Onward Ambition Keeps the World’s Hope Alive
A motivational piece urging the ambitious to persist despite discouragement. It cites Columbus Washington Fulton Franklin Edison Marconi and Burbank as examples of perseverance, urging readers to pursue worthy aims with fresh resolve, belief, and faith in guidance and inheritance of strength.
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Columbus
George Washington
America
Earth
Robert Fulton
Benjamin Franklin
Cyrus W. Field
Edison
Marconi
Women Wage-Earners Speech Draws Fire on Tyrant Man
Winifred Black’s remarks at the Women’s Wage-Earners convention sparked a backlash as critics argued that women workers should be judged by their work, not their gender. The piece contends business success depends on competence, not sexuality, and urges women to focus on duties rather than political rhetoric or “conventions.”
Raphael's Prophecies for July 25, 1908
Forecast advises evening courtship and favors seeking. It predicts a successful year for the family circle, with the young courting or marrying. A child born that day will be well behaved, respected, and fairly successful in business, living a steady life.
Sayings of a Cynic and Everyday Observations
A collection of tongue in cheek maxims about flattery, honesty, habits, and social behavior. It lampoons common flaws in people including flatterers, confidence men, and the habits of married life with witty one liners. The piece ends with a prompt to count white lies told in a day.
An Idol by Cora M. W. Greenleaf
A verse piece by Cora M. W. Greenleaf notes the paradox of heat and distance in affection. The speaker longs for a frosty gaze and cool manner, finding a strange charm in the marble stare and icy smile amid torrid days.
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Cora M. W. Greenleaf
Five fruits answer from a child at dinner table
A family scene shows five-year-old Tommy solving a math question at dinner. Papa asks how many are two apples and three pears, and Tommy answers five fruits, reflecting a simple arithmetic lesson from the era.
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Papa
Tommy
His Promtitude Sketchy Exchange In Dialogue
Molly asks George if he told their father about borrowing five hundred dollars. He confirms and notes his father’s reaction. The fragment hints at tension over the loan and family finances.
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Molly
Father
George
How to Make Milk Safe for Babies
Scientific guidance warns against raw milk for children. If pasteurized milk is unavailable, pasteurize at home by heating to boiling and bottling immediately. Do not feed milk older than 24 hours, keep chilled, and always clean and scald bottles before refilling.
Buckle the Historian of Civilization and His Mother
The article honors Henry Thomas Buckle born 1822 in Lee Kent and died 1862 in Damascus. It praises his pursuit of truth, his monumental History of Civilization in England, and his devotion to his mother whose unwavering support enabled his scholarly feats. It notes James G. Blaine’s praise and Buckle’s dedication to his mother in the volumes.
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Lessing
Henry Thomas Buckles
Buckle
Lee
Kent
Old Damascus
England
Thucydides
James G. Blaine
Truth
Fountains
Damascus
Buctie
Royal T Institution
Buckie
Nother
Absent-minded farmer tale sparks dinner humor in Washington
Senator Beveridge recounted a joke about Jabez, a forgetful farmer, whose failed courtship and missing recollection of being a widower sparked laughter at a Washington dinner. The tale centers on a fiery but failed proposal and a witty exchange.
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Ner
Washington
Jabez
Don’t Trust Men Be Wise With Your Own Instinct
Beatrice Fairfax argues against trusting men, urging girls to follow their own instinct and a mother’s guidance. She warns about fast society, automobiles, and roadhouse temptations, noting tragedies like Bertha Vanderbilt and Hazel Drew. Emphasizes self-respect, cautious friendships, and delaying marriage until vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Vanderbilt
Sarah Koren
Hazel Drew
Girl Defied Sheridan's Army at Toll Gate Legend
A valley tale recalls Charlotte Hillman at a toll gate near Winchester where Sheridan's staff demanded tolls at dawn. She lowered the bar, charged a penny for every ten soldiers, kept a tally notch by notch, and sent the bill to Washington after the war.
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Sheridan
Winchester
Valley
Stephens City
Charlotte Hillman
Straightway
Toll
Blue Ridge
Virginia
Lee
Grant
Joe Johnson
Washington
Shenandoah
John D. Wells
Metropolitan Magazine
Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
An edgy concise monologue on gender, marriage, and society's double standards. It lampoons men's evasions about politics and a woman's value in love and companionship, noting the quirks of courtship, aging, and appetite in witty, ironic lines.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
California
Burbank
Winifred Black
India
All Grocers
Dehaven Wall Paper CO
Delaware St. Main
Greenwich, Conn
Raphael
Ly Raphael
Henry T. Buckle
Thomas B. Gregory
Beveridge
Beatrice Fairfax
Helen Rowland
H.P. Wasson & Cog
Our Fountain Cafe
Eace
St. Gall
Madras
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