The Real Adventure Sparks in a Self Made Morning
Rose and Rodney discuss a new independence in their Chicago life as he faces a changing self. She enjoys Car journeys and city life while he realizes a shift from old ideals toward a more intimate, hopeful future. Their dialogue reveals longing, irony, and questions about happiness and character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose
State Street
Portia
Robert Chambers
Rodney
Otto
Diversey Street
Piffie
Frederica
Rodney Aldrich
Hichens
Chambers
Savage temper and tea end in a domestic scene
Robert quarrels in a vivid rage while Bertram Willis drones on about savagery. The scene shifts to a quiet moment as a woman seeks reassurance, sits beside her partner, and muses on marriage choices and future happiness. (To Be Continued)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram Willis
Bertram ‘ Willis
Rose
Willis
Rodney
Robert
iAs
Bertram’ Willis
Schools and Community Life in a Progressive Town
A civic appeal arguing that strong schools define a community and uplift morals, with focus on education as a barometer of local welfare. It urges public investment in schools, links parental sacrifice to societal progress, and contrasts cheerful, hopeful households with nihilistic attitudes, urging readers to support their paper and local schools.
Taxation of Oregon California railroad lands urged by port federation
Oregon coast port districts in Coos Douglas Lane Lincoln Tillamook counties urge continued taxation of the Oregon California Railroad lands totaling about 2 360 492 acres valued over 40 million dollars. They warn exempting the lands would shift taxes to others and harm schools roads and local governments, citing potential losses of hundreds of thousands yearly per county. The argument supports a statewide vote to keep the lands on the assessment rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
L E. Bean
Lane
Coos
Douglas
Lincoln
Tillamook
Sute
Oregon
California
United ‘States
Oregon Coast Port Federation
Oregon and California Railroad Company
Oregon Coast
Benton County
Clackamas
Columbia
Curry
Jackson
Josephine
Klamath
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Congress
United States
Orie
Spee
Elietn Sform
Oregon Coast Federation
Orgeon
Railroad Company
Peter Logsie
Port Coos Bay
Waste basket contents provoke public rage
The piece argues newspapers must balance truth and tact, noting readers see only polished pages not the waste basket, and would riot if the full raw material were printed. It praises editors for restraint in printing letters and condensed communications, urging courage in handling sensitive public input.
Penny trickster’s graft game exposed in early 1900s note
A reader recalls a incident where a man posted 1902 pennies and 1852 more to an eastern penny advertisement promising 11 cents payment. After sending funds, he received a reply promising completion if he could add more pennies. The episode ends with the man subscribing to the paper to follow similar schemes.
The Young Townsfolk mocked for loafing in snow
A brief blasts at locals who linger idle in snowy streets. The writer complains about youths and calls them lazy for not moving aside when a snow plow passes, urging action to avoid future embarrassment or harm.
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Henry
Kitchell
Webster
the Bobbe-Merrill Company
Chapter
America
The*family and Home Circle
C. A. Harrington
A. A. Leach
Harringon & Leach
Percy’s
Federation
L.E. Bean
Secretary of State
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