Not a Comfortable Home
A reflection on palace life by Marcus Aurelius and a modern note on home comfort. The text argues that true homelikeness matters more than opulent surroundings, noting wealthy owners often tire of grand mansions and that public buildings should achieve majestic beauty while private homes prioritize cozy, livable warmth. It ends with a girl’s remark, highlighting a multimillionaire’s daughter lamenting the lack of a comfortable home for his bride.
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Marcus Aurelius
Marlon
Athletics In English Colleges Highlight English Sports Drive
A New Oxford and Cambridge Review article discusses athletics in English universities and notes a shift toward prioritizing sport over study. It praises student athleticism as the great undergraduate pursuit and cites a coach urging focus during lectures while maintaining rowing form.
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Oxford and Cambridge Review
Univer
Oxford
Cambridge
Thames
Henley
Coolham
New London
New York Post
England
Cnn
Governor doubts summer boarders profit for farmers
Gov Floyd of New Hampshire questions if the summer boarder trade boosts farmer profits, arguing it breeds discontent and the belief that boarding is easier than farming. He warns farmers may mortgage farms to host boarders and neglect crops, risking ruin. He also notes the common belief that women manage boarders while men tend the land.
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Gov. Floyd
New Hampshire
Bvel News
Mock Cook Book Spoofs Poetic Fame In Chester Club
John Henry on chafing dishes turns on Bunch Jefferson who fancies himself a poet. A Chester Westchester society gag book, compiled as recipes mocks Jefferson and his circle with spoof dishes from famous friends. The piece lampoons literary pretensions and ends noting absence of Bunch since the spoof, with copyright line.
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Bunch Jefferson
Bunch
Ace
John W. Milton
George O. Khayyam
Hank Longfellow
Alice
Dunch
Jefferson
Robert H. Browning
Walter K. Scott
Berty Tennyson
Peaches and
Westchester
Weatchester Society
Dunne
Carter H. Harrison
Boost Your Town by Keeping Dollars Local
Wright A. Patterson urges citizens to fund local schoolhouses through homegrown taxes. He argues that community prosperity raises real estate values, enables newer school facilities, and hinges on mutual buying within the town to avoid wealth leaving. Keep dollars at home to build cities from villages.
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Asia
Africa
Wright A. Patterson
GAMES OF SHARPERS WARN FARMERS OF FRAUDS
The article describes confidence schemes targeting farmers, including fake deeds used to secure loans and fraudulent notes. It warns readers to guard signatures, receipts, and contracts, and cautions check receivers against altering amounts by adding letters to words or changing numerals.
Readin Authors Lead Mules in Richland Settlement
In this settlement the Ryfilville farmer notes a saying that literary men are called readin authors because their rule is to lead mules to water, reflecting a local colloquial view reported by the Atlanta Constitution.
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Ryfilville
Atlanta Constitution
Town Boosting Tips for Local Prosperity
A civic editorial urges keeping money in the home town to boost opportunities for children and local employment. It cautions against reliance on distant mail order houses, encourages supporting local merchants and small factories, and promotes road and town improvements funded by taxes as a multiplier for the community.
Roof Gardens for Berlin Proposal Gains Support
A plan to introduce roof gardens in Berlin gains backing from doctors and professors who advocate the scheme. They push for gardens especially in narrow city streets, arguing the project is feasible since many houses share uniform height and rooftop walkways already exist in parts of the city.
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Berlin
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