Death of Voltaire and the fruits of liberalism
A reader laments Voltaire’s deathbed conversion as a warning against infidelity and liberalism. The essay portrays Voltaire’s last hours, his initial recantation, and the terror and remorse that followed, arguing that such “fruits” warn against modern liberal thought and atheism.
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Maranatha
Jesus of Nazareth
Voltaire
Jesus Christ
Buruel
Paris
Dr. Trouchin
Hell
D’alembert
Diderot
Marmontel
Gaultier
Mignot
Marquis de Villevielle
Aude Gaultier
Nazareth
St. Sulspice
Dr. Alembert
Christ
Marshal de Richelieu
The Badger and the Cow A Parable and Coastal Observations
A small town tale recounts a feared man named Badger who reforms after a comic terror caused by a cow head stuck in a swill barrel. The piece weaves in a Denver lecture excerpt on divine design and a long descriptive survey of San Diego Bay, National City, climate, and Mexican geography and resources with notes on agriculture, cities, and local stock observations.
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Badger
Mary
Old Town
Annchor
San Diego
National City
New Stamps Lire
National Ranch
Texas & Pacific
Paradise Valley
United States
J. E. Ambrose
Longmont News Highlights and Local Arrivals
Longmont buzzed with visitors after weekend rains as farmers gathered in town. notable locals include J J Dunnigan Williams Griffith and Rev Hall. elevator and store expansions, rail shipments to Chicago and university admissions featured. mountain trip to Longs Peak recounted with romance hints. contends over stage line and stock transport with Loveland rivals.
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Greeley Tribune
Trinum
J. J. Dunnigan
St. Vrain
Griffith
Williams & Griffith
Denver
New York
Wm. la Shell
Condit
Hummel & Condit
Hubbard & Preston
Ohio
Longmont
Hall
M. E
Moore & Dell
Butler & Bros
Chicago
John Bedell
Ilinois
Dr Bedell
State University
Long’s Peak
Loveland
Estes Park
Depot
E. Wurrr
Longmont Warehouse and Transfer Company
New Wheat Varieties and Local Farrier News in Colorado
The article surveys diverse Colorado items from Boulder to Caribou and Denver News. It notes oversized wheat heads in Ira Austin’s field, a Caribou silver shipment, oil land claims near Morrison, and railway work on the Colorado Central extension. Reports also cover robberies near North Platte, protection rails at curves, and a deadly lightning incident involving Capt. Rogers.
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Boulder
I. N. Field
Valmont
Mr. Field
Judge Beck
Corral
Rhode Island
Lexington
Kentucky
Field
Prairie States
Castle Roth
Deadwood
Joseph Wolff
General Sherman
Denver
Rio Grande
Charles Potter
Morrison
North Platte Bridge
Sidney
Casimero Barela
Las Animas
Henry
Colorado Central
Black Hawk
C. P. Rogers
5Th Cavalry
Rock Creek Station
Union Pacific
Fort Fetterman
Boulder News
Smith
Caribou
Express Office
Nederland
New Jersey
Judge Burke
Yellowstone Valley
Wyoming
Big Horn River
Wind River Mountains
Fort Custer
Bozeman
Burke
Black Hills
el Moro
Denver and
Rio Grande Road
Ife
el Mero
New Mexico
Arizona
Old Mexico
Denver News
Ira Austin
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Business Aris
Dunham, Ae
Greeley
Colorado
J. M. Faerman
Euen
Ty, Sety
Union Colony
Ean & Buckley
W. H., Bennett
Freeman & Buckley
E. Marsh
Romeopathic
W C. Rous
Exchange Hotel
Hotel DE Comfort
Main and
Jefferson Streets
Graham
K. Thompson, S
Main Street
Creeley
R. E. Hart
Colo
J. M. Freeman
J. D. Buckley
Sec’y & Engineer of
Canal No. 2
Denver Pacific Railway
Union Bank
Masonic Block Greeley
Canon City and
Boulder Valley
Maple Street
Joseph Moore
Greeley House
Greeley, Weld County
D. L. Dawley
F. L. Childs
H. N. Rogerson
The
Bay OF San Diego
the Greeley Tribune
Republic of Mexico
Republic
Sonora
Sinola
Jalisco
Colima
Michoacan
Guerrero
Cajaca
Chiapas
Lower California
Pacific Ocean
Aguas Calientes
Chihuahua
Durango
Guanajuato
Mexico
Mochoacan
Nuevo Leon
Coahuila
Puebla
Queretaro
San Luis Potosi
Tamaulipas
Tabasco
Tlaxcala
Vera Cruz
Yucatan
District
Merida
Orizaba
Boca del Monte
Mexi
City of
Popocatepetl
Iztaccihuatl
Perote
Jorullo
Ter
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Columbus
BOAD
H. J. Hammond
Mississippi Valley
Onray Sentinel
F. B
Bee-Keepers
State News
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