You Must Hustle and the Allure of Self-Made Success
A serialized essay discusses hustle as essential in business and professions, citing self-made wealth origins and urging proactive effort. It notes Gladstone's library habits and compares English and American railways, highlighting local conditions shaping each system. The Canton street of Physic Street is described for its abundance of apothecaries and dentists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster
New York Weekly
Ray Morris
Atlantic Monthly
Buch 4
Canton
Modest Graduate Seen Amid Traditions Challenged
A cautious graduate is described as shy and modest in most cases, despite traditions and assumptions to the contrary. The remark emphasizes a common personality trait among graduates, suggesting reticence rather than boldness as a norm.
A Prince of Highwaymen and a Forbidden Love
In a rugged lad’s past, a highwayman tale meets domestic longing as Roger confronts love for his cousin Joan. He steals a coach to win her, is challenged by Aymer, and returns to claim his rightful place with Joan at his side, forging a fragile reconciliation and a renewed family bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aymer
Joan
Dame Winchester
Slater
Roger
Apollo
Tom Selby
Dick la Yader
Lord Cirencester’s
Jove
Creek Nation to buy Okmulgee council house for court use
Okmulgee residents likely to acquire the old Creek council house as a future county courthouse if statehood plans advance. The two story sandstone building, known as Muskogee National Capitol, bears a 1878 inscription. The site historic, once housing Creek legislature and a justice hall, with past executions noted in the cemetery beyond Frisco tracks. Governor Pleasant Porter, a famed figure, is highlighted as a notable Indian leader born in 1840.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Okmulgee
Ind. T
Muskogee National Capitol
James McHenry
W. F. Brown
John McIntosh
Frisco
Berryhill
Fred
Uitche
Creek
Stern Inns
United States
William C. Rogers
Skiatook
J. ¥. Brown
Wewoka
D. B. Johnston
Tishomingo
Green B. McCurtain
South McAlester
Chickasaws
Pleasant Porter
Gov. Porter
Indian Territory
Clarksville
Wilson Creek
Texas
Lord Joicey Crowned Peer Amid Coal Empire Fame
London reports Lord Joicey rising from baronetcy to baron and taking Baron Joicey of Chesterle Street. He is hailed as the "Coal King" with Lambton and Joicey Colliery companies producing about 5 million tons annually. Born to a prosperous coal owner, he trained in a practical, non elite setting and joined the family business at 19, mastering mine operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Joicey
Joicey
Chesterle-Street
Durham
Lambton
Jorcey
Lord Jorcey
Ufe
Andrew Carnegie
Eton
Rugby
Joley
Maister
Young Joicey
Katie Quaqua Camp: Wyandotte Landmark on Huron River
Willow Michigan records the old log hut known as Katie Quaqua Camp built nearly a century ago by the Wyandotte on the Huron river. The Wyandottes held a 4996 acre reserve ceded in 1842 and moved to Kansas. Katie Quaqua allegedly offered silver dollars to marry her daughter. After removal, Hattie visited periodically and locals believed she buried money nearby.
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Huron River
Katie Quaqua
Huron Township
Wayne County
Kansas
Katie Quagua
James Clark
Amherstburg
Ont
Mary McKee
Wyandottes
Katie
Hattie
Sha
Postmaster Captains Endorses Dean's Kidney Pills
Capt J Wy Hogan, once Indianola postmaster now in Austin Texas, reports years of pain across the hips and shoulders headaches neuralsng he lost use of his right eye from palsy and suffered constant urination and night sweats after trying many climates and medicines he heard of Dean's Kidney Pills and claims full recovery and regained eyesight He notes the product is sold by dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Wy Hogan
Indianola
Austin
Texas
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Reflections and wits from a late 19th century page
A column of quips anecdotes and curious observations on marriage pay inequality and human quirks. It notes a new maypop fruit cultivar, jokes about self control and vanity, and a brief health ad for Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer. The piece blends humorous dialogues with agricultural note and trivial advice.
What is a Backache
A fragment describes women uttering these words as they drag along with back aches. It mentions pain low down in the back and bearing-down feelings, along with nervousness and lack of ambition for tasks.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
Miss Maude Morris recounts severe monthly pain and fatigue from female disorders. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with improving sleep appetite and backache, enabling return to work. The testimonial cites a Georgia reader from Atlanta praising the remedy’s effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydis E. Pinkham
Fenie
Lydia E. Fincham
Miss Maude Morris
Bec
Ladies’ Aid and Mission Sociaty
Hunter St
Atlanta
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Gladstone
Hawarden
Scott
Joseph
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Old Creek
Gerd Jolesy
Jokey
Willow, Mich
Mich.gan
Belle
Buzz
Ifa
St. Vitus
Lydia E. Pinkham
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