By a Man's Works and the Impact of Actions
A reflection on character versus deeds, arguing that what a person does matters more than what they are. The essay cites Hutchinson, Poe, C. Henry, and Kaiser Wilhelm to illustrate that actions shape society while inner virtue alone often fails to influence others. It concludes that employers seek results, not refined sensibilities.
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Witter
Amy
Hutchinsey
Poe
C. Henry
William
Germany
Beavis
Istory
Christmas Trade Promises Big Savings in Kingsport Stores
Kingsport merchants promise ample stock of holiday and winter goods with attentive service and strong local pricing. The Times notes large inventories, personal shopper focus, and potential savings on gifts and winter purchases as customers plan early for Christmas. Citizens urged to watch advertising for special opportunities offered by local merchants.
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Kingsport
Teakstar Plans Growth in Trade Center Stockpiles
Fragmentary note describes Teakstar creating stockpiles for holiday goods amid a growing trade center. Mentions purification and a constant expansion of central operations. No clear dates, places, or named organizations beyond Teakstar.
Old Fashioned Courtship Rules Guide Young Hearts
In bygone days strict social limits governed male female contact, but free mingling led to risks as young women sought rides and dances with strangers. Authors urge caution, urging girls to rely on parental guidance and home rules to avoid sorrow and preserve proper acquaintance.
Alexandra and the Doughboy in 1917 Massillon Scene
A Boston Transcript account recalls Danish Alexandra stepping with her son at Buckingham Palace in 1917 as American doughboys saluted, praising her kindness and grace amid the pageant of Allied troops. The piece frames her as aged yet enduring, bridging nations through ceremony and mutual respect.
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Alexandra
Massillon
Buckingham Palace
Direct Primary Denounced in Electoral Critique
A Detroit Free Press excerpt denounces the direct primary as an un-American degeneration. It warns that the primary system fosters personal bossism in municipal and state governance and risks a national decline unless reformed.
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United States
Detroit Pree Press
Random Scraps of Quotations and Vignettes Across Cities
A collage of quirky lines and overheard snippets from London Munich and Boston, including courtroom jests about guilt and innocence, a drunken boast and a sad confession, flirtatious banter, and domestic hiring chatter. The fragmentary text stitches together names and places in a cross city weather of slang.
Golf and Business in Washington Sparks Office Time Debate
A prominent broker in Washington laments golf's impact on the capital's work ethic. He claims many young office workers vanish after 2 p.m. to play golf, and he discounts applicants who play. He states first class golfers face large pay reductions, arguing golf consumes company time.
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Washington
Norfolk ‘Virginian Pilot
Fragmented 1919 era notes on politics labor and tech
An assortment of fragmented items notes from a period article mentioning a proposed eastern amateur hockey association a strike by Quebec shoe factories a 39 state legislature activity vacant dwellings fuel and engine experiments New York electrification Kaufman law debt relief and Harvard Crimson debating football emphasis in studies The text reads like a garbled OCR of a multi topic news page with scattered names places and events
Opera Claque Sparks Debate Across Cities
The Chicago Opera company reportedly bans the use of claques, with observers noting opera’s aura of tarnished tinsel and the claque’s nerve shredding presence. Critics point to past demonstrations against American singers as proof of claques’ impact on the art form.
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Opera Claque
Chicago Opera Company
Chicago“company
New
Lazy Lake Park Keeper Report From Frayed Dialog
A fragmented OCR style snippet shows a park keeper urging urgency to close a gate while a weary speaker responds hesitantly. The text preserves rough dialogue and street voice without clear event details or locations.
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Lazy Lake Park
Willie
Zionist unity and fund appeal in American Jewry
American Jewish groups race to raise five million dollars for a united Palestine fund. Meanwhile, Gloucester misadventure ends with a water logged boat rescued by a Boston trawler. Astor House slated for demolition to clear space for a new 10 story office block. Opera Comique Paris warns of full evening dress for entry. Arden colony between Wilmington and Philadelphia gains electric light after 26 years. New York receives two million in gold from Japan signaling a September Japanese exchange shift.
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Arden
Wilmington
iPhophia
New York
Japan
New Melloglo Beauty Powder Promises Lasting Matte Finish
Perspiration won t affect it and won t show shine The powder spreads evenly blends with skin tone making pores invisible The ad promotes Melloglo beauty powder available at Heston Drug Company.
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Melloglo
Heston” Drug, Company
Laxatives and their harsh effects on the body
A disjointed note warns laxatives can be extremely harsh and risky for the system. It mentions Di-Vac and a manufacturer, citing concerns about mild laxatives leading to long run harm and potential organic trouble.
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Peaeie
World affairs and local notes from 1922 and beyond
The column surveys global and local items including unnaturalized foreigners, a Brooklyn commemoration of George Washington’s 200th birth anniversary, and college women smoking due to resentful orders. It also notes Mount Holyoke College’s record reduction, a Cherbourg to New York trip time, Brussels currency steps, a Newark armed-robbery with cash, a famed horse sale to Paris, Ky., an extortion case on an Atlantic liner, and salt alien registration urged by Secretary Davis.
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Brooklyn
George’ Washington
Beware the lingering cough or cold warns readers
An old advertisement-style fragment touts Creomulsion as a cure for lingering coughs and colds. It claims two-fold action to soothe inflamed membranes and support the respiratory system after illnesses, promising money back if not effective per directions.
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Mulaion
Atlanta
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Howard Tore” LL
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London “Mail
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Gwendoline
Gladys
Gladdums
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London
Hintorist
Stanford
Boston+ Transcript
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Quebec
Joseph Penney
York City
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Walker
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arvard /Crimson
United
United” Palestine Fund
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Manhattan
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Opera Comique
Paris
Mary
B' Woolley
Mount
Holyoke College
Cherbourg
New’ York
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Brussels
Belgium
Newark
Sir Galahad
France
Epinard
Arthur Hancock
Edward J. Naughton
L. H. Jones
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