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About Torch of reason. (Silverton, Oregon) 1896-1903 | View Entire Issue (June 15, 1899)
THE TORCH OE REASON, SILVERTON, OREGON, JUNE 15, 1899. fl Inform ation . . . Bureau board. The bishop, without saying many subscriptions to both papers. a word, watched the little bubbles Torch of Reason, $1.00; Oregonian, A well-known bishop of the as they ascended through the $1.50—$2. 50 for only $1.75. Protestant Episcopal church, while water, then, with a sad look, and Remember, if you send us the ANYTHING YOU WAN! on a summer’s outing, went fishing in a broken voice, he said to his names and addresses of 25 of I I S THERE If so, m ake your w an ts know n to us, with a friend, and, in accordance f r ie n d ; your Liberal friends and acquaint- an d we will try and su p p ly th e m . If “ Will you please do the honors with an unwritten law of summer ancces, we will make you a present w hat we do for you is w orth n o th in g to fishermen, the provisions included for this occasion? I can’t, for un of a copy of the Torch of Reason you, we will ex p ect no pay. C ast your eye over th e list, and th e n w rite to us. beverages inferior to water in spe fortunately I am a bishop.” Song Book No. 1. This will only Read o u r ad. on page 6. A ddress, cific gravity. In fact, the bishop, cost you a few minutes’ work and a INFORMATION BUREAU, in his fullness of heart, had bought The Brigham trawler, Vivid, two-cent stamp. Box 100. S ilverton , O r e . a bottle of wine of ancient vintage, came across three men in a small j $ 3 0 0 0 . —T hree lots and b u ddings, LOCALS. He was very proud of his pur boat off Lundy Island. One of co n sistin g of a 2 ^ - s to r y hotel, a saloon chase and guarded it jealously. them was praying and the others b u ild in g , a b lack sm ith shop, tw o dw ell W oodw orkers, d o n ’t forget to send an ing houses and a b arn , situ ated in Oswe When the time came for lunch he were shrieking for help. The \ ivid order for a set of th e F o rstn e r A uger go, O regon. W ould tra d e for other brought it out carefully and placed tried to reach them, but the boat B its. P rice, $2.60 by m ail. See ad. p ro p erty . 15 it in the stern of the little boat. sank and the three men disap Money to p a te n t good ideas m ay be 1 D a ir y a n d F r u i t F a r m s .—A dairy The fishing had been poor, and he peared. Behold how the Lord an secured by our aid. A ddress T he P at farm of 36 acres, good alfalfa land, and ent R ecord , B altim ore, Md. turned to his friend and said: fru it farm of 80 acres, 10 acres grapes, 2 swereth prayer! acres peaches and o th e r fru it, good R em em ber o u r clu b b in g rate w ith th e “Look here, I’ll try another cast, an d b arn s and o th e r o u tb u ild in g s. regonian only lasts for a lim ited tim e. house just for luck, before we open this.” All situ a te d in San Diego co u n ty , Calif. Our offer of the Torch of Reason O Read o u r offer on page 7. Will sell ch eap or tra d e for a stock But the cast proved most un and the Oregonian for $1.50 is at Ladies who wish cu t h a ir o r com bings farm . 16 an end and we now return to the lucky for the bishop, for the line woven in to sw itches m ay leave th e ir To T r a d e .—T w en ty -tw o acre fruit old rate of $1.75, which is very o rd ers a t th e Torch of Reason office. had caught around the neck of the farm , 8 m iles south of Salem , O r e .; 4 acres b earin g o rch a rd , m ostly w inter precious bottle and jerked it over reasonable, and we hope to get O rders by m ail prom ptly atten d e d to. Couldn’t Express Himself. ap p les, 2 acres stra w b e rrie s, new v iie fence, good house an d b a rn , p len ty of p a stu re , e x ce llen t w ater, and tim b er enough for wood. W ould like to tra d e for a larger place. 17 A PHYSICIAN IN THE HOUSE fl new Tamüv medical Work by Dr. X fi. äreer, ßbieaao « « « « « « « « « « e T HIS book is up-to-date in every particular. It will save you hundreds of dollars in doctor’s bills. A g e n ts .— A gents w anted to sell the F o rstn e r A uger B it. M oney can be m ade. Send 60c for sam ple, or $2.60 for full set packed in n eat box. 13 8 0 a c re s .—A bout four m iles from Sil verton ; sm all, u n fin ish ed h o u se; about 5 acres cleared ; $600. B e tte r see It. 11 o r S a l e . — A fine little house in Sil v erto n , w ith one acre of lan d , for only $285. “ F irst com e, first se rv ed .” 4 F o r S a le .—A fine litte hom e in Silver- to n — J^-acre; apples, p ru n es, rasp b er ries, ch erries, p e a rs; n eat little house, p ain ted an d p a p e re d ; good sidew alk. Price, $450. 3 S e c u la r is ts W a n te d .--S e c u la ris ts who are th o ro u g h ly in te reste d in th e cause are w anted to h elp build up a Secular co m m u n ity n ear S ilv erto n , Oregon. It is th o u g h t liest th a t each m em b er of the co m m u n ity own a little hom e of his or h e r ow n, w hich can very easily be ob ta in e d . W rite to us. 10 It tells you how to cure yourself by simple and harmless home remedies. It recommends no poisonous or dangerous drugs. It teaches simple common sense methods in accordance with Nature’s laws. It does not endorse dangerous experiments with the surgeon’s knife. R e a l E s t a t e fo r S a le . — 80 acres, It teaches how to save health and life by safe methods. house an d b a rn , good o rch a rd , ail fenc It is entirely free from technical rubbish. ed, 8 m iles from S ilverton, n e a r school, It teaches prevention- that it is better to know how to live and avoid disease than to 35 acres im proved, on m ain ro ad . Price take any medicine as a cure. $800. 5 T w enty a c re s ; 15 acres im p ro v ed , all It teaches how typhoid and other fevers can be both prevented and cured. fenced, good sp rin g , 1% m iles from Sil It gives the best known treatment for La Grippe, Diphtheria, Catarrh, Consumption, v e rto n . P rice $700. 6 Appendicitis, and every other disease. One h u n d re d a n d six ty a c re s ; 12 It is the best medical book for the home yet produced. acres cleared , 6 m iles from S ilverton. It is not an advertisement and has no medicine to sell. P rice $300. 11 It tells you how to live that you may prolong life. D a ir y F a r m . — 480 acres of deeded It opposes medical fads of all kinds and makes uncompromising war on vaccination and lan d , 80 acres in m eadow and balance the use of anti-toxine. g rain hay land, p a stu re , etc. A good It lias hundreds of excellent recipes for the cure of the various diseases. stream of w ater ru n s th ro u g h th e farm It has 16 Colored Plates, showing different parts of the human body. th e y ear ro u n d . Also 320 acres <>f tim b e r c u ltu re and hom estead w hich can The chapter on Painless Midwifery is worth its weight in gold to women. I>e proved up on for $200. Good house, It has a large number of valuable illustrations. d a iry w ith u te n sils for m aking cheese The “ Care of Children” is something every mother ought to read. an d b u tte r, sm okehouse, blacksm ith It teaches the value of Air, Sunshine and W ater as medicines. shop and tools, an d large, new b arn to hold 50 head of cows, 50 calves and 100 It contains valuable information for the married. tons of h ay . Good well a t house and It advises people with regard to marriage—tells who should and who should not marry'. b a rn . T his fine d iary farm is locate«! in Those contemplating marriage should get this book at once. one of th e finest little valleys in E astern This book cannot fail to please you. If you are looking for health by the safest and O regon. T he ow ner finds ready m arket for all his cheese an d b u tte r at high easiest means, do not delay getting it. H eoliche President’s testimony. prices, and has m ade enough m oney at Dr. 3. fi. Dreer, the author, « a practicing physician in Chicago, P r o f W m . H. C o o k , f o r t h ir ty y e a rs P en n o f th e th e b u is sin Professor ess so th a of t h e Genito can afford to re C in c in n a ti P h y n lo -M e d ic a l C o lle g e , w rites to urinary Diseases in the College of Medicine and tire . He wishes to locate in Silverton th e a u th o r a s follow s an d ed u cate h is c h ild ren in th e Liberal Surgery, Physician-in-Chief to the Harvard Med •• 1 h a v e e x a m in e d y o u r book, ‘ A P h y sic ia n In th e U n iv e rsity . H e offers all th is for only H o u se,’ an d am m uch p le ase d w ith its c o n te n ts an d ical Institute, and has written many works ot to n e . E v ery fam ily sh o u ld know how to c a te f o r th e $3000—one-half down an d balance on h e a lth o f th e h o u se h o ld , w hi, h is a h u m a n l i g h t an d v*ilue to the profession and public. easy t e r m s ; also 130 h ead of c a ttle and d u ty . Y o u r book g iv e s th e in fo rm a tio n n eed ed an d in This book has eight hundred pages, is la n g u a g e th e people ca n re a d ily u n d e rs ta n d . I c o n som e hogs will lie sold very ch eap for g r a tu la te y o u on n o t n a m in g th e use o f a n y po iso n neatly bound in cloth with gold letters and will cash. A ddress th e In fo rm a tio n B ureau. b u t a d h e rin g s tr ic tly to th e use o f n o n -p o iso n o u s rem ed ies—th e o n e tr u e p rin cip le th a t sh o u ld g u id e all Silverton, Ore. 13 be sent Bv mail or express prepaid to any address tr e a tm e n t o f d isease, a n d w hich 1 h av e ad v o c a te d in my p ra c tic e fo r fo rty y e a rs o r m o re. Y ours tr u ly , w . H. C o o k .” A gents w anted. year for $3.00, th e p ric e o f th e book ajone_. OF REASON. C H special Q n p r i i i l f v Address, l l f l f v p l r , • T O w B R y ith a rra n ee ,n en t D r. G reer, we offer P h y s ic ia n in th e H o u s e aQd T o r c h o f R e a s o n one T e a c h e r .— A g en tlem an , 40 years of age, resid in g in M issouri, desires to move to Oregon if he can get a position as tea ch e r o r find som e congenial work. H e has ex cellen t reco m m en d atio n s and h as had very successful experience in th e school room . 19