Irvin S. Cobb’s Enduring Voice in American Letters
A tribute to Irvin S. Cobb highlighting his versatility as a writer and public figure. The piece notes his roles as newspaper man, war correspondent, author, and playwright and praises his serious works such as The Belled Buzzard series and The Escape of Mr Trimm. It mentions The Second Coming of Mrs Bain's First Husband as a standout in Matrimunal Adventures.
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Irvin S. Cobb
Trimm
Mrs. Bain
Mr. Bain
Mr. Baine
Pridge
Tatums
Baln
Tatum
Mr Bain
Evelyn
Arthur
Earth
Mr. Pain
Lfe
Ngelse
Kevlyn
Bain
Ghostly Visit Redefines a Batter-Down Marriage
Mrs. Bain’s second husband, Tom Bain, confronts the memory of her dead first husband Arthur when a transparent Arthur visits, denouncing Evelyn’s manipulation and revealing their quarrels, while Bain remains bewildered and the couple reels between satire and superstition.
Retirement raises questions of pension and habit
A London Mirror note argues retirement may harm those long in work, urging readers to take holidays instead. It recalls tales of rich men who retire and die soon after or return seeking work to avoid boredom, warning of boredom and financial risks of quitting.
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London Mirror
Courtship in a Daisy Field Scene
A short tale set in California where a couple meet in a winter colony. He asks for a kiss by a daisy field while she feigns coyness and proposes moving away from a babbling brook to continue their exchange. The piece, from the Lotisville Courier-Tovurnal, centers on playful romance and a quiet rural setting.
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California
Lotisville Courier-Tovurnal
Building Storage Dams to Help Montana Dry Farms
Engineering expert from Montana State College outlines steps to create storage reservoirs and dikes to capture spring runoff for irrigation. He urges locating sites for gravity flow, sizing dams to hold water, and using earthwork design including spillways and riprap to prevent floods and erosion.
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Murdock
Montana State College
Monti
Mountainsand Highlands
Arthen
Drylander and wife rally to save Rosebud County irrigation
Elizabeth Wight of Vananda Montana writes of a drylander couple who homesteaded near Rosebud County Montana. They built a home, grew crops, and endured drought while the wife toiled to keep trees and berries alive. The county agent aided their progress until rumors say he was fired. The wife asks for retention of the agent and home demonstrator for another year.
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Rosebud County
Montana
Meg
Yellowstone River
Pite
Sue
Elizabeth. Wight
Vananda
Valley County poultry report from H D agents
Reports from 550 farms show 105 poultry houses remodeled in the past year. About 329 dozen eggs preserved valued at 2661.50 dollars. From 7000 birds, 3993 were eliminated, and 140 farm flocks culled.
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Valley County
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Matrimonial Adventures
United Feature Syndicate
Irvin ’S. Cobb
Toh Bain
Tom
Dally
AESO
Drylander
Dencette
Anh. D
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