The Wrong Trick
A bricklayer applies for a building job and boasts he can do anything with a trowel. The foreman tests him by twirling a trowel and the bricklayer imitates, revealing his claim. The foreman declines the candidate, noting he already has too many of that sort.
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Foreman
Morse and the Royal Portraits that Sparked a Telegraph Age
The piece traces Samuel Morse from artist apprentice under Washington Allston to studying in London with Sir Benjamin West. It recounts West's kingly portrait with the Declaration of Independence delivered, then Morse’s return to America a premier painter and later inventor of the telegraph. It notes Morse’s 1844 Washington to Baltimore demonstration and rise to fame.
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Samuel Morse
Washington Allston
United States
Allston
London
Benjamin West
Royal Academy
West
Morse
Ernest Greenwood
Amber
Amperes
Mr. Morse
England
National Academy
America
Europe
Washington
Baltimore
Kansas
City Star
A Worthy Object Awakens Will Power in Men
The passage argues that true will power arises when a person has a worthy object to pursue beyond a salary. It says one must envision ownership or advancement to unlock effort and that doing good to others yields greater good to oneself.
Jones de Vere Jones Visit A Rural Field Tale
Jones de Vere Jones spends a day in the country and attempts a playful greeting with a farmer. He notices a scarecrow and learns it is not the oldest inhabitant but merely a visitor like himself.
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Jones de Vere Jones
Law of balance and consequence in life and society
A Detroit News column by Ray S. Ayers argues that action and reaction enforce balance in all things from personal lives to national affairs. He warns that excess in power, wealth, or appetite disrupts order, with nature restoring balance through upheaval.
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Ray S.ayers
Detroit News
Firestone Tire Promises Superior Drawbar Pull and Traction
The copy touts first in drawbar pull and first in traction through Ground Grip Tread. It explains gum-dipped cords, liquid rubber saturation, and two extra gum-dipped cord layers that bind tread to cord body for lasting strength and no separation.
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