Socialist Club at Washburn Sparks Student Debate
A group of Washburn College students in Tonka Kansas formed a Socialist Club that met regularly to discuss current political questions. East Coast donors threatened to cut support unless the club was dissolved by faculty, sparking a debate on independent thought and university funding amid broader Oregon coal and railway mentions.
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Washburn College
Tonka
Kan
Amyon
Socialist Club
Philanthrop
Washburn
Dalles Chronicle
East Oregonian
Pendleton
Not as I will Helen Hunt Jackson poem fragment
Fragmented hymn fragment reflecting longing for surrender to divine will. The speaker, blindfolded and solitary, seeks understanding of burdens lifted by trust in a higher plan. Refrains compare darkness, unrest, and loneliness with steadfast love and divine order.
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Helen Hunt dacKion
Seed of Truth and Faith’s Enduring Power
A dated reflection argues truth is a seed planted in humanity, growing beyond attempts to suppress it. The author asserts belief and religion endure as forces against attempts to extinguish truth, likening faith to acorns becoming oaks and urging courage in defending Christian creed and humanity.
Prohibition Sermon Sparks Whisky Sales Push
A Philadelphia liquor firm at Tenth and Market streets mails six circulars urging sale of a single whisky brand. The anti whisky argument is framed as a sermon to persuade customers and push their product despite prohibition sentiments.
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Philadelphia
Tenth
Market Streets
English to Become Universal Language, Pitman Foretold
A historic column recalls Isaac Pitman predicting English would be the universal tongue. It cites a New York World writer noting English now speaks to about 125,000,000 people worldwide, with German holding a strong position in Europe and French widely spoken outside France.
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Isaac Pitman
New York
Pitman
Spain
Germany
Brazil
Portoga
HLM
France
Unions Clash With Mormon Church Over Exchanges
A union conflict intensifies as the International Typographical Union at Sault Lake bars exchange of matrices with the Deseret News, signaling a broader labor war against the Mormon church and its institutions as unions in Utah react.
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Mormon Church
Utah
International Typographical Union
Sault Lake
Deseret News
The Special Session Reflects On Tax Levy Fears
A fragmented poem-like piece from Salem town notes concerns over a special session and a looming levy. Citizens fear heavier taxes, rising costs, and wasted funds as lawmakers debate wheat sales, treasury policy, and potential prosperity. The writer questions officials’ discretion and the impact on farmers and common people.
Fragmentary tale of warning and ritual figures
A garbled archaic tale recounts a warning from a Dutre figure named Patrikue d'Guire and a dramatic execution involving fire and a rope. The fragment hints at a jury, a verdict, and an epitaph about room for another gyred lar, ending with a neighbor inquiry about P.
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Patrikue
d’Guire
Missouri Livestock Exhibit at World’s Fair Push
The Missouri livestock commission under N W Gentry is mounting a World’s Fair exhibit, pledging 100000 in aid. Gentry heads the livestock exhibits with cooperation from over 100 stockmen forming 24 committees to oversee stock entries and breeding showcases. Carte Swafford and Heer Poster, Fresno sisters, aged two, are accused of burglary after entering a prominent citizen’s home and stealing cash and jewelry valued in the hundreds.
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Philadelphia
Miete Hhendlendt
Missouri
Miskowri
N. W Gentry
Sedali
Beon
Kotomats OY
Kilmer Swamp Root Miracle Cure Ad Excerpt
An old newspaper ad extols Kilmer Swamp Root as a universal kidney remedy. It claims back pain relief, liver and bladder benefits, and promises free samples by mail, naming Winghamton New York and urging readers to send their letters for information.
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Tr. Kilmer
Jor. Kilmer
Klute
Mt Hospital
Winghamton
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