Inconsistent Ideals and Wealth in a Changing Era
A compendium of social and economic commentary notes the clash between religious ideals and ambition, critiques wealth as un-moral yet explainable by production costs, and surveys how labor, law, and public policy shape modern society with references to poets and Greek heritage. The piece discusses trust, competition, electricity safety, gender differences, crime, governance, and cultural naming practices among Greeks as a reflection of public discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentee Terith
Lemon
Attalla
Ala
J.T. Wilson
William Bentley
Dick Liddell
Richmond
Wood Hite
Liddell
Jesse James
New York Farmers’ Alliance
Cornellsville
Knights of Labor
Greenbackers
Walla Walla
Wash
A. J. Hunt
Miller
New York City
J. D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Evie
Harry Anderson
Dr. Ball
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Lookout Mountain Company
Chattanooga
Tenn
National Lookout Company
Texas Towns Begin Various Modern Works Across State
Numerous projects noted include Hallettsville oil mill Cuero electric light plant and Houston bagging and cordage factory. Artesian wells planned at Bowie Ladonia Whitesboro and Bee County. new court houses in Woodville Mason and Childress. growing crops and fruit prospects across multiple counties. rail and waterworks expansions in towns like La Grange Sherman and Mexia. several deaths and crimes reported amid routine rural life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uvalde
Johnson County
Rockport
Alvarado
Houston
San Augustine
Taylor National Bank
Childress
Bill Loyde
R.S. Scott
Montague
Joe Penn
Texline
Baylor County
Cuero
Meyersville
Texas
Fisher County
Bowie County
Rusk County
Veal
Montagne
Burnett County
Armstrong County
Commerce
Woodville
Tyler County
Wiess Hook and Ladder Company
Beaumont
Grayson County
Court House
Beeville
Fort Worth Packing Company
Int Refrigerator
Taylor
Tyler
Gainesville
Mexia Forney
Cameron
Duffau
Brownsville
Santo
Palo Pinto County
Hartley County
Bryson
Commissioners’ Court of
Mason
J. T. Kelley
Santa Fe
Goldthwaite
Eastland
Iron Company
Jefferson
Waterworks Company
Dublin
Pecos Valley
Whitesboro
Weatherford
Parker County
LaGrange
West
Rockdale
Luling
Kriman
Ennis
Red River
Colbert's Ferry
Denison
Collin County
Hamburg
Germany
Domestic and Foreign Happenings of the Week Across Oceans
A wide weekly digest reports on Policeman Cassidy's assassination in Washburn Wisconsin. Legislation moves include the World's Fair appropriation in both New York houses. Notable incidents feature dynamite blasts near Bourbon Indiana and a jailer assault in Monroe Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Fred Lesser
Bourbon
Ind
Ida Morrison
Carrollton
Bloomington
Colorado
Washington
Illinois Senate
Gen. Grant
St Louis County
Missouri
Chicago
Rich
Russell
Kansas
Diana
Tenn
Jack Childs
Abe Haley
Home-Cured Pork and Timber Planting Advice
A long reader column urges home curing of pork to save costs and ensure quality, while giving practical guidance on timber claims, seedling and plant care, goose farming, horse breeding limits, and household tips for chefs and homemakers. The piece emphasizes patient cultivation, market presentation, and prudent livestock management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
United States
Ian Sal
Humorous 1900s Ad Patter Promotes Bargains and Banter
A satirical scan shows advertisers abandoning lofty puffery and speaking to readers on their level. Mock pitches tout Bump’s Swipes, pants that prevent cold days, Rinx’s skating pads, resurrected socks, and cheap hats from Tiler’s, as seen in Puck’s playful column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patr
Rinx’s Roller Resort
Moneymaker
Tiler’s
Puck
Rome's Beasts of Show Demand Huge African Trapping Labor
In ancient Rome lions were shipped from Africa at about 400 per year for nine years, joined by leopards tigers hyenas elephants buffaloes and countless serpents. For years Africa employed 8 000 men to capture wild animals for Roman spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portry
Browning
Mr. Swinburne
Loni Tennyson
Snyder
Alienece Milling Company
Sherman
Young Men's Christian Association
Quaneh
Belle Starr
Charles May
Reuben May
Cookeville
Galveston
Chicago
Rome
Africa
Lamp Store Confusion Over Planner Lamp
Uncle Sawback tries to return an alleged planner lamp misdescribed by a dealer. He asserts the lamp won’t produce a note, claiming the item failed its intended function. Larry Ann is unable to get any note from the device, prompting a dispute over the description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sawback
Larry Ann
Advice to Young Men on Courtship from the Boston Gazette
A humorous excerpt of courting counsel advising men to align with a girl's father in politics and religion, watch rivals, avoid excessive flattery, and maintain honest finances. It warns to read signals, avoid overwhelming affection, and end visits early if the lady seems distant, noting potential domestic fallout later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo
Lide
Lou Ui
Boston Gazette
Chimps Use Torches in Night Field Raids at Mewa Station
A reader cites Stanley’s In Darkest Africa noting Emin Pasha’s observation that a large chimpanzee community in the Msongwa forest visits Mewa station plantations at night to steal fruit and uses torches, suggesting Simians may grasp fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
Africa
Emin Pasha
Msongwa
Mewa Station
Fragmentary Thought on Marriage and Regret
A brief, reflective line notes that some men after ten years of marriage ponder how many other women they might have married previously if circumstances allowed.
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Graham Zeader
Greham, Texas
Joe Cook
Jay Gould
Jim Fisk
Peore
Profesor
Martin D. Sage
Pittsburg
Themistocles
Phidias
Phidias.” You Behold Plazo Demosthenes
Tocseus
Socrates
Aphrodite
Athene
Current Texas
Gulf
Panhandle
Srime
Hallettsville
Hamilton
Amarillo
la Grange
Bosque County
Bowie
Groesbeeck
Hillsboro
Lampasas
Sherman Baptist Church
Hone
Armiseere
Russia
France
Italy
James Belcher
Wood County
Fred Hays
Wichita Falls
John Evans
Kyle
Western Union Telegraph Company
Nocona
Whitesbore
Henrietta
Tankersley
Decatur
Ladonia
Leahy
Edwards County
Rock Springs
Sarah Scott
Dallas
Falls County
Hartley
Hill County
Vernon
Greenville
Thomas Burns
San Antonio
S.L. Martin
Mexia
Oliver Stoop
Dellinger Covently
J. W. Chimpert
Tom Green County
Pen Artesian
Rosaswell
Stephens County
A. P. Green
Thorp Springs
Cattle County
Cattle Kings
Willow City
Gilllepie County
Kerr County
Cassidy
Washburn, Wis
James G. Blaine, Jr
Sioux Falls
S. D
Monroe
Wis
LaFayette
Fairplay
Col
A. C. Scribner
E. O. Fyffe
Oklahoma
Elizabethtown
Wilam Showers
Charles Moore
Showers
Harney City
Black Hills
Nathaniel Hawthorne
John Dean
Winston County
Alabama
Huntsville
Wiashington
John Graham
Amelia Linder
Hersef
Milwaukee
Thomas Majors E
Ne- Orasten
Boyd
Areadia Parish
Louisiana
Saven
Dycusburg
Frank Hobbs
Sophia Stroble
Beatries
Kr. Murphy
Leadville
Senate
Charles Patterson
Macon
Tennessee
Cumberland
Mississippi
Boyce
John Simms
Ed Green
Ohio
Columbus
Zanesville
University At
Peters Corpsa Tants
Thomas Abercrombie
Perry Hill
Simpsonville
S. C
Francis Drake
Old
Democratic Party
Baltimore
Maryland Democratic Reform Club
Lorenzo Coleman
Steubenville
Clarksburg
W. Va
Kate Braber
W.D
Trumbull
Birmingham
Carridge
Ohio River
Misa
Georgia Pacific Railroad
George Graber
Cincinnati
Knoxville
Owen Meredith
Preston Graves
Charlotteville
Lottery
Emma Juch
Mexico
Peru
Moe
Cifientas
Cuba
Lord Salisbury
Portugal
Lisbon
Pigeon
Brisk
Zanzibar
Pungive
Mashonaland
Manicaland
M. Baily
Chamber of Deputies
Paris
London
Secrecenaes
Roumania
Christ
Kelle
Louwis Laily
Fife
England
Robert
Ginia
Jesus Christ
Publius Latulus
Judea
Phosenenes
Code Torresion
Wall Street
Thirten
Mrs. Green
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