Florence Sells A Poem For A Twenty Cent Press
Florence pressure from printing partners at Atwater & Rooter leads to a brief, comic dispute over selling her poem to their newspaper for twenty cents. The scene shows family tensions and Florence’s budding literary ambition as she pursues publication in the North End Daily Oriole.
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North End
Oriole
Florence
Mr. Atwater
Atwater & Rooter
Carrie
Noble Dill
Mr. Dill
The Poetess and the North End Oriole
A thirteen year old Herbert Illingsworth Atwater Jr and his friend Henry Rooter start a newspaper the North End Daily Oriole with a printing press and gear Florence Atwater is excluded for feminine desire to boss yet her poem is accepted for a cash in advance insertion in the Oriole on a strictly commercial basis.
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Herbert
Florence
Uncle Joseph
Henry Rooter
Henry
Joseph
Herbert Illingsworth Atwater, Jr
North End
Oriole
Florence Atwater
Why Does a Man Shuffle Off Before Making History
The question asks why a person often exits life before achieving lasting fame. It explores the lag between mortal events and historical remembrance, noting how time, context, and lasting impact shape legacy.
Change in Cotton Rate Rules Adopted by Railroad Commission
Austin Texas reports the railroad commission adopted an exception to cotton concentration rules after a public hearing. The rule allows warehousing notation on bills of lading to shield expense bills from impairment for inshipment to concentration points and sets conditions on outshipment and compress notation based on distance and bonded warehouse capacity. Effective December 6.
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Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission
Children Urged by Neff To Study Arms Parley
Austin Texas Governor Neff endorses Governor Cox of Massachusetts urging school students to study the disarmament conference proceedings in Washington. He says the event marks an epochmaking milepost and should be part of daily curriculum for tomorrow's men and women.
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Austin
Tex
Cox
Massachusetts
Neff
Washington
Neff Names Delegates To Reclamation Meet In Texas
Governor Neff named delegates to represent Texas at the Western States Reclamation Association meeting in Salt Lake City Utah on November 29 30 The list includes R A Burgess El Paso H B Galbreath Brownsville George La Barron El Paso C H Pease Raymondville J E Starley Pecos J A Kemp Wichita Falls Joseph Wells Brownsville James Smith El Paso J M Howe Houston E B Cushing Houston C H Chamberlain Fastland R A Thompson Wichita Falls T B Noble Wichita Falls Avery Turner Amarillo John H Sharp Mission John H Sharp Ennis G C Grace Waxahachie W B Dunlap Beaumont C S Guin Ballinger J W Hill San Angelo John W Gains San Antonio W L Rockwell Austin.
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Austin
Tex
Neff
Texas
Western States Reclamation Association
Salt Lake City
Utah
R. A. Burgess
el Paso
H. B. Galbreaith
Brownsville
George la Barron
C. H. Pease
Raymondville
J. E. Starley
Pecos
J. A. Kemp
Wichita Falls
Joseph Wells
James Smith
J. M. Howe
Houston
E. B. Cushing
C. H. Chamberlain
Fastland
R. A. Thompson
T. B. Noble
Louisiana Gas Field Proclaimed Largest Yet Found
A Bureau of Mines official on Sunday hailed the Louisiana gas field as the greatest natural gas field yet discovered and said reports from Governor Parker’s engineers support the belief that the underlying reservoir could yield millions of cubic feet of gas.
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Washington
Louisiana
Bureau of Mines
Parker
Orange Petro leum well No. 8 Winfree makes 7000 to 8000 barrels daily
In Orange Texas the Orange Petroleum Company well No. 8 Winfree flowed Sunday 20 feet above the 112 foot derrick and produced at a rate of 7000 to 8000 barrels per day.
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Orange
Texas
Orange Petroleum Company
Fire destroys Wesley College administration building in Greenville
A boiler room explosion sparked a fire that destroyed the Wesley College administration building in Greenville Texas causing an estimated 150000 dollars in damage. Fire crews fought the blaze Saturday and controlled it later in the day.
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Greenville
Texas
Wesley College
Cuticura Ad Promises Soothing Baby Itch Relief
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing baby itching and burning skin with cold baths using Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment and Dusting with Cuticura Talcum. It claims purity and fragrance, priced at 25 cents each and available everywhere. The excerpt also includes a satirical verse fragment from Tennyson.
He Alone Was Conventional
The brief wedding note describes a groom in a conventional black suit and a bride in white lingerie, presenting a vivid, classic newspaper image from the Boston Transcript.
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Boston Transcript
Alice Dressed Loudly Sparks Laughs in Town
In a lighthearted aside a resident remarks on Alice’s bold attire while another notes her husband’s deafness, prompting a quiet joke about contrast between appearance and hearing.
The World Makes a Man Less Cranky
A concise reflection notes that travel and broad exposure soften irritability as a man experiences diverse places and people. It suggests global exposure fosters perspective and calmer temperament.
Vacher Balm Ad Promotes Quick Cold Relief
For colds croup and pains. Use Vacher Balm it relieves at once. Avoid imitations. If no agent where you live write to BE W Vacher Inc New Orleans La.
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W. Vacher, Inc
New Orleans
Path to Fame Shows Writers’ Slumps and Riches
The piece notes early setbacks and later riches for authors like W. S. Gilbert who sold his first play for 150 dollars but later earned hundreds of thousands from plays and comic operas. It chronicles Sir Arthur Pinero’s modest advances to 20 000 from Sweet Lavender and shorter gains from earlier works while mentioning Jack London selling The Black Cat for 40 dollars.
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S. Gilbert
Gilbert and Sullivan
Arthur Pinero
Jack London
Black Cat
What is steam according to Correct Physics page
A classroom snippet from the American Legion Weekly notes Johnny asks what steam is and a teacher defines it as water in vapor form heated by heat. The dialogue emphasizes basic heat and phase change concepts in a light educational tone.
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Johnny
American Legion Weekly
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Chicago
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Kansas City Star
Alice
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