Morality and Wealth Clash in Early Oregon Editorial
A lengthy, editoral style piece critiques wealth concentration, legal laxity, and moral decline. It laments how powerful individuals evade taxation while the middle class bears burdens, warning against corruption, prostitution, and economic inequality undermining public virtue and law.
Irrigation law sparks debate in Baker County Oregon
An anonymous Baker City Herald letter argues the irrigation measure in Oregon would ruin private water rights, trigger endless litigation, and force state control. It says the law must balance reclaiming land with protecting private property while supporting irrigation industry growth.
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Lew Weil
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Rival suitors wager over widow in Minnesota town
In a Minnesota town a widow faces two suitors, both vying for her hand. Rival doctors and local businessman arrange a dice game to decide who gains the widow’s favor, but the plan incites newspaper attention as the dispute unfolds. The scene shifts to planned Lewis and Clark exposition music by Frederick Nell Innes and a note on Yale vs Princeton Thanksgiving bets reaching $40,000.
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Ty Martin Matechter
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The Fearful God Greed Haunts Death in Verse
A fragmentary poem attributed to jetene Montague in Sunday Ex cerretierre portrays Greed as a harsh, inexorable deity who conquers lives and coffers. It questions the value of human life while predicting ruin upon those who crave power and wealth.
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Beeston Maternal Club Promises Premiums for Large Families
The Materniity Club of Beeston promotes larger families by offering premiums and ongoing dues to mothers who study motherhood scientifically and bear more children. Payments start at birth and extend over years, with bonuses for additional children and longer intervals, while aiming to strengthen family prosperity and national vitality. The article notes global membership and references Pierpont Morgen and the Italian crown context.
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Remarkable cure claimed for 3.5.8. blood purifier
A testimonial from A W Zum of Evansville Indiana says the remedy 3.5.8. cured severe boils after about three bottles and has kept him free of trouble for three years. He praises it as a strong blood purifier tonic and malaria cure, advising others to try it.
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