Pat Crowe Publishes Novel of His Reforming Life
The former outlaw Pat Crowe, once labeled a top kidnapper and train robber, publishes a confessional novel detailing his transformation. William Jennings Bryan wrote a prefatory note praising his reformation and views on good roads, labor, and moral change.
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Pat Crowe
de Gan
United States
Mr. Cro
Jennings Bry
Mr. Bry
Crowe
William
Mr. Bryan
Reformed ex-convict seeks work and parable of justice
The piece argues society should reintegrate ex criminals through state supported employment to prove true reform. It follows Bob Rogers as he narrates hardship, reform, and a battle for pardon, ending with a dramatic aviation achievement and a lucrative deal with the French ambassador.
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Nat
Individu
Soety
Edwin Markham
Bob
Tom Kilyan
Tom Hatton
Kilyan
Hatton
Tim Flynn
New York
Auntie
Hazel
Jefferson City
Deer Hazel
Mr. Flynn
T Wan
Missouri
New York City
Pike County
Bowling Green
Tila
Haxel
Winhes
Rogers
Hasel
Aa Canvict
Bho
Chicago
Ladion
Hoh Rogers
Pawel
Chathia
Lounti
Shoe
Flynn
Sprague
Thmasol
John Goodrich
New Jersey
Hob
Goulriches
Goodrich
Kilyan and
Hela
Washington
Mosel
John Westin
Piay
Bob Rogers
District of Columbia
United States
Hoboken
Bad
Wiarh- Longton
Willie Syne
Hogar
Dingiine
Tob
St. Patrick's Catendral
Tiob
Cable
Bo Rogers
Rogers Aeroplane
Letters Reveal Longing and Plans Across Cities
A fragmented correspondence shows Bob Towers in Jeffersonville and Trem Hamel Wild in Hoboken exchanging urgent requests for photos and letters. The notes reveal travel hopes, family losses, and working life in New York and nearby towns as they seek connection and future plans.
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Newark
Moint
Jeffersonville
Bob Towers
Hanci
New York
Alva
Vipa
Ain
Bo Wood
Hamel Wild
Vision Street
Reflective columns on social behavior and common sense
A long block of musings contrasts old fashioned manners with modern behavior. It warns against quarrels and hate, urges self improvement, notes police abuse, and critiques social vanity, marriage, and neighborly conduct with pointed anecdotes. The piece blends humor and moral instruction.
Scales and thrift key to trimming kitchen waste
A 19th or early 20th century column urges women to use kitchen scales to weigh groceries and avoid short measures. It argues waste from butter and other provisions inflates monthly bills and prompts habits like phone ordering and overspending on luxuries. Proper budgeting, careful purchasing, and self-reliant ordering are recommended to cut costs.
Marie Corelli on Men in Harpers Bazardi Revealed Text
The fragmentary OCR outlines Marie Corelli's controversial Harpers article arguing for women's independence and education. It criticizes male authority and praises female intellect while noting opposition from critics and readers.
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Marie Covell
Kagiiui
Harpers Bisa
Woren
Corelli
Ohio
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