There is no royal road to wealth in sound ethics
An extended reflection on prudence and scams shows that experience debunks quick riches schemes. It argues that only steady thrift and hard work secure wealth, while noting famous fraud cases like Drake’s estate to warn the gullible. The piece urges caution and self denial as the safe path to competence and riches.
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Great Britain
Francis Drake
Mid-Western
Intel
Standard
Roosevelt
England
Bank of Pag
Patrich
Prairies
Bank of England
Cnidid
Drake
Mastine
Ancient lore linked numbers to gender and power
Fragmentary lines claim numbers express gender roles with odd numbers masculine and greater, even numbers feminine, asserting odd numbers hold more power in ancient lore.
Prussian Bible Society Sells Doubled Bible Totals
The report notes a surge in Bible sales by the Prussian Bible Society, with last year’s figures nearly double those of earlier years, reflecting ongoing religious debates in Germany.
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Germany
Prussian Bible Society
Drift Of London Smoke Report At Bristol Conference
Dr A G Ruston of Leeds University told the National Smoke Abatement Society meeting in Bristol that smoke from industrial England has been observed far beyond its borders. He cited sightings from Valentia Island in Ireland, pilots over the Channel and Northern France, and a Lancastrian and West Riding fringe photographed near Coniston Water. He noted stories of Manx sheep darkening when an east wind brings Lancashire smoke.
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England
Europe
National
Bristol
A. G. Ruston
Leeds University
Valentia Island
Ireland
London
Channel
France
Coniston Water
Lancashire
West Riding of Yorkshire
Isle of Man
Robot’s Quick Lesson Almost Kills Inventor in San Diego
Henry C. May, inventor, was nearly killed when a mechanized figure he was teaching to shoot a revolver at the Pacific International Exposition in San Diego discharged a round into May’s head. He is expected to recover.
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San Diego
California
Henry C. May
May
Gift For Paderewski Watch Made For Noted Pianist
A watch crafted in Warsaw for Paderewski portrays hours as letters I and J and minutes as a piano keyboard. The hour hand is a pen, the minute hand a conductor's baton, and the second dial bears Paderewski’s birthplace district. The dial is encircled by the notes of twelve Paderewski compositions and the piece is said to keep perfect time.
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Paderewski
Padereski
Warsaw
I. J. Paderewski
Feel Better Now With Local Drugstore Advice
Feeling tired and tense in middle life may signal stress and bodily strain. A local druggist offers guidance on managing unease, backache, and nerves with general wellness tips and over the counter options.
Birthplace of King Correctly Named Richmond Park
The king was born at White Lodge in Richmond Park not Sandringham as some reports claim. Several writers note York Lodge on the Sandringham Estate, but records show White Lodge as the birthplace before the family moved to York Lodge where siblings were later born and christened.
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Richmond Park
Sand‘ingham
York Lodge
Sandringham Estate
Unusual Sale of Tovique Valley Railway Traversed 26 Miles
The Tovique Valley railway running 26 miles from Perth Junction to Plaster Rock sold for 100000 dollars to Ronald Jones and E B Harley of Saint John at a public auction. In 1897 the line was leased to the Canadian Pacific railway for 90 years, with CPR rent the sole revenue for the buyers for six decades.
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Tovique Valley Railway
Perth Junction
Plaster Rock
Ronald Jones
E. B. Harley
Saint John
Canada
Canadian Pacific Railway
CPR
Communal Kitchens Feed 21 Million Russians Today
Russia relies on heavily mechanized communal kitchens feeding 21 million people now. Last year they handled ten billion dishes and in six years the served population rose twentyfold. A kitchen under construction will increase capacity as growth continues. Barbados shows the highest density of people per acre in the western hemisphere. 2140!
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Acre
Barbados
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