Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-09

interfering with ! N,!l established hu<i-
ness.
AZ lass said that he WIS oppressed I"
~" hill ~ !: newspaper rnhliShcr Oh II"
S'""nd that it would int.rf"r" with .,E
| established br,sin..s. in every community
| ~ tl' Sttts. That Il big amount Of mon
- IL going ont IT Maine for liquor whjca
+ Pouring in il Itr2" quantities Mhir
~" proposed b.l lreislatcs against The
Pf"h'lt'.'lN medicines Wit! tl,i' small
percentage al alcohol mt in for Tx; moss
| r"'l I"r preservation Ut tn insr- ticn:~.
| No" tii"Sc petitions. ia Mr.. -.
| P"p"rt |" come iron LIE r,mrs, nta-
| ~" CtizerS ol this STATE, trlI Won
| - h'''htn, they come IRON. an inspired
source.
| Gun So" about this hall MANY Chris
'iih women VIII" have been indnctd to
| '"ii'e htr" believing that the pAsSas. OF
| 'i'H Alii ":!l promote tie c.iiSt. u tenn
| - i'"i''- ~" chtr2c that is mad. that 4
| ''"' ihc"hpl contained in medicine has
| N"fh'lA tr"nE.t fh-m here ~ favor i
| f''SS'2r "l ih. bin. THIS is Styaiiline at !,
| -h'' ~" swallowing 4 camel. wn,r i,:-
| "Ai'''lAS h"r"rs ar, coming inrn TIL.
| stat" ana All parts ol the St;ttc nc t1,.
| ''siSE''Urc under IN" ruling Of the Unit
7" stiles r"Alt y pnWrrlrSs u prevent il.
| II 'hrN desire 10 work in the cause. LOT
| tfp' temperance there is Il much bcttc..
| way Than ~ lending their influence to
| inc 'ill now before. this conIIittrc'
NJ lass said the proprietary medicine
'"'Nih"ss has nten developing in ;i., State
| OF Maine tor - Years .Ird tn. I,.ss.tsc o,
| tins bill will m.tn Il great loss to the
Wh'lcS'tl" and retail grocCrs ..Id 10 th.-
i'"b" wii' are satisfied with the remedies
| winch II, have. used FIR y,.;IS and wnir.i
| li'tVr often saved them i ply siclin's Zee
| Mr.. Milifcn. the Trainer Of ill.,. bll. is
" well meaning young gentlemen troHl
Af""$t"ok and is evidently SINCERE in this
| n;'lt'r. but he hasn't been out around
| over ih. world or he would NOT b,. nrr,.
| ch.impi"nng it,"
| Dir. Edward True
| pr. Edward True OF the T. p. T,,..
Co.. If Auburn. objected to the bill
| Which Woull require Linn to ,.,ri,;t.
secrets of il business Which mis- father.
| il'td sncnt Il life time in buIdin" rIp
| MS thIcf objection to the measure was
htcitGse it would require him to provide
| Il dlIf"rent label for his medicines, us-i
| IN Maine alone. 1t would put him to
| great trouble and Inconvenience il sim
| liar laws We're passed in other states.
I" provide the many kinds of labels
that would be required.
George A. Focs.
| George \. FGeg Of the John ". Per
kii.s 90. of Portland, testified iii brief
IS Fellows. This bill VIII not al III"
'Thht that is desired. While ynu might
restrict merchant from selling such
medic ines it will not remove them FROM
he state. 1t would send an the trade
| to Boston as the manufacturers would
| simply Withdraw from This State. Tha
| bill would not give us time enough to
| dispose of our sock Which we must
| buy in large quantities if we would
cake advantage of Prices. There Wouli
| probably he left uron the hands of the
letaii"rS of tn" State ibOut $2n0j0
worth of useless medicines. Many ~
the proprietary medicines are Old an!
tried remedies. prescriptions of retired
| physicians which do 4 good deal Of
good. but this is necessary in COM
| Rounding medicine. 1t acts as Il pre-
| servative. Mr. FoSG said that l., NJ Is
per cent. of alcohol would not kce-,
certain medicines. That the majority
| contained 20 per cent. or over
'IS-It necessary" asked Mr.. Knowl-
| ton. that as high us so per cent. of al
coliol be used for prrscntative rur-
| noses -,
'Some medicines contlir that amount
which is necessary to preserve them
and to get out the properties of tn"
| drugs.
Mr.. Fogg said that he didn't think
| that the bill would have any effect on
| the amount of such medicines used ii
| the State, for If the manufacturers
should withdraw them from Maine th*
| people might send to Boston or some
other convenient point and get what
| they desired. The only loss would j." to
| the wholesalers ana retailers III this
| State.
| e. S. Everett.
+. S. Everett of the firm of Cook. F,v-
| "iett x Pencil said that there are two