Modern Fables by George Adf
A catalog entry notes a book titled Modern Fables by George Adf with copyright details credited to Robert Howard Rasascit.
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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1902
Page
18
A catalog entry notes a book titled Modern Fables by George Adf with copyright details credited to Robert Howard Rasascit.
A satirical tale of a poor immigrant Nellie cared for by a generous but misfit family. They burden her with gifts, hope to keep her, then face a chaotic holiday scene at a Slavonic club ball amid odd tangents about copper, medical notes, and a jewelers break in.
A humorous old piece tells of a lonely Christmas bound bachelor who learns the joy of giving through a chain of small encounters. A shop window, an office boy, a janitor, a tale of a doll and a rocking chair push him toward holiday generosity and reflection on friendship.
The New York Times recounts Mansfield delaying a Tacoma show by five hours due to a late Pacific coast run. After a tense lobby exchange, a Tacoma patron’s speech moved him to visit Seattle next, cancel the Seattle matinee, and reroute to Tacoma for a sold out performance with all seats free.
A New York clergy member at Congress for Boys argues the rich boy is ignored in reform efforts and urges outreach to the 3,500 private-school sons of millionaires. He notes rich boys are busy, socially connected, and resistant to common methods, but can be reached by morally framed discussions about the life of the working class and charitable action.
A man plans to buy a ornate Meerschaum pipe costing 17 while his wife opposes the splurge. She scolds his selfish traits, vows economy, and then secretly surprises him on Christmas morning with the carved pipe as a test of their frugal pact.
An advertisement promises a revolutionary treatment from Dr Lipes that cures chronic ailments from heart and lungs to nerves and skin. It offers free trial treatments to prove efficacy with no conditions and invites out of town patients to write for the remedy.
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