Guinea and the Guinea Man in American Work Ethic
The text critiques a lax, comfort-seeking work culture labeled as "guinea" behavior. It argues many accept easy jobs, avoid growth, and resist advancement, urging Americans to abandon lazy habits and pursue higher effort and ambition to strengthen the Republic. It cites a London tale of a Yankee dealer paying canvassers five dollars daily, sparking broader points about striving and productivity.
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Avera
Armountable
Mexico
Nature
London
United States
Republic
War speech warns against complacency and mobilizes citizens
A forceful editorial rebukes complacent voices and urges national unity. It denounces war readiness failures, stresses industrial effort and public sacrifice, and warns against demagoguery in upcoming elections while calling Americans to defend rights and support the war effort.
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America
Uncle Sam's
B. Bombast
Isq
Wildcats
United States
Germany
Republic
The Ladder Builders of Our Nation
A reflective verse praising tinker and thinker workers who build society and wealth through daily toil. It contrasts them with snobs who patronize merchants and craftspeople, noting carpenters, shopkeepers, Rum sellers, cobblers, clerks, laborers, and ragmen fueled the fortune that enables gatekeeping and privileges.
Ask Your Congressman to Introduce This Bill About War Orphans
A plea urges Congress to act on housing and raising war orphans. It questions national policy for disaster orphans and argues pensions cannot offset losses. It condemns prejudice against waifs and calls for care, education, and preferential cadet and federal opportunities for wards of the republic.
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Republic
Americ
West Point
Congress
Pershing
Annapolis
Vanity and the truth in mirrors from 1917
The piece argues vanity distorts self-view and leadership. It claims vanity signals unreliability, noting a person obsessed with appearance neglects work and that public figures should avoid self-display. The tone critiques self-admiration as a predictor of poor performance.
Deathless Story of a World at Peace
Fragmentary verse recounts a future era after wars and despots end, imagining nations’ hatred fading and a deathless story told of the did code and readers hidden under peace. Mentions Belgians’ splendor at Liege.
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Tsar
Liege
Propaganda War Cry Against Wilhelm of Prussia
A heated World War I era plea urges citizens to oppose Kaiser Wilhelm II through ideas and Liberty Bonds. The speaker assigns him brutal blame for tax burdens, shortages, and wartime losses, painting him as a global tormentor responsible for desecration of churches and destruction of civilization.
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Roe
Flanders
Wilhelm
Prussia
Kaiser
Belgium
Syria
Armenia
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