Lay Hold and Hang On The Key To Success
An essay on seizing opportunity and persevering to credit. It recalls the Newfoundland storm and a young sailor who saved a vessel by quickly manhandling the anchor chain, illustrating the habit of laying hold and hanging on to secure achievement and recognition. It also mentions historical inventors and the need to act decisively on chances.
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Meny
Mao Bas
Ste Phonan
Walter Maat
Sakeet & Millionaire
Kline Howe
Hunt
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Philip Relato
Alexander Grehase
Hell
Ehell
Things That Count in Life Moralizing in a Morbid Era
A review of social codes stressing courtesy and sentiment as masculine virtues. It critiques traits like pity and charity and mocks self serving elites. The piece laments social pretensions and the idea that success justifies rudeness while praising genuine propriety.
Photographic Mine Warnings and Safety Campaigns
Photographic mine warnings and safety campaigns are described to aid workers who cannot speak English. The materials illustrate mistakes that cause accidents and show how to avoid them with clear, pictorial guidance.
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World News Snippets From Sweden to Alaska
Short items note pulp mill waste converted for industrial use in Sweden and near complete lazaret mill in Sentland for a German firm with Argentine ownership. A 34 by 12 foot motor truck is described as the largest yet built in New York for moving theater scenery. Alaska's mineral output in 1910 is estimated at 20.07 million dollars, with 6.27 million from gold.
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Sweden
Kogeh
France
Sentland
Argentina
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Alaska
Keynote to success in youth forged by purpose
A reflection on ambition and the discipline needed to achieve goals. It argues that physical health and intelligence matter, but success hinges on dedicating all efforts to a single aim. It warns that reaching a chosen vocation may later reveal it was the wrong path for fulfillment.
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Muccems
Lieperson
Mindful Habits for Earning and Career Growth
Observance helps avoid pitfalls for the unwary in work life. Do not discuss salaries or compare with others. Seek proven methods, patient progress, and self initiative as keys to success, recognizing that steady daily effort beats bursts of effort without plan.
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Continuity
Beca
Fine
Speila
High Ideals in Business Standards
Two underlying principles of cue coms are honesty and integrity. The man whose word is as good as its bond is a success. High ideals in business and a close adherence to them are essential to success.
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Cuecoms
German policy on training future citizens and trades
Elmer Hoberts in Scribner's Magazine outlines a state inspired system that classifies boys by strength and health to match trades. Strong boys become blacksmiths or carpenters. weaker boys become tailors, jewelers, or basket makers. those with pulmonary weakness are steered away from heavy trades to prevent lifelong hardship.
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Elmer Hoberts
Scribner's Magazine
Difficulties Not Fewer and the Challenge of Virtue
The piece argues that life’s difficulties persist and may be greater now, requiring moral strength to overcome excuses and procrastination. It identifies laziness, languor, and apathy as the root vices, labeling ingenuity as the chief enemy of active virtue and urging action without excuses.
Bride and Groom Reported Wealthy in City Announcement
A clipped notice from Canterbury cites the marriage of a bride aged 8 17 and her groom aged 69, both described as wealthy. A second, shortened line repeats the bride at 7 and the groom at 60 with wealth, noting the event in Louisville.
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Canterbury
Town
Land of Rubber Industry and Global Trade History
A historical overview traces rubber's rise from early 19th century imports to a global industry. It notes Para rubber from the Amazon, price ranges from crude to refined, and the rise of vulcanization by Goodyear. It describes trust consolidations, production processes, and the journey from natural to engineered rubber goods.
Yvette Guilbert Plans Tiny Hall for Undiscovered Talent
Yvette Guilbert announces aims to build a small theater to showcase unknown composers and musicians without commercial management. She envisions a Maison des Artistes with a select chamber orchestra to present works for an intellectual audience and to host musical and literary celebrations in Paris. Guilbert remains youthful and accessible in interviews.
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Yvette Guilbert
Maison Des Artistes
Paris
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Birthplace of Great Man Rockefeller funds Dole house
In Jura Francis Pasteur birthplace tale, a foreign donation stirs France to honor a great man. Rockefeller pledges $11,000 to purchase and maintain Pasteur’s birthplace house at Dole. many foreign universities and communities have since subscribed as the collection stays open per the mayor’s guidance.
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Wolf Pursued Through Palmyra Streets Is Shot By Deputy
A large gray wolf chased through Palmyra by armed men was shot at bay by deputy game warden Louis Nelson after a long pursuit. The animal, once a cub among six in Salt River hills, was captured by Milton Phillips who later kept it on his farm before passing it to a Palmyra resident. The wolf’s chain was broken yesterday and it fled toward the open county as Nero claimed the state bounty for pelts.
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Louis Nelson
Salt River
Balls County
Milton Phillips
Nero
Tate
Rip Van Winkle Reawakens to Unchanged World
In a comic scene, Rip Van Winkle awakens to a world discussing tariffs reform trusts on a stalled timetable. He questions progress on voting rights and currency while officials reveal only partial movement before implying the era’s issues persist. He drifts back to sleep as inquiries linger.
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Rip van Winkle
The Gist of Chicken Raising Revisited
A lighthearted reconsideration of poultry profits outlines a geometric growth plan starting with one hen and her offspring. It suggests that after several hatchings, a large flock could yield substantial daily income, though the piece ends by noting the opinion was revised and reversed.
No daily paper for Bowersville says elder historian
The Oldest Inhabitant dismisses the prospect of a daily newspaper in Bowersville noting constant local activities. He cites quilting tees sewing circles literary societies and sociables every night with women visiting the milliner store or the dressmaker when not meeting.
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Bowersville
Mad One Himself Doctor and the cold cure
A man with a red eye and an inflamed nose asks a doctor for the best remedy for a cold. The doctor admits shared symptoms and responds in an unguarded moment.
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