Nursery Town Poem by Mary F. Butts in Good Housekeeping
The verse describes Nursery Town as a figurative place where love and humility prevail. It imagines a culture centered on sweetness, simple pleasures, and kindness, with language and themes suitable for a domestic reading audience. The poem references Mother Goose and a forgiving, childlike worldview.
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Under a Lamppost in a London Night Story
Geoffrey Bellairs meets Eleanor Nugent in a fogbound London cab ride after years apart. She reveals her late father’s wealth, and Bellairs mourns past choices while she begs forgiveness. The ride ends with Bellairs stepping out, offering a quiet farewell as the cab fades into the night.
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Applicants and Odd Requests Get Scornful War Secretary’s Ear
A Boston girl’s simple note asking a regiment’s cake request be delayed until after embarkation amuses readers. Other petitions flood the War Department, with many imprudent or silly pretensions. The tale sits beside jokes about marriage promises and a schoolroom quip on discipline and spelling.
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Humorous Exchanges From Dailies And Towns
A compilation of short humorous anecdotes and quips from multiple papers. Jokes cover marital mischief postal cards and family budgets, with cartoons of wiseguys and quick retorts. Notable lines reference Indianapolis Chicago Atlanta Cincinnati Philadelphia and Los Angeles papers.
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Indianapolis News
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Chicago Daily News
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Atlanta Constitution
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Lin
Philadelphia Press
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Ada Negri rises from poverty to Milan palace fame
Ada Negri born near Milan in 1879 rose from garret poverty to wealth after publications of her poems. Her second volume appeared in 1596 with praise and a third is awaited as her life changed since moving to Milan. The Working Mother poem became widely known among Italian working classes.
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Nurhilt
Setland
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Ttaliva
Leieliow
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Linney
Vilage
Love Letters Stray In Library Pages Across Land
The New York Sun reports librarians frequently find love letters, photographs, ribbons, and wedding invitations tucked in recently issued novels. Many items are discarded into waste baskets but stamps and owners’ names often aid retrieval. some letters go unclaimed.
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New York Sun
Uncle Sam
Eskimo Wrestling Method Described in Indianapolis News
Eskimo wrestlers prefer strength over skill and describe a test where two men sit facing opposite directions and clasp arms. Each tries to straighten the other’s arms in a seated, floor level contest noted by the Indianapolis News.
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Indianapolis News
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Relief After Childbirth
A reader recalls severe ordeal after childbirth and long months of pain. Neighbor advised Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Lydia E. Pinkham's pills. She credits the products with restoring strength and health, enabling recovery and continued pregnancies.
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Lydia
Pinksham
Pinkham
Chicago
Ti Lynn
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