Tolstoy Urges Love as Life’s Foundation at Summer Meetings
Tolstoy appeals to peasants at a Yasnamsk neighborhood gathering, urging that life’s true blessing lies in loving all people. He argues that lasting happiness comes not from bodily desires or coercive rule but from recognizing a shared spirit and embracing universal Love, even toward enemies, to transform society.
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John
Peter
Mary
Brothers
Jesus
God
Christ
Man
Jesus Christ
Bret
Leo Tolstoi
Aylmer Maude
V_ Tehertkoff
Free Age Press
Christ Church
Hants
Steadying ships at sea with gyroscope demonstration
Newcastle correspondent aboard the ex German torpedo boat Seebar reports a demonstration of Dr Schlicks gyroscope that steadies a ship in heavy seas. The Seebar, fitted with the device, shows the steadiness while in action and is to be used on the Hamburg American ship Silvans.
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Newcastle-on-Tyne
Dr. Schlick
Messrs. Swan, Hunter, Wigham, Richardson & Co
Wallsend
Mauretania
British Isles
France
America
Tyne
Welch
Armstrong College
Newcastle
Silvand
Germany
Walker-on-Tyne
London Standard
Evelyn Nesbit: Not a Typical Actress or Chorus Girl
The article argues Evelyn Nesbit defies type being neither chorus girl nor artist model nor millionaire's wife. It recounts her marriage to Harry Thaw, pressure from Thaw in-laws, and her defiant influence while記 in Pittsburg, noting her unique, almost sui generis status among her peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Nesbit
Eh Nesbits
Evelyn Nilat
Evelyn
Paris
Harry
Harry Thaw
Broadway
Pittsburg
Rector’s
Firstborns: Logic in Inheritance and Great Names
A Providence Journal excerpt argues the firstborn often shows superior traits in brain and build and cites historical figures like Hobbes Corelli Mansfield Chamberlain and poets Goethe Byron and Dante to support the idea. The piece notes that parental love fades over time, yet the firstborn remains celebrated in history.
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Craigie
John Oliver Hobbes
Marie Corelli
Richard Mansfield
Joseph Chamberlain
Lorditchener
Max Muller
Henry Irving
George Meredith
Mohammed
Confucius
Raphael
Milton
Dante
Goethe
Byron
Shelley
Heine
The
Providence Journal
Drying by Electricity in French Paper Mills
Electric heating is adopted to remove water from paper after forming. For a 132 lb hr mill producing 50 percent water, the system must evaporate 66 lb of water per hour. Progressive drying uses three cylinders at 158, 212 and 250 degrees Fahrenheit to protect paper while consuming substantial current. Hydroelectric power supplied by mill-owned plants is thought to keep costs reasonable.
New Problem to Distract a Man from Past Troubles
A remark suggests that new troubles or tasks can divert a man from lingering on past difficulties, implying novelty as a mental reset. The statement frames distraction as a remedy to lingering burdens.
Post Cards by the Kaiser Charity Plan
The Kaiser is said to design a set of colored Saxony themed postal cards to raise funds for charity. The plan mirrors earlier efforts by Queen Dowager Carola and Princess Mathilde and aims to showcase imperial artistic skill. Allegorical subjects reportedly include the fate of the Hohenzollerns and German people's relation to the imperial house.
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Carola
Saxony
Mathilde
Germany
Dresden
Hohenzollerns
Imperial House
Cold Prevention Tip From a Cozy Heat Trick
A reader suggests a simple preventive step for a cold: at the first uneasy feeling, crouch with back to a hot register or radiator and remain until warmth becomes uncomfortable. The method is framed as a personal remedy rather than medical advice.
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Tolstoy
Hig
Yasmas Pofiemm
Evelyn Thaw
Lillian Bell
Kaiser
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