The Fire Driver Miller Tells of Runs and Hazards
Miller describes life in the fire department driving Lee the sorrel horse, differences in horses, splitting runs by distance and condition, narrow escapes at street crossings, and how rubber pad shoes reduce concussion. He recalls a near miss at St Clair and Illinois streets, controlled runs, and the need for constant caution on crowded streets. The piece shifts to a country vignette about springtime roads, Salem church ruins, and surrounding countryside near Governor Mount and the Miller farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Miller
Fire Department
Pennsylvania
Washington
St. Clair
Ilinois
St. Clair Street
Illinois
Bugsy
Chief Coots
Captain Petty
Senate Avenue
Illinois Street
Meridian
Georgia
Indianapolis
Brightwood
Webster
Montgomery County
Old Salem
Peaceful
Salem
Salem Road
Salem Cemetery
Governor Mount
March Paths Through Farm and Woodlands
Emma Carleton shares a vivid portrait of a rural march, detailing farm paths, lively farm animals, hedges, and old graves along hilltop lanes. The piece blends nature’s awakening with community life, noting new roads, rural mail plans, and returning birds like the robin and bluebird as thaw deepens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mere
John
Elizabeth
Sheppy
Grandfather Webster
Gandy
Cherry Street
Doug
Fawcett
Josephine
Ben Bolt
Audrey
Andy
Ben
Little Fawcett
Alice
Franklin
Sloan
Budd Road
Portenbury
Eleanor
Harry
Ohio
Emma Carleton
New Albany
Modern Fables by George Ade Frugal Son tale headline
Modern Fables presents George Ade's fable about a frugal son who misreads a book and lands in an unexpected end. The piece comments on thrift and fate with a sharp satirical tone characteristic of Ade's early 20th century humor.
The Book of Hunches and the Boy Who Bitten the Dust
A disjointed tale follows a youth who trusts a "Book of Hunches" to guide him from streetwise ambitions to a bleak job trail. He zigzags through misread ads, a trolley accident, and dead-end postings as the book’s blunt maxims shape a doomed climb in the city’s vast arithmetic of luck and labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Freedom of the cherry trees for spring birds
Elizabeth Nunemacher writes of robins claiming liberty among bare cherry branches, praising their crimson fruit and noting the laborer is worthy of hire as spring arrives and birds sing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin
Sword
Sky
Ruskin
Sycamore
Bluebird
Elizabeth Nunemacher
An Old Doctor's Tip for a Lucrative Practice
A longtime New York physician shares a rule for young doctors: end every patient visit with a statement about the patient’s physical condition. Emphasize the illness and medicine adherence to leave a lasting impression and build a successful practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Curious Korean Custom Battle With Stones Near Seoul
The New York Tribune describes a striking Korean New Year tradition in Seoul where thousands gather along the road to the Han River to witness or join a stone throwing warlike display. Stones are preplaced by arrangement, and participants select combatants by chance to hurl at the enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Korea
Seoul
Han River
Proverbial Scheme Fails in Honest Boyish Plot
A speaker recounts a reckless plan inspired by a stock tip linked to J Pierpont Morgan. The youth gambles on Amalgamated Bronze, loses, and returns home to face a disappointed father. The tale ends with the moral that old proverbs back any play, warning against imprudent schemes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Lady
J. Pierpont Morgan
Amalgamated Bronze
New York
New Year Battles in Korea A Custom of Warlike Celebration
The article describes yearly New Year clashes in Korea where crowds collect stones, fetch ammunition, and fight with knives and clubs until the city bell rings. Despite the violence, commentators note Koreans remain amiable for the rest of the year, and the custom is seen as a national institution endorsed by government, royalty, and police ensuring order among spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Ajax's Mistake
Ajax confronts a storm while Achilles returns from a club. Ajax declares defiance of the lightning though it is actually a sci fi joke about Tillman going to New York by wireless telegraphy. Achilles scoffs and Ajax slinks away in defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ajax
Old Irish Song for Saint Patrick’s Day
A fragmentary lyric praising Saint Patrick, Ireland, and Erin go bragh. The speaker vows to honor him with a song, invoking religious and national imagery and promising a ball in the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erin
St. Patrick
Ireland
Saint Patrick
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Indiana
Telford
Tropics
Sylar
Kh. H. M
Darlington
Sophy
Robin Again
George
Ade
Pierpont Morgan
Island Coal Company
E. Wash. Sr
Trinity
Ioveeneee
Mick
Trinity Medical
Cincinnati, Hie
Imperial Hotel
Capitol Avenue
Ohio Sts
Statehouse
Central PR Ene CO
West Me
Cmark St
Efeiee
Euenees
Uistesiss
Patrick
Scotland
Wales
Kelley
Pringfield
Maees
D. B. Sullivan
East Ohio St. Brown
East 22Nd St
Atkins
W. B. Barry Law and Supply Co
Penn. ST
Coburn Coal Co
Lehigh Valley
Virginia
Brazil
Chatham Price, Cor
Massachusetts Ave
Walnut St
Wegman Pianos
Steele
Conrer
Wibing’s Cash Furniture Store
Washington Street
C.aneshaensel & CO
Ohio Street
Huder’s Drug Store
Washington and
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