Fragmented editorial note on revolutions and youth
An excerpt reflects on revolutions and politics with critique of monopolists in Congress. It contrasts democracy, free trade, and fairness, then shifts to youth and war, citing Turgenieff and a Siberia anecdote about a reading society. The piece laments the fate of young people facing harsh outcomes for their beliefs.
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Hegin
Thease
Tania
Bowwil
Frye
Philippines
Congress
Russia
Turgenieff
Ryan
Siberia
Loomis Successor Seen As Audacious Yet Promising
The New York World notes Roosevelt may favor Hubert Bacon for first assistant secretary of state, signaling a shift away from Loomis. Bacon’s finance background with Northern Securities and coal interests centers him as a skilled diplomat. Secretary Root supports his appointment as the administration expands debt regulation of weaker southern neighbors.
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Howevelt
Morgano
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Hubert Bacon
New York World
Lomils
State Department
Loomis
Mr. Bacon
Northern Securities Company
Siec Trust
Bacon
Washington
Gray Commission
Roosevel
Panama
Root
Is Money Everything Exterminating Indians for Land
A fragment from Collier's argues Americans justified land seizure by claiming a superior race must force a famine on Native peoples. The writer criticizes Taft’s record and calls for new force in Congress to oppose supposed welfare sales and distant control.
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Mr. Taft Haw
Congress
Congrom
Corn Story From Missouri Town Marketed By Tall Tales
A Missouri note recounts Harris of Chula with 80 acres of corn, forced to stop using mules as corn grew so fast it sounded like artillery. He could not guide the team through the field as stalks towered and popping and snapping echoed, yet he reports conditions improving and corn rising so high that only muffled sounds remain near Medicine Hill at night.
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Chula
Bt Harris
Harris
Medicine
Micouri
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
Legend of Gold and the Fall of Lucifer
A Reader Magazine poem recounts Lucifer craving a boon from God after his fall and gifting a golden relic carved from pear wood. The price demanded is blood and tears from humans, who barter their souls for earthly riches. Lucifer smiles as nations pursue gold while their souls decay in hell.
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Lucifer
Hell
Reader Magazine
The Moral Work and Naval Battleships Debate
A miscellany of reflections on duty and temptation from a moral essay, followed by a critique of medical and professional grafts in Collier's Weekly. It then reports a naval officer's answer to how many battleships are needed, detailing proposed deployments and a projected cost of about 650 million dollars.
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Adana
Collier's Weekly
Washington
New York Evening Post
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Caribean Sea
Pacific
Philippines
Lee
Mother’s Friend Promises Easier Childbirth for All Mothers
The article extols a liniment named Mothers Friend as easing morning sickness, sore breasts, and labor pains by relaxing and penetrating the body. It claims use by rich and poor alike, improving the mother’s mood and yielding healthy, cheerful babies, with druggists selling the product nationwide.
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Hadfield Hequlaton CO
Atlanta
Timekeeping Promise From Watch Advert
An advertisement touts arriving at meetings on time by wearing a precise pocket watch. It claims guaranteed and cheap timepieces, urges customers to compare prices, and warns some watches are unreliable. The copy emphasizes punctuality and reliability through the seller’s offerings.
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Emnony
Weety- Montha
Mall
Seriope-McRae News Association
Pursland
Perkina
Vortland
Chater Hoor Sieerity
Euling
A Wastin
VW. CG
Feleikwne Ee Sepang
Tendleten Peet
Clase Mralier
Young Russia
Amd
Diod
Wong
Corn Story
Wren
J. Witerhouge
Rader—Furniture
Rader
Shane
Portland
Oregon
St. Helen’s Hall
Gend
Cozad
California
Grand Free Street
China
Alta Street
Tallman's Drug Store
U. D. Goes
Northwestern Gas ® Electric Company
Winslow Bros. Jewelers and Opticians
Postoffice Klock
W. C. Minnis
Henning
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Pendleton
Neagle Bros. Blacksmiths
W. T. Parker
D. B. Richardson
Helix
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