Brooding Over Failures Hinders Success
A reflective piece argues that dwelling on past failures prevents progress and undermines effort, urging a shift toward action and learning from mistakes to foster achievement.
Myrtle Point Enterprise in Myrtle Point, Oregon
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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1909
Page
2
Castro the late big noise quieted by silencer
A cryptic note claims Castro is the late big noise but the silencer has been laid on. The Cuban republic begins to look straight, facing a deficit of 12 million dollars. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is set to deliver Lectures to Husbands with Mr Wilcox holding a season ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castro
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Mr. Wilcox
Frenzied Matrimony: Chicago Youth Weds Step Mother
Fragmented items report a controversial marriage case in Chicago where a youth marries his stepmother, triggering headlines about forbidden unions and family scandal. The text also mentions safrole tea claims and a Dutch royal infant carriage valued at $10,000 as unrelated curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Message to Garcia and Mars Costs Questioned
A note asks why ten million dollars is spent to send a message to Mars and queries the whereabouts of the man who delivered the message to Garcia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mars
Garcia
Hobson Says War Talk With Japan Must Not Occur
Mr Hobson declares no consideration of war with Japan and urges silence on the topic. The remark is supported by colleagues who back the idea of avoiding discussion of war.
Farm Life Made Hard by Absentees
A concise remark notes that while advice to stay on the farm is feasible for boys, female students away at college leave farming with reduced labor and a sense that staying is less ideal.
Old men marring younger women seek neighbors' quiet acceptance
A reflective old adage suggests older men who wed much younger partners seek excuses fit for public quiet. It implies neighbors grant tolerance and then remain silent about the match.
Harvard Professor Claims $10 Million for Mara Outreach
Professor Pickering of Harvard says it will cost $10,000,000 to communicate with the people on Mara. The remark is framed as another instance of money talking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickering
Harvard
Mara
King Leopold II Celebrates 74th Birthday
King Leopold of Belgium marked his seventy fourth birthday amid public appearances suggesting a more cautious demeanor as he nears the later years of his reign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopold
Belgium
Suffragette Declares Women No Better Than Men
A suffragette argues women are no better than men and invites men to challenge her view, inviting debate for those willing to argue on the issue of gender equality.
Back Yard Pride Boosts Home Image and Self Respect
A tidy backyard enhances curb appeal and personal pride, reflecting owner effort and daily habits. Clean spaces garner admiration from neighbors and reinforce a sense of accomplishment and discipline.
Salt Unnecessary in Food Says Philadelphia Professor
Professor Barnes of Philadelphia says people do not need salt in their food. He urges patience for a doctor to prove all food is absolutely unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Philadelphia
Brethren
New York Tenants Offer Sunday Bath Visits for a Charge
In a city apartment district on Sundays visitors come to tenants to use bathtubs. The charge is two cents for a hot wash and five cents if towels are supplied. The trend shows residents embracing shared bathing amid the clean fever of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hats larger than thirty one and a half inches carry a ban
The traffic manager of the Swiss state railways classifies hats over thirty one and a half inches as wheels. He orders women with such hats to ride in the baggage car or remove their hats and enter the passenger car bareheaded, leaving the oversized headwear in the baggage car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swiss State Railways
No New Things Under the Sun Cited by Lecturer
A lecturer before the Royal Photographic Society of London notes penny in the slot sprays in ancient Egyptian temples two thousand years ago and taximeters on Chinese chariots in the fourth century. He cites the torpedo boat as two and a half centuries old and suggests valuing revived old ideas as much as new ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Photographic Society of London
Dutch scholar Luzac aids American cause in Europe
Jean Luzac of Leyden University, a friend of America who rarely appears in popular histories, corresponded with Washington Jefferson and Adams and used his newspaper to support the American cause on the European continent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Friends of America
Jean Luzac
Leyden University
Washington
Jefferson
Adams
Europe
Dutch societies honor memory at Leyden University
Washington is thanked for his services as the Netherland Society of Philadelphia and the Netherland Society of Letters at Leyden unite to erect a memory tablet at Leyden University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Netherland Society of Philadelphia
The
Netherland Society of Letters
Leyden
Leyden University
Benevolent Trust Aims to Consolidate Philanthropy
John D Rockefeller touts a Benevolent Trust run by successful business leaders to fund charitable aims and direct philanthropy. The piece notes gifts totaling 90.9 million in a slow year, with a total endowment near 441.5 million for charities, scientific research and education, signaling rising American altruism and social development.
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John D. Rockefeller
Lst
Banefactions
Farm mortgages reflect Westward prosperity shift in Nebraska era
A historical analysis notes farm mortgages in Nebraska and similar states rose to 34.4 million dollars last year with 14 million city real estate mortgages and 34.4 million chattel mortgages released. The piece links rising land values, farmer investment in distant lands, and tenants on farms to a broader return of prosperity, not likely to repeat the 1890s depression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Nebraska
Kansas
Dakota
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Nebraska Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
The Scapegoat Origin in Passover Ritual
The word scapegoat stems from an ancient Hebrew Passover custom. Priests laid sins on a young goat by each tribe member and then sent the animal into the forests to be eaten by wild beasts.
Trade Terms From the Coal Yard Talk
A woman asks Bax ter how much coal to store now and he explains pricing. He offers two options: a la carte seven and a half and cul de sac fifty cents extra.
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Baxter
No Picture Equal to the Tin Type for Likeness
A brief note notes that no picture equals the tin type for likeness and invites satisfaction with a similar likeness.
Men and Women Speak Well Of Each Other Insight
A concise remark notes that men show eagerness to praise others while women resist negative judgments, highlighting social expectations and speech dynamics between genders.
College Life and Democracy Raise Labor of Science
A 1920s essay argues that laboratories return to democracy, with scientific societies aiding public well being. Economics students join public life through the National Tax Association and the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, while capitalized speculative activity in New York and across the nation grows, affecting national wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of
Economics
National Tax Association
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
American Magazine
Cash Capital of Stock Gambling
Frederick A. Adams argues that much of Wall Street’s superb buildings are funded by speculative public funds. He cites tax records showing the district’s significant assessed value as the cost base for the financial game, noting many firms outside exchanges still contribute to its profits.
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Wall Street
New York City
United States
New York
Petroleum output estimated for 1908 tops 180 million barrels
A geological survey estimate places 1908 petroleum production between 175 and 180 million barrels, up from 166 million in 1907. Additional notes cover Roosevelt’s Africa trip and other science items including emotion-induced electric forces and a proposed unseen planet beyond Neptune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geological Survey
Roosevelt
Africa
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
New Mexico
Lapland
Iabrador
Newfoundland
Where Are the Houses of Yesterday
A nostalgic musing contrasts yesterday’s prosperous home with today's small flats. The writer laments tiny reception rooms, scarce large tables, numerous photographs, and lack of workable spaces for study or family life, arguing modern drawing rooms feel unused and cramped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Forbes Theory Links Four Bright Comets to 1656 Event
The article notes Prof. Forbes' idea that the 1656 comet, called prodigious and tied to Emperor Charles V's abdication, was disrupted by a supposed planet’s influence, producing three other bright comets and shaping their notable paths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Charles V
Planet distance and orbit noted with a proverb
The article cites a calculation placing the planet about 9 billion miles from the sun with a 1000 year orbit. It also quotes a folk saying about faith and belief, highlighting a skepticism toward faith.
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