Noted Song Maker Septimus Winner and Listen to the Mocking Bird
Philadelphia composer Septimus Winner, using pen names Alice Hawthorne and Mark Mason, wrote Listen to the Mocking Bird inspired by a singing boy. The song spread worldwide, faced war department suppression, and sold over 50 thousand copies in Washington. Winner authored hundreds of songs and wide musical works.
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Philadelphia
Hir
St. Louis
Alice Hawthorne
Septimus Winner
America
Europe
Emma Nemada
Sion
Mr. Winner
Winner
Alive Srawthorne
Mocking Bird
Mark Mason
McClellan
Washington
Gen. Burnside
Gen. McClellan
Thanksgiving Rescue on Chestnut Street Tenement Scene
A penniless mother on a bleak November day gains help when a kind benefactor remembers her brave husband Walter Allen who saved a child. The woman receives money and a turkey, enabling a warm Thanksgiving. The family moves to a cottage as community support ensures steady work and hope.
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Chestnut Street
Katy
Sameone
Mamma
TFT
Waty
Walter Allen
Ety Tong
Naty
Mel
Heantv
Walter
Our Minister Urges Spanish Mastery for South American Trade
Francis B Loomis argues U S merchants must learn Spanish and adapt to Latin customs to succeed in South America. He notes long credit terms, banker traders, and European salesmen who excel by language and local ties. Venezuela’s population and resources are described along with trade patterns and the need for Latin-style business.
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Rade
Francix Jr
Loomis
United States
Central
Sonth America
South America
Caracas
Venezuela
Europe
Rainy Night Meeting Sparks Old Flame At Cabinsville Junction
Ralph Allen helps a veiled woman at the station in Cabinsville on a rain soaked night. They walk toward the village, share memories of a past romance, and he asks if she cares for him. The veil lifts and she answers yes, amid quiet talk of letters and past loves.
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Daily Story Pub. Co
Ralph Allen
Cabinsville Junction
Ralph
Trondon
New York
Paris
Europe
Aly
Mr. Allen
Van
England
Jint Li
Mabel
Bech Thax
Chinese Community Keeps Ancestral Rites In Autumn
In a traditional observance during the first week of April and October, Chinese families prepare offerings and carry symbolic items to honor the deceased. The ritual underscores respect for ancestors and communal memory within the community.
Unwed Chicago romance teaches at Washington luncheon
A Columbia Heights matron recalls a shy traveling demonstrator she mentored at a Washington luncheon. The young woman, engaged to a Chicago board of trade man, concealed the news and later wed in Chicago after a hush-hush engagement. The tale ends with the observer noting the bride’s early marriage history.
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Columbia Heights
Jack
Chicago
Washington
Board of Trade
Chicago Board of Trade
Columbian Heights
Washington Star
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Francis B. Loomis
Venezuelia
South Seacrica
Tait
Edinburgh
Francis B.loomis
Spafford Godfrey
Philadelphia Press
Indianapolis
Jourmal
Iscob Beyl
Cotmeabu
Smith
Columbus
Cornelius Hayes
The
Clay Township
E. W. Holman
Portersville
Clify Township
D. 8. Boyer
Newbern
John L. Jones
Flatroge Township
Susticese
Wm. E. Pancake
J.D. McQueen
Clifford
Constable
Walter Q. Miller
Horace Pyres
John G. Harris
Taylorsville
Alex. H. Hayworth
Harrison Township
Francis L. Whittington
Haw Creek Township
Theo. P. Templeton
Hope
Albert R. Blume
B. F. Robertson
Hartsville
John J. Branneen
Wm. L. Jones
Jackson
Nineveh Township
Ohio Township
Justus Olmstead
Ogilville
Buck Crere Township
Wm. L. Robertson
Gram
Chas. Leighton
Sand Crerx Township
J. H. Bradford
E' Town
Union ‘Township
Saratoga
West Saylor Springs
A. J. Allen
Saylor Springs
Clay City
Illinois
W.A. R. Or
O. P. McCarty
Gen
Cincinnati
Arthur Mason
Birmany
Gueca
Traina
Ar, Mail and Express
Toledo
Michigan City
Peru
California Fig Syrup Co
Markee
Sohaefya
C. B. Cooper
Arrosway
Bsecond
Firat ‘National Lding
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