Victims of the Gospel in a Zealot Preacher’s Attack
A 1899 sermon denounces Christian faith as a hoax that dupes 400,000, claiming historic delusions surpassing bare witchcraft. It catalogs famed skeptics and converts, praising atheist ruin while contrasting dying believers’ quotes with the preacher’s harsh verdicts.
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Louis Kiopsch
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Johanna Southcote
Christ Apollonius
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Tarquin the Proud
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Blessings of Republican Administration Highlight Iowa Convention
In Des Moines on August 2, J C Pickett, temporary chairman, declared the Republican Party’s history as heroic and Lincolnian. He praised opposition as a driver of strength, urged continued honesty in legislation, celebrated McKinley’s leadership, and urged expansionist progress while defending imperial edges of commerce and the Philippines.
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Iowa
Des Moines
J. C. Pickett
Republican Party
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
William McKinley
Philippines
Uas
Convention
Magon
Dixon
William McKitley
A Mother’s Love as Shield and Talisman, Robert Richardson
An evocative meditation on a mother’s enduring devotion. The poem from Golden Days praises maternal care as Heaven’s first gift, urging sons to live honorably to honor their mothers’ memory, with sacred nocturnal prayers and steadfast protection guiding them through life.
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Robert Richardson
Bryan Dominates Democratic Faction at Chicago Convention
The Chicago gathering leaves Bryan strengthened and unshaken as he blocks opponents and aims for a high delegate threshold. His platform veers toward bimetallism with room for change, while his stance on trusts and the Philippines draws critical scrutiny from opponents.
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Chicago
Bryan
Chiccago
Croker
Chicapro
Democratica
American Tin Plate Company
Philippines
Aguinaldo
N. ¥. Tribune
Political drift and labor tensions in early 20th century media
A collection of editorial opinions discusses Secretary Alger resignation easing public sentiment, potential strikes driven by wage prospects, Democratic concerns over protectionist wage hikes, and copper and silver market dynamics noting coin value relies on metal prices and demand.
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Alger
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Chicago
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan
Republic Tran and Steel Works
St. Louis
Chiccapo Inter Ocean
India
Plants That Shoot Seeds Like Bullets From Wistaria
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune report describes how plants such as wistaria and wild geranium launch seeds like bullets. Seeds can travel over 30 feet, creating a miniature battle among plants and frightening nearby animals and people.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Hog Saved After Alligator Tug of War at Camp
At a lower Mississippi logging camp a hog was grabbed by an alligator and pulled underwater. Foremen, three men, and a fourth with an ax alternated lifting and pulling the hog and the reptile until the axed strike forced the alligator to release the hog, ending the perilous tug of war.
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Mississippi
Flo
Laziest Man on Record Discovered in England
An English station scene highlights extreme laziness as a porter lounging on a bench points to the station master's house with his foot while a waiting passenger offers pay for a lazier act. The porter dismisses the offer, telling him to keep the money.
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England
Three Barkless Dogs Named by N Y Herald
The New York Herald notes three varieties of dogs that never bark the Australian dog the Egyptian shepherd dog and the lion headed dog of Thibet without citing dates or locations.
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Thibet
N. Y
Soap Bubble Magic Delights Children With Glassy Orbs
A feature on a demonstrates by a young magician named Philip in St Nicholas recounts bubbles that hold flowers, tops, keys, nails, and even a yearlong frozen bubble. The display includes bubbles inside bubbles, smoke-filled spheres, and a final chamber of cascading bubbles and wreaths.
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Meredith Nugent
St. Nicholas
Philip Exchimed
Phil
Philip
Phere
Magtelin
Beetles as Undertakers for Dead Animals
Describes burying beetles that drag and bury carcasses such as mice birds and toads. They work rapidly excavating earth to bury bodies for food and shelter, sometimes moving to a better site or even dragging a stuck stick to bury a toad. Observed as intelligent behavior by a curious observer.
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Buchner
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