Be It Ever So Humble There’s No Place Like Home
The poem narrates a homeless wanderer in London who longs for a humble home while singing the refrain Home Be it ever so humble there’s no place like home. Marianne Farningham is cited as the author and the verse ends noting the wanderer finds home at last with honor in America and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ana
America
England
Godfrey Denyer
Captain Wrake
Godfrey Dener
Young Denyer
Denyer
Godfrey
Sram
Grantly
Messrs. X. & Co
Mr. Grantly
Enpe
Wrake
Green Sea
Lake Erie
Paul du Chailly
Eli Perkins
New Bedford
Detroit Free Press
Godfrey Denyer’s Penance and Redemption
A reckless youth signs a forged check to assist Captain Wrake and faces arrest. Denyer’s uneasy flight to America, later return, and quiet almsgiving reveal his remorse. Wrake’s release uncovers mutual guilt and a shared plea for forgiveness as Denyer forgives himself.
Timber Resources Across Southern States Expand In Scope
The survey notes Texas forests could supply national timber for a century. North Carolina holds about 75 percent timber coverage. Florida pine belts span Putnam to Hillsborough counties. Louisiana reports 15 million acres of timber. Maine and Michigan lumber may shift to Florida and Louisiana. Georgia pine lands total 11.5 million acres with cottonwoods along the Mississippi. The cottonwood grows tall and yields wide, knot-free planks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
North Carolina
Florida
Putnam, Marion
Sumter
Polk
Hernando
Hillsborough
Louisiana
Maine
Michigan
Georgia
Alabama
Mobile Bay
Mississippi
Mermaids and a Glass of Pension Policy
A fragmented piece blends fanciful mermaid lore with a sharp excerpt from pension claim procedures. It contrasts whimsical coastal myths with a formal notice about government examinations, rights to witness testimony, and avoidance of ex parte methods in pension adjudication.
Pension Office Claim Process Outlined In Detail
The article traces the path of a pension claim from filing to payment. It covers receipt, jacketing, division routing by claimant location, adjudication, Board of Review, and potential special examinations for doubtful or fraudulent cases, emphasizing the shift from secret ex parte reviews to more rights respecting procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Board of Review
Commissioner of Pensions
Assistant Secretary of the Interior
United States
Aeone
Dudley
Man Tries to Stop Cat Concert With Loaded Revolver
Detroit Post and Tribune reports a neighbor, Mr. Jones, buys a revolver to silence a neighborhood cat’s loud serenade. A near miss leaves the cat alive, a window shot, and a pistol now proven loaded as the family watches from upstairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Jones
H. G
Willie
Johnnie
Detroit Post and Tribune
Ruse Over Word Meaning Sparks Five Dollar Bet
At a Cleveland Union depot, three men posed as travelers. A pocket Webster led to a bet where one claimed transpire never means perspire, wagering five dollars to ten. The ploy exposed, ending with the bet apparently won by the observer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Herald
Union Depot
Favorable Testimony of Our Mode of Worship
The Guardian prints a communication headed Favorable Testimony of Our Mode of Worship from the Penitentiary in Iowa. The document affirms religious practice within the Iowa prison, reflecting on penitentiary worship and reform efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Guardian
Episcopal
New York
Iowa
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Dixon Sun
M. Kennedy
Illinois
Sweet Home
Marianne Farningham
Southern Lumber Resources
Washington Gazelle
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