Life and storm in a Harper's Magazine verse
A compact, emblematic verse from Harper's Magazine extols life’s strength and an exalted spirit. It juxtaposes glorious life with storm imagery, urging resilience, freedom, and the unyielding pursuit of life’s crown despite danger or death.
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Harper's Magazine
Tirian's Chimney and a long overdue reunion
Tirzah contemplatess loneliness on her fiftieth birthday while Solomon Green, after years apart, arrives with warmth and concern. A misread plot to trap him falters as love rekindles beside the friendly blaze, ending with a kiss and a renewed home life.
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Solomon Green
Thanh Huelcock
Solomon
Tirzah
Diamonds flood world market in ton scale supply
An uneven history of diamond production is traced with a claimed world total of 5,000,000 carats and a debate over weighing systems. South Africa dominates at 81 percent, with Brazil and other regions supplying the rest. notes on price rises and the impact of Kimberley and Jagersfontein.
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South Africa
Brazil
Borneo
India
New South Wales
British Guiana
North America
Russia
Ricberley
Jagersfontein
Wweight
German Element In Lead Holds First Place Among Americans
A 19th century article reviews German population shares in the United States from 1796 to 1900, noting Germans rise to 25,477,583 by 1900 and accounting for 43 percent of white population. It argues intermarriage with British and other immigrants diluted distinct German identity. Also mentions a quip about a doctor charging for simple fitness advice.
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United States
Great Britain
Harpera Weekly
London to replace 100 foot standard with new yard and pound
The London Globe reports plans to replace the Trafalgar Square standard of length used across English measuring systems with a new standard housed in Westminster Hall. The present bronze strip inlaid granite yard, copied in the United States, is exposed to air variations and has stood since 1876. The new standard will be subdivided to the thousandth of an inch and stored with stringent safeguards in the House of Commons. Implementing care, Westminster Hall is deemed ideal for accessibility and public comparison.
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Trafalgar Square
London
London Globe
Westminster Hall
United States
Ita
Westminster
House of Commons
OLD FAIRBANKS HOMESTEAD AND SUMAC LESSONS
The ancestral home of Senator Matt banks at lyedhai Masa was built in 163 from timbers from England and remains preserved. A Fairbanks reunion included Polson-Sumac, with notes on sumac species and distinguishing poison ivy from Virginia creeper. Also quotes from Philadelphia Press on dancing and a Success magazine reflection on an optimistic business outlook.
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Fairbanks
Matt Banks
Lyedhai, Masa
England
Jimnuthen lFayerbanke
Dedham Anduilt
Virginia
Get There Motto Deteriorates Minds and Health
Orison Swett Marden argues the American motto Get There brutalizes people across society. The piece condemns haste in education work and business, describing perpetual rush as draining vitality and shortening lifespans. It laments the loss of balance, warns of premature aging, and notes social pressure to seek rapid publicity.
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Jack
Orison Swett Marden
If You Can't Boost Don’t Knock Says Boss
A New York sporting goods clerk Rupert is fired for discouraging customers. The boss cites examples of negative advice given to buyers about cameras rowing machines and pulley exercisers. He urges staff to boost sales and avoid knocking customers.
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New York
Tia
Rupert
Unnecessary Protest Over New World Stamp Sizes
A hurried man objects to oversized Jefferson stamps at a post office window. The clerk explains the new designs for a world’s fair issue while the man argues about waste and government competition with manufacturers. The clerk notes there are still old stamps available.
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Thomas Jefferson
Jewish Population Trends in Russia Amid May Laws
The document notes over 5,000,000 Jews in Russia and estimates that since the May laws more than six percent have been driven from villages, increasing overcrowding in city ghettos.
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Rulgaia
Russia
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