Thorpe and Carpenter Strike Land Deal Amid Danger
Thorpe fools the land office by using layered land descriptions to outpace Morrison and Daly as they bid for pine in the northern peninsula. Carpenter provides backing while Thorpe engineers a new lumber venture, surviving pressure from Morrison and planning a May City outfitting to start the lumber camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming
Tuy
Mr. Morrison
Archie
Morrison
Thorpe
Wallace
May City
The Black Cricket in a Quiet Evening Scene
The passage depicts a contented field musician resting by a doorway as the sun sets behind a hill. He plays merrily to the first star and, weary from making music, goes to market to gather grass roots fruit and vegetables to fill his cupboard.
Musical bird recital by Margaret W. Leighton
The text describes a bird coaxing a sweeter tune than any singer of June, with vivid actions like fiddling for a meal, wing rubs, and a flood of sweet music. A quirky note by Margaret W. Leighton accompanies the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret W. Leighton
How to Draw the Body Evans Guide to Figure Proportions
An instructional piece from Evans with tips on drawing the human body. It covers posture, the idea of a central vertical axis, proportions using the head as a unit, limb lengths, eye placement in different views, and foreshortening. It notes common proportional variations and emphasizes balance and posture in a standing figure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evans
Polly
Mental massage and its appeal for the mind
The article discusses applying massage principles to the mind as a relaxation and motivation technique. It compares mental massage to physical therapy, praising tactful listeners as masseuses who ease woes, pinpoint subtle insights, and boost ambition, while noting the eventual recognition of mental massage and its practical value.
Object Lesson in a Crowded Car
An old Frenchman enters a crowded car and a young girl offers her seat. He gratefully remarks that if she is so polite to a stranger, what must she be at home, delivering a vivid social lesson on courtesy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thorpe
Wallace Carpenter
Orpe
Daly
Morrison
Jefferson Avenue
Woodward
Bettie
Cooper
Front Street
Land Office
Wallace
Carpenter
Woodward Avenue
Detroit
al Wallace
Uts
Madgemoiselie
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Harry Thorpe
Mr. Smithers
Fubberman
Smithers
Morrison Swift
Duncan
Northwest Quarter
Fort Street
Injin Charley
Thorpe’s
Lumbermans
Upper Peninsula
Mr. Thorpe
Ossawinamakee
Morrison & Daly
Board of Control
Wallac
Liv
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