Has To Do You Believe In This Home Rule Business
A brief dialogue contrasts belief in home rule with personal commitment as a spouse asserts faith by equating marriage to trust in the policy. The exchange hints at local governance tensions and citizen involvement in reform.
Watered stock and the rise of billionaires warned
A New York lawyer at the Lotus Club dinner warned that watered stock creates mega rich men. He warned of a future where even billionaires know each other by first name as elite wealth grows beyond dreams.
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Build Your Own Rabbit Hutch From Boxes and Wood
Instructions from 1912 explain a combined nest and run hutch with upper sun parlors and a central open compartment. Variations include omitting the nest, enclosing the upper compartment, and using grocery boxes or boards. Build tips cover dimensions, doorway cuts, stairs, wire mesh, doors, knobs, and cleaning needs.
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Reginald Awaits Path His Family Disputes
In Stray Stories Mrs. Jones worries for her son Reginald who favors acting despite his sister and father preferring ministry or business. Mrs. Brown asks his age. he's getting on for seven.
Allen’s Foot-Sasure Ad Promises Comfort in Shoes
An advertisement touts Allen’s Foot Sase antiseptic powder to ease tight or new shoes. It claims rest and comfort after shaking it into footwear and warns to refuse substitutes. Address Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy NY for trial packs. Every man thinks he knows a lot about women until he marries one.
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Not Unlikely and the Shoes of a Father
A short dialogue from Harper's Weekly features a boy named Bobby facing expectations to step into his father's shoes. The piece uses humor to reflect on parental roles and growth. It also includes an ad line for Dr J H Rindlaub, a Fargo ear eye nose and throat specialist, and a quip about distance dulling the office view.
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Trust Man of Character and Virtue in Action
An essay on virtue linking character to beauty and moral conduct. It argues that true doing goes beyond duty, elevates character, expands benevolence, and strengthens judgment. It notes a society’s trust rests on integrity and wise conduct, not mere cleverness.
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R. R. Dana
Night Elevator Strain At The Flossteins
Algernon notes a crowd of people waiting for the elevator as the Flosstein party hosts entertainments. He predicts the car will run late with dozens to ride up and down and warns that if passengers fail to exit by midnight the elevator will halt at twelve and everyone must descend by stairs.
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Algernon
Domestic Tragedy Involving Jealous Husband and Secretary
A terse dialogue reveals a husband’s instinct to remove a social secretary after a smile. The exchange hints at a lethal choice driven by envy and lack of entertainment. The piece frames a domestic tragedy with sharp, pointed dialogue.
Mystery of Psychic Waves Asked by Pretty Student
In a dialogue a professor claims every person emits psychic waves. A curious girl asks if she herself sends them, and the professor confirms. The exchange hints at metaphysical ideas and flirtatious tone through a brief literary vignette.
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