Pleasing Voice Boosts Sales and Social Standing
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate piece argues the pleasing voice draws favorable attention at home and work. It warns loud coarse enunciation harms sales and status, urging cultivation of smooth speech and courteous manner for employers and all professions.
Quote prompts roots of Goldsmith in Ireland and missteps in life
The fragment quotes a misattributed line about fighting and fleeing and traces Oliver Goldsmith to Ireland born 1728. It notes his father a pastor, entry to Trinity College Dublin, a failed ministry bid, tutor post lost over a card dispute, a failed America voyage, uncle funding, and studies in Dublin then Edinburgh without a degree.
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Oliver Goldsmith
Sinin
Ireland
Ripathia Witte
Trinity College
Dubin
Gallant
Elphin
Pars Tini
Gonlanith
Woalthy
Que Manter
America
Rosuia
Dublin
Edinburgh
Reve Ba
Oliver Goldsmith A Pioneer of 18th Century Poetry
Goldsmith, who studied at Leyden with his uncle funding, wrote The Vicar of Wakefield and The Deserted Village which quickly gained popularity and substantial royalties. He died in London on April 4, 1774, leaving debts over ten thousand pounds.
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Leyden
Wakefield
Goldsmmith
London
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Admins
Your Friend Yourself Your Friends in Life
Fragmented verse on enduring friendship and independence. The piece extols how good friends enrich life yet true friendship should not rely on others for survival, urging self sufficiency and mutual support across seasons. It attributes the sentiment to McClure's Newspaper Syndicate.
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McClurs
Last Names Tied to Parishes and Notable Lineages
The text links surnames to English parishes such as Wycliffe and Merriott, notes John Wycliffe’s birth in 1324, and recounts Maryland and Virginia family migrations. It mentions David Wickliffe’s descendants and kin with connections to colonial figures, plus Lumley lore and a Boston wool import note.
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Agame
Wicliffe
Wyclif
Wycliffe
North Riding of
Yorkshire
England
John da Wycliffe
David Wickliffe
Maryland
Jane
Vegetarian Dishes From A Mothers Cook Book
Readable fragments offer vegetarian main dishes and dessert ideas. Recipes include a pea and corn vegan style mix pressed into cups with cream sauce, a nut roast with vegetables, creamy soups, melon with lemon sauce, berry pie with ice cream, and mock sausages using beans bread crumbs and sage.
Theater Crankery and a Lost Dolphin Drama Tale
A tale contrasts sponge fishermen in Key West with theatrical managers. An experienced playwright pitches a historical drama based on the Lost Dolphin, but the manager rejects it arguing the public would not understand or fund such a play. The anecdote recalls Wilton Lackaye and remarks about producing Les Miserables.
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America
Key West
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Wilton Lackaye
Jean Valjean
Hugo
Lackaye
Wwerla
Lin
Juan Fintaled
Euileo
The Leaning Tower of Baltimore Tale
An historic Baltimore site near a shot tower becomes the scene of a drunken dispute between Eugene Mayer, a German saloon keeper, and his thirsty companion. A tense argument over right and wrong leads to a heated wager as drinks are ordered and a plan to tilt the tower’s surroundings is discussed.
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Baltimore
Eugene Mayer
New York
California
Shotwarka
Beck
Liven
Bayer
Dar
Haves
Hayes
Fragmented shipboard account from wartime voyage
A damaged maritime fragment recalls a transport ship with troops near Brest and Newfoundland. The crew battles severe weather, lightning, and rough seas while one lifeline momentarily raises hopes of salvation as the vessel fights close to rocky shores.
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Brest
Newfoundbuid
Aoxiren Kuathy
Mialohind
Erie
Angel Gabriel
Beautifying railroad entrances to towns urged by civic groups
The American Railways Development association backs efforts to improve approaches to towns with liberal planting along rail lines. Committees in many cities will press manufacturers to keep yards neat and install new station signs showing population real estate wealth and chief industry.
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England
France
Germany
American Railways Development Association
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Duluth
Atlanta
Erie
Lancaster
South Bend
Dayton
Des Moines
Wrenton
N. J
Providence
Lockport
N. Y
Dade City
Fla
Warren
Ohio
Mishaweka
Ind
Kankekee
Kll
Madison
Wis
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas City
Ogden
Utah
Casper
Wyo
Albany
Ore
Pasident
Venice
Riverside
Cal
Painters Have Much to Do With City's Safety
J P Rit ing, president of the MWlnels Mister House Painters and Decorators' wiso eration, argues painters protect citizens from destruction greater than fire or burglars. He says paint shields life and property by sealing surfaces, preventing rot and rust that damage wood and metal continually.
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J. P. Riting
Mwlnels
Wisoeration
Frani Josses
Tela Ing
Hising
Home and City as the Larger Place of Home
The piece defines home as more than a house and grounds, a dwelling place of the Spirit and the city of one’s abode. It urges both men and women to invest effort to improve their larger home, their prosperous community, as part of duty. From Connersville Indiana.
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Alan
Connerwville
Ind
Garden Adornment and Architecture in Harmony
The essay argues garden structures must echo the house design, with pergolas matching the mansion’s dignity. Pergolas should support vines and create pleasant shade, yet only exist where a vine and clear path are present, ensuring interrelation with the architecture.
Within Reach of All A Little Town Flower Gardens
A small town gains nationwide talkability by ten acres of flower gardens along its streets, highlighting a notable urban feature that could draw attention beyond local eyes. The effort showcases local pride and potential tourist appeal.
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Aittle
Ita
Beauty at Home Time and Human Nature
An exploration of how people seek beauty beyond their own surroundings but discover the supreme beauty lies at home. The text contrasts external quests for beauty with the familiar appeal of the everyday environment and personal spaces.
Mrs Fuller Praises Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Walpole New Hampshire resident T H Fuse reports improved health after using Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for nervous conditions and recurring ailments. The testimonial claims the product restored strength enabling care for babies and households and notes widespread sales and endorsements from other women.
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Walpole
Lydie E. Pinkham
Ain
T. H. Fuse
Ny Walpole
New Hampeire
Pinkham
Thought and Said Pieces Reflect Household Morals and Change
Fragmented remarks on pleasure, business, and morality mix with quaint social observations. The text touches on leadership, aging, economic shifts in Canada wheat farming, and personal life choices from adolescence to marriage, with reflections on responsibility and practicality.
Wireless torpedo to counter pilotless planes proposed
A proposed wireless torpedo aims to counter pilotless aircraft by pursuing and destroying them through remote control guidance. The concept envisions a weapon that can track and strike unmanned planes, enhancing defenses against airborne drones.
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