Principles of effective salesmanship by John Blake
The excerpt argues sales success hinges on believing in the product or service. It urges raising your own value first by hard work, practice, and self-improvement before asking for higher pay. Compare yourself to peers, eliminate faults, and stay convinced you can outperform others in similar roles. France lost 10 percent of its population in the war.
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Hether
Hohn -Blake
France
Canada
Win Rog
United States
Something to Think About by F. L. Walker
A portrait of great-hearted people who do good selflessly. The essay describes how kind individuals spread sunshine and mercy, often in humble circumstances, acting as healing ministers to the sorrowing and bringing enduring hope.
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F. 4
Walker
Not the rose nor the sun the endless life endures
A verse from McClure Newspaper Syndicate proclaims that life and nature defy final death. It argues the rose sun stream and stream persist beyond any single life and questions if human minds expire the lasting plan. The piece condemns falsehoods that darken a public figure's house.
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McClure Newspaper
Byndicata
Paris Fashion Taste Shapes New Summer Silhouettes
A Paris fashion critique highlights the season’s versatile silhouettes from chiffon overlays to Egyptian inspired gowns. Designers present light, cool underdresses with over pieces of plaited chiffon and kasha cloth, plus capes and tailored suits that revive bustles and emphasize bold color accents.
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Worth
Brandt
Paris
America
Justification by Faith in Christ Alone
A Moody Bible Institute essay explains Romans 3 8 affirming that God justifies the ungodly through faith in Jesus Christ. It lays out five aspects: source grace blood resurrection and faith as the means, stressing that salvation comes by belief not works.
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Christ
Lord Jesus
God
Israel
Chittat
Tils
Lord Jesus Christ
School Days Ode to Youth and Virtue
An ode extols youth who rise from gloom to honor and service. It lauds their charity prayerfulness and steadfast faith, noting their peaceful serenity at dusk and readiness to depart this life for a brighter beyond.
Mother's Cook Book dishes echo old comfort foods
A vintage recipe blurb outlines easy to digest meals for children with cheese based rarebits. It details Tomato Rarebit Baked Bean Rarebit and Toast toppings using milk cheese butter onions mustard cayenne Worcestershire and eggs with toasts crackers and hot bean mixtures.
Improving Yellow Diamond Color Through Radium Treatment
A new process changes yellow diamonds by placing the stone over a lead hole and directing radium rays into it. The yellow hue fades as the diamond gradually shifts to a green color similar to emerald, with transformation times ranging from months to a year or more.
The Dunce: From Duns Scotus to a Byword for Stupidity
The name Duns arises from the medieval theologian Duns Scotus and evolved into the modern term dunce. Once revered in cathedral schools, schoolmen fell from favor as their Latin prose faded. The epithet marked stubborn dullness and entered language as a general insult.
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Charlemagne
Duns Scotus
Scotus
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Stray Bits of Wisdom From Samuel Smiles
Fragmentary quote and attribution reflect a thought on childhood and memory. The passage presents a reflective adage about how early impressions shape later life, attributed to Samuel Smiles, with typographic errors in the garbled OCR.
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Samuel
Boy Confidently Proposes Salt Purchase Advice
Freddie, excited to buy his first cloth suit, asks his father if men would know more about buying salt. He glances at his mother and then speaks with newfound authority, seeking guidance from his dad.
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Freddie
Daddie
Thought for the Day Clouds in Others' Skies
A short saying advises readers to avoid intruding on others by keeping their own concerns to themselves. It frames personal boundaries in a concise moral observation.
Floral printed fabrics for summer dresses and trims
The article surveys floral printed fabrics in crepe de chine and satin with embroidery in yellows blues and reds on natural Kasha or light wool. It notes resort wear style dresses, and methods to renew kinky yarn by steaming and rewinding before knitting. It also mentions grape leaf sequins on white crepe frocks as a trimming example.
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Intervala
Christ's Words and Civic Duty Urge Timely Action
The piece blends calls to grasp times and opportunities with quotes from Parker Whately Goethe, urging personal reflection and courtesy as roots of public virtue. It frames moral urging as a guide to action in the contemporary world.
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Christ
Joseph Parker
Foot of the Cradle Clue Prompts Destiny Wanderings
Fragmentary line hints at a guiding clue about destiny and wandering. The text reads as poetic musings on movement and fate marked by phrases about the cradle and wandering will. The source presents a literary fragment without clear narrative or identifiable event.
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Mes
Chter
Greatest Mistakes Quote on Doing Nothing
The text presents a maxim that doing nothing is the greatest error because action is the only path to progress. It frames a philosophy of initiative attributed to an author initials Annn, emphasizing personal responsibility.
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