The Case for Thrift in Everyday Life
A speaker touts thrift as a source of strength and security, noting that savings reduce fear of want and empower communities. He cites the Bowery Savings Bank as a flagship example, detailing growth from 67 million to over 811 million in deposits, daily transactions, and thousands of depositors including many children learning property value and thrift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D
Globe
Bowery Savings Hank
Bante
ICES
New York
Drew Stow
Pak Ingo Bank
Face Wrinkles and Vanity Tactics from a Store Mirror
A narrative fragment portrays a young woman and an elder companion discussing vanity and aging while in a shop setting. The younger jokes about removing lines with a mirror guided by the elder, who claims wisdom through self-presentation and husbandly affection. The piece ends with an insertion for a pain killer advertisement and a medical tonic claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Hind
Various
Wolf Ranch Mystery Ties Phoebe Perkins to Wolf Ranger
George Wilton, a sheep herder at Wolf Ranch, reveals the ranch’s name origin after confessing his love for Phoebe Perkins and noting Edward Meeker and Phoebe’s budding romance. The tale blends frontier longing with a wolf-killing backstory and a planned relocation to another distant ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ginee
Verhape Bloweker
St. Edward Meeker
Pharhe Por Adus
Kroom
George Wilton
Mt Develer
Wolf Ranch
Wolf Ranch Hero Jim Slays Monster Wolf
In a Chicago Record-Merald retitled tale, Jim the dog saves a motherless lamb from a deadly wolf at Wolf Ranch. He pursues and kills the wolf, earning praise as he guides Edward Bleecker back toward the railroad. The dramatic animal rescue underscores the bond between dog and farmer in rural crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janie
Jim
Wibson
Bleecker
Tle
Jiint
Wilton
Jin
Ae Wilton
Mr. Mleecker
The City’s Four Ages and the Rise of a University
The essay maps a city’s growth in four stages from initial settlers to a mature, educated community. It argues a university marks the final, decisive transformation, elevating culture, industry, and civic life and spreading influence from pulpit to courtroom, shop, and stadium.
A Marked Man
A fragmented item notes a detective confident in catching a criminal while a reporter references a Panama, with a columnist remark about a foreigner and an exchange on country protection. A child’s odd remark about Solomon and three hundred porcupines is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soloman
Animale
Philadelphia Record
Bulletin of Fee
Insurance foes fate blamed as fourth hotel burns
A Northern Michigan man recounts losing four hotels to fires and being blamed by insurers. An agent warned his luck would change, then a kerosene lamp exploded in a room as the season ended, sparking another fire. The insurer pressed the agent's case, advising caution about new ventures or quarries, as Detroit Free Press noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauice
Shakespeare
Leis Tesa
Michigan
Detroit
Tve
Ivuring
Ina
Cate
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Julius C. Burrows
Sutin
Nate
Luly
Ms 1
Kinkler
Palo-Killy
Perry Davia
Dwar Heerlen
Wolf
Walt Rane
Merkina
Phoebe Perkins
Wndcome New Yorker
Phoebe Dorking Bleecker
Meecker
St. Men
Bie
Tid Perkine
Amina Pictows
Mleceker
Phiwle
Mountal Wall
Phoebe Perkine
George Wilson
George Witvon
Ike
Edward Bleecker
Phoebe
Hank
Billy Rock
Niel
Maurice Brown Kirby
Thomas B. Reed
Tadin & Society
Uraius
Solence
Church
Gotham
Columbia Yonkers Statesman
Henry H. Williams
Ggood
Honolulu
Lane Bros
Williams
Fort St. Love Building
Beretania and
Richards Sts
Bulletin Publice Wg Company
Daltow
Tamir Avenue
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