No man can bluff his conscience into silence
A concise aphorism asserts that conscience cannot be silenced by bluff or pretense, emphasizing moral integrity over deceit. It frames conscience as an enduring inner guide resisting false bravado or denial.
The Story of Panama and Its Lost City
The piece surveys Panama's natural life and history from Columbus to the fall of Old Panama City. It notes lush vegetation, fruits like bananas, and varied wildlife including jaguars and tapirs, then recounts Morgan’s 1671 sack of Old Panama, its carnage, and the city's gilded past before Spain’s decline and Panama’s rise as a republic.
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C. E. Witham
Isthmus
Pacific Ocean
Colon
Atlantic
Pacific
Columbus
Bahia de Los Navios
United States
Chagres River
Panama City
Chagres
Tomaiaria
Calon
Spain
New World
America
Peru
Ocean
Henry Morgan
Wales
Morgan
Old
Charles of
England
John Morgan
Colombia
Republic of
Saint Augustian
Dr. Pierce Appeals for Ingredient Disclosure of Favorite Prescription
Dr. Pierce urges full disclosure of medicine ingredients and oath verification. He claims Favorite Prescription aids women’s disorders, supports nursing and expectant mothers, strengthens the system, soothes nerves, and treats various feminine ailments. He promotes requesting a free booklet from Dr. Pierce and cautions against untested substitutes.
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Maine
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Common Sense
Dining Out With Friends and Dining Alone
A young woman tired of being called poor and excluded from invitations eats alone at a cheap restaurant. She and a vacant man from a boarding house serendipitously meet, confessing they are both frauds about their social dinners and worries.
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Waste Op Flirting Effort and Domestic Mirth
A light domestic vignette shows a wife flaring flirtation at dinner while her husband resists and questions her. The scene contrasts with a later column about African boy servants in Natfrob where inexperience and ignorance of soap lead to comic mishaps.
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Gofa
Stimeon
Natfrob
Central Africa
Portraitist’s Fatigue Sparks Light Romantic Notions
The old professor complains after four hours sitting for his portrait, insisting he will not endure such fatigue again. His friend questions the need to lend his face to a likeness while the Cynical Bachelor muses that some men are born fools and others fall in love.
After Dinner Speeches and Social Plans in City Circles
An account notes committees from various business organizations meeting to discuss uniting influence and strength in the city. A Japanese visitor jokes about after dinner speeches, while a lighthearted domestic exchange shows hopeful engagement and comic miscommunications about engagements and proposals.
Not Yet Popular, Styker and Bride at altar flag custom
Dialogue from a humorous column mentions a bride and groom carrying an American flag at the altar. The exchange questions the sense and meaning of such a custom while a neighbor remarks on Gladys Mae becoming an elocutionist.
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Styker
Drker
United States
Gladys Mae
Puck
Oil talk and highway humor in a rural exchange
Mrs Corntessel notes slower travel to the Digs. Hiram replies he won’t scold critters worth eleven dollars each. They joke about oil money and its questionable refining influence.
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Hiram
Thawatha Dinner Mention Sparks Question About Silver
Fragmentary shopper notes mention Wiede myn s Vaby Pictures at Thompson s Studio 615 Mass St and Haymond s Drug Store with Rexall Orderlies for constipation. References to Soxman s Co and McCulloch s Drug Store hint at ice and cool beverages.
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Vaby Pictures
Thompson’s
Mass
Haymond's Drug Store
Rexall Orderlies
McCulloch’s Drug Store
Notice of Poll Books Closure for Lawrence Elections
Notice that poll books for the city of Lawrence voters will be open from 10 o’clock p.m. to Friday July 22, after which period they will close and remain closed until after the August 2 primary.
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Gavin
Oelock
Wal
Lawrence Business College Avoids Heat In Elevated Rooms
Students at Lawrence Business College study in rooms high above streets where ventilation remains good and glare from pavement is avoided, keeping them comfortable despite warm days.
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Lawrence Business College
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