Feast of the Doll poem referenced in St Nicholas
In a poem by Nora Smith published in St Nicholas the piece extols March as the Feast of the Doll in Japan with children and dolls dancing under almond trees and celebrating the doll. It contrasts spring winds with the doll feast and invites a playful procession of dolls and children. The passage also notes boys making water wheels, a detail about toy construction.
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Fow
Japan
Betty
Moll
Nora Smith
St Nicholas
Water wheel experiments and living science projects
The article describes kid friendly DIY water wheel models using wooden sticks, spools, a tub, and a faucet to demonstrate belt drives and simple machines. It also mentions a shadow watchman game, natural soap substitutes, and quirky puzzle prompts about birds and envelopes.
How They Bought a Baby and Other Brief Items
A returned missionary recounts a baby girl found in a straw shanty in Soochow. Two Chinese youths ensured a small sum was left with the rightful owner. Also notes the Moroccan emperor’s fondness for wild animals and lists flower meanings and a short game description.
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Soochow
See Through a Brick Optical Demonstration
A hands on illusion uses three small flat paper boxes and four mirrored panels to form a rectangular tube. Mirrors at 45 degree angles reflect a flower placed at one end along a path from A to F, creating the effect of a direct line view from the opposite opening.
Baby blossom story and unique parlor table
A poetic passage extols a baby flower thriving through rain and sun while moonlight fairies sing. The piece praises times of growth and child development. Mrs Carleese Parker of East Charlotte Vermont displays a parlor table in plaster of paris with 700 broken china pieces set in gold edged mosaic style.
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Carleese Parker
East Charlotte
Paris
West Hartland volunteers repaint Methodist church interior
Public spirited citizens led by Judge O B French and Hitchcock Brown Dean and Griffin paused their work to paint the interior of the West Hartland Connecticut Methodist church. The group, new to painting, did not spill a drop.
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O. B. French
Messrs
Longest Plumbline Used At Tamarack Copper Mine
A 4 250 foot long plumbline of piano wire was lowered from the Tamarack mine shaft mouth. It took about thirty minutes to reach the bottom, reportedly the longest such line ever employed.
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Tamarack
Humor of the Day Bits Reflect Social Snippets and Wit
A collage of light vignettes and jokes from society notes. Quips include remarks on presidential eligibility, social status, kitchen charity, Niagara Falls observations, a Bulgarian war remark, heat woes, and a church offering quip about missions versus choir.
A Seaside Problem and Best Kind of Proof
A seaside tale notes the Summer Resort Bandleader’s obliging nature and willingness to play requests including encores. A crusty citizen complains while a trunk dealer is questioned about mothproofing, leading to a humorous exchange on proof.
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Scott
Denver Markets Cattle and Hogs Prices Dated
Denver market figures show comparative cattle receipts through September 18 with decreases from last year and year to date. Beef steers, hogs, and sheep quotations listed with ranges for weight categories and feed types, plus wheat, corn, oats, and dairy product prices. The report notes price movements and includes New Jersey Soldiers' Monument dedication details at Sharpsburg on September 18.
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S.e
F.P.R
Sharpsburg
N. J
Antietam
New Jersey
United States
Murphy
Captain Irish
New Jersey Volunteers
Roosevelt Hosts Yacht Club Dinner In Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt attends the Sea Wanihaka Corinthian Yacht Club annual dinner with many prominent East Coast yachtsmen present. Sir Thomas Lipton was invited but could not attend due to illness.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club
Thomas Lipton
I Found a Quiet Hustler in a Factory Story
A first person reminiscence recounts starting a factory job where oil sprayed during a screw cutting task. The narrator traces the leak to a faulty plan, fixes the process, and notes lessons about better methods and worker initiative. The piece contrasts small duties with persistent effort and suggests opportunities in every shop.
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Ife
Arcade Index Libraries Offer Insight From 1472 Onward
The Accuracy Review Department invites cooperation to share ideas and information via The John Crerar Library Chicago. It describes vast Arcade Index collections begun in 1472 with unpublished materials dating back to 1798 and plans toward 195%. The note urges readers to contribute suggestions and examples of forethought for possible inclusion.
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Earl M. Pratt
John Crerar
Marshall Field Building
Chicago
Ilia Arcade Index
Carl’s Land Purchase and Transformative Build Story
The narrator recalls Carl buying a central land block, clearing an overgrown site, demolishing parts of a wooden residence, erecting a modern house, and selling portions. Carl’s drastic changes illustrate how a neglected property can be restored into a functioning home with grading, seeding, and improvements. The passage invites readers to share subjects to study and improve through collective effort and unbiased reporting.
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Carl
Father
The Gymnasium Experiment and Self Control
A narrator recalls a friend who built a garret gym and predicted a month of use yet quit after three days. The writer proposes selling the outfit to a similar man to motivate consistent effort and argues a full gym with a good instructor helps men who lack self control.
Sources and Elimination of Trouble and Pluck
A reflective piece lists trouble sources such as ignorance sickness idleness dis honesty and disobedience and offers elimination paths including education physical culture diligence and forethought. It discusses sources of pluck as desperation anger health care goal clarity and even prayer guiding personal growth.
Waiting for Opportunity in a Railroad President Visit
A person recounts waiting seventy minutes for a brief seventy second interview with a railroad president. The encounter occurred Friday and lasted about two minutes as the president prepared for a three month trip. The writer used the delay to write letters and plan talks.
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Pennsylvania
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South Park
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Kastoria
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Twelfth Infantry
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