Solomon the gambler and the wisdom of Solomon in history
The speaker argues Solomon was a wise gambler who built the temple and grew rich by risk. He compares Solomon to Caesar Napoleon and Cecil Rhodes, contrasting reckless bets with calculated risk aiding prosperity and peace.
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Caesar
Rubicon
Rome
Chance
Brienne
Napoleon
Solomon
Cecil Rhodes
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Philip
Julius Caesar
Alexander
Solomon the Wisest and Richest Man in History
The article argues Solomon was both the wisest and the richest man. It estimates his yearly revenue at 66 talents of gold, about $16.6 million, possibly making him worth around $330 million with 6 percent interest. It compares his wealth to Croesus and notes his temple building.
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Solomon
United States
Croesus
Solomon the Miner King of Ophir and the Gamble
The author argues Solomon earned gold from Ophir through mining not magic or schemes. Ophir supplied gold and gems. explorers doubt its location, but Solomon’s ships took three years to reach it and as long to return. He risked, tested promoters, weighed labor and costs, and used wisdom to win the venture.
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Solomon
Monte Carlo Gardens
Ophir
Wall Street
Jerusalem
Garden of Eden
Arabia
India
Rider Haggard
Africa
Avestor
Weston
The secret gambler leaders who shaped modern empire
An orator extols history’s gamblers like Solomon Columbus Rhodes Caesar and Rhodes as world builders. It traces railroads steel oil and cotton fortunes through Vanderbilt Huntington Carnegie Rockefeller and Duke, praising risk taking as engine of progress and national wealth.
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Lincoln
Grant
Union
Vanderbilt
Huntington
Pacific
Harriman
Carnegie
Bessemer
Steel Corporation
Rockefeller
Trust
Duke
New American Tobacco Company
United States
Enduring Pioneers Keep World-Building Tradition Alive
The piece celebrates a lineage of inventors and leaders from Solomon, Columbus, Rhodes and Company, noting milestones from Franklin’s electricity in 1752 to Marconi’s wireless telegraph. It underscores ongoing progress in invention, industry and global travel, and the lasting impact of these trailblazers on employment and civilization.
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Rhodes
Solomon, Columbus, Rhodes and Company
Benjamin Franklin
Morse
Edison
Bell
Marconi
George Stephenson
George Pullman
Open the Talent in the Safe Deposit Drawer
A pink faced speaker argues against conservatism and urges action to seize opportunity. The oration links money to power and participation, urging readers to unwrap talent, invest in risk, and finish shaping the world, with a call to read 300 year old verses for inspiration.
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Solomon
Bicycle Escape From Indian Tiger on a World Trip
Mr Henry Gilbert recounts a tiger encounter near Nagpur while traveling. He borrows an Englishman’s bicycle and, pursued by a fierce tiger, races along a second road and a steep descent, finally breaking the chase by widening the distance and the animal giving up.
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Henry Gilbert
Nagpur
London
Mr. Gilbert
The Calm of Galilee
The calm of Galilee on a perfect spring morning is gentler and sweeter than the desert calm. It feels as if you enter the presence of God the Father and draw near to God the Son as Galilee welcomes you and breathes upon you.
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Galilee
Desert
God the Father
God the Son
No clear event headline found in fragment
Quote heavy excerpt discusses burden of debt from buying a car on time and political accountability, contrasting personal risk with voter expectations.
The Man Who Doesn't Know Fear In Twin to a Clam
A playful phrase links fearlessness to a clam in a clever, punny pairing. The line suggests a fearless character shares traits with a clam’s quiet, protected nature. It reads like a wry aphorism from a column or cartoon caption.
Airship Adventure of Willie Treetoad and Frog Brothers
Ethel hears a tale of Willie Treetoad and the Frog Brothers aboard an airship bat. They lift three fireflies skyward to ride along, but the voyage ends with the pair and creatures slipping from the bats and splashing into the river.
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Ethel
Frog Brothers
Little Willie Treetoad
Willie Treetoad
Jill Frog
Jack
Jill
Ginger's Journey: A Railroad Dog's Adventure
A former Cedar Grove railroad agent tells how Ginger the dog steals a ride on the Ce dar Grove Limited. The engine crew, amused, feed him a big supper and let him travel the country before guiding him home to his station.
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Ginger
Ethel
Cedar Grove
Cedar Grove Limited
Fieeman
Jim
Jerry
Agnt
Agmt
City Mouse Family Flees to Country After Cat Sighting
In a tale within a building in New York City Mr City Mouse Mrs City Mouse and their daughter Maudie Mouse flee to a vacant lot then plan a river crossing to visit Mr and Mrs Country Mouse. A large cat appears forcing a quick dash under a sidewalk toward safety in the country.
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Mrs. City Mouse
Ethel
Tom
New York City
Maudie Mouse
Mrs
Country Mouse
Little Maudie Mouse
City Mouse
Mrs. Mouse
Mr. Mouse
Mr. City Mouse
Six of One and Half Dozen of the Other Joke
In dialogue from the Boston Herald two characters debate a common saying. Hank Stubbs finds no sense in the phrase Six of one and half a dozen of the other. Bije Miller challenges with a humorous alternative Six of each.
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Boston Herald
Hank Stubbs
Bije Miller
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Barnato
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