Social Democracy Acknowledges Space for Views on Land Reform
A 1902 letter from Norwalk California argues for socialist space in the newspaper and links Christian ethics to socialism. The writer contends land should be equally tilled by those who farm it and warns against capitalist concentration, urging political action to realize a socialist system. The piece cites biblical themes and quotes Wilhelm Liebknecht on property.
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Social Democracy
Heratn’s
Norway
Can
Epitor
Herald
Yakima
India
Sister Gatchell
Jacosp M. Fraver
Norwalk
Cal
Wilhelm Liebknecht
Stomach Trouble Warns of Disease and a Cure
The article compares disease to a duel in the dark and urges Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the remedy. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. W. C. Gill of Weldon, Alabama, describing relief from head and stomach distress after taking the medicine.
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Dr. Pierce
W. C. Gill
Weldoncom Co
Ala
Cee Netic
Iines
RV Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic advertised as iron and quinine
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic stating the bottle shows iron and quinine in a tasteless formula. It promises no cure, no pay and lists a 50 cent price.
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Grove
Genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic Warns Against Substitutes
An advertising notice warns readers to demand genuine Cascarets Candy Cathartic from trusted sources. It cautions against fraudulent substitutes and counterfeits and notes authentic tablets sold by All druggists for 10 cents.
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C.C.C
Jury Finds German Farmer Guilty of Sabbath Labor
In Audrain County Missouri a jury in Mexico found Godfrey Winter guilty on two Sabbath labor counts for scalding hogs and whitewashing trees on Sunday. He was fined ten dollars and costs in each case, with attorneys planning a possible appeal to the supreme court.
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Audrain County
Mexico
Godfrey Winter
Winter
Littleby Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Winser
Hughes
Supreme Court
Winger
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure credited for illness relief
A Somerville man E. Demick reports seven years of stomach trouble and substantial cost before using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, claiming several bottles restored his health. The ad-style text notes digestion as the key and promotes Yellow Drug Store. A Wagner recital quip, Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic, and a marriage anecdote complete the column.
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E. Demick
Somerville
Ind
Yellow Drug Store
Hat admired by other girls in implied compliment
A girl recalls how other girls view her hat with disdain rather than praise. A promotional line claims Foley's Honey and Tar is safe for children, noting it has no opiates. An uncle with a wooden leg is mentioned, followed by a quip about a man all wood in front of a cigar store.
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New York
Hasily
Standard Oil CO
Child Worth Millions and One Minute Cough Cure
Mrs. Mary Bird of Harrisburg says her child is worth millions to her and credits One Minute Cough Cure with saving her from croup. The ad touts the safe fast-acting remedy for coughs and throat and lung troubles and recommends every family keep a bottle, sold at Yellow Drug Store.
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Mary Bird
Harrisburg
Yellow Drug Store
Wife of a Genius Said to Find Him Compelling
A literary exchange notes the social banter about being the wife of a genius and the curious questions of others. References to la grippe coughing, Foley's Honey and Tar for throat and lung relief, and local Yakima merchants including North Yakima Drug Store, A. D. Sloan proprietor, and Yakima Hardware Co. are interwoven with period product ads and domestic humor.
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FOLEY
North Yakima
A. D. Sloan
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Yakima Hardware Co
Square Meals
Yakima Avenue
Ludy
Propr
Viavico
MBS
Alex Bowman
Lone
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Sterling Remedy CO
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Minneapolis
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Pullman
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