Two Names On The Old Beech Tree Poem Tragedy
A period verse recounts two lovers who carved names on an old beech tree and faced separation by fate. One lover dies leaving the other to mourn, questioning why both names were not carved on the grave marker as well. Mrs. J. V. I. Koons of Indianapolis Journal provides the eulogizing memorial in this reflective piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid
J. V. I. Koons
Indianapolis Journal
Germantown Telegraph
London
New Haven Register
Arkansas
Ian
Baston Post
C. Hayiland
Chicago
West Division Railway
Chicago Commercial College
Peter Bouchman
Macoupin Creek
Macoupin Station
Iss
Bloomington
Charles Wright
Mary Anderson
Maysville Station
Mr. Barkes
Baylis
M. Barnes
Griggsville
Koenig & Gamer
Rowell & Johnson
Danvers
McLean County
College
Jacksonville
William Watson
Hillsborough
Montgomery County
Adam Butcher
Meredosia
Morgan County
United States
Hi. W. Loomis
Rockford
Robert Lathrop
Charles Secomb
Kent Creek
Methodists of
Decatur
J. P. Demmett
Edith Fitzgerald
Edith
N. Y
A Samaritan Doctor Cherishes a Cold Case Gift
Four years ago a stranger brought a sick boy to Dr Pickering in Hayland. The boy, a Rochester Jew peddler, spoke little English and appeared gravely ill with a severe cold and fever. The doctor described the moment of the visit, his willingness to help, and the quiet scene on the storefront stoop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickering
Hayland
Yegan
Beersheba
Rochester
Skinbean
The Samaritan Drummer and the Boy
A doctor recounts aiding a neglected boy with digestion issues and improper food. A traveling drummer offered to pay for care, leaving a five dollar retainer and promising more in five weeks. The boy recovered in two days and the drummer returned on time, leaving a grateful impression and choosing anonymity in print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pickering
Religious Aim in Baby Names Through Centuries
The piece traces how parents since Puritan times chose names with religious meanings and lofty abstractions. It notes transitions from saints to Biblical appellations and long moral phrases, listing abstract noun names such as Admonition, Faith, Grace, Hope, Patience, Peace, Providence, Prudence, Wisdom, and Zeal found in recent registers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Habakkuk
Epaphroditus
Altough
Cornhill Magazine
Collecting Ivy Roots In Western North Carolina And East Tennessee
A Philadelphia Star item describes an industry in the mountains of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee collecting ivy roots. Roots are shipped to New York and Boston for door knobs and pipe bowls, with large specimens like an 800 pound root reported. Farmers along the Cranberry Branch line near Rome Mountain supply these roots, sold by the ton at good prices, the wood valued for its various uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Tennessee
Boston
Rome Mountain
Philadelphia Star
Personal and Literary Glimpses of Public Figures
A collage notes Presidents Garfield Harrison and others. Alcott credits strict habits with strength and mind. Samuel W Small joins Union Jacksonville. Senor Zamacona leaves Washington after nine years. Mrs A T Stewart portrayed wealthy and shrewd. Dr Joseph Pancoast and his surgical legacy. Governor Long funds Miss Long’s musical education in Portland. Mrs Garfield recalls mentor Jewell before Garfield presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Harrison
A. Bronson Alcott
Samuel W. Small
Old St
Atlanta Constitution
Union
Jacksonville
Fla
Senor Zamacona
Washington
A. T. Stewart
Stewart
Joseph Pancoast
Jefferson Medical College
Philadelphia
Pancoast
Chicago Journal
Governor Long
Massachusetts
Portland
Miss Long
Annie Louise Cary
General Garfield
Humorous miscellany items and local notices
A collage of jokes and brief anecdotes on editors, burglars, gestures, and social quirks plus short reports from Chicago and Illinois towns. Notable bits include humorous exchanges about health scares, a mule incident leading to injuries, a Chicago banknote scare, and local accidents, marriages, and fires.
Fragmented America Teems With Oddity And Crime News
A compiled slice reports on wills in New York and Georgia, a life sentence for a man in Georgia, a Tennessee baptism followed by marriage in wet clothes, and expected mail delays in Texas. It also covers a burglar’s alarm prank, a bank-note fraud in Troy, a quip about Edith Fitzgerald, railroad sales to Santa Fe and competition to Guaymas, Sonora, and a Georgia man with a bullet-encysted skull as proof of hard cranium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Brown
Blue Ridge Circuit
Georgia
Trousdale
Tenn
Austin
Texas
Detroi Free Press
Sonora
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Company
Guaymas
Gulf of California
Southern Pacific
Yuma
Port Isabel
Gulf
San Francisco Post
John Pulliam
Nord Georgia Times
Illinois Leads States in Crop Values by County
Illinois tops states in per acre value for crops including corn wheat oats and hay though potatoes and hay trails only three states Productivity by county shows Menard County at 11.82 per acre with others ranging from 9 to below 1 per acre across many counties The survey lists many counties and their estimated average value per acre for the specified crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Issi
Menard County
DeKalb
Kendall
Lee
Logan
Madison
McLean
Morgan
Boone
DeWitt
Knox
Livingston
Mason
Ogle
Stark
Stephenson
Warren
Woodford
Douglas
Ford
Iroquois
Kane
McDonough
Winnebago
Adams
Bureau
Carroll
Champaign
Cook
Henry
Jersey
la Salle
Macoupin
Mercer
Monroe
Peoria
Sangamon
St. Clair
Scott
Tazewell
Will
Christian
du Page
Hancock
Jo Daviess
Kankakee
Lake
Marshall
Platt
Putnam
Whitesides
Brown
Clinton
Edgar
Fulton
Greene
Grundy
Henderson
Montgomery
Moultrie
Pike
Rock Island
Schuyler
Vermilion
Cass
Coles
Effingham
McHenry
Pulaski
Shelby
Union
Bond
Calhoun
Clark
Clay
Crawford
Cumberland
Gallatin
Jackson
Johnson
Lawrence
Massac
Pope
Randolph
Washington
Williamson
Alexander
Edwards
Fayette
Hamilton
Nardin
Jasper
Jefferson
Marion
Perry
Richland
Saline
Wabash
White
Franklin
Wayne
Illinois Legislature Convenes Special Session Actions Outlined
The Senate and House organize and confirm welcomes as an extra session begins. Officers resignations occur and staff reductions are approved. Measures include canal policy debates, canal transfer to the General Government, and funding for state institutions and the normal university.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Committee On
Illinois & Michigan
Judiciary Committee
Committee On Canals
T. A. Parker
Paddock
George Terwilliger
General Assembly
Hewss
Illinois & Michigan Canal
H. W. Rowell
College and Seminary
Normal
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A Samaritan
Boston Star
Wisconsin
Detroit Free ” Press
California
Detroit
Ree Press
Chicago Tribune
Elizabeth Snyder
Troy, N. Y
Troy
Illinois State News
THE
Illinois Legislature
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