Enlargement of Governmental Functions
A discussion on the nature of the state versus society. The state is an artificial power. society is a natural organism. Rights derive from individuals, not majority rule, and government must be limited to necessary, just ends. A future state could benefit from public ownership of utilities and transport, aligning with evolving governance. George Bullock, St. Louis, 1895.
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Numore
Herbert Spencer
Mr. Spencer
Ciety
John Sherwin Crosby
Kansas City
Ely
Walter Clark
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Clark
Waite
Pensacola
Telegraph Company
Yale Law School
Brown
United States Supreme Court
Europe
Raliwayaay
Gelmniy
Bras Fastria
Sweden
Norway
George Bullock
St. Louis
Machinery and Monopolies Displace Workers, Wages at Risk
The Commonwealth laments that rising machinery replaces labor, leaving workers unemployed as monopolies control the equipment and its output. It argues the wage system persists while capital maintains power over both machines and material goods.
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Commonwealth
Vladivostok Snapshot From Forts To Dusty Streets
The article describes Vladivostok as a sprawling, dusty port city on a long peninsula with steep streets and plank sidewalks. It notes forts surrounding the harbor, a crowded road system with troikas and water carts, and a humorous view of local transit and life captured by a Fortnightly Review piece.
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Siberia
Vladivostok
Hongkong
Maravief Amureky
Jong
Penny
Izvozéhik
Lemons as Medicine and Cold Lemonade Remedies
Simple lemon juice sweetened with sugar aids coughing and feverishness. Rolling lemons on a hard surface helps juice extraction. For six large glasses, juice six lemons, add sugar, stir, then mix with water for cool invigoration in warm months.
The Long Pike and Swiss Martial Craft in History
A fragment from Macmillan’s Magazine discusses the long pike, its Swiss associations, and 18 foot shaft myths. It notes earliest mention in 1327 via Count Philip of Savoy and debates whether Savoyards or Swiss originated it. The piece highlights uncertainty about weapon length and use across nations.
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Davenhou
Yike
Philip of Savoy
Turin
Leguian
Falkirk
Courtrai
Sempioh
Macmillan
The Prisoner’s Animus Defined in Court Exchange
The Boston Transcript quotes a judge asking about the prisoner’s animus and a witness struggling to define the term. The dialogue centers on intent temperament and whether animus equals mind in modern legal language.
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Boston Transcript
Mascot speaks on health and luck amid aging tales
A fragment discusses a notably thin, pale man deemed the luckiest by a mascot. It notes his apparent good health, yet insurance agents repeatedly reject him, and it hints at broader themes of faith, industry growth, and regional manufacturing expansion toward the west and south.
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Miperone Mae
Chicago
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