Intelligent Selfishness as a Social Motive
The speaker argues that intelligent selfishness can guide society when the self expands beyond personal needs. A large generous sense of self links individual interests to the country’s welfare, yielding fulfillment and a fuller life.
American Woman and Domestic Roles in US History
The text argues that American women are natural in etiquette while men handle harder labor, with husbands sharing decisions and duties. It highlights women’s prominent yet non-slave status, domestic comforts, and the belief that American housekeeping emphasizes appearance over nourishment, noting improvidence in planning for the future.
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United States
Peculiar Odors Across Races Reported by Medical Authority
An article cites DE MATIGNON of lower France claiming each race has a distinct odor. It asserts whites dislike nonwhite smells, while Chinese, Parsees, and others describe Europeans as smelling of ashes or dead matter, with extreme claims about the negro.
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Matignon
France
India
Dee Clare
Asticate Your Food by Nalpasse Noted Franch Physician
Mastivations explains digestive health via proper dental function. It argues that the quality of gastric juice depends on chewing with molars and stresses hard foods to prevent poor digestion and tooth decay.
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Nalpasse
Garion
Mantels and Marble Spark Disputed Taste in Home Decor
A fragmentary item notes a well known woman finishing a grand mantel display described as marble and colonial in a grand home. The New York Journal is cited while mentioning second hand lumber and an elf carving on grounds, with a figure leaving a car and tractor. The piece mentions modest sums like $1.60 or 326 and pride in marble decor.
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New York
Abe
No title found in fragment
The fragment hints at a conversation about qualifications and seeking a husband, suggesting a personal or social context without further details.
Plaines Daylight and the Doxy of Orthodoxy
A fragmentary dialect exchange features Brother Swank explaining orthodoxy as the doxy of authority to a befuddled friend. He insists oxy is the other man's doxy that he is always harassing him with, clarifying his grasp to Brudder Tarrt in Puck’s voice.
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Brother Swank
Hector
Puck
Unclear text fragment on stock or shareholding
The readable part notes investors grumbling over holdings and a reference to large sums like £600,600. The rest is garbled, mentioning poor year results and a boast about earnings and returns, with no clear entities or events remaining.
Inquisition on the Pealme in Gentlemanly Writing Style
A brief note on accepting a volume of writing in the style of the gentlemanly voice. The quotation quoted promises praise to be shown forth. The weekly publication records the inscription as a guiding sentiment.
It Gives Me a Chance to Go Eat
Mrs Richard Darling replies to Tom with a light remark about having a chance to eat, reflecting a casual exchange from a Harper's Weekly page. The fragment hints at domestic humor and everyday wit in 19th century periodical writing.
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Richard Darlingtom
Harper's Weekly
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