Vanishing Americans and Their Counterparts in American History
The piece argues that both Indigenous peoples and inanimate relics of American life are vanishing. It catalogs cigar store Indians, wooden carvings, horse figures, iron hitching posts, covered bridges, old grist mills, toll bridges, blacksmith shops, and more as fading symbols of a past era. It notes collectors and museums preserve some items, while modern progress erodes others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Bureau
Washington
Cigar Store
America
New York Times
Chichester
Tom Millard
Toronto
Rue St. Jean
Quebec City
Jobin
Canada
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seneca John
Ford
M. L. Blumenthal
Saturday Evening Post
Paris
Mercury
United States Post Office Department
St. Louis
Motor Age
Tig
Dobbin
Main
Homeburg
New England
Connecticut
Windsor
New York Needs No Mayors Now Has 12
Satirical piece notes New York already has a dozen local mayors beyond Mayor Walker as unseen leaders across streets and avenues. It profiles figures like Stitch McCarthy on Grand Street and Max Dick on Allen Street, detailing their local influence, wardrobes, and community acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Walker
City Hall
Grover Whalen
Grand Street
Max Dick
Allen Street
Louis Zeltner
Imperial
Astor
Harmony
Jake Spero
Washington Heights
Stitch” McCarthy
St. Nicholas Avenue
Riverside Drive
Ja Levy
Second Avenue
Duke of Essex Street
Essex Market Court
Palm Beach
Levy
Avenue B
Frank Dostal
Bronx
Max Reich
Wilkins Avenue
Morris Eisenstein
Bryant Avenue
Charlie Lynch
Grand Concourse
H. Stuart Morrison
West Midwood
Brooklyn
Nat Wiedinger
Eldridge Street
Ed Rosenstein
Broome Street
Herbert Nathan
Herman Zoller
Forsyth Street
Phil Kardonick
Delancey Street
Swedish Wild Moose Threatens Nation’s Match Supply
The wild moose in Sweden is destroying aspen trees critical for match production. Vaestervik Match Company in Smaaland requests government permission to kill the animal, despite existing game laws. The factory has long attempted to cultivate the trees, but the moose, the monarch of the forests, disrupts those efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Vaestervik Match Company
Smaaland
Ring Recovered After Six Years in Harrigan
Rainy conditions failed to disturb a ring lost on the Crooked river bank in 1922. A girl who lost it has recovered the ring at the original disappearance spot, ending a six year search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrigan
Maine
Crooked River
Castoria Ad from a Familiar Child Care Remedy
An archival advert proclaims Castoria a trusted vegetable remedy used in five million homes. It urges parents to use it for infant colic constipation or diarrhea and highlights safety for babies versus stronger medicines for adults. It emphasizes round the clock availability and doctor approval.
Castoria Bishop Bristol Dinner Quote Then Talks of Aging
At a Washington dinner Bishop Bristol reflects on aging noting how age mellows some and hardens others. An elderly exchange between Jethro and his wife imagines years together ending, with a wish to move to Miami upon one partner’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Washington
Jethro
Mheigho
Hannah
Miami
Payday Pressure Refused by Frugal Father
In a tense domestic scene Bobby asks what is due and the father states the rent, the bank note and the car installment must be paid. The exchange highlights the family financial strain and looming obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby
The Years Teach Much Which the Days Never Know
A compact reflection on time and wisdom from Ralph Waldo Emerson noting that years reveal insights beyond daily experience. The aphorism emphasizes growth through history rather than immediate events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
Phillips Milk of Magnesia recommended for acidity relief
Physicians advise Phillips Milk of Magnesia to neutralize excess stomach acid. A spoonful acts instantly, relieves gas and sourness, sweetens the system, and is suitable for children. Available at any drug store with authentic prescription product.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elmo Scott Watson
Montreal
Edouard Marcotte
St. Anne
Cigar Indiana
Paris Cigar Company
Main Street
Frank Jones
Colorado Springs
Colo. Frank
Clinton Osborn
Grisl PL
Lincoln, RI
Boonville, Ltd
Cigar Store India
Jenem
Pikes Peak
Ring
Castoria
Phillips
Magnesia
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