Placed or making one’s own place in the world
An essayist questions vocational guidance in a boy’s effort to find work at the New York Public Library. J Leonard Replogle's rise shows being placed may limit self judgment and power. The piece also touches on Arthur Brisbane, German wartime policy, Hillstrom’s execution, and a Seattle port commission bluffer critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Leonard Replogle
J. Replogle
Albert Daub
Port Commission
Seattle
Daub
Police Deny Wife Claim. Man Held in St Louis Jail
A policeman in St Louis denies accusing his wife of infidelity as he remains jailed. The jumble of 1916 era items includes naval yard activity, resignations, scorched ships, and politics from Petrograd to Portland with many named individuals and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Abraham Lincoln
Julius Caesar
Robert Louis Stevenson
James A. Garfield
McKinley
Pitt
Wordsworth
Harvey
Goethe
Pope Leo XIII
Beethoven
Raphael
Dante
Arthur Brisbane
St. Louis
New York Navy Yard Foundry
Pacenent
Levi M. Kagy
Panama
Chainer Bankdale
Petrograd
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
Advertised as a remedy to break a cold and end grippe misery, Pape's Cold Compound claims rapid relief by taking two-hourly doses for a total of three, opening nasal passages, halting discharge, easing headache and feverish symptoms, and costing 25 cents at any drugstore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Best 150 word essay winner Harriet Baughman
Harriet Baughman, 11, of 515 Kenyon Ave, wins the dollar for a 150 word essay on occupations after school and Saturdays. The prize money is ready at the office. The essay describes chores at home and the learning value of such duties, with scorn for dishwashing and Saturday housekeeping duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
College Club
E. L. Blaine
Violet Ward
Geo. Roberts
Perry Roberts
Gilliam
M. Harris
29Th Ave
Frank Grano
Snowhill
Aberdeen
Harriet Baughman
Kenyon At
Circleettes Contest Proposal Letter to Uncle Jack
Harriet Baughman of 615 Kenyon Seattle urges Uncle Jack to let Circlettes pick their own subject for a next week essay contest. She emphasizes its interest and reminds them to participate this Saturday. Contest rules limit essays to 150 words single sided, with name address and age on the reverse. No participant over 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Baughman
Kenyon
Seattle
Uncle Jack
Circlettes
Woman Placed on Trial as Arsonist in Portland
Portland records show the final case from the city arson crackdown is underway. The trial centers on a woman charged with arson as authorities pursue remaining suspects in the long running campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Birthday circus in Adelaide Close’s Greenwich yard
In Greenwich Connecticut a two ring circus was held for seven yearold Adelaide Close daughter of EF B Close. The party featured clowns Marceline animals peanuts candy and free pink lemonade in a big 80foot tent for Adelaide and her guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwich
Conn
Navy
New England
Adelaide Close
EF. B. Close
Adelaide
Marceline
Fresh Air Habit Promises Health Boost and Vitality
The article urges constant access to fresh air to protect health and fight disease. It explains oxygen fuels body tissues and enhances mood and immunity, warning that rebreathing stale air harms the body. It urges daily ventilation in homes and public spaces to prevent pneumonia tuberculosis and colds.
Homeopathy Seventyseven Boosts Cold Response
The text touts Seventyseven and Seventy-seven for cold relief with early dosing. It claims rapid results when taken at first signs like lassitude, not after coughing or sneezing. A small pellet vial costs 250 and $1.00, sold by Humphreys Homeo Medicine Co. in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humphreys
Johnny Writes Follows Odd Furniture Biz on Long Island
A distorted ad or editorial fragment describes a furniture maker buying cars and a summer home on Long Island. He supposedly profits by selling twisty sofas that show the left sides of sitters, promoting a social message. It ends with a garbled health note about infant digestion and feeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G
Long Island
Hock
Sunney
Eesey St
Peeper
Evry
Johny
Fresh Air Advice for Babies and Home Comfort
The notice advises opening windows for fresh air and dressing warmly to stay comfortable. It notes colic in babies is common and suggests proper environmental care to support infant well being. It reads like a practical health tip column from a historical paper.
The Reply of a Guilty Conscience at a Country Hotel
A narrator recalls stopping at a country hotel last Monday and asking the landlady about water in the room. She confirms there was water but reveals the drain had been fixed, implying a hidden fault or wrongdoing.
Also Mentioned on This Page
New York Public Library Employment Bureau
Ple
BY the
Way
Athur Brisbane
William R. Hearst
Germany
China
Hillstrom
Salt Lake City
Everett Trus
John Speedy Rush
Princeton
Heine Schultz
U. S
New York
Lord Kitchener
Rome
Wipple Creek Lumber Co
Ridgefield
Arizona
Blaine Murry
Donald Burdick
Fred Havel
Puyallup
Billy Sunday
Chesapeake Bay
Ives
London
J. W. Spangler
Board of Public Works
Seattleman
Alaska
W. R. Garrison
Kent
Aerial Coast Patrol
Lee Hong
Olivia
Tom
MR. Hobbs
Hobbs
By Allman
Mll
Real
Danny Miller
Arlene Crane
Hoquiam
Harry
Wolfe
Mount Vernon
Wash
Flora FE. Walters
Edmonda
Harold Hendrickson
62Nd St
Live Hill
North Yakima
Charlie McAllister
Box 7
Helen Popple
Blaine
Anna Barstow
Tenth Ave
Walter E. Hedges
Del
Clara Barstow
Adelaide B
Little Adelaide Close
Star's Health
American Medical Association
Johnny
Sterling Gum
Beecham’s
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