Women wage earners in the United States and their plight
The article surveys women workers across the United States, noting about 1.0 million wage earners with 300,000 in industrial jobs and 900,000 in agriculture, many as mothers. It argues for state regulation of work conditions and even a radical plan to restrict mothers with young children from outside employment.
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United States
Europe
Robert Hunter
Hunter
H. H
Indianapolis News
Advice to Young Men on Education and Ambition
The piece argues that success hinges on focused education and concentrated purpose. It highlights optimism, decisive action, and leadership, citing Ferdinand de Lesseps's Suez plan as an exemplar of pursuing a bold, new path despite initial doubt. It suggests practical, businesslike effort over luck and emphasizes continuous self-improvement.
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Alfred Hadr II
Truil
Ashar
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Suez Canal
Death by own action in Cleveland linked to despair and jobs
Collier's notes that in Cleveland eighty six people killed themselves in a period of prosperity. The death by own action Commission led by Mayor Johnson attributes despondency from industrial failure and drink as core causes. Remedies proposed include work opportunities and reformed housing, citing the city farm program as a model.
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Frederick C. Howe
Cleveland
Johnson
Clveland
Mother Earth
Collier’s
Can the Sword Secure Democracy
A historical essay argues democracy and imperialism are incompatible. It contends force from outside undermines liberty, while true democracy rests on reason and social justice. The piece cites independence, the Cuban republic, and warns that democracy secured by the sword becomes imperialism.
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Hiram W. Thomas
Earth
Heaven
Spain
Republic of
Cuba
Rome
Areapublic
Callier
Football as a moral concern in Harvard president address
President Eliot argues football harms academics and moral character. He cites excessive publicity injuries and crowd dynamics, condemns cheating and deception as ungenerous, and warns the game mirrors war rather than fair sport. He notes the presence of pockets in women's dresses as a fashion remark and mentions about 6,000 drunkards admitted to Pentonville Prison annually per a medical officer.
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Eliot
Harvard
Pentonville Prison
London
When Syd Is Six
Poem fragment by Rose Mills Powers about a child named Syd turning six. The speaker imagines future gifts and feats including a ticking nickel watch a pony and swimming and diving challenges. The verse expresses both anticipation and anxiety about growing up and the family’s strained feelings.
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Syd
Virtue of Honor and a Nostalgic Youth Tale
A fragmented reminiscence blends a father’s stern lesson on honor with childhood games and moral talk. It recalls a boy’s memory of Lincoln’s early years, school toward discipline, and peculiar bird and nature observations from a period piece in Youth's Companion.
The Templeton Nose and the Bell Tower Adventure
A boy asks for a story and learns of Sir Roger Templeton from a miniature. He climbs the village church bell tower to prove his courage, encounters a collapsed stair, becomes trapped, and endures cold and fear until rescuers arrive as the bell rings and a distant cry of a lost boy echoes.
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Thad
Templeton
Louisea Octavian
Laddie
Roger Templeton
Merry
England
Bess
Jaddie
Golg
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Duchess of Argyll
Windsor
Roseneath
Castile
Alexander
Eugenie
Madeline Steps
Paris
Chicaro Journal
Mark
SE & Cleveland’s Suicide Commission
Weer
Rose Mills
BR. G. W
King Grocery Wagons
Lincoln
Kentucky
Akien
Niscenses
Cmee
St. Nicholas
Birds of Prey
Prinzing
Berlin
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