Helpfulness Myth Reflected In Boston Pillows And Public Works
An essay notes a Boston tale where a widow's homemade balsam pillows inspire neighbors to aid and a charity chain grows. It also summarizes thefts of major artworks, life saving service stats, French population worries, clergy views on crime, and odd anecdotes about diet and parish life, illustrating public virtue and social issues.
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Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Tremont Street
S. I. Kimball
Life Saving Service
Public Works
Diet Essays Talk of Apples Meat and Individual Rules
A columnist argues against universal diet rules noting Dr. H. B. Gridley supports meat as a staple after vegetarian trends. The piece cautions that digestion varies by vegetable and person with examples of cabbage onions peas almonds and personal health outcomes, concluding that food rules are as personal as love.
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H. 8. Gridley
University of Illinois
Napoleon
Europe
Bear as a pet in Alaska service tale Wineska the bear
A retired sailor recalls a pet bear named Wineska from an Alaska revenue service voyage. The animal climbed rigging and yardarm, rode a rope bath harness, looted a native boat, and scared cooks, yet remained playful and never treacherous. His two glowing eyes betrayed him in the dark.
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Revenue Service
Alaska
Leutenant
Althouh
Indirect Confession from Two Little Lies
A mother relates a tale where two young sisters ask if lying condemns to hell. The mother skirts strict doctrine urging truth, then the girls pray together asking for forgiveness for both, and specifically for herself.
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Hars
The Farmers Version of a Stocking Fortunes Tale
Mrs Hardapple reveals a bank investment has doubled in value while a $1000 stash hidden in the old stocking is eaten by rats. The exchange ends with a reference to providence and the Lord’s will.
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Hiram
Oratory Defined by a Freshman Quipster
The Atlanta Constitution records a playful exchange as Bradder Jackson challenges Brader Simmina on oratory. Simmina replies that true oratory separates black from white with forceful persuasion, noting those who bang the table and roar like a bull.
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Bradder Simmina
Atlanta Constitution
Famous Isabella diamond sold to pay Columbus voyage
The Isabella diamond alleged to be pawned by Spain for Columbus's voyage was sold in Denver to satisfy Elizabeth Tabor's note. The 25 thousand dollar jewel was part of a larger collection valued up to 50 thousand dollars, bought by John Mason for eight thousand seven hundred fifty dollars.
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Denver
Spain
America
Elizabeth Tabor
H. A. W. Tabor
John Mason
Tabor
Leadville
Tabor Grand Opera House
United States Senate
West
Jewelry in Tabor estate sale ends decades of dispute
The Isabella diamond and other pieces from the Tabor collection, once tied to Senator Tobias Ford Tabor, were sold after years of litigation. The jewels were pawned to secure a loan and ultimately bought by Mason who plans to split the assets. an elderly friend pleaded to spare the Isabella gem.
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Leadville
Tabor
Isabella
Denver
New York
First National Bank
Herman Powell
Wing Powell
Powell
Continental Trust Company
Old Ironsides Ram Down in Rockies Trophy Kill Earns Reward
Henry Tidball of Silver Star Montana earned a $150 reward for bagging Old Ironsides, a coal black ram weighing 302 pounds that had long eluded hunters east of Spokane. Tidball tracked the famed ram during Christmas holidays and brought the prized trophy out after a long climb and careful approach.
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Spokane
Wash
Tobacco Root Range
Henry Tidball
Silver Star
Mont
Tidball
Hurlburt Canyon
Ironsides
Gul Nes
Rockies
Northwest
Horne
Eggs from Australia ship to England in large consignments
South Australia begins exporting infertile Jald eggs to Britain with thousands of dozens sent to London via the agent general. Experts praise the eggs as larger cleaner and superior to continental rivals, noting they keep well though not frozen and can undercut winter London prices.
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London
South Australia
England
Experta
Maj. A. E. M. Norton
Mil
Great Britain
Adelaide
Social legislation need in United States urged for higher living standards
Proponents argue for wage-earner protections through workmen’s compensation or compulsory accident insurance, plus federal action to raise living standards. They call for a postal savings bank, stricter child labor laws, limits on hours for youth and women, enforcement mechanisms, and safer working conditions.
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United States
Europe
The Right to Play and the Need for Playgrounds
The excerpt argues that childhood growth relies on free physical play and exercise. It contrasts parks and playgrounds with mind only schooling, noting Athens and Rome valued gymnasia and playgrounds to build a healthy body and mind, though warns against extremes of neglecting either.
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Athens
Athena
Rome
Confidence in U S Trade Amid Oscillations
The speaker says trade fluctuations in the United States are inevitable but do not signal a decline in real prosperity. He argues that industrial and commercial conditions across North America remain stable and healthy, powered by vast resources and capable people, forecasting long term prosperity and expanding commerce.
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United States
Canada
America
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Goshen’ Daily Democrat
JOS
Goshen
Indiana
van Dyck
Church of Notre Dame
Central
Amiens
Chicago
Los Angeles
Nebuchadnezzar
Pittsburg
Oratory
Bradder Jackson
Germany
Walden Fawcett
David J. Hill
Switzerland
Netherlands
Jones
Columbus
Senator Tabor
Winslow
Bureau of Navigation
Department
Brownlow
Pillsbury
White House
Charleston
Root
Rio Janeiro
Dora Havemeyer
Theodore Havemeyer
Washington
Australia
Uncle Eben
Ft Dan
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