Canal Controversy as Nation Debates Great Waterway
The four years since the act to build a canal linking Atlantic and Pacific waters has raised many questions about where to place the canal what type to construct how it should benefit the nation and what cost is proper. Writers and critics argue over who is competent to judge while acknowledging the vast enterprise and urging trust in administrators engineers and lawmakers handling the unprecedented project. Youth's Companion.
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Pagina Canal
United States
Theo
Sven
Definition of success cited from Richard Le Gallienne
The piece discusses commencement season and the idea that success means expressing all good within oneself through education and honesty. It contrasts exterior rewards with the true self, urging graduates to draw out their best qualities and avoid chasing hollow status symbols.
The Press as Modern Searchlight in Society
The article extols the press as a moral beacon revealing evil and deterring wrong by shining light on crimes from railroads to corporate graft. It argues truth should prevail, with no danger of excess as long as reporting sticks to facts and public scrutiny condemns wrongdoing.
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St. Bovis
Debt and thrift amid household finance
A Philadelphia Gedger note argues debt haunts households despite thrift. It stresses the value of living within means, warns against impulse spending, and calls prudent budgeting essential to prevent financial ruin. It highlights how even small excesses lead to year end debt.
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Prudenes
Philadelphia
Gedger
High Standard Of Life And Worth By Gallienus
The article reflects on how success and virtue bring peace, while unfair outcomes leave ashes. It argues true conquest lies in maximizing good within oneself, acknowledging no one reaches perfection but aspiring toward a noble standard.
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Gallienus
Perilous Excursion Across a Mountain Gorge Tale
An unnamed narrator recalls a dangerous journey along a sheer cliff path near a border between two old feuding nations. A rope crack, a narrow ledge, and a plunging waterfall heighten the drama. A woman slips, two girls stagger under wood, and a rescue effort saves one after a perilous reach.
Berlin Is Machine Made A Village City Anew
London Chronicle reviews Berlin describing it as a new machine made capital and a vast modern village. The writer notes streets, lamps, and statues look too neat to be ancient, with new asphalt and monolithic blocks replacing old charm and spontaneity.
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Berlin
Qme
Yoomas
Cesphalt
London
London Chronicle
Overshot the Muar Mrs Jeuston
Weary Willie argues about reluctance to work while a playful dialogue unfolds in a Philadelphia Press snippet. The exchange hints at fatigue and perseverance with humorous undertones.
Mean men dislike a love story that ends well
A terse remark notes that some men are unkind to happy romantic tales and prefer unhappy endings, framing a light critical view of optimistic romance.
Literary Notes on Loraines and Saltus Readers
A survey notes Claude Lorraine's priceless Book of Truths once owned by the Duke of Devonshire and a list of Thien's works from 1856 to 1900. It discusses Saltus works and Vanity Square, plus Werder's critique of Hamlet with reactions from the Herald and reflections on modern manners.
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Devonshire
Claude Lorraine
British Museum
Ibsen
Mephistopheles
Thien
Solhang
Inger
Ostraat
Velgeland
Chiins
Brand
Eaperer
Galilean
Dolls House
Rostuerholm
Hedda Gabler
Tadder Solness
Little Eyolf
Gabriel Borkimii
George Moore
Poe
Walt Whitran
Edgar Saultus
Sattus
Saltus
Court of Appeals
Phen
Juvenilia
Vanity Square
Fife
W. O. Holfe
Elizabeth Willers
Karl Werder
Thamet
Denmark
Pegireui
Furness
Carson
Pradsam
Werder
Boar Werder
Coleridge
Goethe
Shakespeare
Good Old Times Sighs for Dye of Old Fashioned Kissing Bees
Mansfield Sighs for dye of old fashioned customs Richard Mainfteld recalls a bygone era in which home life thrived with cottage, children, attic playroom and simple meals. He laments modern cities, greed, and loss of convivial family rituals.
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Mansfield
Richard Mainfteld
New York
Roger de Coverley
Bertha Krupp Betrothed to German Diplomat Gustav Von Bohlen
Bertha Krupp plans marriage to 86 year old German diplomat Dr. Gustav Von Bohlen und Halbach. He has served in Baden state and diplomacy, spent time in Washington and Pekin, knows several languages, and is expected to head the Krupp works after marriage. Bertha Krupp’s fortune is reported at about 45 million dollars with substantial annual income and property.
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Bertha Krupp
Germany
Gustav von Bohlen Und
Ehalbach
German Empire
Ihe
Strasburg
Heidelberg
Tausane
Doetor
Grand Duchy of Baden
Washturtet
Gepouin Jeention Ane Delny
Pekin
Vathean
Berths Krupp
Rome
Alre Uns
Tove
von Bohlen
Bertha
Ternal
Grea Hupp
Herr Krapp
Berthin
Drawback to Courtyhill Miss Edith in the parlor
The fragment recalls Mrs Innskeep-Della and a dialogue about entertaining a pieceman in the kitchen with Miss Edith in the parlor most of the term and O Flynn not enjoying her society. The brief exchange preserves a social scene from Philadelphia Press.
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Courtyhill
Innskeep
Della
Edith
O'Flynn
Philadelphia Press
Impossible to Make Good Zine
A Baltimore American item notes a delayed train four hours behind schedule. Workers complain delays hinder ability to stop and untie college students stuck on the tracks, highlighting disruption and safety concerns.
Rock-cut temples in India date before Christian era
A travel note highlights the Earle caves of India, man-made temples carved from solid rock. It claims these rock-cut structures predate the Christian era by about a century and are among the notable sights of the region.
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India
Thoughtful old professor’s restless night hinted regret
A fragment recalls Professor Thhikard wandering to bed troubled by an unfulfilled aim. The reader senses a lingering task unresolved, hinting at a past duty or decision that still vexes him. The tone remains reflective and faintly melancholic.
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Mr. Wyon
Pertiatis
Eurerulio
Padre Glu Locas
Nim
Gaspire
Richard
Herald
Mr. Mansfield
DE. von Bohlen
Prof. Thhikard
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