Nature's remedy for work rests body and mind
A series of reflections contrasts risky shortcuts with nature’s solution. Sleep, nourishment, and a change of employment are urged over stimulants or self-deception. The text argues against alcohol, tobacco, and caffeine as false tonics and stresses rest and proper diet as real cures. It also discusses Indian naming, a Latin American marriage tax law, and ends with a long portrait of virtuous men grounded in duty and faith.
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Hoe
Finish a Daughter With Wealth or Woe
A biting 19th century critique warns against shaping daughters with vanity and ignorance. It argues that overprotective emphasis on appearance, leisure reading, and social polish without practical skills hazards women to dependence. The piece contends true wealth circulates in industry and the pockets of common people, not improvised fantasy.
Hope on Benny in Denver venting Post report
The article laments General Harrison’s visible disappointment and recalls past labor events. It questions if T. V. Powderly’s standing within the Knights of Labor has declined, contrasting earlier power with present exclusion and anger in dictation.
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Denver
Harrison
Benjamin
Knight of Labor
T. V. Powderly
Powderly
Mr. Powderly
Roach Confrontation and Weather Bets In 1897 Forecast
A quirky tale shows a drug clerk misadvising a customer about rye bread and roaches, ending with a harmless pest powder offer. The piece closes with De Voe predicting a volatile 1897 summer, no lasting drought, and frosts in northern states plus a Florida cyclone along the Atlantic.
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Ahen
United States
Florida
Atlantic
Late Easter Dates Driven by Moon Phases and Equinox
The article explains Easter’s variable date based on Ash Wednesday March 8 and Easter Sunday April 18 with possible shifts from March 22 to April 25 tied to the lunar cycle and spring equinox. It notes a forecasted wheat shortage in Australia around 50 million bushels, indicating a strong American grain demand and rising prices.
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Australia
Pacific Slope
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