Turning Vanity Into Money by John R Thompson
A cautionary essay on how vanity drives workers to invest in risky schemes. Promoters exploit wage earners by appealing to self importance and independence, urging them to join supposed industry revolutions. The piece urges seeking expert finance guidance and warns against trusting aggressive self serving appeals.
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At Atlantic City Boy Finds War Time Fortune
A Civil War era tale from the New York Tribune recalls a Western state city boy who discovers a large parcel of greenbacks and jewels wrapped in a newspaper. He returns it to the owner, who praises him and rewards him with two 25 cent shin plasters mounted on a card.
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These The Man Who Thee Will Need Them
A vague note describes a souvenir hanging in a boy’s library and a grandson who often hears about history from it. The fragment hints at legacy and memory across generations.
Strive for a Happy Medium in Thought and Action
The author cautions against extremes in thinking and behavior. It urges finding a steady middle path between excess and deficiency and avoiding both reckless indulgence and harsh denial. The piece stresses fair discrimination between normal and abnormal conditions.
Abandons Watch Night Services In Wellingborough Parish
The vicar of the parish church at Wellingborough England declares no more watch night services will be held. He cites the presence of many men and women in an unfit state for the solemn occasion and says the harm outweighs any benefit to others.
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