Crowd psychology and mob behavior in modern life
A fragmented meditation on crowd dynamics and mass movements. The author laments urban congestion and mass culture while invoking Beecher and moral panic, contrasting individual striving with collective drift and the dangers of crowd mentality.
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Henry Ward Beecher
India
Ten Years Ago in Barnesboro and Nearby
A long-ago Barnesboro raid left six men in custody over a Paymaster Vinton hold up near Germantown with a shootout that wounded a state police officer. Several others faced jail after a Millwood disorderly house raid. The column also notes a fatal electric accident, weddings, deaths, and a long meditation on mass psychology and the crowd in religion and society.
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Barnesboro
Fred Vinton
Greenwich Coal and Coke Co
Bucher
Podlice
Garmantown
Alnyile
Portage
Benjamin Kunkle
Chevy Chaise
Runhyan's
Water Street
Robert
Kelly
Margaret Cruyte
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Greely
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Net Electric Light
Fundamentalists and the national political split observed
Fragmented OCR text discusses rival fundamentalist factions and their influence on Washington policies. It cites concerns about fundamental facts and leadership within political circles, noting widespread national discourse and conflicting views on governance. The passage reflects tension over ideological purity and its effect on policy directions.
Debated politics merge into broader clash of values
The piece depicts a heated campaign where fundamentalists and liberals clash over religion and government. It notes a widening series of minor skirmishes that are set to intensify into a broader fight about public morals, prohibition, evolution, and state affairs.
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Hiatrugele
Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promote Quick Weight Gain
A health ad targets mothers with a urging tone, promoting McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a tastier flesh builder for thin children. The copy claims dramatic weight gain and recommends Daugherty's Drug Store or any druggist for 60 tablets at 60 cents.
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McCoy
Daugherty’s
Crowd Thinking and Public Opinion in Modern Life
Fragmentary text discusses crowds, science, and the fear of mass opinion as a spiritual illness. It suggests religion finds power in numbers and public sentiment can be a force for good, while noting elasticities in proposed rubber legislation in the Philippines.
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Jesus Christ
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