Simple path to success amid ordinary effort
The Detroit Free Press argues that success does not demand extraordinary skill or ceaseless toil. It says youths often blame the world, but happiness and achievement come from honesty cheerfulness patience adversity kindness fairness and dedication to duties, with ordinary people rising by doing these well.
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Detroit Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claimed to Cure Local Disease
An advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine helps those in a run down condition by acting through the blood to reduce inflammation of mucous surfaces. It promotes its tonic and blood purifier effects as druggist free. Fs Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Fs Cheney & Co
Toledo
Obie
Force of Habit in Poetunia Markets Staggered by Illness
In Poetunia Austin Akinside laments years of hunger and poor appetite since spring. He describes digestive trouble and heart palpitations as he seeks help at the Right Place store. The store proprietor replies with a casual, distracted inquiry.
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Austin Akinside
Poetunia
Kansas City Star
Death Clock of the Mind by Oliver Waddell Holmes
A reflective meditation on the mind as a seventy year clock with life’s wheels turning relentlessly. The speaker likens thought to a pendulum and heart to a case opened by death, ending with silence after years of mental strain.
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Oliver Weddell Holmes
Angel of Life
Mere Boys As Lawmakers From The New York Herald
The article notes early ages in the British House of Commons, citing 1613 lawmakers under 18 and youths like Edmund Waller at 16. It highlights Chesterfield at 20, Charles James Fox at 19, Pitt at 21 turning 23, and mentions their notable speeches and futures as leaders and prime ministerships.
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House of Commons
Commons
Edmund Waller
MFP
Charles James Fox
Midhurst
Westminster
Chesterfield
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Siberia to Pacific Trade Boom with Trans-Siberian Rail
Col George H Emerson asserts future Pacific trade will surpass Atlantic routes once Siberia China and Manchuria are developed under stable governance. He notes vast wheat potential, wartime production, and current market gaps for American goods in Siberia while transportation and markets lag.
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Saturday Evening Post
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Starving European Writers Face Economic Barriers
The piece laments writers like Paul Fort and Hugo von Hofmannsthal who seek art over money as Europe suffers paper shortages and war costs. It questions prospects for emerging talents and asks how unknown youths with genius might be given a chance rather than endured poverty.
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M. Paul Fort
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M. Fort
France
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Richard Strause
New York Nation
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Fort
Health Propaganda Slashes Tuberculosis Deaths 60 Percent
Chicago News reports health propaganda reduced TB mortality by 60 percent over 40 years per Philadelphia Public Health Director Furbush. He warns pneumonia and other diseases still kill one third of Americans, urging prevention through exercise, fresh air, sunshine, clothing, and avoiding wet cold exposure. Manchester Guardian column muses on the word charity, its varied forms from ceremonial gifts to secret acts.
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Furbush
Philadelphia
Manchester Guardian
Census Records Motor Vehicle Deaths Nationwide
The census bureau reports 7069 deaths from motor accidents in the United States last year with 1408 fatalities in 66 of the larger cities. The data highlights regional impact and urban death tolls among major metropolitan areas.
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Census Bureau
United States
Diary of a Fujiwara Beauty from Asia Magazine
The Lady Sei B Shonagon, maid of honor to Japan’s empress a thousand years ago, kept a diary later famed as The Pillow Sketchbook. This vivid record, written on sheets for a sleeping pillow, satire lists “things hateful” and “things enviable” and notes court life, lovers, horse races, and pilgrim routes to Mil-dera.
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Asia Magazine
Sei
Shonagon
Japan
Kyoto
China
Mil-dera
Winter in Kansas Emorys Gazetter Reflections
A seasonal meditation on winter from the Emporia Gazette speaks of winter as an eternal, tender force that gathers all beings close to nature. It contrasts storm and cold with memories of spring and the hidden promises of renewal carried in the heart during long nights.
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The
Emporia Gazette
Earth
Post Bellum Romance Shattered From West's Docket
A Buffalo man married a Camien New Jersey woman in April 1919 after a brief stay. She later confessed fraud and fraudulently obtaining a marriage license. An annulment was issued in October 1915, and he faced a Camden indictment for desertion and support but was discharged by habeas corpus in New York.
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Camien
N. J
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New York
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U S and South America in Public Ledger view
The piece, citing Professor Inman of Columbia University, argues the United States still stands on trial in Latin America. It stresses that despite Secretary Colby’s efforts, trust must be earned through actions seen as repentance and fruit worthy of historic stature toward nations south of the border.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Colby
Professor Inman
Columbia University
Latin America
Inman
Suffrage Leader Advises Women On Election Question
A conscientious girl asks an older suffrage leader whether to vote for firefighters and their platoons. The response urges doing the right thing, noting the cold weather as a factor and endorsing prudent civic action.
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Lam Ansious
Newspaper Prices Rise Amid Paper Contract Limits
The article notes the six month fixed contract price for print paper at $900 and $140 per ton for 1921, with freight and express rate increases. It discusses open market prices, foreign pulp issues, Tribune pricing adjustments, and warns of more consolidations as newspapers face higher costs and tighter supplies. It argues only the strongest papers can survive higher prices and that readers should accept value in well edited papers.
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Varied Flours for Family Bread Recipes from Bulletin 1146
Learn to bake yeast and quick breads with diverse flours from US Department of Agriculture Bulletin 1146. Includes corn meal pumpkin dodgers and bread griddle cakes, potato muffins, soy bean muffins, and more with serving yields, mixing steps, and optional substitutions.
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United States Department of Agriculture
The Insidious Enemy in American Homes
A condensed opinion piece reviews societal neglect of farming and food value, urging American women to see food through Viennese eyes. It contrasts attitudes toward milk and bread with healthful, basic life, while noting reform ideas like blue laws, rat prevention, and public health costs amid global notes on silver, copper, and fashionably reused clothing transformations.
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America
Vienna
Coal Magnates and Housing Crisis in New York World
The New York World chronicles coal profiteers accused of price gouging and hoarding supply, driving up costs for housing and industry. It notes Speaker Calder's committee faulting coal barons for the housing shortage, with limited building materials and rising prices constraining construction.
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Calder
Local Mayors Elected Amid Mixed Party Wins Across Towns
In Springford Holwake Northampton and Wikerfield communities, mayoral winners leaned variously Democratic or Republican. Springfield, while heavily Republican, chose a Democratic mayor, signaling local victories after a national defeat. The pattern suggests local results can diverge from national sentiment depending on candidates and issues.
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Mac Gochumetts
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Northampton
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Snow clearing fleet to patrol New York streets
A squad of 266 firemen and as many police will man 60 new snow clearing tractors for New York City. The report notes odd details from a cable about French heels reaching Congo attire, including costume paint and feathers. One tractor is described as bought with over 4 ton of raw rubber and worn dancing slippers, while black silk stockings were deemed unnecessary.
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Congo
May Revolutionize Lacemaking At Nottingham
Report from Nottingham England claims a city resident has invented an attachment for a lever ice machine that could transform lacemaking by producing lace across the full width of the loom. The device would allow width expansions from one inch to the machine’s full width, enabling wide allover nets and various breadths using two sets of regs and three pads. Also includes an unrelated advertisement for Cuticura skincare products.
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Hitech
Nottingham
England
Simple Deduction and Odd Rumor in The Parlour
A fragmented dialogue hints at a planned theft or fortune as characters discuss prophecy and a "pos sessor" of money. Context suggests puzzlelike deduction with uncertain details and muddled names. The scene ends with a promise of fortune following a simple prediction.
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Herbert
Anni
Man in Clest-Mat Lapses Into Swelllime Satire
Fragmentary OCR yields a cryptic exchange claiming someone is a clest-mat and noting his attention to notable development. The text reads as garbled dialogue with implied social authority but lacks clear names, places, or events.
Solemn Occasion Between Old Friends Before Trial
Simpson plans to propose to his beloved on the morrow as his trial draws near. He asks Stimpson about nerves at proposals, and Stimpson reveals his own lack of nerves before marriage, regretting future foresight.
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Women Workers Make Good Says Industrial League Survey
The Women s Industrial League of Great Britain asked 5000 firms for experiences of women as industrial workers and nearly 1500 replies showed employers favorable to retaining women, hoping to increase their numbers.
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Women's Industrial League of Great Britain
Smoke Up Spark Plis Cigar Sparks Curiosity
A brief feature notes a new cigar named Spark Plis drawing questions about its branding and origin. The hazy quote hints at perceived perfection in its initial presentation, suggesting industry chatter and consumer intrigue around the product.
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