Public Pay Dividends on Railroads Twenty Years Ahead?
A reader letter to The Journal argues that railroads seek public funds to enable expansion and dividends far into the future. It critiques advertising campaigns shaping opinion, warns of government ownership, and likens ongoing subsidies to endless, unjust plunder while the public bears the costs and risks.
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House Inter-State Conmerce Committee
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Brotherhoods
Frank Sunderman
Mr. Sunderman
York Central
Sunderman
Religion’s peculiar pull and a Ben Adhem remark
A column muses on religion as a daily service to humanity, contrasts living faith with bookish searches, and cites John Sikes quoting Abou Ben Adhem. It riffs on true devotion, condemns hypocritical religiosity, and notes the paradox of intolerance within Christian thought.
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Abou Ben Adhem
John Sikes
Peecae
Ben
Abou
Rautios
Ben Adhem
Robert J. Intersoll
Piles Cured in Days by PAZO Sistas Sale Promise
A tonic claim promises cure for itching prostration and protruding piles in six to fourteen days with refunds if PAZO Sistas sells to treat all cases. The first application allegedly provides ease and relief.
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Pazo Sistas
How Thin People Obtain A Plump Strong Body
An advertisement touts tonoline as a quick weight gain cure from English Drug Co and American Proprietary Co offering a free 50 package to prove it. It claims 10 to 30 pounds gain without drastic diets or creams and cites F P Smith of Pittsburgh as a success. A coupon and 10 cents cover postage for a free trial, with weekend notices referencing Pastime next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. P. Smith
Pittsburg
English Drug Co
American Proprietary Co
Boston
Mass
Grove's The Old Standard General Tonic Ad
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a valuable general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims liver balance malaria relief blood enrichment and system-wide strength benefits. The claim emphasizes proven tonic properties and broad health support.
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Grove
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Benton’s Cash Store
Benton's Cash Store
Co-Operative Mercantile CO
Roland Williams
the Savings, Loan and Trust Company
R. B. Redwine
H. B. Clark
Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
Gordon Insurance & Investment CO
North Carolina
Monroe
John McCall
Beasley Street
Independent
Dillon
The
Henderson Roller Lls
Monroe Creamery Association
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