Inconsistent Will Sparks Atheist Debate On Mor ris Reiman Legacy
Editorial attacks Mor ris Reitman of Chicago for leaving $1000 to the Boston Investment Company to distribute Robert G. Ingersoll lectures, arguing an atheist should not promote religion. It contends true knowledge honors morality, not humbug, and condemns suppression of religious sentiment as irrational.
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Chicago
Los Angeles Express
Morris Reitman
Boston Investment Company
Boston
Mass
Robert G. Ingersoll
Mr. Reiman
Ingersoll
Pinhead Hughes
Mr. Ingersoll
Shakespeare
Morris Reiman
Barred by the party line on statehood for three territories
The New York World reports that Congress will likely withhold statehood for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma. It argues leaders in Washington fear reinforcing opposition in the House and Senate and treats voters in those territories as political minors for not adopting Republican doctrines.
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Congress
Arizona
House of Representatives
N. O. Murphy
Supreme Court of the United States
Statehood
Murphy
New Mexico
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Washington
New York World
United States
The High Cost of War Across Centuries
A spirited argument traces war expenditures from Napolean to the Boer War and the Philippine conflict. The author notes pensions and military costs funded by labor, arguing governments should hear the people and make war less popular.
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Napolean
France
United States
Great Britain
Napoleon
The Minnesota Movement Tests Interstate Corporate Law
The Minnesota Legislature meets in extra session to address Northwestern railroad combine power. Governor Van Sant seeks to authorize cross state corporate activity, raising questions about state versus federal authority and the reach of interstate commerce regulation. The issue could mark a epoch in railroad combination and trust control.
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Minnesota
Great Northwestern Railroad
van Sant
Congress
Inter-State Commerce Commission
Pilgrim pride and wit at Washington dinner
The Pilgrims Club of Washington hosted a dinner with Senator Hoar presiding. Speakers boasted of New England superiority, while Wu Ting-fang suggested New Englanders could learn from others. A Californian mocked Pilgrim lineage, prompting jokes about angels and California.
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Pilgrims Club
Washington
Pilgrim Club
Senator Hoar
Plymouth Rock
United States
Pilgrims Club of
Washington Pilgrims
Wu Ting-fang
New
New England
Mr. Wu
New Zngland
China
South
St. Lawrence
Gulf of California
Plymoth Rock
Greed of Socialists
Letter from S S Johnson of Somerton Arizona to The Citizen argues that socialism seeks government by and for the people with referendum and proportional representation and public ownership of production while preserving private property. He says socialists would not fully sink the individual but seek majority rule and partnership with government.
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Yuma, Ariz
the Citizen
Democratic Party
Jefferson
Jesus
H. Johnson
Socialist Club
Somerton
Arizona
Beavers Show Off Power of Teeth in Lod and Gun
Lt Risteen describes beavers as portable pulp mills capable of cutting large trees. He recalls a 22 inch birch felled by one beaver and a big beaver bringing down a sapling three inches through. He notes beavers regrow damaged teeth within ten days.
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Risteen
Lod and Gun
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
An 19th century ad style note claims that nervous prostration and irritability in women stem from hormonal imbalance and asserts Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound will quickly relieve the trouble. The fragment suggests a medical endorsement aimed at female health.
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Lydia Pinkham
W. Childs-Blackburn
W. C. Brackaury
Fifth Ave
Rock Island
Til
Lydia EK
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Samuel Boy
Cozy Ave
Oneonta
N. Y
Electric Bitters Touted As Cure For Grip Woes
A historic ad touts Electric Bitters as a tonic and blood purifier for grip symptoms. It claims the remedy strengthens nerves, restores energy, and supports liver and kidney health, with thousands of users noting improved health and spirits. Priced at 50 cents with guaranteed satisfaction offered by druggists.
Best Schilling’s Best Baking Powder Ad Advice
A vintage ad-style fragment praises Schilling’s Best Baking Powder as quality for nutrition. It warns poor powder leads to weak coarse foods and bad habits, urging readers to choose the best brand to maintain nutrition and proper cooking results.
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Schilling
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