Abe Lincoln as a Youth in Humble Struggles and Humor
A fragmentary portrait depicts a young Abraham Lincoln amid hardship and gentleness. It highlights his early work ethic, patience, and sympathy, noting his humor, memory, and resolve to persevere through trials while avoiding pride and remaining honest.
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Stories From A Humorous President Of The United States
A narrative recalls the humor and faith of a U S president who stored tales, valued friends, and rejected flattery. He loved simple songs, camp songs, and the laughter of children, often letting their mischief stand unpunished to preserve his joy and sense of warmth. He teased friends with jokes and kept a playful spirit in office.
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Lincoln Humour Hid Heavy Burden and Shaped A Nation
A biographical sketch portrays Abraham Lincoln as humble and content in simple surroundings. His wit lightened poverty and sorrow, aiding his compassionate drive to end slavery, with anecdotes of humor, faith, and steadfast resolve guiding his path.
Disgraceful Scottish Judge Lord Braxfield Tells Offenders
An article recalling Lord Braxfield famed for coarse enforcement and blunt remarks, including dismissive quips to culprits and reformers. The piece notes his feared, severe style in a time when criminal procedure was opaque, highlighting anecdotes of his dramatic courtroom persona and readiness for emergencies. It also mentions unrelated notes on antique carriages and a novel faucet mounted water heater by inventors.
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Size of Heart Outweighs Size of House in Prose Echo
A Philadelphia Public Ledger snippet ponders that true virtue and happiness come from a large heart not a large mansion. It juxtaposes a girl’s fantasy of grand rooms with a modest home where love and baby happiness endure. Milton’s voice on virtue anchors the reflection.
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Keep Your Money at Home In Local Commerce Message
A speaker urges readers to stop sending money to mail order houses and to support local merchants. He argues that buying locally preserves community prosperity, accountability, and face to face service, contrasting small town honesty with big city anonymity. He claims local shops offer better value via wholesale access and personal service.
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Stop the mail order men from draining towns dry
A speaker laments the rise of mail order houses and their effect on small town merchants. He urges readers to keep money local, argues a country store can be revitalized with effort, and calls for community action to support nearby merchants. He warns that city growth outpaces the village and advocates a home-based remedy.
Fruit A Healthful Food
Health Culture argues fruit is a crucial yet underconsumed part of diets, noting its role in providing life through fresh, clean fruit and its superior crude fiber. The piece contrasts fruit with animal foods and laments dietary neglect while praising fruit as beneficial.
Talleyrand's Mean Joke and a Dinner Bluff
A fragment discusses Talleyrand's jests at a dinner with Denon and Mme de Talleyrand, then pivots to a cautionary moral about a mortgage holder never wanting to wed the old man’s daughter. The anecdote blends social wit with a wary life lesson in a single compact vignette.
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Admirers Question Wilson Popularity Amid 1912 Vote Comparisons
The article argues supporters claim Wilson's strong hold on the nation, but cites 1912 election figures to question current popularity. It notes Democratic totals from 1896 to 1912 and the growing electorate, asking where modern evidence proves greater support for Wilson than two years prior. It references 6,293,019 votes for Wilson in 1912 and Bryan's earlier tallies to challenge the notion of heightened public sentiment.
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Restore Duty on Sugar and Tax Shifts Spark Deficit Bill
The sugar duty revenue of about 50 million annually was removed to fund government needs via the income tax, but the tax failed to cover the deficit of 65 million. War taxes persist, with an ongoing prospect of more burden until peace. Restoring the sugar duty could boost revenue and ease taxation. Republicans forecast a GOP return to power as Democrats falter.
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There is one idea Wilson should study
A New York Times article argues that the Democratic party has deep roots and that under Republican rule the country is better off. It critiques tariff policy, noting the public knows the difference between revenue tariffs and protection, and predicts a return to protection in 1916 without needing another tariff commission.
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McCormick Joins Progressive Rush Across Republican Line
Medill McCormick declared for the Progressive cause then told the Illinois legislature caucus that he was glad to return to the party of his fathers. Republicans cheered as they watched a large group of former allies shift sides in a dramatic political realignment.
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Doubt About Verdier in Indianapolis Address
President Wilson asserts no doubt about the verdict in the Democratic party's fate while noting a grim national mood and burdensome legislation. The Madison Journal claims 2,000,000 unemployed, arguing the Journal helped cause job losses by backing a Democratic free trade victory in 1912.
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Cauliflower Cream Rolls and Brush Care Tips
Instructions describe washing and boiling cauliflower, making a cream sauce to fill toasted breakfast rolls. Additional tip notes drying hair brushes bristle-down extends life, while bristle-up causes water damage to wood and bristles rot.
Cascarets advertise bowel cleansing cure
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets for cleansing and regulating the stomach, reducing bile and constipation. It claims nightly action without griping and a ten cent price per box, aimed at preventing indigestion and related symptoms. The piece ends with a humorous Baltimore anecdote about a minister and audience reactions.
The Colonel's Gold Mine Seed Catalog Ad
A faded ad touts a veritable gold mine of alfalfa seeds and farm crops with a mail order offer. It promotes Vegetal Spring and Summer, Alfalin, Teosinte, and related seeds from John A. Salter Seed Co. at Box 708 La Crosse Wisconsin. Includes a joke about optimism club qualifications and language accents.
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