Do It Now Prompts to Seize the Moment in Daily Life
A compact exhortation from Herbert Kaufman’s Prompt-Book urges decisive action over delay. It warns that future planning is risky, opportunities vanish with time, and circumstances beyond control shape outcomes. The piece defends promptness, self assessment, and alertness as keys to success in personal and professional ventures.
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Herbert Kaufman
Sarajevo
Providence
They Say OnT: They Say on Trial of a Woman’s Character in Gossip
A tirade against biased gossip condemns doubting a woman's side of the story. It argues that hearsay and sneering testimony ruin reputations and lives, calling for fair treatment and evidence before judgments.
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Earth
Hell
Believe Me Bo The Roughneck Speaks on Preparedness
A rough-neck narrator urges readiness and personal armament in defense of U.S. security. He quips about meeting John Rockefeller, banks and armor vaults, and argues that buying a six-gun before conflict is prudent, claiming experience in scrapping and challenging pacifist sentiment.
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U.S.A
Europe
John Rockerfeller
Aou
Pandora to Magdalen
A fragmentary passage traces Pandora’s fall from grace to Magdalen, a woman who now has everything yet nothing, contrasting her father’s conceit with a harsh view of experience and male control over women’s fate.
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Pandora
Magdalen
Why You Are Not Promoted
A compact piece argues a worker’s merit drives promotion, praising relentless effort and the boss’s scrutiny. It notes punctuality, total effort, and consistent performance as keys to advancement, warning that slowness and quitting habits at closing time hinder growth. Signed by a writer identified as ort Kaufman.
Nobody Knows Everything Says Asking Questions Fuels Growth
The text argues that ignorance is acceptable while competence in one’s field matters. It credits scholars who spent long periods compiling knowledge in the Britannica and notes that specialization takes years of dedicated work.
Song of the Guns
A wartime poem portrays the thunder of artillery and marching troops. It contrasts heroic male sacrifice with grieving women who send sons to battle while facing enduring loss and longing for peace.
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Maxim