Quotes on Wisdom Duty and Will From Classic Authors
A compact collage of aphorisms from Shakespeare Emerson Bacon Tennyson and others. It presents reflections on immortality wisdom virtue and daily duty with varied authorial voices and old style cadence.
Public cautions against mortgaging homes for airship stock
A Los Angeles Express editorial urges people not to mortgage homes to invest in a trans Atlantic airship company. It warns dividends are unlikely soon, advising conservative financial behavior amid speculative ventures.
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Los Angeles Express
Bryan says he will remain a private citizen
William J. Bryan tells Indiana readers he is content to stay a private citizen. He notes there is no probability he will be called to return as a public figure in the near future.
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William J. Bryan
Indiana
Boston Journal
Wellman case moves up and down in providence case
The Providence Tribune notes the Wellman matter remains unsettled with alternating progress and delays. The report emphasizes ongoing developments without a final resolution, signaling continued attention from local authorities and observers.
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Wellman
Providenée Tribune
Taking No Chances Rumors About Ballinger Lunch Office Location
A fragmented reading notes gossip from Milwaukee Journal about Ballinger and fear of being locked out. Chicago Record Herald hints at Tecoma's recount plans and small town excursions at her expense. Dallas News questions Ballinger's resignation and public happiness. Louisville Courier-Journal jokes on rare jewel cooks. Kansas City Star cites a New York motorman incident. Ohio State Journal and Philadelphia Inquirer comment on Roosevelt Lodge, Wagner Gobbes Tinkers and emotion in art of words.
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Tecoma
Chicago Record-Herald
Room 212 and Room 370 The Bosses Rule Democracy
Roosevelt denounces Tammany Hall and Charles Murphy using room 212 as the symbol of bossism in New York politics. He contrasts Taggart in Indiana with Kern in Indiana and denounces private rooms as the method of party machines. Lindsey in Colorado fights the bi partisan machine and calls for reform across states.
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Col. Roosevelt
Tammany Hall
Charles Murphy
New York
Dix
Murphy
Roosevelt
Broadway
National Machine
Bailey
Foraker
Sibley
Indiana
Thomas Taggart
United States
Tom
Taggart
Kern
John Worth Kern
French Lick
Smiling Tom
Shively
Hoosier
Henry Cabot Lodge
Alton B. Parker
John W. Kern
Parker
Denison
Denison Hotel
What Would Lindsey Do Judge Lindsey and the Colorado reform fight
The piece portrays Judge Lindsey of Denver as a champion for children whose reform efforts threaten powerful interests. It traces a chain from tenements and saloons to police, politicians, corporations, the state legislature, and Guggenheim. Lindsey’s peril grows as he confronts the Morgan Guggenheim syndicate and the system that affects everyday men and their children.
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Guggenheim
Indiana
Lindsey
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Denver
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Senate
Public Service Corporations
United States Senate
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Lndsey
State University of Colorado
The Way of the World Reflects on System Decay
Maurice Hewlett argues that the old order breaks apart as truth tellers face hostility and violence. He suggests crucifixions and rising statues follow, and society climbs to the stars on the bodies of its heroes and sages.
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Maurice Hewlett
Public Playgrounds By ELBERT HUBBARD
Elbert Hubbard extols Seattle policy that every public school include a supervised playground with swings, vaulting bars, and gardens. He argues play is essential to education, requires leadership, and that funding for playgrounds and gardens is a wise investment in children, the nation’s future.
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Elbert Hubbard
Seattle
America
Jack
Fromn
Beginning Anew Morning Fresh as Spring
A Baltimore Sun poem from The Scrap Book Morning urging a fresh start after past sorrow. The speaker seeks morning, youth, hope, and love, inviting a partner to join in renewal and venture as the seas of dust and dew frame a new day.
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de and Dare
Baltimore Sun
Records of God's Thoughts Agassiz on ancient earth relics
The author reflects on viewing the first land and ancient fossils as deeper insights into the thoughts and facts of God than human relics. He treasures stones from old sea-beaches bearing fossils as tangible evidence of creation’s early forms.
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God
Agassiz
Child Labor and Wages in Early 20th Century Debate
A historical document recounts Senator Beveridge's three day 1907 Senate debate on child labor and wages. It cites factory practices in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and the South, including orphan asylum labor, rules forcing family children to work, and night shifts in silk plants. It discusses wage effects, family economics, and the shift of labor from men to women and children, with quotes from contemporary sources critiquing the system and calling for regulation.
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Beveridge
United States Senate
Sun
Spargo
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Minotola
N. J
South
South Carolina
North
Anthracite
New England
Peter Roberts
The
Outlook
Allentown
Reading
Bethlehem
Lancaster
Cardiff
England
North Carolina
Owen KR. Lovejoy
Mental Tyrants and the march toward liberty in Portugal
Leigh Mitchell Hodges argues that Portugal’s peaceful political shift from monarchy to republic reflects a broader human progress toward freedom from superstition and tyranny. He praises the spirit of independence, condemns royal privilege, and urges continued fight against fear, superstition, and ignorance to sustain liberty in modern society.
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Portugal
Schieve
Adam
Paris
Turkey
Manuel
Russia
Lana
Leigh Mitchell Hodges
Philadelphia
Coffee Crowned Morning Beverage in Boston Herald Adage
A brief quip extols coffee as the preferred morning drink over wine beer or champagne. It praises claret aes wines and champagne as table adornments but elevates coffee as the essential morning cup in a Boston Herald printed line.
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Boston Herald
No Necessity Perdida and the Candy Pulling
Extracted lines describe a candy pulling and cleaning rituals with phrases noting hands washed and a bright result. Mentions Chicago Tribune and Chicago News items about work completed and a marriage. Mary Ann becomes a bride.
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Myrtilla
Chicago Tribune
Mary Ann
Chicago News
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