Letter From the Farm Awakens Calm and Healing
A reflective piece describes a man’s quiet respite after turmoil and revelry as he reads “The Letter from the Farm.” It recalls home scenes of family life, mortgage paid, a son recovering, and a church service that brings contrite hope. The poem links farm kinship with spiritual balm and rural comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Ben
Mary
Jean
Croquet
Ohl
Tom
Little Creek
Maria's Portrait and a New Mamma’s Quiet Reconciliation
In a troubled household a widower hides Maria's portrait and shields his stepson from his new wife. The nurse Maggie fuels tension, old wounds reopen, and the boy longs for his dead mother. The mother finally accepts Maria’s memory, embraces the child, and unites the family by welcoming Freddie as the newborn’s brother.
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Mr. Bretman
Fred
Maggie
Papa
Darlin
Red
Balirnie
Lidim
Preddie
Garret
Freddie
Mrs. Bretman
Maria
Helen Bertram
Helen
L Freddie
Welen
Paul
Grange Bulletin
Trade-Mark Artist Talks on a Crowded Field
An Irish American trademark artist, once a lawyer, discusses the craft of registering marks for merchants. He notes legal hurdles and tricks in the business, mentions gender and age limits on registrations, and cites examples like Easter Lily Balm and American Caviar as void. He endorses signatures and coined words as strong mark ideas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Decy Madison
Martha Washington
Primitive Ideas for Children Toys and a Simple Elevator
The excerpt explains how to build a toy elevator and a small derrick from wood. It details materials such as smooth dowels and box parts, plus steps for constructing a lifting mechanism, windlass, crank, and brake, with notes on sizing and assembly.
Tough Timmins faces demand for work and a snap
In a Philadelphia Press snippet, Mrs. Farmer taunts Tough Timmins asking for food. He refuses to work until he gets what he wants while seeking a snap. Rover is commanded to sic him as the speaker notes his Santanic majesty’s probable indifference to the man who loves his enemies.
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Timmins
Enterprise Bank
Pittsburg
Philadelphia Evening Telegraph
Kansas
Colorado Springs Gazette
Chicago Record-Herald
Russell Sage
Duluth News and Tribune
Joseph H. Choate
Buffalo Times
Milwaukee News
Wuntington
New York
Louisville Post
Paul Morton
Chance
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
McCall
New York Life
Birmingham Ledger
Cole Younger
Alias
Portluna Oregonian
Mamma's Monopoly Gag in Family Cartoon Snippet
The dialogue shows little Johny Peck asking why his father wears whiskers. Peck Sr. jokes that his wife has it all, hinting at a humorous domestic dynamic in a cartoon caption.
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Johny Peck
Peck
Insects That Sing Like Little Musicians
A Scientific American summary of winged insects that produce sound, detailing how some sing by rubbing wings against ridged abdominal structures, resembling violin mechanisms, with crickets, locusts, and other species noted for daytime or nighttime songs and the peculiarities of their hearing and vocalization.
Vacation Misfortune at Brown's Emporium
Mr Graham, delayed by late season travel, visits Brown's Emporium in a busy seaport resort. He seeks combs and is shown two options, a blue and a red piece, but the clerk notes little demand for summer novelties as the hotel shuts for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Graham
Brown
Honolulu Drunkards Blacklist Reported
A Honolulu blacklist of drinkers is published to bar them from saloons. A correspondent notes most names are steamship men, and wonders if the plan will work as London’s blacklist did not deter mariners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
London
Various Opinions on McCall McCurdy and Public Figures
A collage of editorials and quips from multiple papers railing at insurance leaders like McCall and McCurdy, criticizing political and business practices. The items reference Russia advice, pardons, Prohibition, and the ethics of banking and life insurance, with sharp humor about public figures and media.
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Caar
Kansas City Journal
Pat Crowe
John A. McCall
Richard A. McCurdy
Atlanta Journal
McCall
McCurdy
Indianapolis News
Robert A. McCurdy
Des Moines News
Arizona
Goldwin Smith
Houston Chronicle
Minneapolis
Doc Ames
Duluth News ‘Tribune
Bryan
Kansas City Star
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Mreddie
Scientific American
McCurdy Living
Russia
Dallas News
Billy Loeb
Pittsburg Post
New York Mail
Pat” Crowe
Omaha
Kansas City Times
Wall
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