Think for Yourself and Dare to Doubt
A call to individual thinking and self reliance urges readers to question beliefs, avoid ready made opinions, and know why they think as they do. It extols doubt as essential to knowledge and cites historical figures who faced misunderstanding for original thought.
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Bolingbroke
Pope
McReynolds Faces Backlash Over Postponed Trials
The Attorney General denounces delay and alleged influence peddling in California federal cases tied to Mann White Slave Act indictments. He warns that nullifying grand jury actions or shuffling cases for political reasons undermines public trust and invites mob rule. He calls for propriety and decisive punishment for such crimes.
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United States
California
Washington
McReynolds
From Chocolates to Steak and Onions Divorces Warn Against Unrealistic Honeymoons
A divorce case reveals that a wife's unhappiness stemmed from ignoring real finances after a lavish honeymoon. The piece urges men to avoid false pretexts of wealth, warning that grand promises spoil home life and lead to misery when everyday living falls short.
The Eugenics Dream in Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s 1913 Vision
The author reflects on vanity and foresees a future where human propagation is tightly guided by science and ethics. She envisions pre marriage screening, parental education, and safeguards against defective reproduction, with eugenics gaining global prominence and laws enabling sterilization of the chronically ill or criminal.
A Dream Woman by William F. Kirk
A speaker recalls a solitary scene with a dream woman, praising her eyes and form while confessing a forbidden longing. He questions why existence grants longing and places the inability to be together as a cruel fate on life’s sea.
Propagation Law to Guide Human Life Day Says Leader
A social reform advocate argues that Human Life Day will arise under strict law and religious support. She asserts religion can aid science, improving the race by guiding birth and life decisions through sanctioned policy. Her stance links ethics, science, and governance in a public call.
Peculiar Parlor Notes From The Times Of Oddities
California woodpeckers rumoured insane for hoarding pebbles not acorns. Bathers run turkey trots in the surf while spectators dream of mid ocean. West coins Fathers Day as a holiday a day after every payday. Downtown sign boasts Pie in season five cents. Polo described as a violent yet swift sport for laymen. Man wins twenty five dollars by eating sixty two eggs, surely a loss at today’s prices. Illinois court rules four men can be beautiful as Uncle Joe Cannon and Jim Lewis blush faces. Trust busters ignore losing business propositions more often than not.
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Goose
Gues
Many & Woman
Mr. Coffman
Claude Melnotte
Europe
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American Journal-Examiner
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Greece
Society of Eugenics
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Joe” Cannon
Jim Ham
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