How We Learn in Goethe's Quiet Observations
A compact reflection on learning and action from Goethe. It contrasts easy desire with hard thinking, noting that beginnings spark expectation while youth learns from surprise. It observes that excellence is scarce, and that the journey to high aims is undervalued compared to the appeal of the plain.
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California Ticket Route Expands Colonial Sales
The East Lake Route now sells Colonial Tickets at above‑rate to San Francisco San Jose Santa Barbara San Diego Los Angeles and other cities. Call nearest agent for details.
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Archie Stood His Test on Drinking Resolve
Mrs. Pike recalls testing Archie by presenting a three bottle liquor box bought for one dollar to prove he would not drink. Archie vowed never to taste the alcohol and has kept his promise, a fact Mrs. Pike regards with relief and pride.
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East Lake Route sells Colunny Tickets to West Coast cities
A reported sale list shows Colunny Tickets available for routes above East Lake Route with destinations including San Francisco San Jose Santa Barbara and San Diego via an agent. A Harlem housewife explains moistening the air with water on steam radiators to prevent furniture damage and headaches in cold dry rooms.
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Garnet Production Reaches Record High in 1907
Garnet production in the United States totaled 7058 short tons in 1907, the highest on record, surpassing 1906 output by 62 percent.
Poorly Paid for Great Work by Oliver Goldsmith
The article recalls Oliver Goldsmith as underpaid for major works. It notes fifty pounds for The Vicar of Wakefield, twenty pounds for The Traveller, five pounds for English Grammar, and 100 guineas for The Deserted Village which he rejected as too high. He died with debts around ten thousand dollars, prompting Dr. Johnaen to ask if ever a poet was trusted so.
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Johnaen
Vakata Kite Game Demonstrates Cutting and Rescue Tactics
The article describes Vakata as a kite game using squads of ten with tissue paper kites and reels. Players try to cut an opponent’s string by sawing while Red Cross Kites maneuver to underneath and lift falling kites for rescue.
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Salt Lake Route Sells Colonist Vickers Above Rate
Salt Lake Route announces sale of Colonist Vickers at a price above the standard rate to San Francisco and nearby destinations. Readers are urged to call the nearest office for details.
Pied Piper question tests education value of tale
A New York normal school exam posed "What is the educations value of The Pied Piper of Hamlin?" A would be teacher answered that a Pied Piper teaches children to be kind to animals, especially rats.
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New York Normal School
Hamlin
Corsican Vendetta Ends With Barnes Wedding Rescue
In Bocognano the English officer Barnes and Corsican ally Marina confront vendetta politics. Antonio Bonelli averts bloodshed and pardons Barnes while Saliceti is denounced. Marina reveals truth about her past as villagers pledge Corsican justice and escort Barnes and Marina toward a wedding procession.
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Penalties of Great Place in Lord Bacon’s Essay
Excerpt reflects on the burdens of high office, describing great place as servitude to sovereign, fame, and business. It notes loss of freedom in person, action, and time, and questions the desire for power and the ease of dignities gained through humiliation or downfall.
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Why lsft Left-side seats sell out in theater sales
The box office staff notes the orchestra seats on the left sell out first and the left boxes attract higher demand. They claim equal view from left and right but observe a persistent premium for the left side and two left boxes sell more readily than one right box.
Pleasant for Dauber Sign Painter Cartoon Exchange
A playful exchange with a sign painter from a rural setting mocks the idea of adult seriousness. A six year old boy at school boasted of a future stage role while his mother reluctantly asked him to bring his four year sister, only to hear the boy’s blunt reply about other boys not bringing siblings.
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Sinter
Fragmented Health Advice and Legal Doubts in 1880s Detro
An 1880s Detroit snippet quotes Dr. Green on a travel cure for health and references Brown's Bronchial Troches as a remedy. The text then shifts to a legal doubt about jail for bigamy and mentions piles and a misprinted “professional tramp.”
Like a Miracle Says Skin Sufferer
A psoriasis sufferer reports five years of illness clearing after using D. D. Dy Prescription. The letter claims five bottles cured the skin on the face and body, with the writer praising the remedy and recommending consultations with a druggist for more information.
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