Joyce Library Notes Highlights New Works and Readers
W H Wieand visits Joye library on a Saturday. Readers are urged to explore Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm and Kate Douglas Wiggin’s child life stories. George P Upton’s Standard Operas and related volumes describe plots and composers for public enjoyment. Byron’s The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century and Williams The Story of Nineteenth Century Science offer compact overviews of science and invention, suited for general readers.
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Rebecca
Sunnybrook Farm
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Timothy
Polly Oliver
Patsy
George P. Upton
Edward W. Byron
Henry Smith Williams
The Difference Of Value And Worth In Society
A quoted meditation contrasts genius finance and valuation with common labor and purchases. It notes how writers, financiers, and artists can create value from small inputs, while everyday goods, labor, and editors illustrate the relative worth of money and effort. The tone underscores perception of economic value.
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Tennyson
Vanderbilt
United States
Public Spirit and Committee Leadership Critique
An unsigned 19th or early 20th century letter argues committees guide public works for communal benefit yet face public ridicule. It warns against “bell sheep” parasites who oppose necessary efforts like lecture courses church repairs school builds or sidewalk projects. The piece calls for respect for leaders and civic duty.
M B Church Announces Schedule of Services
M B Church notes 10 30 A M preaching 12 M Sunday School 6 30 P M Epworth League 7 30 P M preaching subject The Dance prayer meeting Thursday evening you are cordially invited to these services
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Epworth League
The Comprador: Central Figure in Chinese Foreign Trade
A historical overview describes the comprador as the key native agent in China for foreign firms. He handles cash, secures credit, and guarantees staff integrity while earning a salary and a small percent of payments. The piece notes private banking profitability and the distinctive, semi Western housing built by these traders in port cities.
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China
Glass the Most Elastic Substance
A historical note states that glass is the most perfectly elastic material in existence. It claims a glass plate stored under pressure for twenty five years would rebound to its exact original form. Steel is said to follow in elasticity.
Rich Belfast Aims for Growth Amid Irish boom
Scraps describe Belfast as Ireland’s richest and most populous city with notes on a state regulated medicine market in Prussia and a string of social quips. The fragmentary text mentions a portrait request to De Auber and a light exchange about a handsome cook.
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Belfast
Ireland
Prussia
France
Paris
Global trade and infrastructure highlights from the era
The report notes Canada with 19 000 miles of railways and Florida citrus valued at 2 500 000 dollars. It also cites diamond shipments through New York, coffee crop logistics, and British Columbia's combined gold and coal output. A new lock for post office boxes is introduced amid broad export figures.
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Government Fish Commission
Florida
Tiawani
New York
United Bias
British Columbia
Laziness and character in a bawdy early adage
The writer rails against laziness as a heavy burden and distinguishes repentance from punishment. He argues virtue fades with age, force of character shapes both wickedness and goodness, and small habits influence overall character, including how a man blows his nose.
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Jost Billings
War costs and casualties across era and nations
The piece outlines national military expenditures such as France 46 million francs for the army, Italy 14 million lire, Greece 18 million drachmas, and US navy costs. It notes war deaths since Christ and Civil War naval losses, plus Franco Prussian firepower data and high casualty rates in the Webe battle.
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Italy
Greece
Switzerland
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Miss Autumn
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Jilson
Fair Maidy
P. Maid
Canada
Uncle Sam
Cole
A. D. Crandall’s
A. D. Crandall
Gigles
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LYKE
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