Do Not Take Yourself Too Seriously In The World
A homely lesson on humility and perspective. The piece argues that individuals are not indispensable and that society continues even if one person is less than perfect, urging people to focus on duties without inflated self-importance. It uses a basin of water metaphor to illustrate the illusion of personal centrality.
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Thingan
Zach
Seattle
Ork
Keaton Nie
Bcco
Fividia
Women Law Makers Rise After Connecticut Victory
Twenty nine women win seats in state legislatures across fifteen states marking progress for female representation. The piece notes Connecticut leads with five female lawmakers and discusses training, citizenship, and the evolving role of women in lawmaking amid public interest and shifting expectations.
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Connecticut
Pinetien
Common Sense By 20 Howe Cites Limited Experience and Tricks
The passage criticizes Common Sense By 20 Howe for lacking command experience and careful judgment. It warns that elites are not present and notes the need to watch tides while arguing forgiveness and rapid actions in daily tasks like striking a match or using a light and telephone.
After Dinner Stories and Rural Wit in Town
An old resident recalls pranks and scarecrow misfires, including a gun pointed scarecrow that set crows to “shooting.” A visitor asks about bootleg goods and potent drinks from a theater intermission anecdote. Charlie and sisters extend a country visit as the uncle jokes about missing family.
Questions and Answers from the Athens Information Bureau
A compiled Q and A page covers topics from letter frequency with J and Y noted, to American Indian citizenship status and tribal governance. It also asks about handpainted china in kiln bricks, porcine eatability, submarine depths in wartime, colorblindness heredity among men, original American League members in 1900, and attendance of about 210,000 at 48 opera performances in St. Louis.
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China
Caine
United States
South America
Navy _Department
Cleveland
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Detroit
Buffalo
Chicago
Minneapolis
St. Louis Municipal Auditorium
Unions and wage trends cited in 1910s bricklaying article
The piece analyzes wage history 1909 to 1920 for bricklayers, noting a 127 percent overall wage rise but major efficiency losses of about 51 percent. It highlights cost increases to the public for brick laying, cites 362 percent rise since 1909, and critiques the Adamson law and cost plus system as factors. It also references labor leaders Peder, Morrow, and Woll challenging wage policies amid broader labor disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Railroad Brotherhood
Peder
Morrow
Woll
The Spur Of The Moment A Curious Child Star
A fragment describes a girl described as little more than a pine child yet with a strong appetite and dancing prowess. The tone blends admiration and concern as observers note her delicate appearance and surprising eating habit while hinting at a distant business world she enters.
Opium Trafficking Rings and City Response Echo Coastwide
The piece traces how narcotics gangs smuggle opium from Seattle to California with trunk checks and ships as hideouts. It notes officials’ growing skill in detecting drugs aboard vessels, and describes treatment efforts in New York and San Francisco, including clinics and hospitals for addicts and limited jail use.
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Francisco
Chicago
Boise
Idaho
Peddier
New York
Elias Dodenes
City Health Department
San Francisco
Pacifico Coast
Simple home cough syrup from Pinex and syrup
A home remedy combines 2% Pinex with syrup to yield a pint of cough syrup. It claims rapid relief by loosening phlegm, stopping throat tickle, and soothing irritated membranes, with pleasant taste and cheaper than ready-made products.
Plan to Protect Farmers Proposed at Columbus Meeting
In Columbus on November 23, Thomas D. Phillips head of Ohio bureau of markets and Paul E. Brady of the U S bureau of markets advance a plan to store only farm commodities in warehouses. Non farm goods would be stored elsewhere, with warehouse receipts usable by farmers. Brady aims to explain the proposal to warehouse owners and farmers at a local meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohiomar
Thomas D. Phillips
State Bureau of Markets
Paul E. Brady
United States Bureau of Markets
Bee
Federal Reserve Bank
Brady
Greek Premier Venizelos Plans Post Amid Greek Crisis
Report from Paris on November 30 indicates Premier Venizelos seeks a new office as a possible British solution to the Greek problem. The plan mirrors discussions about King Constantine and the wider political maneuvering to stabilise Greece.
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Paris
Venizelos
Janary
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