The Way to Rise A Story for Boys
Robert Henderson loses his job at a fruit firm but helps a drayman and saves fruit from a night freeze. He earns respect from janitor Mr Race and foreman Mr Strong. Race hires him on the spot, proving duty, loyalty, and quick action build a better future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Henderson
Robert
Mr. Strange
John Strong
Drayman
Mr. Strong
Tie
Mr. Race
Strong
Ferri
Henderson
Race
Fin
Giant 53-Foot Monster Wheel Built for Copper Company
The Hecla and Calumet Copper Company in the Lake Superior region commissioned a colossal water wheel 53 feet in diameter and 7 feet wide at the rim. Weighing 156 tons and costing $70,000 besides transport, it uses a hollow 20 inch gun metal shaft and enormous surface cogs. Fifty large buckets lift and dump washings into a sluice as the wheel slowly turns. The giant wheel shipped in numbered sections and eight mogul freight cars carried its spokes buckets cogs and sections.
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Hecla & Calumet Copper Company
Lake Superior
Philadelphia Press
Why Not a Woman Laureate Choice After Wordsworth
The Boston commonwealth claims the laureateship was offered to Samuel Rogers after Wordsworth died. Rogers declined and recommended Tennyson. The prime minister, unsure about Rogers or poetry’s fit, asked if Rogers was certain nothing in his verse would offend a female laureate selection. Rogers answered, and Tennyson was appointed.
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Boston Commonwealth
Wordsworth
Samuel Rogers
Prince Albert
Nagje
Tennyson
Roger
Educated India Man Quietly Contemplated
Fragmentary line describes a man described as educated, living with a mental reservation and a cultivated mind. The snippet hints at a reflective character and social judgment within a broader discussion.
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Puck
India
The March of Progress in Brooklyn Lite
In days gone by the business man used to take his pen in hand and nowadays he walks with his arms. Si Sid notes this shift as he comments on the changing habits and styles in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn Lite
Ealker
Fragmented Text Expected to Describe Local Topic
An OCR fragment references a topic about production methods and impacts on a town with mention of mills and a cola element, but the readable portion is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes. The readable content hints at industrial or communal concerns without concrete details.
Women and craft history seen through medieval influence
The text surveys medieval women’s roles from dressmaking and embroidery to pottery and basketry, highlighting Matilda of Flanders and Abbess Herrad as pivotal figures. It notes continuing female influence in arts, education, and social works, and cites Modjeska on managing emotions and youth. It also mentions a hygienic Congress, English patters, and a Brooklyn hospital board of women managers.
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Bayeux
Matilda of
Flanders
England
Sam the Conqueror
Salina von Steinbach
Strasburg
Herrad
Brooklyn Hospital For Women ‘and
Brooklyn
Woman's share in the Colun Fair and its impact
A discussion on Professor Lombroso and gender bias, arguing against claims that women cause deceit. The article critiques the notion of female deception and notes the role of women in the Colun Fair exhibits, highlighting the era's preconceptions and the scope of camp lies.
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Lombroso
Mbscl
Colun
Enthusiastic Collector Seeks Sevres Adds to Collection
Dr Potter asks May Jolliker if she will accept a request to join his collection of Sevres pieces. The exchange treats the woman as a priceless heirloom, provoking discussion on possession and value.
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Pi Potter
Woas
Jolliker
Dr. Potter
East Africa slave trade rising on coast reports
Intelligence from Marseilles via Aden indicates the slave trade on Africa's east coast is increasing as high slave prices attract caravans from the interior. Daily arrivals bring quantities of human merchandise to coastal markets, signaling a renewed traffic in slaves.
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Marseilles
Aden
Arabia
Africa
Aunt Nancy Advises on Doctor Dream in New York Weekly
A humorous dialogue shows Aunt Nancy steering a young man away from medical study until he marries, joking that practice requires marriage and marriage requires practice in this early 20th century New York weekly snippet.
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New York Weekly
He Knew His Opportunity
A brief passage from the Indianapolis Journal features a dialogue where a man argues Ethel is too young to marry now and should wait until she is older and more discreet, implying she will later marry someone else.
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Indianapolis Journal
Early Morning Breakfast Proceeding at Mrs Slimciet’s House
A dialogue shows Mrs Slimciet instructing her servant to prepare a hearty breakfast for boarders. The exchange confirms the servant’s compliance with pounding steak and steaming bread and adding cologne to butter before serving.
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New York Weekly
Nature's Remedy Claim for the Cold Bath in Typhoid Fever
The Washington Capital says the cold bath is being admitted as a typhoid fever treatment. A prisoner of war in East Tennessee reportedly survived by plunging into a cold mountain well after a farmer's wife refused him water, guiding himself to recovery through nature's remedy.
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Washington
East
Tennessee
One Woman of the Period and a Goats Yard Tale
A Buffalo Express item describes a woman in a white rick-rack dress living on Niagara Street who keeps a boy and a small gentle goat in her front yard. The boy, seven, sticks pins into the goat while the woman reads a romance, showing a curious domestic scene with a shoe clerk later alarmed by the goat’s injuries.
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Niagara Street
The
Buffalo Express
Jamie
Billy
Jackknife Artist Carves Wonders From Solid Wood Blocks
Alfred Armstrong of Lake Village, age about 65, abandons ordinary work to carve intricate wooden figures and puzzles from solid blocks with only a jackknife. He and his son travel showcasing a vast collection including a 2036 piece violin case and bottle puzzles, rarely parting with his labor of love.
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Alfred Armstrong
Lake Village
Readers urged to sing daily and study climate myths
Dr Busey advocates daily hour of singing for children as gymnastic肺 exercise and preventive measure. Lieut Finley reports 141 Illinois tornadoes in 54 years to 1838, May peak. gas prospects optimistic per West Virginia geology professor. apes bones place gorilla and chimp closer to humans than orangutan. body temperature remains around 99 degrees, fever management hinges on reducing heat.
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Busey
Lieut
Finley
Illinois
University of West Virginia
The New Religion at Paris Spiritist Congress
The London Telegraph notes a new faith presented at the Paris congress blending buddhist and Christian ideas. Abbe Rocce, suspended by his bishop, led a semi ecclesiastical show arguing for a universal Christ and a pantheon including St Paul Luke and Isaiah as spiritist mediums.
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International Congress of Spiritists and
Spiritualists
Paris
London
Rocce
Pere Hyacinthe
Gress
Vatican
St. Luke
Isaiah
Boston Tragedy Explains a Spectacular Courtship Moment
In a fragmentary scene from the New York Weekly, Clara rebuffs George as he declares enduring love and asks for a keepsake, offering a lock of hair for $10. Mrs De Style quips about fashion, while a married daughter jokes about money and marriage constraints.
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Boston
Clara
Carnac
George
New York Weekly
Inherited Taste Nap Town Family Talk
A fragmented family dialogue explores which parent or grandparent the baby resembles most. A teasing note hints at luck and lineage as the speaker jokes about traits passing down through generations.
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Beneapolis
Wilia
School of Gentlemen
Madjeska
Modjeska
Congress of Hygiene
Sarah
Popular Science
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