Random civic notes and war chatter from a late 19th century page
A jumble of comments on Cuba autonomy General Funston and General Gomez, editorials on Abilene civic life and weed control, plus notes on Sam Jones honesty and a sailor’s suicide. It covers Mudge on Grand River glacial history, U.S. irrigation studies, Bear River Valley interstate water issues, and assorted war and finance snippets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Journal of Scianca
Mudge
Grand Haven
Lake Michigan
Lake Saginaw
Lake Chicago
Pewama
Mr. Mudge
Office of Experiment Stations
United States
Department of Agriculture
Bear River Valley
Bear River
Wyoming
Idaho
Utah
Salt Lake
Water Commissioners’ Authority
Turkey Actors and a Christmas Stage Bungle
A theater actress recalls a holiday season tour where a dramatic agency promised work for Alicia Bloodgood in The Streets of New York. They faced a dubious manager, unpaid meals, and a sneaky salary scheme paid in pennies and nickels before finally receiving a twenty-dollar greenback.
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Toolkont
Alicia Bloodgood
New York
Alicia
Jersey City
oWell
Jake
Patt
Maplescon
Bliss_Hallett
Christmas Verses for Little Folks
A nostalgic poem imagining being Santa Claus to gift toys and stories, from a child’s perspective. The piece contrasts a happy Santa with a lonely street boy, referencing stockings, boxes, and the idea of bringing joy through magical gifts and shared moments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Santa
Spain
Klondyke Plain
A New Earth Visitation Sermon by Talmage
The sermon envisions a future world gospelized and perfected, where crime and disease are banished, prisons emptied, and wealth funded churches and schools. A twenty first century guide leads a visitor through transformed cities, hospitals, and universities toward universal peace and worship, ending in heavenly praise.
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Reuben
Michael Angelo
Heaven
Wendlworth Castle
Melrose Abbey
Rome
Pompeii
Chiet
Ehain
Chillon
Devil's Island
Dreyfus
Sedana
Gettysburg
South Africa
United States
Ariel
Naomi
Handel
Thomas Hastings
Evie
Atlantic
Pacific
Pyrenees
Himalayas
Leipsic
Waterloo
San Tuan
Arbitratt
Germany
France
Alsace
Lorainne
Spain
Cuba
Earth
Zion
Jesus Christ
Harpers of
Universe
Jesus
Carey
India
Judson
Burwah
Abeel
China
David Livingstone
Africa
Brainerd
America
New Earth
Rules for Young Men By Two Industrial Builders
A list of pragmatic moral directives for young men from successful businessmen. Emphasizes choice of company, honesty, punctuality, self-control, facing people directly, sustaining good character, avoiding intoxication, prudent money use, and delaying marriage until capable of support. Encourages steady progress over rapid riches and avoiding debt.
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United States
Periso
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the Advocate
Cura
General Funston
Maximo Gomez
The
Cuckoos
Abilene
Texas
Washington Post
Sam Jones
Hirge
Bill Anthony
Maine
Sigsbee
Ity
Dewey
Bill
Anthony
Colombia
Aden
Trans-vaal
Hetty Green
Hetty
England
Turkey
Hallett
Folka
Fittle
Olemmia
Talmage's
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