Tag: December 1911
Cascaret Conundrum: Marshalltown’s Mysterious Advertising Scandal
December 11, 1911, marked a peculiar day in Marshalltown, Iowa, as a seemingly innocuous advertisement caught the attention of local authorities. The ad, plastered on the front page of The Evening Times-Republican, touted the miraculous healing powers of Cascaret, a 10-cent remedy claimed to cure a range of ailments, from indigestion to sluggish intestines. But…
Railroad Betrayal: Financier’s Whistle Blows on Roosevelt Deal
In a bombshell revelation, Wharton Barker, a retired Philadelphia banker, spilled the beans to the Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, exposing a secret deal between Theodore Roosevelt and New York financiers in 1904. Barker claimed that these financiers had promised to back Roosevelt’s presidential bid in exchange for a favorable stance on the railroad question.…
Voting Rights for Women: A Gallant Election Officer’s Dilemma
On December 6, 1911, a peculiar scene unfolded at a polling station in Los Angeles, California. In a bid to ensure that women’s voices were heard in the Good Government Candidate for Mayor election, a gallant election officer, likely aware of the challenges faced by women in the 19th century, allowed housewives to leave their…
