American Individualism and the Power of Leadership
A 1923 essay argues that intelligence and virtue are private, not collective, possessions. It warns against pure altruism and socialism, praising individual liberty, opportunity, and leadership as the engine of progress while urging education and competitive reward to strengthen constructive impulses.
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Tammany Hall
Bolshevist
Russia
Earth
Germany
America
Europe
Washington
Jefferson
Hamilton
Great Britain
Marlborough
Nelson
Who Invented the Bowie Knife
The article debates the knife’s origin between Col James Bowie born 1790 and killed at the Alamo in 1836 and R P Bowie said to have invented it. It notes Bowie the hunter and frontier fighter and a rival claim from an anonymous Bowie figure with little known about him.
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Col
James Bowie
Alamo
Col. Travis
David Crocett
Mexico
Col. Bowie
Potomac River
Bowie
Texas
R. P. Bowie
Motorist asks if real ducks have motors
Four year old Master Hesser visiting his grandmother plays with a celluloid duck and wonders aloud if real ducks have motors. He ponders the idea after a long thought and asks his grandmother for clarification.
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Master Hesser
Tanlac claimed to restore energy for 60 year old man
Herman Schultz of West Hammond Illinois says Tanlac helped him gain 15 pounds after stomach trouble and nervous exhaustion. He reports better digestion and renewed strength and notes his wife also improved after catching the flu. Tanlac available from druggists with over 27 million bottles sold.
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Tanlac
Herman Schultz
Freeland Ave
West Hammond
Taniac
Road contract bids invited for Sullivan County highways
The Sullivan County Board of Commissioners invites sealed proposals for grading draining and paving three county roads William F Allen John M Springer and James E Biddle in Gill Township Sullivan County Indiana. Bids open May 7 1923 at noon. Bonds equal to double bid. Noncollusion affidavit required. Time of completion after letting to be agreed.
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Board of Commissioners
Court House
Sullivan
Indiana
Sullivan County
William F. Allen
Gill Township
John M. Springer
James E. Biddle
County
Frank M. Daniels
New York Law On Mental Sane Or Insane For Court Demands
A NY State legislator proposes a law to compel courts to declare a person sane or insane on demand for examinations. The columnist notes such a rule seems foolish but argues a ruling tying sanity to a will could reduce frivolous lawsuits and unclog courts.
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New York State
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Individualism
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
U.—Philosophic Grounds
Doubleday, Page & Co
Western Newspaper Union
H. Schultz
Ganna
Altds
Federal Farm Loan Institutions
Foreign Exchange
Peoples State Bank
U.S
Banks and Trust Co’s
Total
Trust Co
State OF
R. W. Akin
The
Lucile Palmer
Joe T. Akin
George R. Dutton
Charles F. Batey
James M. Sinclair
William T. Mellett
Walter N. Thompson
James J. Durham
Hinkle C. Hays
Ernest D. Davis
Will H. Hays
Ward Hawkins
Southwest Corner Square
Sullivan, Indiana
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