Mark Twain’s Varied Ventures Ranging From Mines to Hairpins
The humorist Mark Twain pursued mining lecturing publishing and manufacturing ventures with mixed outcomes. He faced bankruptcy and debt after Webster and Company failed in 1895 and more recently admitted insolvency as president of the Plasman Company of America. He also earned profits from a spiral hairpin business and maintained investments in other schemes.
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Startling claim on resurrected life walk on earth and eat today’s food
Special to the Reporter in Chicago January 1 The Rev R A Torrey evangelist widens the debate on life after death by proposing that after the resurrection people will walk the earth with bodies like present ones and eat the same kind of food Christ ate, though he says he does not know the exact form of bodies or food.
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No One Wants Old Fashioned Cod Liver Oil
The text dismisses cod liver oil as outdated while praising Vinci as a superior builder of strength for the elderly and ill. It offers a money back guarantee if no benefit is found. It also includes reflective musings on the spirit, body, and a potential delay between death and resurrection.
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Blunt wordplay sparks debate over calling a spade a spade
A humorously blunt exchange questions whether calling a spade a spade is fair. The dialogue contrasts blunt honesty with social sensitivity, suggesting bluntness can cost someone something in real life.
Forgiveness Reflected in a Quiet Memory
A reflective note on forgiveness and gratitude, recalling how others forgiveness preserved the speaker's goodness. The piece emphasizes humility and the impact of mercy in personal worth.
Central Bank Favored by Experts and Conant Explains
Chas A Conant explains that a United States central bank would prevent currency stringency. He, a noted banker and author, helped reconstruct the Philippine money system. the Conant dollar term arose from his work there.
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Currency Reform via Central Bank and Note Power
By Charles A. Conant the author argues for serious currency reform. He favors either a central bank of issue or granting national banks authority to issue notes backed by commercial paper, with safeguards and reserve guarantees to prevent panics. He notes examples in Europe and the potential stabilizing effects of such measures.
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The Cruise of the Spray and Up-to-Date Swearoff Vehicle
January 1 report notes cast off with airship inspection limit aboard and a playful yet poignant farewell. W. C. T. U. Glee club delivers a grand send-off while several passengers go overboard due to choppy air currents. Brisk winds push the voyage north with hot copper patients finding the healing waters refreshing.
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W. C. T. U. Glee Club
Hungarian Count Rejected In Love Pact With Vanderbilt Heiress
New York December 31. Romance ends as Count Szechenyi, famed for eyes and waistcoats, reportedly seeks a larger dowry. Gladys Vanderbilt loves the count, but reports say relatives balk at her paltry 15 million fortune and the engagement is postponed amid gossip of demands and dissension.
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