The Stubborn Partner by Herbert Kaufman
A sharp tirade directed at a stubborn, prideful business leader, blaming obstinacy for past failures. It mocks self certainty, anti advertising stance, and refusal to heed others advice, portraying a persistent hindrance to progress and efficiency.
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Herbert Kaufman
Supreme Court
Gauge for Youthful Enterprise and Courage in Adversity
A 1916 reflection urges persistence and self-examination. It warns that false starts can be corrected only by training and effort, and that failure to train hopes leaves one unprepared for later fears. The speaker stresses responsibility, honesty, and perseverance as paths to genuine progress.
Trapped in the slums as disease spreads and fear grows
An alarmed city resident laments crowded tenements and failing repairs amid a deadly outbreak. She notes dangerous streets, overflowing temps, boiling pots, and evasive landlords while wishing for cleaner, safer spaces beyond the chimney stacks. One hundred forty eight new cases yesterday signal ongoing danger.
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Providence
Peoples Learn Kindness Last Cruelty Debate
Fragmentary note argues that cruelty wanes with education and civilization. It stresses gentleness, tolerance, and the transformation from brutality to philanthropy through hospitals asylums and sanitariums as stages of social development.
A Subtle Warning on China and Global Trade Trends
A long critical reflection argues that China’s vast, capable population faces misgovernance and disorganization, risking stagnation while potential for industrial growth remains. The piece predicts bankers’ rejection of China’s loan request and foresees a future where China becomes a massive manufacturing and consumer market if properly organized. It also notes Wall Street’s appetite for risk and comments on European export methods and global trade dynamics.
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Wall Street
Gree
Caution as a Pickpocket in Investments and Ventures
A fragment-like aphorism set argues that caution steals potential gains in investments and daring yields profits. It contrasts rising living costs eroding earnings with dangers at shorelines and warns that those who wait miss opportunities.
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