From Bank Vaults to Self Mastery and Time Myths
An old tale contrasts a yeggman’s plan with a safe cracker’s advice to rob a bank by building trust through weekly deposits. It then discusses self-mastery and systematic work as paths to efficiency, recreation balance, and steady growth. A light anecdote about a slow train interrupted by a passenger with seeds follows, then tips to keep cider sweet by spice and canning, and finally ancient time recorders from sun dials to water clocks with earliest Rome examples.
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Yeggman
Abas
Pliny
Anaximander
Rome
Quirinus
Golden Deed Quote From Phillips Brooks
A Phillips Brooks remark on aiding a child as a distinct immediate good for humanity. The quote emphasizes the unique impact of helping children, suggesting such aid resonates beyond other acts in any life stage.
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Phillips Brooks
Foundation of Brotherhood and the Fatherhood of God
A quoted sermon fragment stresses that social reform requires faith in God’s eternal foundations. It argues doctrine alone is hollow without reverent, disciplined study and applied method, warning that human wisdom without faith yields hollow improvements.
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God
Samuel Stalk
Nation surprised by sudden end of fight on saloon
The nation credits war with hastening prohibition. The Sheppard amendment to the federal constitution, banning liquor manufacture and sale, was ratified by more than three fourths of states in less than thirteen months after submission. Mississippi was first to ratify. many states followed through 1918, finalizing a historic, swift victory after decades of anti liquor campaigning.
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Congress
Champ Clark
House of Representatives
Mississippi
Senate
House
Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
North Dakota
Union
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Sue
United States
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H.W. Blghr
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Hobson
Alabama
San Francisco
Stephens
Arkansas
Colorado
Maine
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Missouri
Nebraska
Prohibition Movement Marks Fifty Year Fight
The Prohibition party nears its fiftieth birthday in September, tracing roots to 1872 and the 1872 Columbus convention. Frances Willard and the WCTU helped push a national and world temperance agenda, with women playing a pivotal role. The piece surveys early parties, key figures like John Russell and St John, and the movement’s broad reach from local prayer crusades to world prohibition appeals.
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United States
Ffty
Prohibition Party
Anti Salem League
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Antiliquor
Farwell Hall
Chicago
The
Good Templars
Society of Total Shstekers
Pennsylvania
Lancaster
John ¥. Stearns
Newark
Daniel Wilkins
Washington
Columbus
James Black
John Russell
Black
Good Templar
National Temperance Society
Camp Meeting Association
Ocean Grove
N. J
Russell
Groernl Neal Dow
Maine
B. A. Thompson
St. Johnns
Frances E. Wilard
Feld
Kansas
New York State
James G. Molne
Grover Cleveland
John
Cleveland
Ity
Bent
Influenza Epidemic Says It Weakened Kidneys In Some
Doctors warn influenza can leave kidneys weakened as epidemics sweep parts of the country. Dr Kilmer & Co offer SampRoat samples by mail for ten cents with a request, urging readers to mention the paper. Medium and large bottles available at druggists.
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Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. T
Adv
Fragmented OCR Scene With Drummers and a Loge
Two drummers in a tumble down ho url become stranded by a snivirft and must lodge where misgivings fade. After seeking shelter they retreat to a bed and, amid rough luck, a vigorous search finds the gaebhracket. Marc wakes a drowsy companion as gas leaking alarms them.
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Marc
Indigestion and Gas Relief Ad Short Notice
An urgent consumer note describes indigestion gas and upset stomach symptoms with fast action words. It references belching acids and undigested food and mentions instant relief when message is sent?
Pope's Dispepsia Tablets Promise Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Pope's Dispepsia tablets as a pleasant harmless remedy that ends digestion and stomach distress. It claims rapid relief for dyspepsia with a cheap price at drug stores.
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Pope
Disturbance Case Heard in Police Court
The magistrate questioned the defendant about the altercation with the complainant. The defendant described two pairs of fists, a turnip, seven bricks, a lump of coal, and wincastable sames as what passed between them.
To Have a Clear Sweet Skin with Cuthcurs Ointment
Ad purports skin care regimen using Cuthcurs Ointment and Cuthcurs Soap and Talcum for pimples redness and itching with instruction to bathe and dry. Includes stray copy about reading a woman's mind and a dubious claim about great thoughts.
Weekly Health Talks A Word About the Kidneys
A health notice explains kidney function and dangers of disease. It promotes Dr. Pierce of Buffalo and his Anurie Tablets to dissolve uric acid, claiming benefits for uric acid troubles and urging readers to seek his guidance for dosage and treatment.
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Bright
Pierce
Buffalo
S. Y
Tee
New Revenue Drive as Liquor Traffic Stalls Looms
Government faces new revenue sources as potential liquor traffic stoppage threatens internal revenue. Distillers and brewers warn of plant reallocations as amendment enforcement laws await Congress action. A distillers committee plans a January 25 New York meeting to formalize a program amid 22 states requiring referendum votes.
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New Mexico
California
Ohio
Nevada
Washigton
North Dakota
Mississippi
Missouri
Kansas
Louisiana
Trim
Washington
Distillers’ Committee
New
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