President Lyman Urges Paris Water System And Civic Action
President Francis M. Lyman addressed Parisians at the Tabernacle urging a modern water works system. He scolded residents for delays and urged daily baths, clean water in homes, and using bonds to fund the project. He warned that indifference risks the town’s decline and death to public spirit.
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Local ties and duty to one’s town in civic life
The passage argues that a town is the real home shared by residents and that speaking ill of the town or ignoring local business shows a lack of interest and civic responsibility. It frames home participation as essential to communal welfare and personal belonging.
Mystery Visitor and Washington Portrait Exchange
In a Massachusetts valley a weary traveler named Mr Lawton seeks shelter from a storm in a village home. He is aided by Jack Earle and is moved by a portrait of General Washington, sparking a tale of loyalty, injury, and an offer of work and a home from Lawton who recalls Washington’s guiding motto.
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