How Keystone Silver Watch Cases Are Made
The article explains a shift from multi piece soldered silver cases to solid piece hammered Keystone Silver Watch Case construction. It claims superior hardness and durability, tests showing resistance to crystal breakage, and urges sending a bend 8 cent stamp to Keystone Watch Case Factories in Philadelphia for an illustrated pamphlet.
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Keystone
Keystone Silver
Keystone Watch Case
Philadelphia
Dames Boss
Work while the Day Lasts poem reflection
A verse by D. C. McCollum urges living in the moment and mending deeds before life ends. The speaker compares time to a water mill that cannot grind with past water and calls for acts of kindness, faith, and mindful living before death and judgment.
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D. C. McCollum
Letter from George Sends Milly to Typhoid Care
A family learns of Milly's illness after Kate reads George's letter. Mother plans to join Milly, and the group prepares to send two sisters to provide nursing help, while managing home duties and a bustling household of ten children in a factory town.
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George
Kate
Mother
Fanny P
Hattie
Milly
Hat
Dad
Lil
Father
Nellie
John
Myself
Ross
Family learns to shoulder chores and save parents
A fourteen year old narrator recalls a rough start managing the family home with siblings Nellie and younger brothers. They endure hunger, broken clothes, and long nights at the mending basket before deciding to transform their work and restore their parents. They renovate the home, improve the parents room, and vow to share duties, finding lasting reward in renewed family bonds.
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Kate
Katie
Ross
Nellie
Garret
Mother
John
His Turn Again A Street Tale Of Kicks And Fair Play
A fragmented dialogue recalls a street scene where Sam Johnson’s kick is revisited in a joking dispute about fairness and retaliation. The speakers argue whether it would be right to kick back in a two person setting. A stray line notes ETINE a cure delivering tone to the debilitated. A LADY jokes about a nose as a birthday present.
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Sam Jhonson
Chicago Herald
Providence
Honorable
Court of Common Pleas
Holden
County of Providence
Providence, Warren and Bristol
City of
India Street
Benefit Street
Traverse Street
Providence Daily Journal
Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad
Providence County
Bristol Phenix
Bristol
Hallond Company
Thse
Robert She
Fae
H. Scott
Joseph
Spink
Remedies and misadventures in a jumble of old ads
An assortment of old advertisements and short anecdotes. Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup is praised as a reliable remedy sold for 25 cents a bottle. Crutch music and piano music are mentioned as sale items. A biting hotel lawsuit in Australia is noted, with a claim for ten thousand dollars damages.
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Dr. Bull
Kaum's Great Book on Diseases Offered by Boston firm
Boston based P Ordway & Co advertises Dr Kaum's book on diseases with home cures and colored plates claiming it to be the best ever published. A copy will be sent to anyone who sends two 3 cent stamps for payment.
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Boston Star
Nature’s Boundaries Tested by Human Carelessness
A concise reflection notes that neglect causes greater harm than ignorance, urging careful observation of nature and responsible stewardship to prevent lasting damage.
Ungrateful label cited as chief fault in man
A terse quotation asserts that branding someone as ungrateful embodies the worst crimes a person can commit, framing ingratitude as a comprehensive moral shortcoming.
Noble Failure Shines in Worldview Worthy of Effort
A reflective piece argues that failures with virtue can guide society as surely as celebrated wins. It extols integrity, persistence, and humility, suggesting lessons from missteps shape long term progress.
Twilight of Virtue and Shame in Silent Reflections
A brief, aphoristic meditation contrasts virtue with shame as day fades into darkness, suggesting moral clarity wanes without light. The piece presents a stark moral pairing and a somber tone.
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Wen
Scandal Flows from Countless Streams
A remark notes scandal spreads like the Nile, fed by many currents yet hard to trace to a single source. The comparison suggests widespread influence and tangled origins beyond easy attribution.
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Scandal
A Holy Life Speaks Beyond Silent Tongue
A holy life has a voice that speaks when the tongue is silent. It serves as a constant attraction or a continual reproach to those it touches.
Moral counsel on faith and charity by Keble
An editorial reflection argues that questioning faith should be met with genuine holy living not debate. It warns that hoarding wealth harms both the living and the afterlife, urging charity over egoism for true happiness.
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Keble
Bible Guidance Over Arithmetic Refusal
Quote attributed to W Kimball argues that refusing arithmetic is less reasonable than neglecting the Bible. It frames faith as guiding all aspects of life, including study and daily trade, and urges frequent, prayerful engagement with scripture for direction.
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W. Kimball
The Master and the Night of Temptation
A New Hampshire tavern tale shows a man trading his boots and clothes to buy gin. A benevolent stranger tests the addict by buying more, the man drinks away all, and the frost claim follows at dawn. The incident underscores the deadly pull of alcohol and its ruinous consequences.
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New Hampshire
John
Women of the Orient See Progress in Western Ties
The article notes improving status of women in East Asia due to Western influence. It cites Japan led by Perry era reforms with women gaining social rank and limited business and political roles. Canton and Siam follow with wives more visible in public life and dining customs. General Grant’s Bangkok visit highlighted as evidence of evolving woman treatment.
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Orient
Far East
Thomas Ox
Asia
Japan
Perry
Yokohama
Chris
Canton
Grant
Bankok
Royal Palace
Siam
How To Treat Farmers' Boys
In this Rural New Yorker excerpt Mr Chamberlain urges farmers to teach sons the value of money through fair pay and independence. He advocates shared farm plans, early responsibility, and real ownership to build judgment, plus avoiding monotonous work by involving boys in breeding, orchards, and farming decisions.
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New Yorker
Mr. VI
Chamberlain
Mr. Chamberlain
Cast Orr Finery
The article notes fashion finery circulates among Chicago ladies and charity cases. Wealthy women discreetly fund young artists and performers with stylish wardrobes, while a second-hand clothier buys discarded garments. It mentions a Michigan Avenue benefactor and various items resold to sustain appearances.
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Chicago
Michigan Avenue
Artis
Confederate Anecdote of Sherman Through Tecumseh’s Duplicate Bridges
General Johnston recalls Sherman as a resourceful commander who could bridge and re open communications. Confederate soldiers discuss starving him out but mock the idea, noting Sherman carries duplicate bridges and a duplicate tunnel to outpace delays. January Century.
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Sherman
Joseph E. Johnston
Atlanta
Johnston
Kenesgw Mountain
Great Plain
Moscow
Ess
A Millionaire Sears and Three Romances
A Boston grocer Joshua Sears led three romances across life from poverty to wealth. First a train flirtation failed due to money, then a rich widowed engagement ended by a bribe to avoid breach of promise, and finally a late marriage arranged with help from Alpheus Hardy. Pope’s line on mankind belies a long view on women.
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Joshua Sears
Boston
Weathy
Sears
Alpheus Hardy
Hardy
iSo Il
Practical Illustration of Exorbitant Interest Rates
Peter Cooper used a humorous yet sharp example to show a merchant the folly of high borrowing costs. He offered to discount a ten thousand dollar note for three years at three percent per month, then handed a faux deal: no cash, just a check for eight hundred dollars to settle ten thousand eight hundred dollars of interest, proving the rates ruinous. The tale, cited by the New York Post, convinced the merchant to avoid ruinous loans.
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Peter Cooper
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
N. Y. Post
Epileptic fits and snow blindness at Detroit comedy night
A Detroit woman, facing curious neighbors, describes her husband’s epileptic episodes and a later episode where he collapses on the sidewalk. She quips that rheumatics relapsed and pins him by the hair and collar. She jokes about “snow blindness” to last six weeks.
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Detroit
Henry
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Providence and Bristol Railroad Company
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Rhode Island Country Journal
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Geo. E. Webster
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