Mary Louise Finds a World Beyond Home
A sixteen year old girl Mary Louise Claflin longs to see more than her quiet New England village. Aunt Felicia offers a six week Long Island visit with Miss Gates but a family illness pauses plans. Mary Louise grows homesick yet learns to discover beauty nearby with Miss Gates guiding her to see God’s world wherever she is.
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Mary Louise Claflin
New England
Mr. Claffin
East Winstead
Mary Louise
Claflin
Mr. Claflin
New York
Mrs. Tremont
Felicia
Tom
Emily
Evelyn
Polly-Lou
Thomas Claflin
Father
Aunt Felicia
Long Island
Miss Gates
Garret
Mr. Tremont
Polly
Sahara
Mary
William
Aunt Mary
Mother
Margaret
Wonderland
Harvard
Child
Walter
England
Marquise
Yse
Prohibition Talk Sparks Debate on Climate Zone Quip
A Washington Star exchange features Treacher and Col. Stilwell debating the temperate zone remark. The precocious child asserts life in the temperate zone while Stilwell warns that continued prohibitionist actions could worsen the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treacher
Col. Stilwell
Washington Star
Population Surged by Immigration This Year
Department of Commerce and Labor reports show a net population gain of 209000 due to immigration in the last fiscal year. Immigrants totaled 924000 while 715000 aliens departed, a surprising shift in net population growth for the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce and Labor
Government Land Holdings Reach 754 Million Acres
Government records show the United States holds 754,895,296 acres of public lands including 368,021,509 acres in Alaska. The figure comes from the General Land Office annual statement based on reports from local land offices across the public land states and Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
General Land Office
Washington, D. C
Woman Sues for One Dollar per Hair Lost
Mrs. Susan E B Robinson sues for 10000 dollars claiming she was scalped when her hair was caught in machinery at the Sylvester Power Manufacturing plant in Cambridge Massachusetts. She values each hair at one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan EB. Robinson
Sylvester
Cambridge
Mass
Roosevelt declines to shoot buffalo on South Dakota hunt
Captain Seth Bullock of Sioux Falls 8 D tells how Kermit Roosevelt, escorting President's son, refused to shoot one of the few remaining buffaloes during a hunt in South Dakota, displaying notable sportsmanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kermit Roosevelt
West
South Dakota
Seth Bullock
Sioux Falls
Coffee at Bottom of Trouble Solved by Postum
A 56 year old former heavy coffee drinker describes nervous spells indigestion and heart issues then switching to Postum. He reports sleep improvements weight gain and overall health gains after two years and credits Postum with saving his life. The letter ends with a sales pitch for Postum and a plug for The Road to Wellville.
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Stockman
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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California
Pacific
Cago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Howell
Kermit
Buffalo
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