Mother influence drives success in sons say Baldwin chief
Samuel Matthews Vauclain of Baldwin Locomotive Works argues a boy’s success hinges on his mother. He notes environment and resourcefulness of mothers shape geniuses like Lincoln, Napoleon, and Marshal Foch, while fathers provide less direct impact. A mother’s prudence and determination often lift sons from hardship to prominence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amuel Matthews Vauclain
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Mr. Vauclain
Abraham Lincoln
Napoleon Bonaparte
White House
Corsica
Europe
Marshal Foch
Vanelain
Beauty and Quiet Grace in Nature's Call
A reflective verse about seeking beauty within and around, urging the lady to discern beauty through dignity and modesty. Nature is described as articulate, urging imitation of beauty by inner poise rather than outward display. The rose symbolizes beauty, but mere display fades. true beauty lies in dignified restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam
Mother’s Cook Book Victorian Dessert Recipes
Recipes from Vetere era offer savory meat cakes with onion sauce and tomato glaze followed by melon desserts. Instructions include melon pulp dairy desserts and frozen fig puddings with ginger and citrus notes. Recipes emphasize careful prep and decorative serving ideas for fruit and cream based treats.
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Poe
Coffee on Geraniums and a Photographer's Note
A short horticultural tip suggests pouring hot coffee into geranium saucers each morning to cool before reaching roots, promising a wealth of blossoms. The piece quotes Pellargon's Weekly noting photographs rarely capture a boy's true cleanliness.
Gossip and Godparents in Chaucer's Word History
An exploration of how gossip names arose from Hamp shire sponsors called gossips or godparents. The term derives from trod sib meaning kin in Scotland and links to the modern word god parent. The piece notes gossip’s shift from sacred role to tattling and idle talk across languages.
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Chaucer
Hampshire
Scotland
Pakin
Immune to Heat Like Salamanders in Fire Rooms
The passage notes that Chinese stokers aboard ocean steamships appear immune to extreme furnace heat, tolerating temperatures that would quickly overwhelm white sailors.
New coin sorting machine counts at T2 000 per hour
A new money sorting machine will count and bag coins at a rate of two thousand per hour. It aims to speed cash handling and improve efficiency in coin processing.
Woman Plans Earlier Training For Daughters
A respected woman discusses future plans for her three daughters. The oldest, fifteen, would study agriculture while the second trains in domestic science and catering, and the first pursues commercial design. She funds each start, aiming for work that offers growth and freedom.
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America
Bricklayers on Battleships Surprising Yet Abundant
The article notes bricklayers aboard battleships, though unexpected finds. It describes their work in ship furnaces where intense heat erodes firebricking, leaving bricklayers on duty among the crew and structures of warships.
Growth and life not products but fruits of grace
Exchange quotes reflect on growth and life as gradual fruits of grace rather than manufactured outcomes. The soul develops through steady effort and grace, not instant perfection.
From Far and Near Summary of Global Notes
A roundup from Buckingham Palace to Europe and beyond notes valued items, historical curiosities, and scientific and political developments. It mentions a $35,000 table and bed set, an Anglo-Swiss mission to Brazil for cotton expansion, a Japanese prohibition bill in diet sessions, Vienna women barred from face painting, Bramante and St Peters design praise, London’s St Pauls dome rests on eight piers, lace-free shoe plates, German electric stove, a Fresno girls’ fig packing school, and postwar stamp variety counts across Poland Ukraina Jugo Slavia Czecho-Slovakia and Fiume.
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Buckingham Palace
Brazil
Vienna
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Fresno
Cal
Australian Commonwealth Ministry
Poland
Ukraina
Jugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia
Fiume
Bureau lab tests perfume to detect alcohol content
Dr. William Linder leads internal revenue experts who determine what is alcoholic. Until recently Innocent hair tonic and similar products were trusted, but now many items including baby formula are tested for alcohol. The bureau laboratory tests perfumes colognes tonics and related items.
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William Linder
Internal Revenue
Bureau
How Coningsby Dawson Planned His Stories
Con ingsby Dawson recalls a misstep in early writing he did not see the story as a whole. He now emphasizes knowing the skeleton beginning middle and end before drafting a chapter.
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Coningsby Dawson
Child and truth clash in a stubborn age tale
A narrator recalls a boy named Ed win who refused food away from home saying he did not like it. His mother scolds him for impoliteness, but he maintains that being truthful and polite both cannot be true in that moment. The anecdote highlights early guidance on manners and honesty.
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Edwin
Judgment on hard work versus rest sparks debate
Jud Tunkins comments that pushing a boy too hard may crush initiative and lead to a desire to loaf. He suggests balance between effort and leisure to keep young people motivated and creative.
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Jud Tunkins
Pact With Berlin Finally Signed Ends War Hostilities
Berlin August 27 foreign minister Rosen signed the peace treaty with the United States. American commissioner Nils Loring Diesel signed first then passed the document to Rosen who affixed his seal. Ratification by Reichstag and Senate pending. The pact grants the United States rights and reparations under the July 2 1921 resolution and Versailles terms. Vienna ceremony noted as coincidence with German accord.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Rosen
Wilhelmstrasse
American Commission
Nilis- Loring Dyesel
Herr Rosen
Diesel
Reichstag
United States Senate
Congress of the
Austria
Sinn Fein Delivers Formal Reply to Lloyd George Note
Irish envoys Art O'Brien R C Barton and Joseph McGrath handed the Sinn Fein reply to Premier Lloyd George at his residence. The note will not be published until further conferences, with publication planned in London and Dublin. Officials say negotiations will continue. Dublin reports the cabinet’s reply opens a path for talks.
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London
Eng
Sinn Fein
Lloyd George
Art O’brien
Irish Self-determination League
R. C. Barton
Joseph McGrath
Dublin
Irish Republican Cabinet
Will Not Issue Beer Rules
Secretary Mellon announced that Congress failure to pass the beer bill will not prompt the immediate issue of beer regulations for medicine. He said regulations would be withheld until Congress reconvenes, arguing that issuing rules would create a fragile machine likely to be torn down quickly.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Washington
Mellon
Fifteen Years for Slaying Yank in Wolsey Case
Frank Godalski, alleged I W W, was sentenced to 15 years in the penitentiary for complicity in the murder of William D. Henderson, an overseas veteran, at Wolsey near Sioux City.
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Yank
Sioux City
S. DD
Frank Godalski
Ife
William D. Henderson
Wolsey
Shell Explosion Kills Two at Delaware Depot
Two men were killed and two injured when a massive shell mound exploded near the Delaware ordnance reserve depot at Perkintown New Jersey. The blast destroyed 32 000 pounds of powder and caused widespread damage in the area.
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Wilmington
Del
Delaware Ordnance Reserve
Perkintown
N. J
Grief over suitor’s death linked to self destruction
Superior Wisconsin August 27 Miss Bertha Burrichter thirty five mourns the death of her suitor theater man Marius Cook who died by his own action last week and is believed to have driven her to take her life.
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Superior
Wis
Marius Cook
Bertha Burrichter
Dorman Confesses to Wife Murder Solving Cornfield Body Mystery
Granite City dated Aug 27 Arthur Dorman confessed to murdering his wife Dora Dorman. The confession is cited as solving the mystery of a woman's body found in a cornfield.
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Granite City
Til
Arthur Dorman
Dora Dorman
Senator Lafollette Seat Contest Costs Recommended
The elections committee recommends to the senate payment of 5000 dollars to Senator Lafollette of Wisconsin to cover expenses incident to the contest for his seat in 1917 18.
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Lafollette
Washington
Wisconsin
Senate
Bishop Lewis Dies After Illness at 64
Sioux City August 27 Bishop Lewis of the Methodist Episcopal church has died after a long illness from diabetes and neck infections caused by carbuncles. He was sixty four years old.
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Lewis
Sioux City, Ta
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bankrupt petition filed in federal court
John F. Welch a laborer at Jefferson files a voluntary bankruptcy listing liabilities of 5678 and assets of 5650. Frances Titus a 15 year old orphan living with Will Spers in Ryan died from injuries after being run over by a cream truck driven by Henry Saathoff. CC B Laub Cresco jeweler died suddenly of heart failure in Arnolds Park while visiting relatives. Burton Matter of Montour died at home after two years of illness from a fall from a cherry tree and failed operations. Artie Hepker 54 of Palo under arrest for injuring his grandson. B R Robison Indian Creek township injured when a cave roof fell. L H Heitcamp Burnside township dies at 61 after lifelong local farming. Mrs Art Woods and Mrs John McKinder of Dike narrowly escape serious injury when a Ford overturns near Lincoln Center. Two Iowa aviators die in Mason City attempting mid air transfer. Plans for distributing 30 million dollars of 5 percent bonds by the American Association of Joint Stock Banks. Des Moines joint stock land banks participate. Celestial county payrolls and school finances detailed. Fire destroys several farm buildings near Rockwell City. Charles Sherman 7 killed jumping from car in Cedar Rapids. Theo Karros killed in Boone by freight car. Five riders injured at Malvern racetrack. Chester Hostetler found dead near Alta. Sheep theft on the Watson farm near Adair County.
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John F. Welch
Jefferson
Frances Titus
Will Spers
Ryan
Henry Saathoff
B. Laub
Cresco
Arnolds Park
Burton Matter
Montour
Mr. Matter
Artie Hepker
Palo
Assaulit
B. R. Robison
Indian Creek Township
Nevada
C. H. Baumeister
Highland Park
Des Moines
Jefferson Highway
Town Falls
Lindermann
Burnside
Towa
Art Woods
John McKinder
Dike
Lincoln Center Church
Alice McKinder
Mason City
Roy Koch
Waterloo
Ray McWhorter
Burt
William Johnson
Johnson
Koch
Carl Quade
Rockwell City
Charles Sherman
Cedar Rapids
Herbiet
Sherman
Theo Karros
Northwestern Railway
Boone
Malvern
Harry Shreve
Council Bluffs
Chester Hostetler
Alta
James Watson
Adair
Watson
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