Shoddy Prosperity in Inflationary Trust Era
An opinion piece attacks rising profits of railroads trusts and monopolies as masked by prosperity. It argues high prices burden 77 million people, notes farmers' good crops but rising costs, and cites Wool and Cotton Reporter on demand weakness. It mocks political ruthlessness and calls trust prosperity sham.
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Steel Trust
Standard of Trust
Beef Trust
Father Lewes
New York
Wool and Cotton Reporter
Trade Journal
Itoo
Bysom Amtag
Roosevelt Signs Controversial North Carolina Court Bill
Officials from the Department of Justice condemned a new United States court in North Carolina as unnecessary and costly. Republicans defended the measure, arguing it would create patronage, and the bill was signed by President Roosevelt.
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Congress
United States Court
North
Caroling
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
United States Senate
Littlefield
Statehood for New Mexico Arizona in doubt amid merger debate
The defeat of the statehood bill delays admission of New Mexico and Arizona as separate states. Republicans may seek to merge them, but residents oppose unification. The article cites broken platform promises, party dynamics, and criticism of trust curbs as part of wider political tensions.
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New Mexico
Arizona
Togtether
ISG
Oklahoma
Hanna
Haun
Tanna
Democrats
United States
Temptation and the Devil in Modern Thought
A sermon by Rev Milton S Littlefield discusses the Lord’s Prayer view on temptation as a tested path to virtue, not escape, urging dependence on God and caution against overconfidence. It contrasts Jesus guidance with human frailty and warns that yielding harms the soul.
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Milton S. Littlefield
D. D
Jesus
Victoms
Uy. Jis
Gethsemane
Rev
R. A. White
Church Holds Its Ground Say Leader in Sermon
Rev Leander Turner argues churches remain vital and effective. He says the church strengthens believers through fellowship and fosters social progress by education and common action. The sermon asserts the church’s aims are spiritual life and public truth, not universal conversion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Primitive Church
Sermonettes from Diverse Faiths On Civic Good and Charity
A collection of brief religious notes quotes ministers from Unitarian to Presbyterian. They discuss unity of good citizenship, walking with God, the limits of doctrinal shifts, the Christ in the self, and the church as a benevolent force aiding the poor without reliance on civil government.
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Hall
Unitarian
Cambridge
Mass
Iev
Wyxoff
Methodist
Akron
Ohio
Clampett
Episcopal
San Francisco
Cal
Keoman
Holderpy
Presbyterian
Atlanta
Peruna Cure Claim Stirs Medical Circles for Catarrh
Dr Hartman announces a compound called Peruna said to cure catarrh permanently drawing testimonials from users including J W Fuller of Los Angeles and E Stubenvoll of Pella Wisconsin. The Hartman Sanitarium offers letters with permission policies and invites further case statements for review.
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Hartman
Perona Medicine Co
E. Stubenvoll
Pella
Wis
Verona
Los Angeles
J. W. Fuller
Jewelers’ Association of
Cal
Thernon
Peruna
Tr. Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Martinique event dwarfs human pursuits in cosmic view
The Springfield Republican quotes a reflection that cataclysmic earth processes dwarf human ambitions. It notes the mind perceiving an earth existing long before humanity and the possibility of such a world returning without any people, making trivial questions of fashion and civilization seem insignificant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mana Mitr
Martinique
Springfield Republican
A Cheerful View on Delayed Debt Payment
Quip depicts two men Naggsby and Wagesby debating slow debt payers. Naggsby laments slow payers while Wagesby argues steady debtors feel like they finally receive money when the debtor settles debts. The Washington era humor reflects thrift and irony.
Brave Man Reveals Bedtime Mystery Burglary Tale
In a playful exchange Mrs. Z explains a scare at home after a noise beneath the bed. She says the intruder was not a burglar but her husband who crawled under the bed to investigate.
Burial Fulfills Lifetime Wish for Sayitt Old Graspit
An obituary-like fragment notes Sayitt Old Graspit was buried yesterday. The writer suggests the deceased was satisfied at last, remarking he always wanted the earth. No other context or identities are provided.
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Sayitt
Old Graspit
Askur
Farmer Gaskins Seeks Cheaper Telegraph Fare for Son
Dialogue shows Farmer Gaskins asking the rate to Lowell Massachusetts for telegraph service. The operator quotes twenty cents asking if wireless system could be cheaper, implying a comparison of methods and costs.
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Farmer Gaskins
Lowell
Mass
Ancient parasols shade Eastern fashion in china ware
Old china ware shows ladies and mandarins shaded by parasols with patterns like modern ones. The note adds a proverb about the maker of a character making foes.
A Sure Thing Drives Baker To Senate Scrutiny
A Life report notes Baker’s alleged affair with another man’s wife threatens his political prospects, suggesting the scandal could derail his path to the Senate. Castleton comments that the situation is serious but unfounded.
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Clubberly
Baker
Senate
Castleton
A Repetition. Dolly Plittgirl Engaged to Be Married
Congratulate me dear Mand Brisk replies with heartfelt vows. Ev erything I said the last time goes Dow The Mexican government is establishing Slaby wireless telegraphy between Sonora and Lower California.
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Dolly
Sonora
Lower
California
Rubber stamps and self inking dating stamp offer
Advertises rubber stamps in all kinds and self inking dating stamp for 76 cents. Promotes catalog request and a Fort Wayne Lock Box address. Also claims hay is the most profitable crop in England and provides another Fort Wayne address.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Engand
Indyland
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