The Child Behind and Lessons From Smiles and Mothers
The piece argues children behind wagons and near hydrants face legal danger while drivers are held to safety. It links this to broader themes of safety, happiness, and parental influence, citing a Hartford Courant warning and reflections on the mother’s role in a child’s development. It references Napoleon and Brillat Savarin and ends urging maternal influence for child behavior and habits formation.
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Hartford Courant
Brillat Savarin
Greenpoint
Central Park
Manhattan
Napoleon
The
Kansas City Star
Opulence and waste in country living and water systems
A discussion on reducing waste and losses cites cattle ticks, rats, fires, and disease as major drains. It promotes home building efficiency, cottage design with three bedrooms, and modern conveniences including windmills and pressure tanks for reliable village water supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
United States
Land Yacht for Boys A Neely Hall Illustrated Guide
A 1912 instructional piece explains building a sail wagon land yacht for boys using a wagon bed, gas pipe axle, stern wheel setup, tiller and mast details, and a catboat style sail with readily sourced parts. It emphasizes home craft and practical construction steps for safe coastal-free sailing on land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Neely Hall
California girl quits millinery for chorus line
A California girl leaves a millinery business earning about 25000 a year to join a stage chorus at 25 a week. A theatrical exchange says she seeks a title with the stage. The piece notes a blind woman among deluxe book sales victims and suggests buyers rarely use such books wisely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Fed
Prohibited Burning of Coal Through English History
The account recalls London petitioning King Edward I against coal use for its smell and health impact. A commission punished first offenses with fines, then destroyed furnaces on second offenses, and ultimately coal burning became a capital offense with a man hanged for the crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Prynne
Charles II of
England
Edward I
London
Western Canada set for vast 1913 building boom
The 1913 outlook details massive capital, rail and city projects across Western Canada. Canadian Pacific plans double tracking from Lake Superior to the Pacific, Grand Trunk Pacific expands trunk lines, and Canadian Northern mobilizes finance for transport and construction. Growth includes schools, public buildings, residences, and booming prospects for Edmonton, Calgary, Regina, Saskatoon, Vancouver, and Victoria as Americans join the investing and settlement wave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
Western
Prairie Provinces
British Columbia
Vancouver
Victoria
A Beautiful Decline
Ollie James, Kentucky congressman and senator-elect, tells a Washington acquaintance how Col. Pressett spends his later years. He enjoys a fine farm a string of trotters a barrel of whisky sixteen years old and a wife of the same age in a colorful aside from the Saturday Evening Post.
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Ollie James
Kentucky
Col. Pressett
James
Saturday Evening Post
Burdens Rewarded, Not Burdens Carried Alone
A quote attributed to Andrew Bonar emphasizes that rewards come from bearing burdens rather than merely bearing them without complaint. It advocates resilience and suggests moral merit in endurance.
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Andrew Bonar
Aviator’s Stock Trade Misfortune Quoted Line
A regretful man recalls taking a stock market flyer and hitting an air pocket when asked about his bold investment. The exchange highlights a risky venture leading to a downturn in his financial outlook.
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Kingman
B. O. Hudler
China
AY Wim.a. Radford
William A. Radford
West Jackson Boulevard
Chicago
Handy Boys
Ascipe
Resino! Chemical Co
Baltimore
Mic
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