No Excuse for Failure to Wage War Against Rottenness
A speech emphasizes moral character over mere intellect in youth, urging education to train toward labor and citizenship. It condemns idleness from both ends of society, urges decency in home life and politics, and argues that public virtue requires action in labor, education, and governance.
Glory and Duties of Motherhood
A Victorian era sermon on national duty centers on the mother as the nation’s key asset. It argues every average woman must be a good wife and mother to ensure population growth and social prosperity, condemning those who shirk domestic duty and equating such failure with cowardice in battle.
Evolution of Literature Through Time
The North American Review traces literature's evolution from the Impossible and Improbable through the Probable and Inevitable to present varied tastes. It notes a decline in unduly chivalric tales and calls for more substantial reading amid a diversified public.
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Brander Matthews
Amadis
Gaul
Balzac
Thackeray
Dickens
Romola
Anna Karenina
The
North American Review
Tin regions and ancient Cornwall mines traced
Tin producing districts include Cornwall and Banca in Mexico and parts of Australia. Cornwall mines have ancient roots, with continuous work dating back to earliest historic periods and possibly opened by Phoenicians between 800 and 1000 BC.
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Tin
Cornwall
Banca
Mexico
Australia
Remark on Hercules and government graft in Washington Star
A professor asks what made Hercules cleaning the Augean stables remarkable. A student replies that no large government contract can be fulfilled without someone being charged with graft, reflecting a paradox from the Washington Star.
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Hercules
Washington Star
The Rabbit’s Wide Horizon Vision
A descriptive line noting a rabbit’s ability to see across the full horizon, implying keen peripheral awareness and broad field of view in its natural environment.
The Mist and the Sea Verse from New York Sun
A poem describing the sea mist that rolls from the ocean blanketing shore and ships. The mist soothes, veils danger, and hints at ancient forces, then retreats back to the sea in a dreamlike cadence.
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New York
Fitzgerald the Mate Saves Benton and Wins His Own Master’s Chance
In Bridgetown a Newfoundland mate named Fitzgerald dives for a stricken yacht owner aboard the Venturer after a squall. He rescues Benton, earns praise, and faces transfer as Captain Wooly plans to discharge him to promote Benton aboard the yacht.
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Molly Harwood
Carlisle Bay
Bridgetown
Barbados
Brazil
Wooly
Consignee
Fitzgerald
Newfoundland
New York Yacht Club
Venturer
Mr. Fitzgerald
Kate
Murphy's Bay
Mr. Benton
van Thorpe
Dr. van Thorpe
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