress
Arkansas
Jeff Davis
South Carolina
Cole Blease
Pennsylvania
Boles Penrose
Ine
Ike
Fatvons
Green Seaf
New York
Chicago
Eve
Adam
Garden of Eden
Casssandra
Pericites
Aspasia
Acropolis
Athens
Augustus
Forum
Hokus Pokus
The Dress Fever Wrapping Women in Fashion
A reflective piece on women's obsession with clothes, describing how the desire for pretty outfits intrudes into work, reading, and life. The author notes cycles of feverish spending and relief, with examples of working girls and other women, and ends with a wry question about women’s quirks.
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Clauice
The Golden Chain Part 2 A Princess’s Oceanic Sojourn
The Princess sails with a swan to a sea cave beneath the waves where maidens weave a golden chain from bottom ocean gold to break a spell. She offers the white fox tail to aid her Prince and receives a pearl box with the chain before returning by silver boat to the riverbank and her sleeping husband.
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Table Rock
Geain
Tiake
Dwaidena
Vetern
Princess and the magic box end the beastly disguise
A fairy helps the Princess escape danger by using a wand to swap a magical box and golden chain for a beastened prince. She returns home with the chain left behind, the beast reveals as the Prince, they wed, reign, and live happily. The tale credits 1816 copyright and references Reddy Fox’s Pasty.
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McClure
Tomorrow's Story
Reddy Fox
Clean Town Efforts Spur Cities Toward Tidier Streets
The Minneapolis journal notes nationwide drive for cleaner towns with Utah’s annual sanitary survey evaluating water supply, sewage, sanitation and food care across 162 towns. Awards await best performance. Brockton schools street cleaners and civic groups rally for tidier alleys, lots and homes. Alameda uses a system similar to a St Paul suburb tagging noncompliant sidewalks, while placards will display premises conditions.
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Minneapolia Journal
Utah
State Board of Health
Brockton
Mass
Chicago
Alameda
Cal
St. Paul
Color in cheeks signals health and blood strength
The ad promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People to build blood and improve appearance. It urges nourishing food, outdoor exercise, weight gain of one or two pounds weekly, and notes improved appetite as a sign of progress. Free booklets Building Up the Blood and What to Eat and How to Fay are offered, with mail orders from Schenectady New York.
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United Arkable
Ohio
Ingredien
Dayton
Dr. Williams
Williama
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Constipation Relief
A vintage ad touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a natural laxative alternative to calomel. It claims 37 years of practice, no griping, and a gentle bowel and liver reset with sugar coated tablets taken at night, priced 10c and 2c per box.
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Edwards
Cal Cmel
Are You Fat Try This Mar mola Prescription Tablet Ad
Advertisement urges readers to try Mar mola Prescription Tablets for rapid fat loss. Claims users shed three to four pounds weekly without exercise or dieting and urges sending for a large supply from Marimala Co. in Detroit Michigan.
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Marimala Co
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
City Board Promotes Cleanliness by Public Shame
The board of health wields strict powers to enforce order and punishes noncompliance to prompt residents to improve their homes and neighborhoods. Officials emphasize public opinion as a driver, with spurring measures needed to make cleanliness a habit.
Rapture Unobserved in Texas Brush Gift Tale
A Milwaukee Sentinel reader reports a bald-headed man receiving milkery brushes from a long lost cousin in Texas, an unexpected scene of joy and surprise. The anecdote blends humor with family reunion vibes, highlighting a quirky gift exchange across states.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
Wmilkery
Texas
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