Taking Time to Think Finding Leisure to Live
A reflective essay on the rise of the eight hour day and organized labor. The author notes carpenters at work, the shift toward shorter workdays, and labor movements led by figures like Samuel Gompers. He links leisure to family life, wages, productivity, and social progress while warning of ongoing tensions between labor, industry, and urban growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Hon
Poverty Row
Massachusetts Bureau of Labor
Commonwealth
Bfe
Repiemmer
Percc
Csar
Toot
Japan
Whale scheme on New York harbor prank told by Bill
A narrator recalls plans to lure whales into New York harbor for display, using prawns as bait. He describes a moonlit night voyage with Sam Jones and Old Man Coughlin, the whales’ leaps, a near collision near Governors Island, and a prankish escape as the prawn goes missing and wealth hopes fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wader
Brooklyn Bridge
New York Harbor
Annie
Aquarium
Old Man Coughlin
Coney Island
Coughlin
Sam Jones
Bam Jones
Bea Gate
Jones
Governors Island
Battery
Brooklyn
Express Wored
Sam
Jonah
Lee Island
Bin
Bill
United States
Nantucket
Chinera
Long Island
Long Beach
Gowanus Canal
Newtons Creek
Imtan
Courage and Blake the “Lotus Eaters” hero of hope
Editorial lauds Blake a Denver truste who survived a catastrophic back injury after a railway accident. Despite paralysis and repeated surgeries he endured five years of infirmary life, continued art studies, and eventual recovery. The piece urges readers to be ashamed of excuses and embrace perseverance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake
Hogpivd
Far County Infirmary
Kimesedfa
Mos Tran Lal
Noreeven
Tarran Asabsthtec
Pim Pjeoty
Tors
Ghotk
Alfred
Lomion
Gallehad
Cid
Pity and Pride in Work from VIDA Vox
A VIDA Vox unsigned piece argues against pitying workers in humble trades. It praises pride in laundry, sewing, cooking and crafts, insisting work fulfills beauty and dignity, and challenges social bias that undervalues essential labor. It calls readers to recognize artistry in every vocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vida Vox
Treaty of division and indemnities lampooned in satire
A satirical stream presents a mock Russo Japanese treaty with articles ceding territories and demands, including ports and railroads, followed by verse jabs about war and public figures. The piece blends mock formalities with spoof details and humorous asides.
Capt. Taggart and a Jealous Temper
Cynthia Gray portrays Captain Taggart a jealous hot tempered husband who slaps his wife and cannot control his anger during a trial. The piece argues such men lack self control and parenting fitness while warning that handsome spoiled men with quick tempers are safest when left alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capt. Taggart
Capt
Taggart
Mary
Fortescue
Weenen
How Bill Donnelly Missed a Fortune
A sensational tale recounts Bill Donnelly missing a fortune while unloading coconuts from the Carthagena and chasing a legendary school of whales. He cites a single small mishap and a failed partnership with Sam Jones as the cause of the near riches untouched by others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Donnelly
Carthagena
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The
Star
Jacob A. Riles
Theo
Ted
Macey
New York
Jacob A
Rits
Tennyson
Alsat FE
Denver
Star Readers
Wienewe
Lion Clothing House
Garlion Bentalco
Warner Second and Yesler
Guy's Drug Store
Wiliam Dummord Willd
Wty Lealth
James
Second
Tokyo
Rinsela
Rusela
Korea
Irkutek
Port Arthur
Jaapan
Russia
Trussia
Atlantic City
Ryssia
Switzerland
Ste
New Jersey
Ain
Josh Wbe
Cynthia Gray
Vic
Eastern Outfitting Co., Inc. Cor
Pike Street and
Fifth Avenue
Bratsh's Reliable Credit House
Dr. Hoff
Quaker Drug CO
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