Godly Advice and Charity in Edinburgh Wynds
A preacher recalls visiting Betty Gordon, an ailing Edinburgh parishioner, delivering rent money and reflecting on faith in action. He argues against materialist views of nature and urges persistent prayer, steadfast charity, and exemplary deeds as the true signs of divine power.
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Arnot
Edinburgh
Betty Gordon
Hetty
Betty
Tetty
Abe
Mr. Arnot
Phat
Jesus
Salt River and the Ohio Flow from a Fabled Channel
Salt River flows into the Ohio south of Louisville and is a small non navigable stream used briefly by winter towboats. It served to transport Kentucky whisky before the Civil War, and the phrase a trip up Salt River entered politics to describe a deserted candidate. The river’s name may derive from salt springs at its source.
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Ohlo
Loring
Pittsburg
Salt River
Ohio
Louisville
Kentucky Hills
No Sliver Spoon Myth: Work Wins Over Birthright
Editorial argues against the idea that privilege dictates success, citing Alexander Cassatt and James McCrea as examples who rose from humble starts through labor and resolve. It contends that ambition and effort, not wealth at birth, shape achievement, noting many rich youths fail and many poor rise without capital.
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Merit
Excelsior
Alexander J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Realife
Casnate
James McCrea
Astrodman
Kansas City World
Political conflict between nation and states in U S history
A discussion of federal versus state power, origins of the national authority, and limits on regulating interstate commerce and large corporations. It recalls Jefferson Adams 1800, Jackson nullification, and Civil War legacies, noting ongoing debates about governance and accountability in rail and sea travel safety.
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Ita
Thoman Jefferson
John Adams
Jackson
Fnally
Prosperity's Continuance and Public Foresight
An editorial discussion contrasts gloomy and optimistic forecasts for 1907 from figures like Rockefeller and Stuyvesant Fish against British and American business opinions. It advises citizens to focus on diligent work and maintaining funds for lean times, noting that betting on foreseen reactions rarely pays and urging stable effort over speculation.
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Rophbets
Rockefeller
Stuyvesant Fish
Rothachild
United States
Philadelphia Bulletin
Isthmian Road 18 in Operation Opens New American Isthmian Route
General Porfirio Diaz and Sir Weetman Pearson supervised the loading of the first ton of freight from the steamship Venture onto a freight car bound for Coatzacoalcos along the Tehuantepec National Railroad. The new route cuts distance from San Francisco to New York from 11,627 miles to 4,925 miles, rivaling the Panama Canal. The project has cost about $35 million so far with $15 million more planned to complete the Isthmian highway linking ocean to ocean across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
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Porfiro Diaz
Republic of Mexico
Weetman Pearson
Tehuantepec
Tehuantepec National
Coatsacoaleos
New York
San Francisco
Herman Cortes
Ovenn
Expensive Gifts and Mysterious Aunt Mary Colburn
In a Youth's Companion excerpt, Dorothy and Helen discuss Christmas gifts. Helen recalls Aunt Mary Colburn sending a literal check with instructions to mount pictures and supply cushions, saving embarrassment next year. Dorothy laments unreadable muslings and an unaffordable dress for mull finds from two years past.
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Dorothy
Helen
Mary Colburn
A Bitter Speech by Hilary K Adair at Omaha Dinner
Western detective Hilary K Adair responds to a toast at an Omaha dinner. He notes speeches can aid detectives and cites a Milwaukee incident where a wife’s remark in her sleep reveals a hidden truth, illustrating how spoken words expose facts.
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Hilary K. Adair
Omaha
Mr. Adair
Milwaukee
Ila
Helping His Finish
The dialogue paints a melodramatic scene as a steadfast suitor vows to endure hardship for love. A bold reply from the beloved dismisses the suitor but hints at future feelings.
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Sultor
Philadelphia Ledger
Tennyson and Martian satellites in old notes
A fragment from a periodical discusses Tennyson's Palace of Art referencing Mars moons and Swift style forecasts, noting posthumous notes and a 1685 attribution questioned by J. Stevenson and Lord Tennyson. It moves to wood types and practical uses.
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Tennyson
Mara
Orion
Swift
Martan
J. & Stevenson
Bilairavon
Norwood
Ceylon
H. Hi. Turner
Stevenson
Wurente
Tenny
Mars
Trumpet Calls of the Unredeemed and Witty Religious Mottoes
A rambling collection of admonitions and quips on faith and conduct. The text mocks indecision, pride, and political self interest while praising prayer, duty, and personal responsibility. It weaves biblical imagery with satirical maxims about preachers, wolves, and public virtue.
Monarch y drift in American nature warned by North American Review
The North American Review argues Americans resemble other nations in desiring hierarchy and worship, predicting a drift toward monarchy. It contends public scorn of titles hides private hankering, noting Europeans’ aristocratic attitudes and the risk of republics fading under human impulses. The piece frames monarchy as an inevitable outcome of human nature in power and status worship.
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America
Europe
North American Review
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Philemon
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D. D
Stopford A. Brooke
Batitude
W. Charter Piggott
Dr. Chalmers
Avumer Peille
New York Sun
Tle
Wise
Fnte
Wall Street
Chicago Journal
Pevane Y Money
Aloodir
Salina
Qruz
EXICO
Turner
London Times
Aly
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