Meanings in Money and Courage Across Ages
A Caldwell Tribune column reflects on wealth, sympathy, and heroism, citing John D. Rockefeller and J Pierpont Morgan. It extols genuine compassion for the poor over mere alms, praising Rockefeller's ethic of sympathy and the bravery of engineer John Schooling Jr. who risked his life to save passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Schooling
Mayking
Schooling
Ime
Agaio
John Schooling, Jr
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Young Rockefeller
Hungry Higgins Probes Garden Sample at Back Door
In a sharp exchange Mrs Starvem questions a man at the back door. Hungry Higgins replies that the Howler advertised table boar and he wonders if samples are being given today, as reported by the Philadelphia Press.
Life and charity quotes from the Washington Star
A melancholy philosopher laments disappointments while an optimist cites egotism. A sharp note on charity follows, poking at a woman’s virtue when neighbor children break her pala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
The Labor Problem Is An Impossibility says Wright
Carroll D Wright, Commissioner of Labor, argues the labor problem cannot be solved without solving life itself. He notes industrial conditions can be ameliorated but final solution hinges on humanity's restless hope, belief, and pursuit of a higher life, making a complete solution unattainable.
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Carroll D. Wright
Commissioner of
Labor
Three Trust Evils and the Remedy by Beveridge
Senator Albert J. Beveridge argues three trust evils water the stock, raise prices and lower wages. Publicity is urged to inform buyers and national control of corporations is needed as industry methods evolve. He warns that gradual, not instant, national supervision is essential for 80 million people.
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Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Steel Trust
How to Choose a Husband by Mrs Mumphrer in 1900s advice tone
A fragmentary essay advises women on selecting a husband. It notes social class, wealth, temperament, and appearance as initial criteria, then warns that love distorts judgment as women promise unlikely standards. The piece reflects dated views on marriage and personal vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Mumphrer
Simpst
Enchanted Love Dream and the Cautionary Choice
A tale warns that a woman may idealize a man above her station then abandon the dream for reality. It stresses instinct in judging character, warns against admitting unsuitable suitors, and notes poverty as a factor but deems moral debasement worse, urging caution in marriage choice.
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Dream Knight
Tnstance
Business Responsibilities and the Small Shop Owner
Henry Streck compares the control of a speeding Empire Express to a mercantile head directing a company. He argues small business owners carry full burden alone, handling buying, display, advertising, finances, collections, staffing, and sales with long hours and few breaks, requiring resilience and strategic thinking.
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Henry £. Streck
New York
Memorial to Winnie Davis Dormitory Named at Athens
Winnie Davis daughter of the Confederacy will be honored by a memorial in progress at the State Normal School in Athens Georgia A decision made four years ago by the State branch of the Daughters of the Confederacy led to selecting a Georgia Normal School dormitory to house Confederate descendants children or grandchildren.
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Congress
Idaho
Kansas
Minnesota
Mississippi
Vermont
Navy
Navy Department
Cumberland
Winnie Davis
State Normal School
Athens
Daughters of the Confederacy
Home
Georgia
Normal
Winnie Davis Memorial Hall Nears Completion
The Winnie Davis Hall in Athens was funded by Daughters of the Confederacy to raise 60,000 dollars and with a Southern Educational Congress pledge of half the remaining 9,000. Only 4,500 more was needed and this amount is nearly secured. The project eases cramped school facilities and honors Jefferson Davis's daughter.
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Athens
Daughters of the Confederacy
Southern Educational Congress
Winnie Davis
Jefferson Davis
American Sewing Machine Expands into Persia Fields
The article notes American harvesting and sewing machines reaching Palestine and Assyrian grain fields, including the area Ruth gleaned, signaling broader liberty of labor as sewing machines gain entry in Persia.
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Persia
Palestine
Assyrian
Ruth
Min
Roosevelts Count of Wounds Revealed in 19th Century Tale
A historical account claims President Theodore Roosevelt endured fifteen injuries throughout his life. It describes during football, ranching, Bad Lands, Idaho bear encounter, Wyoming steer chase, Colorado mountain lions, Cuban campaign, Pittsfield trolley crash, and medical abscess, plus later injuries from General Leonard Wood during fencing and stick battles at the White House.
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Roosevelt
United States
West
Idaho
Big Horn
Wyoming
Colorado
Pittsfield
Leonard Wood
Wood
White House
Western vibes spark progress under imperial gaze
The piece surveys Western reforms and technologies shaping Eastern life, noting sewing machines in Persia threaten harems and typewriters herald female emancipation, while new oil extraction could aid Olive growers in California. It cites Lord Curzon as India’s twenty seventh governor.
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California
New Coast Defense and a Ventriloquists Dog Story
The piece describes a patent granted for the Stokes battery a large globular coastal defense craft with a single massive gun and ballast controlled movement. It moves by a launch and is protected by heavy armor intended to be impregnable The article also recounts a humorous ventriloquist dog story at a hotel involving a ham sandwich and a buyer ready to purchase the dog The column continues with brief quoted jokes and notices on current affairs and everyday life.
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Thy
Phelps Stokes
Sat
Stokes
Nestare
Dow
Weill
Jack
New York Weekly
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Caldwell Tribune
Davis & Shore, Publishers
Noah
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mr. Carnegie
Sandow
Illinois
Mary Anderson de Navarro
Shakspeare, Tennyson and
Longfellows
America
Mary
Siam
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Rhodesia
Cape Colony
Portuguese East Africa
Greenwich
South Africa
Europe
France
German Empire
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Liege
Leopold
Brussels
Lagos
India
Winnie Davis Hall
President Roosevelt
Griscom
Nebuchadnezzar
Seraglio
Wednesbury
England
St. Thomas
London
New York Tribune
Lord Curzon
NEW Coast Defense
Dickey
Providence
Atlanta Constitution
Thia
Ture
Sorghum
Washington
Bureau of Soils
Tural Department
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