Open Air Sleeping, Boas, and Odd Classifications
A Portla nd Oregonian autumn note extols open air sleeping as a growing habit among children and adults, praises lightweight boas as face enhancers, and shares quirky misclassifications by customs and patent offices matching humorous misreadings with old jokes. It cites Sousa on publishing profits and ends with a toast to eccentric labeling like wheeling cigars misfiled as leather goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Custom House
Ingenious Frenchman toymaker from sardine cans story
The text tells how Drog, a distressed wine seller in wartime France, melted solder from sardine cans to buy food and later used can lids to craft tin toys and soldiers. It notes his growth into factory owner and millions of toys shipped annually.
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France
Europe
Parls
Drog
Mr. Drog
The Hill of the Cellar Door
A nostalgic verse about a near by safe hill for children to play on all year. It praises a straight smooth slope ideal for summer fall or spring coasting and notes parents can hear children if they cry. The poem ends with Aunt Willis SteCullough inviting more playful rides.
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Willis SteCullough
Windmills on the Plains Save Water and Build Wealth
A New York Sun summary notes windmills across the western plains supply water for irrigation and stock, fostering ranch productivity and regional growth. It contrasts western windmills with Dutch usage, highlighting pumps, milkhouses, and the impact on farms, towns, and railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plains
West
Western Plains
Mississippi
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Holland
New York Sun
John G Saxe and Greenbush Flag Raising Echoes
The piece recalls poet wit John G Saxe at a Civil War era flag raising in Greenbush across from Albany. He praises local young men for patriotic efforts to raise the star spangled banner, then apologizes to the young ladies who helped fund the flag. The anecdote ends with a playful quip about misreading social roles. Also mentioned is a comic tale of a dog and a misnamed passerby, plus an aside about Elysian extracts and perfumery by A Oswald.
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John G. Saxe
Greenbush
Albany
Jim
Saxe
Partridge
London Globe
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Freeland Tribune
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Orvickt
Freeland
MAINL
Freeland, PA
Portlaind
Oregonian
Vlosets
Atlanta Constitution
John Philip Sousa
Washington Post
Frank Matton
George Billan
Middletown
Ind
Billan
Victoria Louise
Germany
Emperor
Bonn
Rhine
Prince Estel Frederick
Place de 'Hotel de Ville
Paris
Bynks
Somerville Journal
Keiper’s
Shiloh
Athima
C, Wells & Co
le Roy
Karl
A. Oswald
Elysian’s
Orson Stroh
Birkbeck Brick
Postofice
Iren McLaughlin
Brennan's
Centre St. Freeland
R J. O'Donnell
Campbell
White Haven
Kane Building
Jorn J
McBrearty
McMenamin Building
South Centre Street
D. N. Maley
Birkbeck
E. Hayes
Washington Street
Hazelton Bros
New York City
Hess
Ons
A. Buckley
Justice OF the Peace
Tribune Building
Main Street
Wm. Wehrman
NeuBurger’s
Tigers Fair
Krell's Opera House
McMenamin’s
Will
Sinder
IGAR
Ag Ae Urac
Mies
Evein
Tribune
Ehigh Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Bethleh
Euston
Philadelphia
New York
Sandy Run
Wilkes-Barre
Pittston
Scranton
Hazleton
Bethlehem
Easton
Delano
Potisville
Mahanoy City
Kelandoah
Mt. Carmel
Hangleton
Delawo
Pe City
Shenandoah
Mtarmel
Abbey City
Pottsville
Akes-Barre
All Points Weat
Pottaville
Aston
Delaware
Susquehanna and
Scuvuyskill BarbRoad
Drifton
Jeddo
Eckley
Haziebrook
Stockton
Beaver Mexdow Road
Hazleton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Yombicken
Deringer
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Beaver Meadow Road
Hazle Brook
Crifton
Jeanesville
Anden
Traction Company
Hine
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
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