A Boy Who Sailed To Be Captain And Investor
A young boy ran away to sea and by nineteen was captain and part owner of a trading vessel. His savings funded a five million dollar loan to support the government in the 1812 war. Girard College for poor boys stands as his monument. The message urges building for the future by starting a saving habit now.
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Girard College For
Miss September Morn or Miss October Eve
In a quiet vision a beauteous maiden appears with a buckwheat cake and honey on her chin. She smiles in sandals and silence as she replies that she is Miss October Eve, not Miss September Morn.
Inventor Bundy’s Oxygen Power Aims to Replace Gasoline
Webster City Iowa inventor Arthur C Bundy claims a new oxygen producing process can replace gasoline for motive power and heating without coal oil or wood backed by 25 million dollars government chemist L H McMasters calls it the greatest invention. The Bundy method supposedly costs 25 cents to run an automobile and 10 25 dollars to heat a house with a new power engine being developed to adapt the oxygen based energy source.
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Arthur C. Bundy
Webster City
Iowa
L. H. McMasters
McMasters
East
Curtis Airplane Co
International Harvesting Co
Rockisland Railway Co
Bundy
New York
Minneapolis
America
Ford
F. O
Worry Not Over Small Business Mishaps
A guidance note urges leaders to avoid constant fretting over minor clerical mistakes. It argues excessive worry causes nervous staff and unnecessary hot water for the employer, stressing calm handling of trifling faults.
When I Cash In Poem of Fame and Final Farewell
A poem reflects on being memorialized after death. The speaker predicts mockery and elaborate displays at a funeral yet vows indifference to praise, asking friends to be honest about his friendship and to avoid hollow flattery after he is gone.
Do Not Borrow Trouble In Business Or Life
A guidance piece warns against worrying about uncontrollable or solvable issues. It argues worry wastes health and time, urges facing trouble when it arrives, and contrasts irritable, anxious behavior with calm, patient conduct that preserves health and longevity.
Presbyterian Minister Encounters Ragged Woman at Cabin
A Kentucky mountain cabin scene unfolds as a minister asks about the husband. The gaunt woman replies that the husband hunts and that animal hides the man killed are tacked to the back of the smokehouse, inviting inspection.
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Kentucky
Wisdom vs Mischief In Child Definitions
A boy defines temper as a private trait one should keep hidden. A girl explains a file is what you file to file anything, and her sister calls a river a long string of water.
The King’s Flirtation Wounds Recovery and Rumor
A king known for flirting attracted a young courtier. The queen noticed the incident. The king survives but is reported badly hurt by the nurse’s account.
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State Taxpayers League
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