Worry the Great Enemy to Health
Worry is described as a widespread epidemic affecting adults and children, harming digestion and heart function. It is defined as a chaotic mental state, distinct from fear or doubt, and cure hinges on self control and a civil war of the mind.
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Orry
Clean Thinking as the Asset of Life
The piece argues that pure thought leads to upright character while impure thoughts corrode life. It cites the Sermon on the Mount and John Bright to stress that a person’s worth lies in their character, not possessions. It urges honesty, positive judgments of others, and lifting up rather than damaging reputations.
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God
John Bright
The Card Party as Open Door to Sin and Corruption
The speaker warns strongly against card parties describing them as gateways to vice. The text claims gambling lurks behind social games and accuses dishonest leaders of abusing public funds, urging strict personal restraint and vigilance against corruption.
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Perdition
Town Commercial Clubs and Local Industry Sanity
Community groups should favor sustaining home industries over chasing distant factories. Booms fade without lasting foundations and a town’s gain comes from keeping wages and spending local, protecting existing firms and encouraging value from local producers.
Home Trade Doctrine Urges Local Purchases
A call to support home trade as the remedy against trusts role in the economy. The piece argues wealth should be kept local by buying flour from home mills and patronizing county or state products, avoiding dependence on distant financial centers. It frames the stance as a modern continuation of Liberty's founding ideals and urges broad public action without new legislation.
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Commercial Club
Bunker Hill
United States
Value of Good Roads Promotes Town Progress
The note asserts good roads reflect civic progress and confidence in a town while poor roads signal indifference and instability. The statement links infrastructure to community vitality and future prospects.
The Farm Boy Advised on Life Choices
A farmer’s path offers independence and rewards through self-management versus city clerical toil. The letter argues many leave farms for towns only to regret it, urging the reader to weigh home ties, invest locally, and pursue steady work while building one’s own community. D. M. Carr.
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D. M. Carr
The Squeak in the Engine and the Poet Driver
Helena Smith Dayton critiques agricultural papers and then tells a tale of Noel Dibson Spotts, a shy poet who learns auto guidance from the Googans. His motor lessons bloom into a literary turn as he becomes a chauffeur and later a published poet, marrying Mrs. Laura Golden.
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Helena Smith Dayton
Angie Breakspear
Tilly Googan
Lilly
Tilly
Noel Dibson Spotts
Mr. Spotts
Noel Dibson
Light Brigade
Melords
Spotts
Laura Golden
Alpha and Omega
W. G. Chapman
Education as a Civic Duty in America
The piece argues intelligence separates the savage from the civilized and asserts education is a divine blessing. It claims no valid reason exists for denying education to any child and that knowledge is essential in all life stages. It urges communities to support superior schools and provide children with access to schooling as priceless, resilient wealth.
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America