Aerial Lives and the World Above in Loomis Memoir
A columnist recalls a century ago imagined news from a future world. Lydia Morton’s long presidency and Mapledon’s ascent frame a whimsical interview with Mrs Mapleton and her daughter Henrietta living in airships. The story ends with hints of a future president and a child voter.
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Mapleton
Lydia P. Morton
Earth
Lydia
Cape Town
Etta
Himalayas
Mombassa
Papa
Africa
Washington
Lincoln
Papa Mapleton
Iowa
W. G. Chapman
The Piffleprints Satirize Pseudo Domestic Planning
A grouchy reader derides a weekly magazine labeled piffleprints for mocking women's claims and home budgeting schemes. He ridicules the idea of rigid family budgets and inflated home improvement plans, then jokes about varied instructive tips and barter exchanges in the magazine.
Hoop Snake Auto Tires Schemed by Irad Biglow and Cousin
Irad Biglow and cousin Edgar plot to sell hoop snake auto tires claiming lasting, leakproof performance. They discuss sourcing buckram roots in Indiana and catching hoop snakes during moulting season to feed into a bold scheme costing up to $1,600 per year per machine.
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Hugh
Biglow
Edgar
Irad
Freeman
Freeman’s
Morrer
Freemans
India
Europe
Scott
Indiana
W. G. Chapman
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Patagonia
Portland
Roosevelt
Mr. Mapleton
Dubuque
Melbourne
Mother
Paris
Constantinople
Henrietta
Strickland W. Gillilan
Irad Biglow
Snake
Endexter
Chas. H. Fletcher
F. Gerald Blattner
Buffalo
N. Y
Gustava A. Hisengraeter
St. Paul
Minn
B. J. Dennis
St. Louis
8. A. Buchanan
Philadelphia
J. H. Simpson
Chicago
Ill
R. H. Eskildson
Omata
Neb
L. R. Robinson
Kansas City
Edwin F. Pardee
New York City
N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
Alabastine Co
Grand Rapids, Mich
Paxton
Boston
Mass
Set
Bouthern
Defiance Starch Company
Omaha
Nebraska
APT Guro
Tharage Iggest
Monuis
Hececrenuss Fhompsen’s Eye
Minneapolis
Rself
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