The Green Bushes Poem Recalled in Fading Verse
A nostalgic verse recalls courtship and marriage with the green bushes as a motif. The speaker laments time past and separation, then affirms enduring love. The piece contrasts springtime joy with waning affection, ending with forgiveness and renewed love.
A Queer Blunder Leads Spencer to a Gruff Boss
Spencer Grant visits Emily Quarles's father to seek permission to marry her. The stern, exacting office head tests him with questions about work and skills, noting family resemblance and hinting at tough expectations before offering a chance at employment.
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Emily Quarles
Spencer Grant
Ftourage
Emily
Father
Spencer
Spencer Reveals Secret Move In Dyestuffs Firm Farce
In a comic scene at a dyestuffs firm, Spencer secretly handles letters while posing as an assistant. The fatherly boss mocks a rejected suitor, learns Spencer is actually Loum Spencer Grant of Spencer Grant & Co, and both Emily and Spencer reveal the ruse, forging a new partnership.
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Emily
Papa
Spencer
Daddy
Loum Spencer Grant
Spencer Grant & Co
Richard Quarles
Quarles & Grant
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Coupling Law A Boon for Railroads and Safety
The U S law requiring automatic couplers on interstate railway cars reduces injuries by eliminating hand coupling. By 1908 about 77 percent of cars were equipped with auto couplers and air brakes, with total costs around 50 million dollars.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
United States
Studaties
Baltimore
Olio Road
Baltimore and Ohio
Congress
Madame Wu in Washington Society Displays Chinese Prestige
The Chinese minister's wife Madame Wu, a popular figure in Washington, studies English since 1897 and adheres to traditional attire. Her elaborate state costumes, including a red or blue petticoat and black purple tunic with bullion, symbolize her rank equal to her husband.
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Madame Wu
Washington
China
Madame His
Coats Money to Run a Newspaper
Arthur Pearson announces the Daily Express will cost 1.25 million dollars daily losses 1,250 dollars and 500000 dollars for the first issue with total investment 1,250,000 dollars and two years of effort. He warns that a future London daily would require 3,500,000 dollars.
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Coats
Arthur Pearson
Daily Express
London
Express
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