Starkville mine disaster shows greed over safety
A stark critique condemns coal mine deaths as driven by profit not safety. The Starkville explosion kills 55, with many widows and children left behind, highlighting dust, electricity, and lax investments as core faults. It cites Colorado and national findings, urging immediate regulation and safer practices.
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John Dyes
Thia
Starkville
Inet
Colorado
Dawson
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Belgium
Nelda
Pittsburg
Ftaud
Geological Survey
Clarence Hall
Walter Snelling
United States
Two Negroes Quarrel Over Five Dollars at Work
A New Kir article recalls two Black men summoned by their employer over a disputed five dollar loan. Abraham Fouts accuses Thomas Short of owing Jones. Short denies, swearing on heaven he owes nothing. The employer rules Jones loaned Short five dollars, while Short explains the loan was a gift in disguise.
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Abraham Fouts
Thomas Short
Jones
Abraham
Sand and sand pads for fire safety in buildings
A fragmented text describes pads of sand hung in large buildings museums factories and offices to extinguish fires from electrical accidents. It notes sand safer than water which could spread current and worsen damage, and hints at broader questions about revolt and treasury profits.
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Miuseums
Prophetic Vision on Temptation and National Virtue
A sermonlike reflection traces Isaiah warnings on ingratitude wealth and temperance. It cites rulers and prophets, cites Lincoln and Washington, and argues drunkenness and strong drink threaten national welfare. The piece laments saloon culture, urges temperance laws, and notes temperance education efforts nationwide.
Electric stove with alarm clock aids fireless cooker use
Popular Mechanics describes a hardwood outside stove with fireproof insulation and an alarm clock timer set to 20 minutes or longer. The device places a food dish in a bottom receptacle, starts cooking, and signals when ready, allowing housewives to shop while meals cook.
Little German Cakes and Bake Night Instructions
Instructions describe German Hitte cake preparation with eggs, pulverized sugar, soda, flour, and a resting period overnight. Cutting shapes with molds or cookie cutters, dusting with caraway, and baking slowly for about forty five minutes to an hour.
Sago and Currant Pudding From a Vintage Recipe
A historic recipe blends sago and currants with apples and lemon. It guides boiling sago in water until transparent, adding currants and sugar, layering with peeled sliced apples in a buttered dish, topping with butter, baking until tender, and serving with custard sauce.
Strawberry Pie From Old Recipe Turned Upside Down Crust
A vintage method describes making a rich pie with a crust baked separately then filled with fresh strawberries sweetened to taste and topped with beaten egg whites, browned briefly. The batter mentions maple molasses, soda dissolved in warm water, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, plus flour and optional dried fruit, yielding a batter that can form gingerbread shapes.
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Agar
Rolled Gats Bread and Meat Cakes Note
Rolled Gats Bread instructions describe using lukewarm water to mix, adding yeast, and rising before baking in pans. The text mentions four quarts of white sour water, weighing unclear, plus ingredients for meat cakes including fat bacon seeds pepper salt and gravy, with serving suggestions for breakfast.
Motives and meaning shape a life and religion
The text argues that motives drive humanity and determine life’s purpose. It stresses inner ideals over mere mechanism, linking a noble aim to vigor, faith in the future, and unselfish service as lasting sources of happiness and worth.
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Lving
In Christ Our Hope Not Prayer The Main Source
The piece argues Christ is superior to any prayer and should be the focus of faith. It notes a believer once realized his prayers succeeded because of Christ, not the prayer itself, and urges stronger knowledge of Christ increases prayer’s rightful place in life.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
God’s Plan For Us In Christ’s Service
Fragment from a devotional or sermon urging believers to accept their role in God’s plan. It emphasizes being willing to fulfill ordination by Christ, noting past disappointments could be avoided if one trusted in divine work prepared for them and sought guidance from the Creator on life’s purpose.
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BEN Mell
Lhat
France
Velna
Department of Mines
Monongah No
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Jenkins
Lme
Cherry Hill
Bing
Marianna
Department of
Utea
Pittsburg Buffalo Company
A. R. Day
Monongahela
William Underwood
John F. Bell
State Department of Mines
Fderal Department of Mines
H. H. Clark
Pittsburg Test
AIF
Song OF the Vineyard
Faudah
Teuah
Yar
Jerusalem
Aeragl
sMtenabem
Amiysie
Iyaiah
Lendere
Mien
Washington
Lincoln
Grant
Jefferson
Franklin
Isalah
Tsaiah
Isaiah
Tay
Manly
Indiana
Tiga Far Congress
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