Good Roads and Education in Early America Reflections
The article discusses highway improvement funding and the need for better roads to aid farmers and workers. It cites British and American examples of road upkeep, notes the value of attractive school environments for children, and highlights philanthropic efforts in education and rail expansion. It mentions Lord Devonshire's appeal for funds and remarks on James J. Hill and Andrew Carnegie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donal Hamm
Hull
Hrim
Yorkshire
America
Riga
Puneet
Duke of Devonshire
Cambridge University
Educa
United Kingdom
Cuio
James J. HY
Mr. Hil
Our Manner of Speech and How to Improve It
A discussion on nasalized pronunciation and English versus French speech. It argues nasal delivery improves clarity, notes Yankee twang as a flaw, praises French articulation for its natural, open-air origins, and contends elegant speech reflects care in the speaker.
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England
Delays That May Mean Death Urges Prompt Medical Help
A 1900s style health advisory warns sore throats, chills, and skin eruptions demand immediate doctor attention. It notes early bacterial disease recognition improves outcomes for cancer, consumption, and diphtheria, praising anti toxine treatment as life saving and criticizing withholding it.
Uncle By's Daily Love Story Spars With Fruitful Puns
A fragmentary humor piece titled Uncle By's Daily Love Story blends flirtatious wordplay about fruit and love with a cautionary tale. It recounts a man’s failed romance at nineteen, his later rise as a writer and lecturer, and a social encounter where the old flame recognizes him, provoking a tense reminiscence of past impropriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau
New York
Tan
Got Our Kind of Income Tax Right
A historical opinion piece argues against taxing wealth created by individuals and favors taxing unearned incomes and society created wealth. It contends taxation should reflect society’s contribution to possessions and resist confiscating wealth from personal toil except in extreme cases to prevent greater societal harm.
Bill the Sneaks Cutaway Copyright
In a vacant house two petty thieves Bill and Pete plot a break in but are blocked by a sulfur fog and a fear of hellish consequences. They blunder through a haunted, fumigated scene until police outside pull them free, joking that their near capture was a luckless escape.
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Hill
Bill
Bill Straightway
Pete
Peto
Rell
Bil
Jill
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Silver Messenger
Challis
Sweet, Publisher
Idaho
London
Convicion
Andrew Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Tom
St. Peter
Bill the Sneaks” Cutaway
Elliot Flower
Ely Men
Towlea
Bui
Zurn
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