Hetty Green and the pursuit of happiness in wealth
Edwin A. Nye discusses Hetty Green, famed New York financier, noting her immense wealth and frugality. The piece questions whether money brings happiness, contrasting her relentless money mindset with personal desires and a story of Sapho and his wife illustrating love’s primacy over wealth.
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Hetty Green
New York City
Russell Sage
Gotham
Hoboken
Manhattan
New York
Plaza Hotel
Hetty
Burt
Sapho
Saphdé
Supho
Desides
Benefits of Walking as a Health Exercise
Plain speech stresses walking raises body temperature and boosts metabolism. Deep breathing increases oxygen in blood, aiding life, while skin pores open for waste removal. Digestion and appetite improve. diaphragm movement massages liver stomach and spleen, supporting organ health. Mental benefits arise from open air and overall well being.
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Ile
Theodore Roosevelt Jr Begins Carpets and Rugs Work
The president's son Theodore Roosevelt Jr starts at a wool sorter job from 7:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. with a 45 minute lunch, earning one dollar weekly. He emphasizes humility and aims to learn the craft, arguing manual labor deserves respect and is not a mark of shame.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Jdr
Theodore
Ile
Lou Ia Tus
Europe
First Trip to the City Liberyville Memories and Change
A nostalgic portrait of Libertyville contrasting rural ease with city bustle. The piece recalls trains arriving, crowded streets, and new tall buildings replacing country roads, noting the town’s two story pride and the oper house as a landmark.
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Libertyville
Tiberty Ville
Libertyville Jones & Co
Libertyville Echoes Across The City’s Glare
A nostalgic narrator contrasts old Libertyville days with modern city life. The piece recalls glass windows, front porches, and neighbors in knee breeches trading on the curb. It mourns lost simple joys as brick walls and elevators replace the small town’s familiar comforts.
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Board of Trade
Libertyville
Beware of peripatetic teachers undermining married life
The writer warns against wandering "teachers" promoting only the spiritual life over physical partnership. Char latans lure households, split families, and preach esoteric inner teaching. Society must watch for such preachers who wreck marriages and prey on gullible believers.
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Sea of Life
Krich Tim
He Stood the Cold So Well
Mellish recalls Sir Henry Irving's reaction to news of Arctic explorer Nansen visiting London. The anecdote ends with Irving remarking Nansen “stands the cold so well” as the theater audience buzzes with reports and flatterings about the guest.
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Mellish
Sir Henry Irving
Lin
Nansen
London
Royal Box
Lyceum
Miss Jerry
Sir Henry
Bram Stoker
Terriss
Irving
Explorer
Myearly
Naosen
Arctic Explorer
New York World
Specialists Targeted Eye Care Within One Focus
The New York Sun notes a shift toward dedicated eye care with oculists specializing in a single eye, implying a move away from generalists as medical practice narrows to focused expertise.
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Becker
New York Sun
Prophetic warnings on drunkenness and the true way
The commentary argues prophecy connects with temperance lessons, urging readers to heed God’s judgment and seek the true way in Christ. It contrasts worldly revelry with spiritual renewal, citing Isaiah and New Testament references to warn about misplaced confidence and the need for Spirit-led living.
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American Press Association
Israel
Nadab
Zechay
Mails Arrival and Closing Times With Local Notes
Mails close and arrive times for Hocking Valley Northern Ohio and Findlay routes listed, including Sunday schedules and the Big Four. The notice also promotes Foley's Honey and Tar for cough relief and throat soothing.
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Hocking Valley
North
South
Big Four
Ohio
Findlay
Valnue
Bellcenter
Foley
D LD Ewing
Diving Bell Origins and Early European Use
The article traces the diving bell concept from Aristotle’s headgear to earliest European references by John Jaesnier in the sixteenth century. It suggests the first practical use occurred during attempts to salvage treasures off the Spanish Armada’s wrecks along the English coast.
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Aristotle
John Jaesnier
Europe
Life Ain’t Whe the Plays Misheard Lettered Rant
A fragment from the St Louis Republic reflects on a misheard phrase about a life not like the play. The excerpt humorously describes a housemaid recalling family history while flirtatiously dusting furniture with a feather duster.
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St Louis Republic
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Hiuw
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Dan Cupid
D. M. Stearns
Les
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LTA
New “York
the Centaur Company
Nancy M Hanson
Hamburg, NY
J. D Ewing
McClellan
J. J. McClellan Outlook Building
East Broad Street
J. A. Gibbs
G. W. Croker
Carey
H. E. Myers
U.S Telephone
Vance St
Foundry Carby
J. E. Nichols
Omiceos
Chesebrough’s Grocery
R. C. van Buren
W. Findlay St
BF J Vigor
Carey,Ohio
F. L. Moyer
Moyer
Fostoria
Bert Mitten
Agt
Ohost
Moon & Co
Revulva
Scientific America
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