Payroll of Civilization Pays the Farm Medley
The piece argues farmers fund the nation’s payroll as the paymaster of industry. It cites agriculture’s $12 billion annual output, with 95 cents of every dollar supporting subsidiary industries. It urges lawmakers to trim waste and avoid wage cuts, citing the Texas Farmers Union’s 1914 stance on railroads and marketing efficiency.
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National Farmers‘ Union
Texas Farmers’ Union
Fort Worth
Tex
Farmers Call for State Widespread Economy in Legislature
The text urges rigid economy in state lawmaking, opposing full-crew bills and costly regulations. It argues farmers should not bear extra industry wages and advocates wiping extravagant laws, cutting dead weight, and returning surplus workers to farms to boost national prosperity.
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Union
Texas
Missouri
United States
Federal Agricultural Department
Continental United States
When honesty is merely a policy it becomes a weak virtue
The phrase contrasts practical policy with deeper ethical duty, suggesting that honesty should be a genuine virtue rather than a calculated guideline. It emphasizes integrity as a lasting personal standard, not a strategic expedient in decision making.
Back to the Farm Movement Echoes in Rural Tone
A reflective piece contrasts lazy farming with a revived pull toward agrarian life as the soul seeks harmony with nature and rural traditions gain traction.
Quote on Farmers Attitude Echoed in Brief Observation
A concise remark highlights two farmer types: one who takes every piece of advice, and one who rejects all guidance. The observation contrasts receptiveness with stubbornness in agricultural practice.
Highest Type of Courage in Prison Smiles Through Adversity
From the New Era at Leavenworth a piece honors a prisoner who kept a cheerful smile despite four nights without sleep and use of opiates. The account praises his grit, likening it to gilt-edge courage and bulldog persistence, describing it as refinement of human courage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Penitentiary
Leavenworth, Kan
Sulphuric Acid So Widely Used in Industry
Sulphuric acid has grown crucial to industrial and commercial activity with yearly production statistics published by the United States Geological Survey. It underpins fertilizer manufacture petroleum refining iron steel coke and metallurgical chemistry including nitroglycerin and celluloid.
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United States Geological Survey
Exact tribute to Col. Emmit G Logan and a 19th century quip
The piece notes Col. Emmit G. Logan helped shape short editorial paragraphs once rivaling Marie Watterson. It recounts his farm life near Bowling Green and cites him composing a blunt farm cook advertisement, later printed in a local paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
Emmit G. Logan
Marie” Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Watterson
Colonel Logan
Marie” Henry
Bowling Green
Wall Street Journal
Northern Albanian Clans and Their Old World Roots
The text argues northern Albanian clans have remained unchanged since Norman Crusaders reached their coasts. It highlights their poverty snowbound lives, language, and habits, suggesting a Dark Ages atmosphere among the Mirdites or Malessori. Clan solidarity is the key social fact.
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Italy
Constantinople
Europe
Abbasid Influence and Barmecid Power in Ctesiphon
The article notes Persian influence in early Abbasid rule centered on Ctesiphon near Baghdad. It cites Mansur and Harun al Rashid with Barmakid lineage, highlighting Khalid and Jafar, Harun's trusted vizier, and recalls Harun’s cruelty culminating in the slaughter of the Barmecid family at a famous feast.
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Bagdad
Ctesiphon
Mansur
Harun-al-Rashid
Khalid
Jaffar
Harun
William Warfield
Harper’s Magazine
Compressed air touted to aid ships in stormy seas
Compressed air is reported to outperform oil in calming rough waters and will be installed at major docks. Air from tanks poured to the ocean bottom at a pier aids vessel landings in storms. Several large ships already use the compressed air system, with plans for broader coastal deployment.
Emblem of South Africa springbok adapts to Europe
The springbok, named by early Dutch settlers for its habit of leaping, is the emblem of the South African contingent in Europe. It is common from the Cape to Rhodesia, with migrations of vast herds sweeping through lands and occasionally driving off sheep and goats as they follow fresh grass.
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South Africa
Europe
Cape
Rhodesia
Relic Rome Anecdote Of Bandanna Theft By Beggars
Prin cess Lazarevich recalls W W Story describing Rome street thefts by nimble beggars. Story left a red silk bandanna edge peeking from his coat pocket and a ragged imp seized it, shouting Mean Shame at the amused onlookers.
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Rome
Papal
Princess Lazarevich
Palazzo
Barberini
W. W. Story
London
Lazzaroni
Mr. Story
Defining Vulgarity in Taste Across Times
The text debates how to define vulgarity noting Webster’s modern sense as lack of refinement and offense to good taste. It questions who determines taste, whether past or present elites set standards, and cites shifting views on indulgence like drinking at table. It contrasts contemporary and historic judgments of vulgarity.
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Webster's Dictionary
Webster
Germs In Tooth Decay Threaten Health And Nutrition
A damaged tooth decays and invites disease causing germs into the body. Swarms of microbes can reach the stomach and blood, potentially contributing to tuberculosis pneumonia sore throat appendicitis and many other illnesses. Poor mastication from decayed teeth leads to malnutrition and physical and moral degeneration.
The Ale Conner and a Brewmaster's Breeches Tale
A historical note recalls Shakespeare’s father as an ale conner who tested for sugar by sitting in a puddle of ale. It cites a chronicler’s tale of etiquette, then moves to Harmon Gansevoort in Albany as an early brewer who reputedly washed breeches in his brew.
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Shakespeare
Two Scotch Sailors Buy Pub in Small Town
Two retiring Scotch sailors bought a country pub, painted it inside and out, and closed it up. Villagers gathered outside asking when it would open. A man at a second-floor window retorted that they bought the place for themselves, then the window slammed shut.
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London
Footwear Note Becomes Evening Gossip at Ball
At a fashionable ball, Jones notices a young woman in filmy white attire and tiny slippers. He blushes and apologizes for staring, then proclaims the slippers are simply immense, prompting amused reply from the smiling woman.
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Jones
Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph
Disease Cured by Light
A scientific report explains how light rays absorbed by translucent skin convert to radiant heat that penetrates two inches or more, stimulating elimination organs such as the skin and kidneys. Prof. H. C. Titus notes electric and sun baths increase this effect, aiding health in various ways.
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H. C. Titus
Phonograph Tale of Glamour and Demise in Kansas City Star
An 19th century style verse recalls a family’s pride in a graphophone that breaks down after a pompous uncle ridicules it. The gag ends with the uncle’s death and the narrator’s poverty, as cited from the Kansas City Star.
Prolix Judge Tests Witness With Quick Questions
A famed judge asks a bewildered witness a rapid string of yes or no style questions about a street scene with a baby, cabs, a stage, a brougham, and a plaintiff. The witness finally replies simply Yes your honor. Chicago News
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Chicago News
Beecher Father and Son Echo in Brooklyn Sermon
An anecdote recalls Lyman Beecher interrupting Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth church Brooklyn to share a corrective truth. Henry listened with filial respect as the father expressed admiration for his influence and then resumed the sermon afterward.
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Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Lyman Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry
Charles R. Brown
Better Judge Defends Handel Over Conductor
In a tale recounted by London Answers, Sir Charles Halle berates bassoonist George Seel for playing bars he had been told to omit. Seel cites Handel as the true authority, saying Handel was a “better judge” than Halle.
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Oldham
Handy
Sir Charles Halle
London
George Seel
Ashton-under-Lyne
Halle
George
Handel
Editorial Elysium from a Satisfied Reader
A reader praises the paper calling it the mainstay and booster of the town and notes it is worth the money for any intelligent man. The enthusiastic content ends with the reader slipping into blissful unconsciousness, a humorous close to the tribute.
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Elysium
Tribune
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Peter Radford
Phonograph
Scott
Jeremiah
Kansas City Star
Beecher
L.porte Te Oestres
Portage Home Telephone CO
LaPorte
W. K. Deal
Westville
Drs. Starkey & Palen’s
Ome
Atria
Starkey & Paken
Germantown Ave
Philadelphia
Rogers
Rogers Bros
Meriden Britannia CO
International Silver Co
Meriden
Conn
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