Washington Notes on Gage and Forest Reservation Change
A Washington dispatch reports optimism from Secretary Gage on national prospects and outlines amendments to the Sundry Civil Bill opening forest reservations. It notes Senate retreat on tariff details, a proposed half step on sugar duties, and expected conference refinements. Also covered are forestry survey plans, public land orders, and defense against Cuban policy sensationalism in newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gage
Washington
Indianapolis Journal
Senate
Internal Revenue
House
Aldrich
Finance Committee
Fairbanks
Cleveland
Wyoming
Utah
Montana
Idaho
South Dakota
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Mckhinley
White House
New York
Spain
Congress
Secretary Long
Brooklyn
Atlantic
Forestry Commission
California
Nevada
Oregon
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Heavenly Snow-Shoe Folly and the Crooked Prayer
In the Argo-like tale, Calkins recalls praying for wealth during a drought while in the Montana hills. He discovers a silver or gold claim after a reckless prayer and boasts of riches, but misuses desire and triggers a chain of betrayals as Pirot and Kitty Gorman conspire to seize the prize, leaving Calkins to reflect on prudent faith and consequences.
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Calkins
Catkins
Manton
Trinity
Gorman’s
Brown Bear
Pirot
Evenin’s
Old Man Gorman
Kitty Gorman
Kitty
Gorman
Dazzlin
Gorman's
T’em
Piro
Gormar
Missouri
Argonaut
Question of a Departed Life by George Birdseye
A short, reflective verse on a quiet bedbound figure who dies, prompting kin to ponder what treasures he left behind. Angels in the text open a book to reveal the dead man's gifts, asking what he sent before. The poem meditates on legacy and value beyond wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Birdseye
Indianapolis Journal
Twickenham
Brooklyn
Higby
Nature
Boston Transcript
Puck
A Big Dove
The Ivanhoe tunnel near completion from Rusk near Leadville to Ivanhoe Colorado will be the third longest in the United States. It spans 9400 feet at an altitude of 10 800 feet with snow exclusion doors at each end and steam heating for hundreds of feet. Construction began in 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Ellis H. Roberts
Roberts
New York
Harrison
Gage
Mint Bureau
Brice
Chicago
Patent Office
Mr. Brice
Ivanhoe
Rusk
Leadville
Col
Hoosac
Boulder
Montana
New York Dispatch
Weather Talk Sparks Clash With Tempered Promise
A man and a girl exchange weather chat and sarcasm as she endures his constant talking. The girl fears her father will intervene after a long conversation. He offers a hopeful forecast, she retorts with humor about not being a prophetess and delays the answer to tomorrow's weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Puck
Buffalo Courier
George
New York Herald
Philadelphia Record
Humorous Snippets From A Busy Page Of Jests
A collage of quips quotes and cartoons from periodicals. Jokes range from mosquito slaps and lemonade sticks to matchless maids and a phono graph gag. Brief snippets feature lovers, misquotes, puns about clothes and brains, and a child’s pun about transatlantic meaning cross.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington Notes
Buchanan
Argentine
Austria
Hungary
McKinley
West Point
Bliss
Tillman
Capitol
Edmund 8. Roche
Detroit Free Press
Boston Courier
Atchison Globe
Chicago Tribune
Effie
Young Fogg
Old Fogg
Philadelphia
Heloise
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