Wet Clay Awakens a Boston Reformatory Sculptor
A young inmate at Concord Reformatory, once jailed for assault with intent to rob, discovers talent in clay modeling. Despite a troubled start, he concentrates on engraving and sculpture, drawing praise for his developing forms. Superintendent Joseph F. Scott supports his shift to full industrial work, guiding his artistic progress.
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State Reformatory
Concord
The
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Baya
Philadelphia
Joseph F. Scott
Boy Prisoner Through Art Forms a New Life in Concord
A Boston trained modeler guides a Massachusetts reform school inmate in sculpture, balancing old instincts with discipline. After release, the prisoner takes a job with a major carving firm, earning five dollars a day and studying at a leading art school. World railways note 1.8 million cars and 12 million wheels, moving about 3 million tons of iron.
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Concord
Mde
Ward
Mike
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Truthful Olengowan Faces Lawn Rake Tales and Bull Incident
A Chicago employer, returning from the country, wrestles with lies about tools and a porch bull scare. Two young workers, blamed for missing implements, tell tall stories to cover thefts until a bull chases one while his rake gets snagged. The tale ends with the rake blamed on a prank and the boss reflecting on honesty.
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Lillie
Jain
de Vake
John
Chicago
Bull leapt at locomotive. rail men escape wreck
At Whitford Station a bold bull blocked the main line and challenged an approaching freight engine. The locomotive struck the bull after a fierce leap, crippling the engine and forcing a wrecking crew to intervene. Fireman escaped and engineer signaled to avert a worse crash. A Walnut Tea service and Empress Frederick Germany Teas appear in a filler section.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Tive
Jim
Heartbreaking tale of jealousy and a doomed marriage
An excerpt follows Mrs Maria Marigold's suspicious jealousy drives plot as she spies on her husband Robert. A staged illness, a midnight read, and a deadly ruse culminate in a fatal outcome. The tale ends with Robert never marrying and living in quiet disappointment.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Robert
Ohio
Ghuld
Tika
Lig
Pashan
Bell Proeposa
Jaze
Jane
Marigold
Reid Jane
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