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The Negro Is The South’s Drawback, Says Hoke Smith
Astonishing to remember how much room was given to racism 100 years ago. In this article, Georgia Senator Hoke Smith poses a question in the process of making his case that black people are a blight on the south: “It is logical to ask the question: What have the negroes of Africa, after thousands of […]
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A Talk With William Jennings Bryan, Evangelist
Today I think of William Jennings Bryan as the anti-evolution prosecuting attorney in the Scopes Trial. But that wouldn’t be for another 14 years. By 1911, he was already a three-time Presidential candidate, and former Congressman. In a couple years, he would become Secretary of State under Woodrow Wilson. Here’s some of what he says […]
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“Most Of Our Music Teachers Incompetent” — Frank Damrosch
Frank Damrosch was a German-born American conductor, and director of the New York Institute of Musical Art. In this article, he bemoans the state of music education in America: “Ninety-nine per cent of the music teachers in the United States are totally incompetent to teach music… Thousands of so-called music teachers are not in any […]
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College Professor Suggests A Cure For Lying
Eh, I don’t know how much credit I give to this cure. His first proposed solution to cure lying is to simply stop lying. He’s talking specifically about lying in front of your kids. If they don’t see you lie, they will be less likely to lie themselves. So that’s more prevention than cure. But […]
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Who Was The First Man — Or Woman — To Make A Joke?
This article has some great 2500 year old jokes. Like this one: Archelaus, asked by a talkative barber how he would like to be shaved, replied: “In silence.” Oooh! Snap! Here’s another: One day Aristippus asked Dionysius for money. “But,” said Dionysius, “I’ve always heard it said that a philosopher never has need of anything.” […]
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Martians Build Two Immense Canals In Two Years
Percival Lowell was a smart astronomer. He was the first person to build his observatory in a remote location away from city lights, at the top of a high mountain. Lowell picked Flagstaff, Arizona as the location for his observatory. I lived in Flagstaff for four years in college and the observatory is one of […]
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Pasteur Expert Sounds Warning Against Pet Dogs
Well, that’s a pretty scary headline. Turns out that the expert is pretty much just concerned about rabies (referred to as “hydrophobia” because one symptom of rabies is a fear of water). He does mention those other diseases, but, well, just read it yourself: “Almost any of the contagious diseases may be conveyed by either […]
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Are We All Going Crazy Because Of The City’s Noises?
“In our railroad trains, for instance, we permit youths to pass backward and forward through the cars vociferously attracting attention to the wares they have for sale… Automobiles dash through our streets sounding their horns when there is no reason whatever for their doing so, while the machines are permitted to disturb the public through […]
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A Modern Skyscraper Romance
In New York, we see people live their lives through windows across streets or courtyards. A few weeks ago the magazine ran a heartwarming story about a couple whose lives were observed by a woman across the street. Here’s another tale of people interacting through windows across from each other, this time with a surprise […]
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