The Courage and the Vision and the Clean Love of the Mother
A speaker argues that women offer public life moral courage, vision, and maternal love. They seek no self gain, insisting mothers contribute to civilization by unselfish leadership and a mothering perspective guiding public affairs.
Bloomington Star Local Snippets Highlight Everyday Happenings
Ed Bascomb reports strong dried bean sales amid high food costs. Love Ann Long takes a joy ride with the rural mail carrier in a Ford. Aunt Sally Hawkins observes Mother's Day by killing a hen for dinner with the preacher. Zeb Stubbins suffers a painful toe injury and hops with it bound. Squire Hart sock whitewashes his smoke house as improvements continue. Residents air straw beds. diverse faiths present, none from House of David or Holy Rollers, one Agnostic. Bill Blithers plays bass drum for Decoration Day. Arminta Jones travels to Indianapolis for $4.50 upper false teeth from a painless dentist. Minta cited for bargains.
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Persian Ambassador Mistakes Bed For Throne In Hotel
A Persian ambassador, unfamiliar with Western splendor, sat visitors on a canopied bed in a hotel suite and slept on the mat beside it, mistaking the bed for a throne.
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Always in Order in Old Folks Curiosity about Youth
A reflective piece notes enduring questions about what younger generations think and how older folks have long pondered their mindsets. It emphasizes intergenerational curiosity rather than concrete events or actions.
The Senate Filibuster Hinders Passage Of Key Legislation
The speaker argues that a majority cannot end debate in the Senate, blocking passage of important bills from the House. He cites chronic filibuster as the core problem and calls for rules discussion to enable timely votes and proper consideration of legislation.
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Prussians the Only People With Hardened Hearts
The piece argues Prussians alone hardened their hearts to God and man, with fear as their code. It contrasts the Prussian system with Germans, warns of a nightmare if that victory had prevailed, and critiques American perceptions after World War I.
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America
Europe
England
Cultivation Drives Human Growth and Civilization
The author argues laboring to transform Nature strengthens character and society. Hardship, engineering, and persistent effort forge humanity, while ease leads to weakness. Cultivation builds power, wit, and civilization, rewarding the diligent worker as history records the greatest achievers.
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