Why I Gave Up the Sea A Sailor's Personal Reflections
Clarke Russell recalls his first ocean life aboard the Duncan Dunbar and explains why he left the sea. He details a brutal voyage, icy hazards near the Horn, harsh discipline from a portly captain, and his growing disillusionment with brutal routine and endless toil. He admits the life had moments of romance, yet laments the grueling labor that fed his father’s expectations and left him sick of seafaring.
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Grosvenor
America
Clark Russell
Duncan Dunbar
Ame
Mr. Russell
Sydnecy
Waiagara
Cape Horn
Russell
Thames
Rey
Claree Roussk
England's rise as cotton power driven by steam and policy
The piece traces England's lead in cotton manufacture from early English inventions to the decisive role of steam power and railroads. It cites the French Revolution as a catalyst and details how restrictive laws aimed at guarding monopoly failed, while Britain, France, and Germany navigated industrial shifts. It notes Ireland's disadvantage, U.S. early mill starts, and India’s decline as modern invention reshaped global cotton trade.
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England
Europe
Italy
Germany
Austria
France
Lancaster
Manchester
Liverpool
Scotland
Ireland
United States
Beverly
Mass
Slater
Arkwright
New York
Rhode Island
Pate Bnen Gs Neti
America
Atlantic
India
Mediterranean
Jous Dean Browre
Keystone Traits Colonel Parker praises Pennsylvania teachers
Colonel F W Parker of the Cook County Normal School, lecturing in Pennsylvania, says Pennsylvania institutes are the best he has attended. He notes teachers are wide awake, progressive, and open to new ideas, with strong old-family roots and homogeneous vitality compared with the West.
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F. W. Parker
Cook County Normal School
Pennsylvania
Union Depot
New England
Freight lull prompts railroads to defend future rate aims
A big slowdown in freight persists as traffic drops since year start. Shippers claim stock accounting and December rush trimmed volumes. Commercial agents praise railways for New Year rate pledges, while stockholders push managers to prioritize profits. Santa Fe cuts salaries by ten percent and lowers local agent pay from ten to twelve dollars monthly.
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Senta Fe
County Prison Board Elects Warden and Physician
Annual meeting reports $17 in total prison expenses. Warden Berlin re-elected and Dr T J Herron chosen jail physician. Matron Maggie Small resigns. vacancy not filled. Prisoner count not stated, daily average 3 156.29 dollars in food costs 6.01 cents per prisoner per day. Average expense per prisoner 28 77 cents.
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Berlin
T. J. Herron
Maggie €. Small
CLASS CHANGES IN WESTERN CLASSIFICATION FOR JANUARY 10
Changes in the Western classification affect this territory with effective January 10. Electric plant outfits moved from not provided to first class rates then reduced to fourth class while fruit jars under less than carloads advance from third to second class. Table glassware shifts from first to second class and from third to fourth for car loads. Sewing machines drop from first to fourth class. fire brick moves from class C to D and agent areas shift from fourth to second.
New Year in Salt Lake City Puck Ad Propaganda
The fragment mentions a New Year scene in Salt Lake City with a salesman seeking to wrap articles separately marked For Mamma and later truck delivery. It also advertises Salvation Oil as a cheap pain banisher offered at one cent.
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Salt Lake City
Elder
Mamma
Puck
The State and society vs the child’s care in education
A reflective essay argues that society and the State are forms to protect individual development, not masters of children. It condemns harsh school routines, poor air and unhealthy discipline, praises physical training, proper dress, and sleep, and warns against overbearing study regimes and early specialization.
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Kate
Rugby
Winchester
Dickens
Daudet
Mr. Howells
Annie Kilburn
Uence
Massachusetts Journal of Education
Harvard
Shirley Duke
Will They Consent Engraving Free Giveaway
An ornate 19x24 inch engraving titled Will They Consent copying a Kwall painting, once sold for 5000 dollars, shows a young lady in a luxurious room while her lover seeks parental consent in another room. Free engraving with purchase of a small box of Wax Starch from The Wax Starch Co, Keokuk Iowa, claiming a century lead in laundry starch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kwall
Wax Starce Co
Keokuk
Iowa
Marvin's Queen's Jubilee bread declaration
An advertising note touts Marvin's Queen's Jubilee bread as the best, with every loaf sealed in blue and urged to grocers stock the brand. The message emphasizes exclusive use and wide adoption.
Watch sale ad touts low prices at Hauoh’s
An OCR fragment advertises watches as a specialty with very low prices at Hauoh’s, located at 905 Fifth Avenue, near Rosa tie ee 2 non Co ye Street and Valley Railroad, signaling a historical department or jewelry store promotion.
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Y Valley Railroad
Hauoh’s
Fifth Ave
Varnable Franchise Secured in Medical Science
A fragment describes securing a valuable franchise in medical science through prudent action. The text hints at easy digestion as a focal point and stresses secrecy and health benefits as assets to be protected or acquired. It mentions press growth and mysterious phrases, implying an early newspaper-style promotional claim.
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Faye Boar
Bullous
Ted
Ree
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Clarke Russell
Wadsworth
ICE Anead
Bea
TRE Gea
Colonel Parker
Allegheny County
Salvation Oil
Plea For
Shirley Dare
Dispatch
Margaret Fuller
Ohio
Anne
Irish Inns
Edgar L. Wakeman
Alway
Florence
Suttons
Boniface
Ramon
Soswer
Catee An Investi
Dublin Castle
Goody Blake
Harry Gill
Wakeman
Cena
Conauieenera
Annemory
Army
Navy
Eit
Theseus
Eich
Earth
Rome
Madigan
Galway
West
Erin
Oughterard
John
Elie Madigan
Elie
Claddagh
Elia Madigan
Ana Sth Picson
Deciels
Betes
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