A Woman's Qualifications as a Bank Official
A historical piece argues women in bank roles possess honesty, sterling integrity, faithfulness, affability, and a notable intuition. It claims women are trained to bear themselves above reproach and emphasizes discernment of insincerity behind polite interactions as a key asset for bank leadership.
Some of the Uses of Curiosity in Society
The piece extols curiosity as a noble force in science and literature and credits Darwin and Renan's biographer with its enduring value. It argues curiosity sustains scholars and thinkers, aids professionals like clergy doctors and lawyers, and shapes social standing based on how it is directed.
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Darwin
Renan
American Workmen Natural Guiders
A first person view argues American workmen excel due to speed and energy. The author, who moved to the United States from another country ten years ago, describes how American workers rush to complete tasks yet produce superior results. He asserts Americans outperform foreign rivals through hustle, schooling, and an interest in skilled work.
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Lynn
Mass
Home vs The City The Mail Order Dilemma Calls Local Support
Arthur M. Frodden argues that sending money to Chicago mail order houses harms rural towns. He warns $200,000,000 leaving local merchants weakens communities, lowers real estate value, and erodes social and economic fabric. He urges supporting local merchants and papers to strengthen country towns.
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Alfred C. Clark
Chicago
Gov. Folk
Missouri
Lebanon
Green Bay
Arthur M. Frowden
Fortunate Men of Prominence and Their Admirers
A write up about wealthy admirers gifting money and real estate to famous figures. It cites the German emperor, Chancellor Buelow, William Jennings Bryan, Lord Allerton, Dr. Jameson, Queen Victoria and others receiving large sums from benefactors. The piece highlights multi‑million gifts and notable legacies across Europe and America.
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Hamburg
Kaiser William
Prince” Buelow
William Jennings Bryan
England
Lord Allerton
Dr. Jameson
Bell
Queen Victoria
Nield
Memory and Longing in Lyte’s Moonlit Verse
Poem excerpt by Henry Frances Lyte expressing sorrow after a beloved’s absence. The speaker recalls former hours, laments separation, and claims enduring love despite death and memory. The piece contemplates reunion in memory and in death.
To toil is sweet a Milwaukee Sentinel inspired verse
An inspirational poem excerpt from the Milwaukee Sentinel extols toil as sweet and rewarding. It emphasizes perseverance and faith, asserting that effort yields recompense, reduces fear, and grants personal pride to those who strive with heart and soul.
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Milwaukee Sentinel
A Friendly Hand Poem by James Whitcomb Riley and L. S. Waterhouse
Verse excerpt reflecting on kindness and fellowship. The speaker notes how a friendly hand on the shoulder lifts spirits, contrasts worldly highs with humble lives, and ends with a reflection on fame and virtue. The piece cites James Whitcomb Riley and L. S. Waterhouse.
Love Ain't Sweet When the Darkies Shake Their Feet
Poem excerpt by Silas X. Floyd in Lippincott's Magazine. A rural Black community scene contrasts love and music with dancing shadows in a darkened floor setting. The speaker notes love and music persevere amid sweat, night, and social hierarchies.
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Gran
Love
Silas X. Floyd
Lippincott
Cupid a Suspect in a Lover's Dream
A verse of romantic musings where the speaker voices uncertainty about love’s blindness and wonders if true affection awakens the heart. The poem contrasts Cupid’s alarms with the joy found in the beloved’s eyes and arms as longing grows.
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Cupid
A Little Child Laughed Poem Beacon in Sunshine
A poem from the Baltimore Sun celebrates a child’s laughter as sunshine and joy spread. The piece links the child’s laughter to brightening skies, birds singing, and the easing of burdens through prayerful gladness.
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Glory
Baltimore Sun
Song of Tomorrow in the Washington Star Verse
A Washington Star poem recalls a hopeful tomorrow with sunlit mornings noon and twilight warnings. The verses mention branches swaying beneath a moonlit treetop and a katydid still playing as humming music fills the dark hours. The piece emphasizes a future of sunshine and flowers.
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Katy
Washington Star
Pattern No 5519 Girls Frock for 5 to 10 years
One piece dress with a dainty white guimpe closes at the front under a hidden pleat. Square neck short sleeves edged with Persian trim. Fabrics suit serge mohair linen and pique. Guimpe may be of batiste linen China silk or pongee. Medium size uses three yards of 36 inch material for dress and one eighth yard for guimpe. Pattern mailed on ten cents.
Princess Pattern No. 5745 Promises Fashion Flair This Season
The Princess gown pattern No. 5745 showcases a rose veiling lace yoke silhouette with back closing and round or sweep lengths. Suitable for evening wear with option for a corsage skirt and elbow or full sleeves, in fabrics from colienne to silk. Bust sizes 32 to 44 inches. eight and one quarter yards of 44 inch material for 36 inch bust. mail order available for ten cents.
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Bertha
Buttons a Smart Fad Trim Spring Suits
Carloads of decorative buttons marketed for spring outfits vary from pea sized to large. Small versions feature imitation stones matching or contrasting fabrics, while larger ones mimic old miniatures in quaint frames. Total trimming a smart coat may reach about 75 dollars with five dollar buttons.
Modern Wonder Watch Ticking From Six Blocks Away
Hyker boasts extraordinary hearing and claims he can hear Pyker’s watch ticking from six blocks away. Pyker is skeptical but amazed as Hyker demonstrates the feat with a watch in Pyker’s vest pocket.
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Pyker
Chicago Daily News
Largest tobacco factory at Lille owned by French government
The Lille tobacco factory is described as the largest in the country and is stated to be owned by the French government.
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Lille
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