T H E TORCH OF REASON, SIL V E R T O N , OREGON, T H U R SD A Y , JU N E 17, 1897.
No D ividing Line.
E ditor T orch
of reason :
opposition.
cupants of the most befouled
dom icile cannot delect the odor S IL V E R T O N ...
thereof from fam iliarity with it,
and I suppose tobacco smokers c a n ­
not be m ade to realize the offensive­
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ness of their persons which can
only be appproached in loudness by
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of R eason .
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better than any received and will th in k s there is nothing wrong in Or a F irst-C lass........
(^° aR- we can to help you along taking an occasional drink when
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ours for tru th and justice
he feels like it, hut the fact is the
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M adison, Wis.
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him closely you will observe th at
stitution but upon consideration E ditor T orch of reason :
peculiar offensive m anner of all
and acknowledging your earnest
I received a sam ple copy of the d ru n k a rd s will become m anifest in
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stead—on or a few - days after the the qualifications for lecturers and
McDonald, Pa.
1st about the 4th of July next would teachers in your society. I never
I think he a good tune. We talk belonged to a F reethought society
We give the Torch o f Reason an d
dull times but th is phrase has he- hut would like lo join the Oregon the F reethought Magazine for one
come a h y w o rd .-O u r shoulders S tate Secular U nion and 1 send year for the sm all sum of $1 50
should push the wheel of progress five dollars for th a t purpose an d Now is the tim e to subscribe
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J. J ohnston .
language, whose denunciations of
V ictoria B. C.
spooks and other fads are the most C L f l E R HARDESTY,
en tertain in g 1 have ever read issues
Truth and Reason w ill Prevail. his Blue G rass Blade at a loss,
when the same talen t e x p e n d e d in
other directions would certainly W ill p ractice in all courts of th e sta te .
Special a tte n tio n given to collections
E ditor Torch of R e a s o n :
j bring a fortune.
ami n o tary work.
I have received your letter and
Only about one m an in a ' housainl
R oom 3, W olf B l o c k .
sam ple copy of your paper and en­ abstains from both tobacco and in­
close you $1.00 for subscription to toxicants and I never knew a SILVERTON,
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woman th at was not a believer in
la m very much pleaded to know | gods.
that Universal M enial Liberty, has
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