A Call for Reform from President Thomas of Middlebury College
President Thomas of Middlebury College in Leslie's Weekly argues Americans must abandon plunder. He warns that continuing devastation of lands and resources cannot sustain wealth. He urges rebuilding from within and emphasizes America's wealth should come from its people.
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Rome
Edison
Morse
Fulton
America
Athens
Thomas
Middlebury College
Leslie
A Merchant's Aid to the Revolutionary Army
An illustration shows how John Brown of Providence supplied ammunition to the American army in Cambridge during the Revolution. A wealthy Rhode Island merchant, Brown was a pioneer in Asian trade and instructed captains to load powder on return voyages, sustaining troops when supplies fell below four rounds per man.
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Cambridge
John Brown
Providence
R. L
Brown
Rhode Island
China
East Indies
Eighth Wonder of the World at Zambezi Falls
A description of the Zambezi Falls in Rhodesia praises its beauty and scale. The author notes opalescent mist, a sunlit rainbow, and a 300 foot descent into a boiling, zigzag gorge carved between steep cliffs.
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Zambezi
Rhodesia
The Advance of Time and Human Aging
The passage reflects on time's progress through life, noting the biblical three score and ten years as typical. It describes health, strength, and mental shifts from youth to old age, stressing that in later years the mind often sustains the body even as physical vigor declines.
Sapho and His Wife Defy Social Odds for Love
A Kansas City galley boy Sapho marries a willing maiden despite parental doubt over meager wages. The wife shares a bold, hopeful view, aiming for Sapho to own a job print shop one day. The tale frames a timeless, earnest romance amid social skepticism and working-class ambition.
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Sapho
Kansas City
Dan Cupid
How to Beat the Mail Order Folks
A short, exhortative piece urges readers to recover lost trade by bold advertising. It frames mail order sellers as heartbreakers from the long past and counsels direct, persuasive marketing to win back customers. The tone is practical and motivational, aimed at small merchants seeking competitive edge.
White Plains Celebrates 225th Birthday and Washington HQ
White Plains New York marks its 225th anniversary with parades and speeches centering on Washington's headquarters at the Miller house. The celebration includes a militia parade, evening illumination of homes and businesses, and fires on Chatterton and Dusenberry hills recalling the October 28 1776 battle.
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White Plains
Washington
Miller House
Westchester County
New York City
Chatterton
Dusenberry Hills
Alphabet of the Playhouse Tales on theatre ticket quirks
A reader from the Washington Post recalls the ticket clerk joke about finding spots in a theater while counting alphabet letters on fingers. The Chicago News adds a wry moral about learning by doing and by being done.
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Washington Post
Chicago News
Rockefeller testifies five hours in Standard Oil cross examination
John D. Rockefeller faced relentless questions from Frank B. Kellogg in the government suit to dissolve Standard Oil. He asserted dividends of 40 million dollars in 1907 and a large remaining surplus, with government figures citing about 300 million. Kellogg claimed near half a billion earned in eight years. Rockefeller stayed calm but said he could not recall details from 35 years ago, aside from a Pennsylvania rail rebate linked to shipment equalization.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
Standard of! Company
Frank B. Kellogg
Rockefeller
Kellogg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Count While Asleep Could Win Five Thousand Dollars
Indiana man claims he can count oranges without seeing them through auto suggestion and sleep counting. Dr. L S Trusler of Oakland City will locate the fruits and trigger the test. The Metropolitan Psychical Society seeks preliminary tests to verify powers and faith. Many offers arrive daily for the prize.
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New York
Metropolitan Psychical Society
Indiana
L.S. Trusler
Oakland City
Ind
Plan to Aid the Unemployed in Straus Report
Secretary Straus of the Department of Commerce and Labor unveiled a comprehensive plan to aid the unemployed. The plan, to be explained in his forthcoming annual report, echoes the immigration service bureau of information approach.
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Washington, Navy
Straus
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Information
Immigration Service
End of a Slander Case in Duquoin Illinois
A Perry county jury found in favor of Rev. J. L. Payne pastor of the First Baptist church Pinckneyville in the slander suit against farmer Albert Grover but awarded no damages.
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Duquoin
Perry County
J. L. Payne
First Baptist Church
Pinckneyville
Albert Grover
Thanksgiving vegetable race game for groups
A detailed party activity describing a vegetable race played after Thanksgiving dinner. Two rows of vegetables with baskets at the far ends, players use dessert spoons to transfer vegetables to the basket. Winners advance in rounds until one champion earns a can of vegetable soup.
Be Honest and True: A Guide to Steady Character
Practical moral guidance recalling Miss Behavior’s counsel to be wary of sin and to stay true to oneself. It urges bravery modesty earnestness and kindness while stressing punctuality prudence and generosity as core traits for a virtuous life.
The Camera Solves the Albatross Flight Mystery
A steamer off British Columbia was tailed for hours by a large albatross. The bird kept pace beside the ship with wings spread as it glided and then made a rapid downward stroke, captured in a clear snapshot showing the wing motion.
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British Columbia
The Headless Turkey Game
A headless turkey cut from dark muslin is hung on a doorway sheet. Blindfolded players pin a head in place. the closest placement wins a gilded or painted wishbone while the poorest performer earns a turkey feather.
Basket Chestnut Toss Game for Children
A bowl shaped basket nine inches in diameter sits at one room end. Each child gets ten chest nuts and stands eight feet away to throw them one by one into the basket. The child with the most successful throws wins.
His Thanksgiving Plea
A humor vignette features a child asking if he must wait for adults at Thanksgiving. The mother replies yes, and he questions why the father is not given priority, noting the father’s lack of appetite. The dialogue captures family dinner dynamics with light, domestic humor.
The Snow Makes the Hills Bloom with Blue and White
A short poem notes hills brown last night now blue sky and white world. Trees gleam with crowns and gowns as if someone dressed the scene in new attire. The narrator wonders who decorated the earth with blue and white.
Weather forecast for Illinois Indiana Wisconsin Iowa Michigan
Forecast shows fair weather across Illinois Indiana Wisconsin and Iowa with warmer temperatures. Lower Michigan also fair with warmer conditions in the north and west portions as the day progresses.
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Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Markets Spread Across Wheat and Livestock Prices
Chicago Board of Trade quotes show mixed movement with Dec wheat at 1.04 and May around 1.08, corn and oats trading firm, lard and short ribs posting varied bids. East Buffalo dealers report slow cattle and lamb demand, hogs steady around 6.00, sheep and calves softer.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
ASQ Ags
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
New Use For Wheelbarrows in Mexican Excavations
Archaeologist Mrs. Zelin Nuttall orders wheelbarrows for excavation workers in Mexico. The Indians abandon traditional parihuelas and use the new wheelbarrows, each filled earth carried by two workers, one on the handles and one at the wheel, until the project ends.
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Zelin Nuttall
Mexico
Sunday School Confession Spawns A Lick Joke
A Sunday School tale reveals Johnny's reply that Billy Jones sprained his wrist and he licked him for the first time prompting a local humor note in the paper.
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Johnny
Billy Jones
Chicago News
Dor Blame Her For She Cannot Help It
An early 20th century column discusses female hysteria and irritable conditions. It asserts a remedial treatment acts on the feminine organs to restore health and dispel nervous symptoms. The tone reflects period medical advice framing women’s distress as a medical derangement.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Proven Aid for Women
A Parson Kansas woman writes of relief from severe feminine ills after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The advertisement claims the formula has helped thousands with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities backache and related disorders over thirty years. Mrs Pinkham invites letters seeking advice and provides address in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Mattie Copenhaver
21St St
Parsons
Kans
Lydia EK. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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