A Woman’s Wisdom and the Favorite Prescription
A worried mother uses The Common Sense Medical Adviser by Dr. Pierce to diagnose her child's cough and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a remedy for women's ailments. The testimonial from Margaret Zuebert of Baltimore praises the medicine’s quick help and ability to resume household duties and caregiving.
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R. V. Pierce
Pierce
Mec
Maks
Argaret Zuebert
Bentalon Street
Baltimore
Woodrow Wilson’s Rise From Scholar to Princeton President
The piece charts Woodrow Wilson’s early career from author of Congressional Government to professor roles at Bryn Mawr and Wesleyan, his Johns Hopkins lectures, and his rise to Princeton presidency in 12 years. It notes his evolving views on university governance and the clash over centralized living arrangements.
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Herbert B. Adams
Richard T. Ely
Wilson
Bryn Mawr
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Johns Hopkins
Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Jersey
Princeton University
Wilson's Progressive Vision and Shape of a Presidential Candidacy
The article outlines Wilson's belief in a university of teachers and students over grand buildings, recounts the fervent opposition his ideas faced, and notes his rise from New Jersey governor to U.S. president. It highlights his independence, personable nature, and readiness to engage with all social strata.
Instruments of Progress and the Unions' Role
John K. Ingram argues unions, though attacked, have thrived as indispensable instruments of progress. They legitimate social needs, unite workers under industrial changes, foster independence, and promote self sacrifice for the common good and future successors.
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John K. Ingram
California Supreme Court Upholds Eight Hour Female Work Law
The California Supreme Court sustains a law forbidding women to work more than eight hours daily or forty eight weekly in many sectors. It allows seating during idle times and cites police power to protect public health. The decision aligns California with Oregon and Washington in labor reform and signals broader adoption by other states.
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Supreme Court of Washington
Washington
California
California Supreme Court
Express
Frank A. Miller
Glenwood
Riverside
Perpetuating Poverty and Its Causes
Edward T. Devine in Survey argues that disease, insanitary housing, child labor, women's exhausting work, and weak housing laws create a growing class of subnormal people. He asserts manufacturers and mine owners profit from this exploitation and call for stopping the handicaps to protect health and welfare.
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Edward T. Devine
Use Your Talents. Men Craft Their Fortunes Versus Fate
A concise reflection on personal agency and destiny. It argues that while fate governs outcomes, individuals must exert their talents or perish like a moth drawn to a candle, regardless of genius. The quote echoes moral philosophy about effort and consequence.
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William Wirt
Good Old Ananias Prophesies A Peaceful Inauguration Day
A Washington Star verse proclaims a sunny inauguration with American optimism. The narrator envisions cheerful crowds, polite weather bulletins, and each person finally achieving the office they seek. An air of unity and celebration pervades the poem.
If they knew European history they would not find these proposals so un precedented
William Draper Lewis at a Chicago dinner compares political ignorance to Cornelius Husk’s ignorance of European art. He recounts Husk visiting the national gallery in Trafalgar Square observing students copying old works and asks what happens to old pictures when the new ones are finished.
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William Draper Lewis
Chicago
Cornelius Husk
Husk
National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
Unforgettable Baptism Names Baby With An Extravagant Name
In a baptism ceremony a father answers with a long, elaborate name for the newborn. The minister calmly repeats the ritual and asks for water as the crowd remains hushed, while the clergyman quietly signals the need for more water to the sexton.
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John Henry Witherspoon
Buffington Migglesby
Parmalee Spuggleton Smatterpop Smith
Sexton
Towers
New York
Get Busy Keep Busy Motto From Somerville Journal
A brief quote from the Somerville Journal highlights two life rules urging constant effort. The publication presents the maxims “Get busy” and “Keep busy” as practical guidance.
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Somerville Journal
The Baby In Church
During a sermon a crying baby was carried to the door. The minister urged no disturbance while the mother quipped that the baby is not disturbing him. Her audible remark turns the moment into a witty churchyard exchange.
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English Church Review
Ward vs Ward divorce decree sought in Chehalis court
Norman H. Ward petitions for separation from Johanna M. Ward in Washington Superior Court Chehalis County. The complaint cites desertion intemperance cruelty and abuse and seeks to set aside a specified property quarter section as his separate property. The defendant is ordered to appear within 60 days of February 28 1913 to answer or a default judgment will be entered.
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State of Washington
Chehalis County
Norman H. Ward
Johanna M. Ward
S. W
N. E
N. W
S. E
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