Stand On Your Own Feet A Call To Self Reliance From Drummond
The piece extols Drummond’s advise in Getting On In the World urging young men to stand on their own feet and rely on themselves. It contrasts self sufficiency with dependence on others, praising those who strike out unaided to succeed as examples of wisdom. It asks readers if they are ready to blaze their own path and accept obligations only naturally incurred.
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Mr. Drummond
Drummond
Alwara
Inventions Spark Novel Devices Across Fields
A new meter measures telephone talk length, a fountain toothbrush adds a handle reservoir, and the French navy claims an automatic leak stopper for submarines. Other ideas heat electric cars with an air blower from a coal stove, patent a switch diverting falling runway blocks, and a Louisiana inventor creates a sandpapering machine using replaceable outer sheets.
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Louisiana
Rules for Success Inward Drive and Daily Learning
The passage urges relentless self-improvement through daily lessons from every incident. It cites Napoleon on the Bourbon failure and stresses applying wisdom quickly, avoiding idleness, and studying successful people to guide conduct in emergencies.
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Napoleon
Bourbon
Wane of the Self Mace Man and Education Rates
The piece cites World’s Work noting shifts in self education among prominent Americans. From 1903-5 to 1916-11 the share with college training rose to 71 percent of those listed in Who’s Who in America. It also details graduation and schooling percentages, highlighting only 0.2 percent self taught.
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America
Energetic Self-Reliance
Farmer Corntessel recounts Josh quickly rising in a local business. Josh lands a job with a large concern, six weeks in and the boss sees Josh’s grasp on the work and considers making him a partner.
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Josh
Farmer Corntessel
Getting Right Start in Retail Location and Customer Base
The article advises choosing a town or neighborhood where you already have acquaintances to reduce startup costs. It stresses studying the local people, their wealth and needs, and ensuring a suitable building with bright windows and an attractive interior before opening.
Monopoly Up to Date Faces Personal Equation in Business
In a small town a long established furniture dealer and undertaker, unseen by rivals, holds a near monopoly. Newcomers with updated stock and gleaming hearses fail to win business because they overlook the town’s loyalty to the old institution. They learn the hard lesson that personal relations and local reputation matter as much as goods.
British Coal Industry Faces Slow Exports and Idle Workers
A London board of trade report on 1910 coal production shows UK employment surpassed 1,000,000, yet output per worker fell to a low. Germany and the United States posted record totals, while exports lagged. France bought the most coal from Britain at 9,588,892 tons last year.
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London Board of Trade
United Kingdom
Germany
The
United
United States
England
France
Great Britain
Remarkable five leg calf born at Little Akaroa farm
A calf at T. G. Ware's Little Akaroa farm has five legs with an extra limb growing from the chest area and is reported thriving. A second oddity, a lamb at Plat Point Station, allegedly born with three ears and eight legs, did not survive.
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T. G. Ware
Little Akaroa
Australia
Plat Point Station
The Sacredness of Work Reflections by Carlyle
A compact meditation on work as sacred across hand labor to intellectual toil. The speaker elevates sweat of the brow to sweat of the brain and heart, linking everyday effort to divine significance and heroic striving under God.
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Thomas Carlyle
First Use of Magnifying Glasses by Albazen
The invention of magnifying glasses is attributed to Albazen, an Arabian scholar, in the year 1050 of our era. This marks an early step in optical science and the use of lenses for magnification.
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Albazen
Edison’s timeless counsel on focus and perseverance
A quotation from Thomas A. Edison urges steady effort over chasing distractions. It emphasizes persistence, mastering the task at hand, and dedicating oneself to time and work rather than fleeting goals.
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Thomas A. Edison
Muffied Knocks and Boarder Banter Dialogue Snippet
A humorous exchange among boarders features Muffied Knocks teasing Mr Slocum about his call and hair dye, while Miss Tootie and Borus comment on disguises and story interest. Mr Smythe’s independence draws laughs over his dining fork handling.
Slither Confesses Marriage Plans to Tommie's Sister
The scene features Slither announcing plans to marry Tommie's sister Mabel. Tommie challenges him with a candy bet, while Mabel herself is referenced as betting on Slither's proposal, in a lighthearted Harper's Weekly vignette.
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Tommie
Slither
Mabel
Harper’s Weekly
How to handle dating cues and going home etiquette
A reader asks how to interpret a date ending without a follow up call. Advice suggests the girl may view it as a turn down, and she should address it kindly if concerned. It recommends suggesting a future meeting, and notes both should co plan when to leave a party.
Etiquette Query on Congratulating Engaged Couple
Readers debate whether to congratulate both members of an engaged couple. Madame Merri questions if society shuns praising the girl, while a BACHELOR says it is polite to offer best wishes to both, especially when familiar with them.
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Madame Merri
Questions From Faithful Readers About Picnics and Escorts
Two fifteen year old girls ask if it is proper for girls of their age to have male escorts home from a picture show and if it is proper for girls to be taken by boyfriends to picture shows.
Parental Advice On Evening Out And Chaperoned Dates
Madame Merri counsels cautious social outings for girls and boys in Hill past ten, stressing age suitability and next day responsibilities. She advises seeking parental approval for shows and partners, favors daytime outings, and insists on an older chaperone for late events.
Navy blue serge women’s costume with matched coat and hat
Describes two vintage outfits: a gray tweed costume with satin trims and beaver hat, and a navy blue serge costume with wide front panel skirt and double breasted coat. Details include fabric yardages, satin linings, button counts, and trim choices for each piece.
Poultry Building Tile Poultry House
In constructing a tile poultry house permanent placement is essential. The 14x20 feet open front building features a shed roof, a 3 inch cement foundation, a front south door, hinged muslin window, 15 Nest drawers, 12 by 14 inch nests, and removable roost sections above the 3 foot dropping board with hens entering from the rear.
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Br PD. J. Jane
Minnesota
Vermin-Proof Roost Plan For Fowls
Mrs. I. L. Cherry describes a vermin proof fowl roost built with iron rings and wires. A large wire forms the wall side clearance, rings suspend from rafters and cling to the wire, sapling poles 3 to 4 inches diameter fit into the rings, making a portable sanitary roost that avoids wall fastenings and pest access.
New Spring Fashions Spotlight Silk Boudoir Caps and Velvet Accessories
A fashion roundup notes silk boudoir caps replacing lace, favored glove colors include tan brown gray black, and a revived tricorne hat nicknamed Continental. Dances show small colored flower corsages, bold collars and cuffs return, opera wear embraces bright color, rhinestone bands and gold embroidered hats, plush coats and knee-length novelty wraps emerge, jeweled hatpins grow in size, and artificial flower bouquets adorn street wear.
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Newes
Give Hens Chance to Work in Scratching Shed
The text argues fowls will seek work if given opportunity and a proper scratching shed with litter and scattered grains. On range they self motivate, but penned birds need an outlet to scratch. Seeds supplement meals and encourage exercise, not replace feeding.
Egg Laying and Poultry Show Tips
The first egg laid by a pullet is the smallest and size grows as about a dozen are laid then declines. Attend local poultry shows and bring extra fine birds. they may not win but will spark learning what a really good bird is.
Catching Hooks Benefit Poultrymen Seek Time Savings
A poultryman should use catching hooks to grasp fowl quickly during examination or handling. The hooks save time and prevent stress to birds, improving efficiency and safety for handlers.
New Ithaca Poultry Hook Improves Fowl Handling
The New York experiment station at Ithaca reports an improved poultry hook in bulletin 284. It features a rigid fortified wire and a bent end that easily catches the fowl shank without injury while allowing quick release by the attendant. The hook is made from a broom handle and a six foot No 10 steel wire and is less conspicuous than the wooden end to avoid attracting the bird.
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Orange Judd
New York
Ithaca
Poultry Notes on Housing Feeding and Breeding Practices
Crowding harms poultry whether in the house or on roosts. A grit box and dust bath are essential. Charcoal is best fed by burning corn black. Breeding for fancy should not sacrifice utility. Ship only birds likely to please customers. Provide variety, include grit even on range, and avoid forcing breeders for laying. A bone cutter can pay for itself. Winter is for studying better flock care. Cold water can freeze wattles if birds get wet.
Insubordination Claim From Devonport Navy Youth
A second class stok er was paraded before the commanding officer of the Devonport naval barracks on charges of insubordination. He resisted being introduced to the swimming bath and, when asked for his defense, replied that he had only been in the navy three days and that after medical treatment, vaccination, and orders to swim, he feared being drowned.
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Devonport Naval Barracks
Teachers to Go Abroad for 1912 Berlin Convention
American and German American teachers will travel abroad next summer with 300 reservations already on steamers. The trip is organized by the National German American Teachers Association which will hold its 1912 convention in Berlin as both nations show interest in the gathering.
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National
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