More Democracy and the Fight Against Autocracy
The author argues that true democracy requires widespread education and literacy to translate will into action. It warns that democracy falters when a large portion cannot read or speak the nation’s language, fueling autocratic machines and violence. As inequality from old regimes persists, friction between democracy and industrial autocracy grows, urging reforms and education.
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France
Russia
Beteen
Workshop
Fac
Thas
The Lesson of Theodore Thomas The Life Story
A life portrait shows Theodore Thomas arriving as a boy in America and rising from street violinist to concertmaster and founder. He learned by shaping skill through hardship, studying singing as a violinist, guiding American music education, and building a major orchestra. His career exemplified using one job as training for the next.
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Theodore Thomas
America
New York
American
Broadway
Bowery
Shakes
Thomas
Confor
Life Musings On Heat Memory And Time
A collage of quotations and snippets on life, aging, and nature. Notable lines reference Shakespeare, Coleridge, Montaigne, and others while noting the Montezuma Cypress age and California redwoods. Odd vignettes include a 105 year old Jacob Grozerman and a Maryland judge case.
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Chapultepec
Mexico
California
Moses
Battle of Bunker Hill Fought Near Boston in 1776
On June 17 1776 British forces under General Gage and Howe with 10000 men and 25 warships attacked American defenders led by Colonel William Prescott at Bunker Hill Breed Hill and nearby heights. American reinforcements under General Putnam arrived but the patriots held only 200 men with dwindling powder when the third assault broke the line and the British and Hessians won a hard fought victory.
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Bunker Hill
Gage
England
Howe
Boston Harbor
Charles River
Breed
Bunker
William Prescott
Bunker Hi
Putnam
Prescoy
The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
Staff Writer reflects on Jesus and Moses as meek leaders and argues meekness signals strength. The piece contrasts shrewd self-promotion with humble service, asserting the meek ultimately win in life and inherit the earth.
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the Star
Jesus
Moses
Thes
Towser the clever dog hunts only rabbits and worms
Nip Harper recalls how Towser ignores trees with squirrels and quail when using a shotgun or rifle, but focuses on rabbits. With a club or fishing gear Towser digs for worms, showing an unusual curriculum at Harmington, Missouri.
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Nip Harper
Towser
Nip
Harmington
Broadway Association Forms to Improve the City’s Main Artery
A New York association forms to improve Broadway describing it as the world’s longest street with diverse commerce and sights. The piece highlights landmarks from Trinity Church to the Woolworth Building, transit, and river estates while urging civic pride and preservation of the famed thoroughfare.
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Broadway
New York
American City Bureau
Manhattan Island
Albany
United States
Philadelphia
White House
Equitable
Woolworth
America
Federal Reserve Bank
Trinity Church
Wall Street
St. Paul's Chapel
City Hall
Wanamaker's Store
Union Square
Metropolitan Tower
Knickerbocker Hotel
United States Rubber Company
Columbus Circle
Uptown
Automobile Center of America
Automobile District
Forty-second St
Columbia University
Morningside Heights
155Th St
Hudson River
Kohirabi for Back Yard Gardens and Year-Round Crops
The old gardener praises kohirabi as a compact fast growing substitute for turnips with fewer pests. The bulb is eaten while small and can be stored in sand in a cellar. Regular plantings every two to three weeks ensure a continuous supply.
Philadelphia mothers club vows husbands are a necessary evil
In a city meeting the Philadelphia mothers club declared men as things women marry and that husbands are a necessary evil, noting they drink vote smoke and swear, reflecting a provocative stance in a public gathering.
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Philadelphia Mothers’ Club
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Pwell
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Longfellow
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Horace Walpole
Bert
Goldsmith
Montaigne
Chamfort
James Martineau
Museum of Antiquities
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Egypt
Jacob Grozerman
Grandpop
Brownsville
A. Browne
Tommie
Alright
C. Dickens
Beaconsfield
Charles Stelzle
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