Pleasure as a Moral Test in a Mercenary Age
A dense meditation argues that true happiness comes from internal balance and simple living, not money. It critiques modern society’s mercenary view that "money buys everything," warning it corrodes labor, art, and charity while urging families, schools, and communities to organize genuine pleasure and solidarity.
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Mle
Weahel
Vilage
Tulu
Dottom
Mont
Sida
Tony
Humman
Sisyphus
Mason
Archifalse
Nou
Crab Molting Stages and Cannibal Behavior
The text describes crab growth through molts from jewelor to buster to buckrum and soft crab. It notes blue backs, yellow undersides, and shell brittleness. females hide from cannibal males during soft-shell periods until new hard shells form.
Royal Baking Powder Ad from New York
An archival notice for Royal Baking Powder positioned at 100 William Street in New York highlights the product’s branding and commercial presence in early 20th century advertising. The brief item notes the company name and address without further editorial detail.
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Royal Baking Powder CQ
William ST
New York
Personal account of cholera era in Philadelphia and Richmond
A first person reminiscence describes weeks in Richmond and Philadelphia during a cholera outbreak. The narrator recalls pacing streets, witnessing death, a dream of a black raven at the door, and a confrontation with the spirit of cholera as a haunting cause of despair.
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Richmond
Philadelphia
Origin of Grammar Schools and ancient dress fads
A fragmentary essay traces the origin of grammar schools to medieval Latin study and the teaching of Latin and Greek for universities. It then drifts to a chaotic anecdote about fashion and gossip, mentioning Shakespeare Marlborough Thackeray and a court scene with a shouting judge.
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Charles Wagner
J. S. Ogitess Pub. Co
Roosevelt
Toa Sen
Morosa
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Guy
Billio
ROYAL
Thean
Hakespeare
Drie Marlborough
Thackeray
Dicke- Scott
Fa Ion
Whatekeray
Peivrine
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