Eugene Field Crafted Verse and Wit Far From Fame
A portrait of Eugene Field, beloved children's poet, tracing his life from Quincy kin to editor roles in Denver and Chicago, his playful humor, struggles with health, and enduring wish to write for children. It recalls his marriage, eight children, work on the Sharps and Busté column, and his death in 1895 after typhoid and heart trouble.
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Columbia
Edgar Comstock
H E
Europe
Italy
Field Avas
Gazette of
Chicago
Chicago News
Eugene “Field
Blue
George Millard
Trummer
Acta Diarna
Rowe
Dana
Field
New York
Eugene Tidid
No Keys Are Needed There In Auckland Hotel
An American traveler staying at the Reading Hotel in Auckland finds no key to his room and is told, We never lock doors. The piece notes New Zealand’s security, isolation, and population of over a million on an island larger than Oregon, in a calm memory of older readers. It contrasts poet and artist apprenticeships with the poet alone, shaping verses without a tutor.
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Reading
Auckland
New Zealand
Capper
Iaw
Oregon
Pacific Ocean
Paris
Italy
Louvre
Marquette Journal
Canada
Alda Levasseur
Arborfeld
Sass
L. Harris
Crossfield
Alberta
Michigan
Government of
Government
Choosing Best Time for Home Alterations and Repairs
Article discusses classifying home repair and construction into repairs and new work, noting hourly pay during slow periods yields efficiency. It lists painting, roofing, plumbing, heating, remodeling, exterior and interior tasks, and grounds work. Timing affects owner cost and community impact.
Cities Embrace Playgrounds as Government Duty
The article notes a shift from a rural to urban America with outdoor recreation as a government function. It cites 711 cities offering playgrounds and recreation and about 16,000 recreation professionals. Municipal grounds, parks, auditoriums, beaches, and public recreation are now central to civic life.
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United States
Americas
Citis
Home Ownership and Purchase Plans for Families
The article argues home ownership should appeal to every family and notes that rent payments amount to purchasing a home for someone else. It explains modern purchase plans let the average person eventually own a home with a monthly outlay similar to rent, urging readers to avoid overcommitting beyond their means.
Highway Beauty Ordinance Prohibits Signs in San Luis Obispo
The San Luis Obispo county board of supervisors passes an ordinance to preserve highway beauty by banning signs and billboards along county highways. Exceptions cover legal notices and tourist direction signs. signs on county fences trees or buildings are banned. Penalties range from 25 to 200 dollars or up to five days imprisonment, or both.
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San Luis
Obispo County
California
Board of County Supervisors
Early Sheep Industry in Texas Emerges Before 1872
A historical note traces sheep from Mexico into Texas in the early period, with Mexican importation continuing until 1872. By 1892 a Department of Agriculture report shows wool yield per head rising from 2.68 to 6.8 pounds in just 24 years, indicating the industry was established before 1872.
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America
Mexico
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Food Pilgrims Brought To Mayflower Era Fare
The Mayflower passengers carried bread and beer, butter, vinegar, mustard, lemons and prunes as luxuries. By 1630 colonists ate ash and game, oysters, clams and mussels, beans, pumpkins, peas, squash, turnips, parsnips, onions, apples and pears, plus grapes and huckleberries. cranberries were not yet known.
Patent Office Records Dramatic Growth in U S Patents
The United States Patent Office processes over 80 000 applications annually with about half granted. Applications have doubled in 25 years and roughly 1 500 000 patents have been granted in the office’s history, a record unmatched by any other country.
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Patent Office
United States
United States Patent Office
Pesky Critters and House Woes Reported by Family
Local excerpt depicts a lighthearted exchange about pests and house troubles. Dadmouth and Jack O' Tan tern offer casual remarks on the troublesome creatures and the impact on daily life in a small, informal setting.
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Ugene
By Dewitt J. Mason
Eugene Field
Gladstone
Graceland
Ly. Comforter
Kenilworth
NS Ges
Robert
New York Times
Cloister
Kenilworth Cloisters
Wynten
Blynken
Sod
Colyumise
Den
Humoe
Scort
Eugene
Mary Vield French
Amherst
Mass
Monson
Williams College
Williams
Lang
Knox College
Galesburg
Galesburg Register
University of Missouri
Lu, Chet
TRE Eger Eae
Sage Het Hole
Saz
Oya
Northwestern Yeast Co
Worth Ashland Ave
Chicago, HL
Usted
W. E. Black
Howert St. Pargo
Dak
A. E. Pilkie
Werth St
Des Moines
Towa
Peteet
Zeb
Dadmouth
Jack O' Tantern
Cildren
Fletcher
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