The Real Farmer's Life Versus the Dream
A farmer endures long hours in rain and sun, tending calves, pigs, and sheep from dawn to night. The piece contrasts romanticized farming with harsh reality including pests, drought, debt, and mortgage pressure that can lead to foreclosure and debt collection.
Call for Extra Legislature Session on Linn Sullivan Tax
The writer questions relying on an illegal assessment to fund schools and county government in Linn and Sullivan counties. They argue leaders delay action and taxes may not be paid, suggesting a united effort to urge the governor to convene an extraordinary session to establish a lawful assessment and secure vital revenue.
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Linn
Sullivan
Argus Pushes Mortar Car Service Over Burlington
The Argus advocates a mortar car service from Brookfield to Unionville arguing it would improve regional transport. It notes current trains on the K C line travel slowly and question whether the Burlington will adopt the proposed service, highlighting the longer travel times between Browning and Purdin ar for a 300 mile round trip.
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Tue Argus
Burlington
Brookfield
Unionville
K. C
Browning
Purdinar
Platforms as Literary Wrappers for Ballot Pledges
The author critiques convention platforms as entertaining yet valueless without a strong honest leader to implement them. He notes party platforms rarely translate into action and argues a genuine leader needs no platform.
Perennial Mind vs Ancient Insight
The article argues that modern knowledge surpasses past limits yet falls short of Aristotle's lifetime achievements. It contends that today’s discoveries outpace earlier eras but cannot match the depth of early philosophical genius.
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Aristotle
Price of meat and inspection needs
The passage notes that meat prices would not need to rise much for inspection to become necessary and that an ordinary income cannot afford to eat enough to do him much injury.
President backs muckrake stance on packing plants
The president argues for using a muck rake approach to scrutinize packing plants, urging investigation into practices and potential reforms at meat processing facilities. The call emphasizes transparency and accountability in the industry.
Time Roll Back Time And Bless My Fellow Men
Poem reflecting penitence and longing to undo wasted years. The speaker asks time to return youth to lift burdens, comfort the suffering, and offer hopeful words. A tribute to a sainted mother and a vow to become a better son to humanity.
Great Men and Movements in Early Modern Era
Columbus sought new routes after eastward trade closed and sailed in 1492 reaching the western hemisphere on October 12. His voyage spurred geography and science, while Martin Luther sparked religious reform and private inquiry in the sixteenth century, shaping independent thought and moral improvement.
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Columbus
India
Martin Luther
Luther
Notable Thinkers Shaped Modern Government and Society
The text credits Shakespeare Bacon Richelieu Rousseau Adam Smith Washington Napoleon Howard Wilberforce Monroe with influencing government, science, education, and abolition. It traces shifts from divine right and despotism to representative rule, inquiry driven by reason, and social reforms across Europe and the Atlantic world.
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Adam Smith
Luther
Bacon
Washington
Europe
Napoleon
Howard
England
House of Commons
Monroe
Kaifeng Wool Co announces top market price offer
Wool company statement promises highest market price for wool with headquarters at Farmers Exchange Bank. Noted chaos on June 2 as a car derailment near Providence R I rail line left fatalities and many injured.
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Farmers Exchange Bank
Kaifeng Wool Co
Providence, R
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