Social insurance as a national obligation and shared duty
Advocates argue social insurance secures income for wage earners, education, health, and economic stability. They urge collective action over individualism, noting children and future citizens, workers on low wages, and employers all benefit from a robust safety net and public health.
The Inexpensiveness of True Happiness in Growth and Service
The text argues highest happiness comes from mental culture and growth through great books and wise friends. It cites the joy of serving the poor as the least expensive happiness, and tells of a wealthy donor who built an art gallery for workers, teaching beauty and giving lasting joy.
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Sheffield
Greece
Italy
The Chinese Labor Problem in Panama
The author argues Chinese laborers should be brought to Panama for canal work, claiming they endure harsher conditions and lower living costs. He contends American laborers demand comfort, would resist isthmus hardships, and return home, making Chinese workers preferable for the project.
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Panama
Canal
Isthmus
New York
Puritans and Pilgrims Shape Our Thanksgiving Heritage
The article traces the evolution of Thanksgiving from Puritan and Pilgrim origins to a national holiday declared by Washington and molded by Lincoln and later presidents. It weaves in Hawthorne’s vision of New England life, Hester Prynne, Paul Revere, and romance narratives to illuminate the rugged Puritan stock that nourishes American identity this Thanksgiving.
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United States
Pilgrim Church
England
New England
Tabernacles
Europe
Plymouth
Gov. Bradford
Ireland
Congress
Washington
Lincoln
Hester Prynne
Hawthorne
Hester
Mistress Hibbins
Salem
Old Colony
Pilgrims
Miles Standish
John Alden
Priscilla
John
Paul Revere
Middlesex
Woauttier
Sir Marvel
Thanksgiving Prayer For Hidden Light And Hope
A reflective verse thanks God for small mercies and unseen hope. It praises stars that pierce night, music that soothes, and beauty in barren sod, all amid notes of harvest, love, home, and potential growth for future years. Penned by Eadith Livingston Smith.
A Prospector's Thanksgiving
A prose poem describes a prospector's despair and renewed faith after prayer by a mountain stream. He rails against fate and God, then finds gratitude as a lead vein appears, promising wealth and redemption through luck and perseverance. Bayberry candles and rural crafts are noted as Thanksgiving traditions.
The True Thanksgiving By Hilton R. Greer
A meditation on true gratitude describing thanksgiving as an unvoiced song in the heart, praising the joy of living and roses along life’s path rather than hollow prayers or festive mirth.
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Hilton R. Greer
Conscience and Solitary Resolve Weigh On Politician
A fragment hints at inner conflict and possible isolation as a public figure faces ethical pressures. The line suggests conscience guiding choices while loneliness shadows the path ahead.
November Ailments and the Body Adapting to Cold Weather
The piece explains how the human system must adjust to temperature drops in temperate regions as autumn yields to winter. It argues that cooler nights and dry air stress kidneys by trapping toxins, suggesting Peruna as a remedy to stimulate excretory glands, support kidney function, and combat climatic diseases. It touts Peruna as time tested and widely used by doctors and households worldwide.
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Europe
America
Hartman
The Traveling Drummer Returns to a Scare
A drummer, away drumming up trade, is misinformed by a cook who cannot read. A telegram news of a son and a wife ill is delayed until a forgotten message arrives at midnight. The drummer, terrified, returns home to find the situation resolved and decides not to fire the cook.
Doctor's Trials Highlight Grape-Nuts Recovery
An overworked Ohio family doctor recounts breaking health from two jobs and sleepless nights. He credits Grape-Nuts with rapid, lasting recovery, using it for breakfast and often dinner, and shares the pamphlet The Road to Wellville given to patients. Batte Creek, Michigan, Postum Co. endorsement notes There’s a reason.
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Ohio
Wellville
Postum Co
Batte Creek
Mich
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