Who Are You in a World of Circumstances and Labor
A dense essay urging personal development, responsibility, and purposeful work. It contrasts ambition with vice, cites Bacon and science as calls to inquiry, and advocates self-improvement, critical thinking, and determination. It praises education and equal potential, especially for women, and condemns mere popularity without substance.
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Bacon
Presidency
Wise
Sam Houston
Rose Cleveland Society
Grayson College
Greece
Speech on character and manhood from 1888 Grayson College event
The piece reflects a persuasive oration urging personal virtue and public duty, framed as a call for self inquiry under the banner of high moral standards. It notes the 1888 Grayson College speech delivered in Whitewright, later printed in the Sherman Courier and Galveston and Dallas papers, and shared by a devoted reader.
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Grayson ‘College
Whitewright
Sherman Courier
Dick Hopson
College For Restoration
H. L. Piner
Galveston News
Dallas News
Leader
R. S. Fulton
Leader Edited by R. S. Fulton Reproduced in The Sun
The Sun reprints a leader edited by R. S. Fulton reflecting local interest among long-time residents. The note signals archival value and community relevance within the paper’s historical pages.
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R. S. Fulton
The
Sun
Civil Service Unfilled Jobs Top States List
The Civil Service Commission reports Hawaii and Puerto Rico leading in unfilled positions. Puerto Rico had 579 targeted posts with 38 filled. Hawaii had 138 with 15 filled. California 2,130 with 763 filled. Texas 2,185 with 880 filled. Alaska 22 with 9 occupied.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
California
Texas
Alaska
Emerelda’s Night Hat Dilemma Reveals Family Banter
A playful fragment shows Emerelda insisting she wears a hat at night while her mother warns. Emerelda points out the hat is on the opposite side, revealing a cheeky domestic exchange.
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Emerelda
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Cannon, Texas
van Alstyne
Virginia Bruce
Husband
J. Walter Ruben
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Mata
PVG
Aitizen and A
MAN Public Service Company
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