Six Hundred Dead at Dam Disaster Drives Family from Home
Reynolds faces literal collapse as a catastrophic flood from the Pecos River Dam swallows the valley. Dick warns of danger to his wife Jane and the need to flee, while Brand pressures Reynolds to escape with a letter of credit and a plan to vanish to Brussels.
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Jane
Brand
Brand Hur
Porter
Reynolds
Meade
Bob
Lusitania
England
Jam
Brussels
Angel
Brace
Mrs. Reynolds
Mince Pie and Sufferage Stir Weissenborn Home
A New York Tribune report describes how beer Christian Science mince pie and suffrage entered the Weissenborn household. The four influences disrupted the home but did not overcome them though the passage ends abruptly.
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Philip Weissenborn
New York Tribune
Weissenborn
The Way to Keep a Secret Seamed
A brief note reflects on secrecy and concealment, suggesting that the method is to maintain seams or divisions as a way to guard a hidden matter. The line hints at fragility and careful handling in confidentiality.
Uplift Talk on Reviving Dying Businesses and Ambition
A medical journal style discourse uses a feeble old horse cured by lamb blood as a metaphor for business vitality. It warns against complacency in aging firms and urges keeping pace with competitors, embracing new ideas, and sustaining ambition to prevent decline.
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Santora
What Do You See in Others
Riis says the image of God is in every outcast and a neighborly approach reveals the true person. He argues culture grows when we look beyond faults and judge with generosity, seeing the good in others rather than flaws.
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Tople
Charity
Jacob A. Riis
Shoes and Whims in a Retail Market Scene
A stylish woman barges into a shoe shop asking for a bald clerk with a bent leg. The clerk has moved to the neighboring firm, prompting her to march across the street to be fitted. The episode highlights quirky consumer behavior and the logic of retail trades.
Philosophy for the Day on Time, Deeds, and Illusion
A reflective piece compares near and distant scenes to life’s deeds. It argues that present details look ordinary while distant eras seem heroic, prompting the notion that given time and place anyone might have risen to great causes or endured historic trials.
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Thermopylae
Bunker Hill
Socrates
Brune
Realistic Scenery Pushes Realism for Compact Shipboard Sets
Pneumatic scenery and stage settings are being used to enhance realism while saving space aboard ships. The effort focuses on compact design and efficient storage to improve visual fidelity without increasing volume.
Victory Speech Reflects On Skirts And Banners
A speaker uses intense language under breath about skirts and readiness for perching on banners. The remark implies concern over appearance and propriety during a public event.
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Eskance
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By Webster Denison
Eugene Walter
Morse
A.C. McClurs & Co
Staten Ieland
Pecos River
Dr. Marden
Orison Swett Marden
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