A Loving Sister in a Maryland Parsonage
A governess arrives in Cambridge Maryland to teach the Margrave children. Amy a tender selfless sister cares for her blind nephew Bertie, while Aunt Jane seeks fortunes for Pearl. Bertie drowns after an accident and Amy loses him then nearly dies herself. Aunt Jane adopts Amy making her heiress.
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Cambridge
Maryland
Mr. Margrave
Miss Gray
Amy Margrave
Amy
Bertie
Teddy
Pearl
Mrs. Margrave
Nita
Margrave
New York
Europe
Jane
Aunt Jane
Pearls
Paris
Anne Jane
Little Bertie
Myself
Liie
Feist Pension for Song Creators and the Lemon Room
The article profiles Theodore Morse and Leo Feist founder of a major song publishing house, describing the "Lemon and Peach Room" where rejected melodies are discarded and successful tunes are refined. Morse discusses composing methods and famous hits, while Feist emphasizes hard work, market awareness, and generous terms for songwriters. The piece traces Morse’s start as an errand boy, the origin of titles, and the process behind songs like Mother and Arrah Wanna.
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Leo Feist
Feist
West 40Th Street
New York City
Theodore Morse
Ted
Katy
Jeff O'Hara
Mr. Morse
Blue Bell
Arrah Wanna
Bobbin
Joe
Howard Johnson
Howard
Mother Mahree
New York
Alabama
Ed. Madden
Jungle Town
Madden
Jack Driscoll
Jack
C. H. Ditson
English Editor Criticizes Methods of American Journalists
English editor Lord Northcliffe criticizes padding in American papers after a $250000 libel settlement with Lever soap. He recounts a Nassau Street Press Club tale where a reporter reports no facts yet the city editor trims the story to three and a half columns.
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Lord Northcliffe
Hbel
Lever Soap
America
New York
Nassau Street
Washington Post
Early bird paradox and mound builders evaluated
A Washington Star passage juxtaposes the proverb about the early bird with a professor’s warning that such views mislead. It notes the mound builders as the continent’s earliest known people and argues their modern situational disadvantages challenge idealized sayings.
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Sir
Washington Star
Grease Taboo Hinders Firearm Supply to Arabian Troops
The article notes that Arabian troops face supply issues for firearms due to a religious objection to using grease for rifle maintenance. This constraint complicates sourcing and logistics for their armament.
Speech Notes Reveal Hidden Thoughts Quietly
A Boston Transcript report discusses how the speech by a man in Quite Too Many served to reveal concealed thoughts, yet often proved a needless precaution in many cases.
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Boston Transcript
Joneses Drawn to Antiquarian Study and Car Ignorance
In a brief dialogue, Jones’s new house is described as prettily fitted and an antiquarian with gold fishes is praised. A question about a car and smoking elicits a response that some men in the car are indeed smoking, clarifying the scene.
Politics misleadin and public taste in Uncle Eben words
In the Milwaukee Journal Uncle Eben argues that being a good fellow means praising fool friends. He notes that entertaining the largest audience does not guarantee the most votes and warns that politics can mislead.
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Milwaukee Journal
Uncle Eben
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Senator Blank
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Landis Sale Barn
Union Station
Anamosa
Iowa
Frank Bedell
Springville
Jalap
A. G. Toenjes
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W. G. Brook
J. M. Napier
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