Cards and Chips by Herbert Kaufman
The column urges self reliance and personal effort to build wealth, arguing many rich figures rose from humble starts and that capital is earned, not inherited. It dismisses notions of static plutocracy and stresses disciplined, practical action and education to secure financial success.
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Atlantic
Tey
Field Hospital at War Reveals Grim Medical Experiments
A wartime hospital scene shows surgeons discussing mass casualty ethics and experiments on wounded foes and civilians. The narrator notes vast hospital trains and relentless shelling as they debate using tendons, skin transplants, and other procedures to save others. An enemy patient is deemed doomed.
Adapt Yourself to Circumstance and Seek a New Location
A historical notice urges workers to adapt to changing employment, suggesting better prospects in nearby cities, new industries starting, and the option to switch trades or relocate rather than accept stagnant local conditions. It emphasizes grit and mobility.
You Cannot Do as You Please And The Nation’s Boundaries
A reflective essay argues that individual liberty operates within nation defined limits. It emphasizes interdependence in society and the need for laws to restrain selfish actions. It asserts government protects rights while ensuring orderly conduct and mutual responsibilities.
Precision in speech and aim across trades and arts
A compendium of maxims on exactness, practice, and preparation. It links clear writing to effective action, noting that careful aim, concise sentences, and thorough practice yield better outcomes across selling, music, theater, and engineering. It cites Dana Paderewski and broad practical wisdom.
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Charles A. Dana
Paderewski
Copyright Notice of Herbert Kaufman 1916
Copyright 1916 by Herbert Kaufman states Great Britain and all other rights reserved. The notice asserts ownership and exclusive rights to reproduction distribution and adaptation of the work worldwide.
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Herbert Kaufman
Great Britain
Believe Me Bo Reads The Papers On Our Immigration Law
A voice argues against pacifist views and asserts wartime resolve. The speaker warns that Japanese and other groups threaten U S policy, with a boast of military strength and readiness, urging a tough stance in immigration debates. The tone is brash and self confident.
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