Roses as rat bait stir experiments and satire
The piece reports on a plan by the biological bureau of the Department of Agriculture to test using choice roses as rat bait, noting rats’ attraction to perfume over cheese. It includes related humor and anecdotal verses, plus a critique that America has too many churches and burdens clergy with overextended duties.
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Biological Bureau
Department of Agriculture
T Fa
America
Washington Times
Yearning for natural calm in a city essay
A Metropolitan Magazine excerpt laments city weariness and noise. The speaker, Maurice Baldwin, longs for untouched rivers, shadowed woods, and weekdays free of human strain. He seeks a life in natural rhyme away from artificial time, desiring a simpler, purer bliss.
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Tony
Mendasya
Maurice Baldwin
Netta and Jack Seize Love After Truth Revealed
Netta and Ericson share a tense farewell as he reveals he will marry another. He confesses he never loved the other woman, choosing to keep his promise to Netta. Years later they reunite in happiness after she learns the truth and accepts his love.
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Netta
Jack
Ericson
Hla Voles
Go war grows to dinner guest mis heard
A Dallas area scene unfolds as Robert mishears his father’s guest. The exchange centers on a friend described by adults as a minor, while the child adapts the conversation for a humorous reveal at dinner time. The anecdote captures family dialogue.
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Robert
Mr. George
Don
Nen
Papa
Los Angeles Times
Senator McLaurin's early education and Civil War service
Mississippi Senator McLaurin faced limited schooling while growing up on a farm and attending nearby schools only sporadically until age sixteen. He then joined the Confederate Army as a private, shaping his early life before his political career.
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Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
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