Aguinaldo Fallen Idol Contrast in Manila Prison Life
General Frederick Funston portrays Aguinaldo as a fallen idol still held in Manila, dignified and quiet, with a private family life. He recalls Aguinaldo’s breakdown at capture, compares him unfavorably to De Wet, and notes evolving conditions in the Philippines while praising American military gains and disciplined soldiers.
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Aguinaldo
Frederick Funston
Manila
General de Wet
de Wet
Philippines
McKinley
W Greatest Natural Gift by Professor Harry Thurston Peck
Health is the greatest natural gift, uniting brain and body. The article argues a sound mind requires a sound body and cites Green and Stevenson as examples of potential gains if health had matched intellect. It frames health as the driving wheel behind achievement and future possibilities.
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Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia College
Richard Green
Green
Ai Han
Stevenson
Steventer
Orde Ou
Diamond Match Company Invades England With Modern Factory
An American Diamond Match Company project in England transforms local labor by adopting U S style safety and efficiency. They establish a Liverpool factory, feed and support workers, transform facilities, and undercut English rivals. Upon takeover, stockholders vote to place the industry under American control citing prior mismanagement.
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England
Diamond Match Company
Liverpool
United States
Decadence of the Home by Douglas Volk reflects on modern machinery eroding home permanence
The piece argues that true home needs memory and individuality, but contemporary life lacks it as machines invade daily life. It laments loss of craft, beloved handiwork, and authentic beauty, noting mass produced designs replace genuine ornament and restraint.
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Douglas Volk
Gena Hess
The Best Potatoes and Farm Help Tips From 1900s Columns
Farm Topics covers choosing seed potatoes, storage to prevent sprouting, and the value of experienced help during busy seasons. It advises windbreaks for poultry yards, proper fencing, and shelter needs. Also includes sheep scours treatment with linseed oil and herbals, replacing decayed fence posts, and a note on accidents in British mines and quarries.
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New York Tribune
On the Choice of a Wife Sermon by Talmage Masterpiece
Washington DC edition republishes Rev. Dr. T. De Witt Talmage's sermon on domestic life. It urges divine guidance in choosing a wife, condemns marrying Philistine traits, and extols virtuous womanhood amid cultural shifts, with vivid biblical and historical exemplars.
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Washington, D. C
T. de Witt Talmage
Samson
Deborah
Miriam
Ruth
Mary
Cat
Christ
Lois
Great Britain
America
Martin Farquhar Tupper
Timnath
Socrates
Job
Frederick W. Robertson
Hells On Earth
United States
Jezebel
Longfellow
Evangeline
Lucretia Borgia
Martha Washington
Cyprians
Hell
Hood
Lord
Paradise
Eve
Adam
Ahab
Macbeth
James Ferguson
Bulwer
London
John Milton
Termagant
Pliny
Grotius
Roland
Louis
Madame Roland
Celi
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Secours
L. D. Snook
New England
DR. Talmage
Bate
Solomon
Wale
Princess of Wales
Louis XV
Joan of Arc
Mary Antoinette
la Belle Hamilton
Charles I
Heaven
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