Leadership pitfalls and time management warnings
The passage urges leaders to delegate routine tasks, focus on vision, and reserve energy for decisive matters. It warns against micromanagement and overemphasizing minor details, noting that forethought, expert purchasing, and proper scheduling prevent failures. It cautions against trying to do everything and stresses measured action.
A Nation of Mechanics and Car Prices
The piece argues that affordable, decent cars will reappear as metal prices normalize. It notes the initial investment in old plants is covered and foresees prices around two hundred fifty dollars once metal costs drop. It muses on American thinking shifting as people tinker with machinery, with patent activity as a gauge.
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Patent Office
America
George
Boston
Congress
Fight Back and Take Charge in Hard Times
A 1917 column argues that delay harms progress and urges decisive action to counter rising costs and social wrongs. It warns that fear and doubt inflate risks, urges leadership, and claims society suffers when payback is avoided. The piece defends confronting crime and exploitation.
World Peace or Monroe Doctrine Debate
The piece weighs limited armament and a concert of Powers against preserving the Monroe Doctrine. It recalls U S history of asserting force to supervise Western Republics, citing Presidents Cleveland and Roosevelt who risked war for this principle. It questions whether the United States can or should yield a century of uncompromised stance.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
The Patriot OMORROW Is the All Important Goal
A stirring poem proclaims the duty of every citizen to answer the drumbeat of duty. It laments past sacrifices by fathers of the nation and urges the speaker to be ready to perish if needed to enhance the country’s glory. The speaker acknowledges limited sight beyond the horizon yet vows to perform a humble or splendid dare.
The Ridiculousness of Kings
A critical op-ed argues monarchies are anachronistic and costly. It condemns royal privilege, calls for governance by ability, and predicts democracy will replace thrones as Europe moves toward peace and reduced military power.
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Europe
Last Hand in Britannica Patent Venture
The Britannica top proprietors risked their last guineas to distribute the encyclopedia via a chain of British newspapers. After repeated refusals only the London Times agreed to hear and back the plan. The fifty second card finally brought success, highlighting cautious conservatism and the value of persistence.
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Britannica
London Times
Thunderer
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