Morning light and virtue over boastful strength
The quotation contrasts trust in God with worldly power, praising modesty and childlike joy as truer sublimity than brute force or thunderous strength. It invokes Job and Ruskin to emphasize inner virtue and faithful living over display.
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Good Wages and Prosperity Stance on Railroad Pay Cuts
The piece argues against wage cuts for railroad workers, urging high wages as the basis of prosperity. It notes widespread economic strain from wage reductions, criticizes rent and profiteering, and cites a $135,000,000 annual cut already imposed on railroad wages as unjust. It frames wage cuts as last resort and urges alternative cost-saving measures.
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Wesleyan Confers LL D on Cornelius Cole at 100
Wesleyan College Middletown Conny awards Cornelius Cole LL D at age 100 of Los Angeles Calif. Cole a Forties pioneer and Republican leader served as district attorney Sacramento 1852 62 U S senator 1867 73 and chaired the Senate Appropriations Committee during reconstruction. He traveled from the West to receive the degree and was urged to engage in public affairs. The item notes contemporaries and political references about figures like Depew Cannon and Keffer and mentions London based figures.
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Railway excursion and local events from twenty years ago
Twenty years ago today the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen ran an excursion to Eston. Work progressed on the McCue and right Milling Company elevator. Miss Florence Hifte and H A Barrow of Farmville married at FE M Lyons home on Higginbothan avenue.
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Richmond
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Ore
National Elks Association
Insincere Festive Dress and Social Oddities Cited
The writer notes a shallow world where insincerity thrives and compares a Russian Bolshevik to others. The piece dwells on costumes and manners, joking that a man smoking a pipe or a woman using rouge would appear odd, highlighting social expectations.
Learn a Word Each Day Subsidy Origin and usage notes
The entry defines subsidy as a government grant or aid from a state to another or to a private party. It traces its origins to English parliamentary grants to the crown and to Latin subsidium meaning reserve troop. It notes usage can carry a derogatory implication in ordinary speech.
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News that Never Grabs The Headlines
Poem reflects on daily press focus on odd crimes and sensational events while noting most life goes unseen. It argues headlines rarely reflect ordinary happiness and that regular people shape destiny through everyday work, love, and effort.
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Woman with six inch feet walks center stage in Washington
A Washington feature profiles Mrs. Carl W. Linker claiming six and a half inch feet make her the smallest footed American woman. The piece widens into discussions of beauty standards, biology, and social trends from attire to public health topics.
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Editorial opinions on Weeks address and American decline
The article reviews editorials from the Washington Post and Kansas City Times on Secretary Weeks remarks at Western Reserve University, debating the gloom of modern tendencies, constitutional reform, and trust in the mature judgment of the people. It contrasts United States stance on joining the league of nations with broader concerns about crime, public health, and governance.
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Margot Asquith Attacks Flappers In Vernacular Remarks
The Nasheville Banner quotes Margot Asquith criticizing flappers as painting new faces and misfigured legs while noting her own aging appearance. It alleges she wears short skirts, then argues she is hypocritical and reckless in speech, with venom and prying tendencies.
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Home conditions blamed for most crime by police chiefs
International session in San Francisco hears that ninety percent of crime stems from poor home training. Officials urge strong parental guidance and reform to place the home at the center of character development, stressing the need for new programs and public action to support families.
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Judge Probes Occupation and Name of Laundry
Rastue identifies as a business man and manager of a family laundry. He states the laundry is named Liza, your honor. The exchange features a courtroom style question and answer without further details.
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Telegraph Tickles by Toe 8 and Other Whimsies
A scraped collection of quirky lines and jokes from a newspaper page. Mentions include Babe Ruth, a north pole note, Amundsen, a New York hospital finger prints, and various humorous asides about shoes, money, weather, and social quirks.
Speeder and Ostrich Jokes At Court And Odd Tales
A quirky court scene opens with a speedster’s greeting and a $26 fine. An ornithologist quips about marriage as an ostrich joke prompts a front‑row remark. A four year old’s cat tale ends with a boil joke. A speeding case yields $30, another riff on leaving town. Jones buys a piano then hauls it away on a handcart for a lesson.
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Jove
Christ Sends Disciples to Heal and Preach in Galilee
Fragmentary Bible text covers Jesus sending the twelve with power to heal and cast out devils, preaching the kingdom of God. It notes their mission without provisions, Herod's curiosity, feeding the five thousand, and lessons on discipleship, sacrifice, and following Jesus. The excerpt includes Transfiguration imagery and guidance on commitment and priorities.
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Short Cuts From Exchanges on Mild Jabs and Manners
A collection of light quips from various papers noting humor about collars, summer furs, dress, marriage, and social habits. It contrasts witty one liners about society with a remark on prohibition making coastline waters appear drier.
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