Random musings dominate Myrtle Point column
A jumble of snatches covers fiction, finance, and society notes. Reflections on Edison quotes, wealthy heiresses, petty legal cases, and London smoke fill a wide ranging column with each item sketched in quick, witty strokes.
Power, Regulation, and the Bad Boy Theme in Public Thought
The piece argues corporate power growth and calls for regulation in the public interest. It contrasts modern concerns with historical views of youth, suggesting today’s boys are not uniquely degenerate and urging steady discipline without overreacting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Educational Association
Aldrich
Thomas Day
Sandford
Merton
Dr Watts
Elisha
Bethe Uit
Educational Association
Elishe
Bethel
Dr. Watte
Watts
Five Trees Grow From Grave In Hertfordshire Tale
In Tewin Hertfordshire villagers tell of five large trees growing from a single grave marker. The slab names Lady Anne Grimestone wife of Sir Samuel Grimestone Bart and daughter of the Earl of Thanet. The tale claims on her death bed she denied God and swore Svetress would sprout from her tomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Marquis of Saliebury
Sie Tewin
Hertfordshire
Anne Grimestone
Samuel Grimestone, Bart
Gohambery
Earl of Thanet
Grimestone
Sturdy Secretary Wilson and His Far Reaching Reforms
A profile of James Wilson portraiting his decade as Secretary of Agriculture. The piece credits him with expanding the department, fostering home market growth, seeking foreign trade, and driving agricultural innovation from Mohair to corn and Morgan horse restoration. It highlights his energetic, proactive leadership and broad influence on civil expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
James Wilson
Washington
Wilson
St. Im Finland
China
Tremendous Seale
Lee
New England
Vermont
Wilseca A
Colorado
George Rommel
Congress
Basie
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Myrtle Point Enterprise
Jonah
Flea Jesta
New York
Corellia
Edison
Gladys Vanderbit
America
London
Mark Twain
Steels
Kansas
Teller Bunyan
Windsor Trust Company
Walltreet
Queen Victoria
Alve
H Ha
Cittee
Moody's
United States
Panama Canal
James Wilsox
Rome