Six Little Words Bind Me Through Each Day
Mitchel Capital presents a translated German poem about the six words I must I will I dare I may I shall to guide conduct, binding action and freedom. The verses discuss responsibility, possibility, restraint, and the driving force of inner law shaped by science art and liberty.
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Teun
Linay
Tam
Business Rivalry and a Shocking Retort at Cragsby and Golding
In a London firm Cragsby died leaving Golding to run Cragsby and Golding where respect waned as Golding dismissed long-serving staff as mere “market value.” Gilbert Renshaw, a trusted clerk, confronts him after leaving early on Saturday. Renshaw later exposes Golding’s scheme. Elinor Cragsby reveals their engagement, and Golding resigns in disgrace.
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Messrs
Cragsby
Golding
Elinor Cragsby
Mr. Golding
Elinor
Eliner Cragsby
Nell
Mrs. Seaforth
Mr. Renshaw
Gilbert
Hercules the strongest man and his ten labors described
A Harper’s Young People excerpt covers Hercules of Greece as son of Zeus, his infant strength, ten famed labors, and the serpents, beasts, and girdle of the Amazon queen. It notes his later life, including slavery under Queen Omphale and his death from a poisoned robe, finishing with a moral on self-control. Also included is an episode of Sir Charles Wager’s rise from midshipman to admiral after a daring boarding action in a Civil War era maritime tale.
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Hercules
Greece
Zeus
Mount Citheron
Argos
Arcadia
Mycena
Augens
New York
Augeas
Diomedes
Mount Olympus
Red Island
Geryones
Straits of
Gibraltar
Straits
Mount Atlas
Atlas
Cerberus
Earth
Omphale
Nessus
Doianira
Harpers Young People
England
France
America
Themelves
Sir Charles Wager
New York Dawn
Wall Street
Drew
Commodore Vanderbilt
Sage
Bears
Taurus
New York Star
Ean
Jimes
George Westinghouse
Philagothia
Fool
Texas
Washington
Inness
Chicago Ledger
Chicago
St. Pay
Maryland
Norristown Herald
Sn Trishman
Pat
Fredernick Bryton
Bryton
Philadelphia Record Turner
Mr. Chanticleer
Council of War
New York Journal
Manoah
Pleasancies and wry quotes from a roaming wit
A collage of jokes and anecdotes from 19th century humor pages. It mixes witticisms about George Westinghouse, social satire on marriage and women, pokes at alcohol and aging, plus brief sketches of a horse asylum in Berlin and the value of maternal insight in moral choices.
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Mitchell Capital
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Gilbert Renshaw
Brown
Mr. Brown
Ciume
Lord Churchill
Jennie Jerome
Leonard W. Jerome
Lord Randolph
Paris
Miss Jerome
Jerome
University Club of
New York City
Heaven
Sir Charles Wagner
Bob
Lily
Jasmine
Hinds
Jean Ingelow
Cabin Bay
Admiral
Oui
Sea Board
Mississippi
Boston
Portland
Portsmouth
Newport
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
San Francisco
P. Wells
Harper's Magazine
Foster
Pepper
Germany
Berlin
Koch
Stockwell Hospital
Grogsheim
Siegel
Arnsperger
Sarah Ann Jones
Sarah
Detroit Free Press
Exon
Livingston County
Detroi
Free Press
Adam
Apple
Advance
Rome
Carl Preizel
Jones
Himeelf
Ateady
Boston Courier
Leon