Japan aims for safety and prosperity through peaceful industry
The Atlantic argues Japan seeks future security and growth via lawful trade, not conquest, stressing its patriotism centers on the homeland and its isolation. It notes a shift from militarism to industrial and commercial development while remaining a peace loving nation. The Deseret News counters New York World questions Mrs. Sage's $5 million assessment, noting Rockefeller's wealth far exceeds hers.
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Japan
Arthur M. Knapp
Atlantic
Britain
New York World
Russell Sage
John D. Rockefeller
Deseret News
Election wit and humor from Victorian parliamentary clashes
A compilation of heckler anecdotes from Victorian elections. Tales range from witty retorts silencing Dublin, Waterford, and Edinburgh speakers to gibes about taxes and lobbies. Noted lines include a widow’s quip at a patriotic speech, a field for hydraulics jibe, and barbed exchanges involving Lords, prime ministers, and silent audiences.
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Ian Malcolm
Bernal Osborne
Waterford
Emerald Isle
Malcolm
Richard Temple
India
Lord George Hamilton
Mr. Gladstone
Treasury
Joe
Lord Morley
Campbell
Menzie
Edinburgh
Satan
Walter King
Somersetshire
Prof
Fawcett
Brighton
M. P
The Landlady's Philosophy
Charles R Barnes humor column satirizes money craving, female trouble, and crooked doctors in New York, linking society’s vice to Wall Street and lawyers. It critiques doctors who profit from long cases or deadly poisons, portraying a cynical view of modern urban morality.
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Charles R. Barnes
Wall Street
New York
Popular
Fifteen Year Old Gramar School Composer Credits Longfellow
A New England grammar school teacher found in a composition by a fifteen year old girl that Henry W. Longfellow was born in Portland Maine while his parents were traveling in Europe. The piece lists Phoebe and Alice Carey as his fast friends.
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New England
Longfellow
Henry W. Longfellow
Portland
Europe
Phoebe
Alice Carey
Various World Facts and Oddities From Around the Globe
A collage of notes covers pawnshop regulation in Chile, criminal liability ages in England and Germany, a leather belt sold for 5800 dollars, a belt length of 243 feet and width of 72 inches, and other curious data. It mentions asparagus origins, Fujiyama height, pilgrim numbers, fingerprint tracing at Scotland Yard, smoke policies for young soldiers, oysters for dyspepsia, tapa cloth, vast London rail passenger volumes, Greece currant overproduction, vine uprooting costs, and a stag fossil found in a tunnel bore.
Be Human and the Ideal of Character
A Pilgrim essay argues that being human means feeling and acting as one ought, embodying kindness, normalcy, and natural responsiveness. It favors sincerity over artificial manners, warns against self-conscious posing, and suggests true humanity lies in single-hearted devotion and natural power.
Interruption at School Breaks Up Day for Child of Baltimore Businessman
A Baltimore schoolboy, son of a prominent local businessman, told his father after class that he was tired of school and planned to quit. The boy added he enjoyed attending but the day breaks up easily, prompting the exchange.
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Baltimore
Harper’s Magazine
Tommy
Battle Axe Smoes and Cries for Crime Policy Reform
An 19th century ad style fragment critiques methods of punishing murderers, contrasting harsher traditional justice with modern reform ideas. It argues that severe and relentless punishment is society’s best protection, citing England and a New York Press quote. The piece also advertises Mrs Winslow’s Syrup and a line about conscience versus creditors.
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England
New York Press
Postum touted as a health aid in reader letters
A Chicago News inspired anecdote contrasts police trickery with a Postum testimonial. A Mississippi schoolteacher describes coffee related nervousness fading after switching to Postum, claiming better mood, reduced irritability, and healthier heart. The letters page invites readers to enjoy The Road to Wellville.
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Miss
Postum
Wellville
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Newton
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Jackson Lumber Company
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S. L. M’laurin
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Pelahatchie
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T. B. Doxey
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Rankin County Bank Building
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Vw. H. Helton
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Stag
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Bertillon
Chicago News
Ktyw. MX
Kenneth Martin
Dept. 3
Lebanon
Tenn
Bor Bartue Axe
Suoes
Libby
McNeill & Libby
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