Working For the Boss of Health Is Capital
Thomas Tapper writes on how health is capital in labor, noting sickness reduces value and that workers relying on pay capitalize their skill and health equally, underscoring the link between health and productivity.
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Earth
How Reading Shapes Mind Not Remembering But Digestion
An essay argues reading is about thinking and digesting ideas, not recalling every word. It urges slow, active engagement, compares mind to eating, and cites Carlyle on work and cheerfulness, urging a civilization where useful labor inspires joy and song.
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Galileo
Newton
Carlyle
A Working Model for a Wife in Men’s Terms
A 40 year old man seeks a wife who matches strict, practical specs from hair to home keeping. The piece argues lasting marriage rests on companionship and shared tastes, not romance, urging men to value chums over mere loves and warning that ennui dries up affection. It concludes a wife who can chum with her husband spares the need for divorce.
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Carlyle
Bhut
Cupid
Schezerad
Hubby
Good Habits and Health as Capital for Workers
Thomas Tapper argues health and skill are equal assets in earning. A twenty dollar weekly wage equals a twenty thousand dollar capital at six percent, linking health to wealth. He urges contracting good habits, daily clean eating, sufficient sleep, cheerful conduct, and deep breathing to grow both health and skill for higher earnings.
The Last of Blackbeard Ended His Pirates Career
The pirate Blackbeard known as Teach met his end near Ocracoke Inlet after a fierce clash with Lieutenant Maynard’s riverine force. The Engagement left many dead on both sides, with Blackbeard among the eight pirates killed and his crew defeated in the Virginian attack.
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Lackbeard
Blackbeard
Teach
Bahamas
North Carolina
England
Woodes Rogers
Alexander Selkirk
Rogers
Carolina Sounds
High Seas
Bath
Wood
Maynard
Ocracoke Inlet
Roanoke Island
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