Get What You Want by William Johnson in the American Magazine
Johnson argues that desire must be matched by persistent effort and self discipline. The piece urges choosing a clear goal, whether wealth or success, and pursuing it with endurance while avoiding excuses and half measures. It cites a Maine example and concludes with a caution to choose wisely, as some rewards may sour.
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William Johnson
Maine
California
Community Spirit Builds Prosperous Towns, Not Wealth
A midwestern column argues that true prosperity comes from united residents sharing institutions and duties. It asserts schools require parental cooperation for discipline and growth, then shifts to a light exchange about yacht versus sailboat punchline from the Washington Star.
Splendid Chance for Local Investment Revealed
A local city man asks about investment prospects and a native replies with strong opportunity. He notes land bought by his father at eight dollars an acre long ago could be acquired now for two dollars per acre. The exchange highlights a striking price drop and potential profit for buyers.
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Puck
Stage life and New Year songs differ in memory
The contrast between real life and theatre is seen when performers singing Auld Lang Syne on stage never forget the words. The note highlights reliable performance versus memory slips in a festive New Year scene.
Deaths of Our Vice Presidents
A historical survey notes the vice presidents who died in office and confirms the line of presidential succession. It lists Clinton Gerry King Wilson Hendricks Hobart and Sherman, with burial places and ages, and covers later elected successors and constitutional change in 1886 defining succession and cabinet roles.
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George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
William R. King
Henry Wilson
Thomas A. Hendricks
Garret A. Hobart
James S. Sherman
New York
Massachusetts
Alabama
Indiana
New Jersey
Navy
Cuba
Senate
Clinton
Gerry
Wilson
Washington
Congressional
King
Dallas County
Ala
Hendricks
Indianapolis
Hobart
Paterson
N. J
United States
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Martin van Buren
Theodore Roosevelt
John Tyler
Millard Killmore
Andrew Johnson
Chester A. Arthur
TSCC
Daniel D. Tompkins
John C. Calhoun
R. M. Johnson
Tilden
Cleveland
National Woman Suffrage Alliance Holds Philadelphia 1911 Convention
The forty fourth annual National Woman Suffrage Association meeting is announced for Philadelphia from November 21 to 26. The piece reviews Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton leading the early movement, its British and American milestones, and the expanding rights across states and nations. It notes key figures and organizations shaping suffrage history.
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Philadelphia
Lucretia Mott
Seneca Falls
N. Y
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
United States
Grimke
Supreme Court of
South Carolina
Garrison
American Anti-Slavery Society
Twain
Phillips
Pierpont
Pillsbury
Thompson
Foster
Stanton
Gerrit Smith
Margaret Fuller
Boston
Samuel J. May
New York State
Syracuse
Lucy Stone
Oberlin College
Richard Tl. Dana
London
Lies
James Mott
Rochester
Unitarian
Susan B. Anthony
Canajobarie
Miss Anthony
Miss Stanton
New York
Canada
Anna Howard Shaw
The
Woman's Social and Political Union
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Political Equality Association
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Equal Franchise Society
Clarence Mackay
Men’s League For Woman Suffrage
Burleigh
Douglas
Channing
Emerson
Alcott
Whittier
Joshua R. Giddings
Massachusetts
Westminster Review
John Stuart Mill
Great Britain
Pennsylvania
Westchester
Friends
James and
Mary Grew
State Society
Blankenburg
Rachel Foster Avery
Avery
Ellen H. EK. Price
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
Harrisburg
Compensation Act a Model for Gov Workmen Benefits
Charles Earl, solicitor for the Department of Commerce and Labor, submits a study on the government workmen compensation act. It covers injuries to artisans and laborers and shows $704,814.60 paid for nonfatal injuries and $112,879.02 to dependents from Aug 1 1908 to Dec 1 1911, with nearly $300,000 more since. The act aims for prompt, direct relief, no delays, and no government liability avoidance.
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Earl
Charles Earl
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nagel
United States
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Congress
No. 18 Business Or Checking Accounts
Every person should have a checking account whether they have a large business or personal needs. A business account is as important as an interest account to pay bills by check. Checks are convenient, clean, and serve as receipts for payments. They document expenditures and improve security and credit. The Warren National Bank offers check books for all account sizes. Our next article will cover Interest accounts.
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Warren National Bank
Seven-year enlistments adopted by army officials
Adjutant General George Andrews announces future enlistments will be for seven years total, with four years in active service and three in the army reserve. After four years soldiers may opt to transfer to the reserve without pay but can be recalled at any time.
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George Andrews
Army
2300 Love Letters Found in Melbourne Bachelor’s Effects
In Melbourne an eighty two year old bachelor left behind a cache of twenty three hundred love letters dating from 1839 written by numerous women. The letters were discovered among his personal effects after his death.
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Melbourne
Australia
Seed House Announces Full Range of Field and Garden Seeds
Farmers announce a complete stock of field and garden seeds ready for spring orders. They offer samples and quotes at moderate prices and invite customers to call for service, aiming to please.
Temporarily Postponed Marriage Prompted by Runaway Bride
A comic sketch shows Mis tah Smithers questioning Rastus about a wedding postponed after the bride elopes with a man named Tham Jonsing. The piece is followed by a proverb from Harper’s Weekly and a moral about doing good for its own sake from H W Beecher.
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Rastus
Smithers
Yaes
Mistah Smithers
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