Season of Long Evenings for The Youth's Companion
The Youth's Companion offers content to fill long evenings with nearly a hundred long stories and many serials. It highlights contributions from renowned writers and numerous sketches and humor pieces. Subscription is $1.75 for remaining 1909 issues plus a 1910 Venetian calendar in color.
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Military Piety and a Civil War Baptism Incident
An Itinerant evangelist enters a Civil War camp, claiming to have led eight soldiers toward righteousness in the Massachusetts regiment. Colonel Gabe Bouck asserts his own unit’s piety by ordering ten men to baptism, insisting no Massachusetts regiment shall surpass his regiment in devotion.
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Gabe Bouck
Massachusetts
Bouck
Success Magazine
The Cash Intrigue by George Randolph Chester
A melodrama of modern finance about a young man seeking control of circulating cash to avenge his father’s ruin. The novel depicts the power of financiers over the people and promises sensational, enchanting reading. Published by Hobbs Merrill Company in Indianapolis.
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George Randolph Chester
Bobby Burnit
Hobbs-Merrill Company
Indianapolis
Lonical Conclusion
A flirtatious exchange ends with the young woman noting many men only claim affection and fail to prove it with facts. The dialogue centers on social banter where compliments are juxtaposed with the need for proof.
The Diamond Master distributed by the mall
A humorous mysterious novel by Jacques Futrelle titled The Diamond Master follows five individuals who each receive a diamond from a mall scheme. The tale blends pathos wit and commercial savvy as readers race through chapters to discover the outcome. Published by Bobbs-Merill in Indianapolis.
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Jacques Futrelle
Bobba-Merrill Company
Indianapolis
War unrest in Cuba noted in Philadelphia Ledger
A Philadelphia Public Ledger quote mentions war unrest in Cuba while observers recall residents seeking rest during a visit. The brief exchange contrasts perceived conflict with public desire for peace.
North Pole Discoverers Mention Ananias Club
The note references a game line about a hall of fame and an Ananias club as part of a cryptic exchange. It hints at a creative or metaphorical dialogue rather than a clear historical event.
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Bald
North Pole
You
Ananias Club
Ave
Hall of Fame
Deep Waterway 3 Demanded by All in Taft Backed Drive
New Orleans hosts the Deep Waterway Association convention as President Taft pledges support for a lakes to Gulf route if feasible. He warns against pork barrel funding and urges bond issuance only for viable projects. Sherman Cannon and Kavanaugh outline progress and pending federal bills.
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New Orleans
Gulf
Taft
Sherman
Cannon
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
St. Louis
Oleander
Athenaeum
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington
James
Middle West
East
West
Dickinson
Lorimer
Ilinois
Kavanaugh
William K. Kavanaugh
Missouri
Association
Sanitary District
Chicago
Joliet
Richard Bartholdt
Congress
United States
Lakes
Sixty First Congress
Illinois
Gulf of Mexico
Cliford Pinchot
Government Forestry Department
Progressive Union of
Progressive Union
New Orleans Opera House
French Opera Company
His Politics at Home
A political canvasser asks a housewife about the man of the house. She says he switches parties with his company, becoming a Democrat with Democrats and a Republican with Republicans. At home he is a perfect terror.
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Saihd—Ther
Birth of Biblical Art Revealed in Catacomb Frescoes
The earliest Christian artistic expression arose in the Catacombs as symbolic frescoes. These ancient wall paintings illustrate biblical scenes and figures, marking a foundational moment in religious art.
Drunken Idaho Husband Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life
In American Falls Idaho A M Abbott shot his wife four times on the Cottage hotel porch and then killed himself with a bullet to the heart. The motive stemmed from domestic trouble and his drinking problem. Mrs Abbott had recently sought a divorce and feared for her life, appealing to local officials for protection. Abbott, formerly foreman on Tarbett ranches, was known to be dangerous when drinking but generally well disposed.
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American Falls
Idaho
A. M. Abbott
Cottage Hotel
Abbott
A. H. Tarbett
West Point Player Dies Lands Season Abandoned
Cadet Eugene A. Byrne of West Point died after suffering neck injuries in a football game against Harvard. He died early Sunday with his father, former Buffalo police chief Byrne, at his side. The death ends West Point football for the season per Superintendent Colonel Hugh L. Scott.
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West Point
N.Y
Eugene A. Byrne
Army
Harvard
Byrne
Buffalo
Hugh L. Scott
United States Military Academy
Constant Grief Kills Fireman Edward Entwhistle
Des Moines Indiana reports the death of Edward Entwhistle a long grieving husband who died Sunday six weeks after the passing of his wife. Entwhistle aged 54 was a veteran fireman on the Rocket the first locomotive built by George Stephenson running Manchester to Liverpool. Born in England he joined Stephenson at 16 as fireman on the famous engine and was the oldest Odd Fellow in the state by membership.
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Des Moines
Edward Entwhistle
George Stephenson
Manchester
Liverpool
Eatwhistle
England
Stephenson
Officials suspend two Coast and Geodetic Survey leaders
Washington reports acting superintendent Frank Walley Perkins is suspended without pay and Inspector John J. Gilbert is reduced from 3000 to 2000 dollars yearly for alleged administrative irregularities. Acting Secretary McHarg ordered the actions as Nagel reviews the cases in the west.
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Washington
Frank Walley Perkins
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
John J. Gilbert
Commerce and Labor
McHarg
Nagel
West
All Who Would Enjoy Good Health Through Right Living
The text promotes using simple remedies and emphasizes healthful living. It advertises California Vig Syrup Co. laxatives, specifically Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as the genuine, effective product sold by leading druggists.
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California Vig Syrup Co
California
Doctor Urges Nest Visit for Nerves
A patient argues about bringing frocks, while a doctor recommends going to Nest to heal nerves. The exchange frames a humorous rural setting with a twist on medical advice.
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Nest
Treatment of severe eczema with Cuticura remedies
A parent reports a boy with an awful body rash described as eczema. After many physicians failed, using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent led to noticeable improvement within two months, with the child ultimately fully recovered. The testimonial credits Putter Drug & Chem. Corp. as sole distributor.
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George F. Lambert
West Centre St
Mahanoy City
Putter Drug & Chem. Corp
Sole Props
Boston
Bank Employes in Trouble in Portland Oregon
The grand jury investigating the Oregon Trust and Savings Bank that closed two years ago returned indictments Saturday against Walter H. Moore president W Cooper Morris cashier and E Lytle Leo Friede and Henry A Moore directors Bach indicted on six counts for accepting deposits after knowing the bank was dissolvent W H Moore and W Cooper Morris indicted on additional counts including embezzlement
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Portland
Ore
Oregon Trust & Savings Bank
Walter H. Moore
W. Cooper Morris
E. & Lytle
Leo Friede
Henry A. Moore
Bach
Moore
Tragedy at Loretto Academy Haloween Play
During a Halloween program at Loretto academy, Miss Virginia Owen and Miss Mamie Tiernan, student actors, were fatally burned when their costumes ignited from a candle. Miss Mary Maley suffered severe burns while trying to help the others as a panic was averted by the Mother Superior and several sisters.
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Kansas City
Loretto Academy
Virginia Owen
Mamie Tiernan
Mary Maley
Wother
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